With the current situation we're in, I am sure a lot of you like myself are stuck at home most days and need entertainment to help pass the time. I've circled around and back through all the streaming services, adding certain shows and movies to my watchlists, some old that I've seen and some new that I wouldn't have if I didn't have this much free time on my hands. Now truth be told I haven't completed watching ALL of these shows and movies but I spread them out to A: have some variety and B: keep my time filled. Without further ado, here's today's Streaming Spotlight!
NETFLIX
THE TOYS THAT MADE US
This Netflix original is all about the many different toy lines from the '80s and '90s that we and our siblings grew up with. But this series doesn't just detail the figures and playlets themselves, but dives into the history of each IP and how the toy line evolves from there. Episode highlights for me are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, He-Man, Star Wars, Transformers and the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers! The makers of this series also produced a spinoff titled "The Movies That Made Us" going behind the scenes of movies like Die Hard and Ghostbusters, also available on Netflix.
THE OFFICE
Not sure what I can say about this series that hasn't already been said. The right cast in the right place at the right time. It's comedy gold and never gets old. However, it does leave Netflix in 2021 and heads over to NBC's new streaming service, so get on it!
TIGER KING: MURDER, MAYHEM & MADNESS
Okay so this is one of those shows that everyone has probably already watched but I'm going to recommend it for any of you stragglers. It's like if Napoleon Dynamite was real, and just for the hell of it the producers were on a coke binge making it. *sniffffff* "so...what if this happened? Then this. Then THIS. THEN THIS. AND THAT." Watching it makes it so hard to believe its all real! Each episode peels back more and more layers, and there are confirmed reports of a new episode coming soon! Watch it, don't watch it, one thing is for certain - Carole Baskin fed her husband to those tigers.
SCOOBY-DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND
In the late '90s-early 2000's, Warner Bros. filled the shelves with animated, direct-to-video Scooby-Doo movies. Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island is easily the best among them. Admittedly I haven't seen it for many, many years but it was such an amazing rediscovery. I'll say it...this is a much better Scooby movie than both live-action films. Movies like this and Space Jam bring back a lot of memories. Speaking of Space Jam...
SPACE JAM
It's a classic amongst a specific generation, it actually faces the performance enhancement issue head on, it features the greatest basketball star and some of the greatest cartoon characters together for 1 hour and 28 minutes, it's on Netflix now AND if you really want to immerse yourself in the experience, the original 1996 promo website is still up if you go to spacejam.com! Available on Netflix now, but I'm not sure how long it will be.
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
As a young fan growing up during the Sam Raimi-Tobey Maguire era of Spider-Man films, I never thought it could get better than Spider-Man 2. In 2018, Sony Animation released Into The Spider-Verse, re-examining what it means to have confidence in yourself and rise to the challenge of being a hero. Spider-Verse has the humor and the heart in a fantastically animated package. It also features John Mulaney as Spider-Ham, and you can't get better that.
AUSTIN POWERS TRILOGY
Three movies that could only happen at the time they were made. Filled with so many quotable lines it's insane. Featuring four different comedic performances from Mike Myers over the three films. These were personal favorites of mine to frequently rent from Blockbuster. Ah, the good 'ol days.
THE GOOD PLACE
Now here's a concept: Over your life, the choices you make either can earn you points, or lose you points. After your death, your points are tallied and if you reach a certain amount you get to go the Good Place (essentially, Heaven!) But if you're unable to reach those points, you're sent to the Bad Place (hell). Now take that concept and throw in Kristen Bell, the ever charismatic Ted Danson and so many twists and turns Shyamalan would get jealous, well you've got a show that is perfect to binge in a time like this. The first three seasons are available on Netflix now.
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