Netflix/Amazon/Gaming and Book Recommendations
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Going to go a little left-field here but Castlevania on Netflix is really good. It's essentially an animated adaptation of the video game series. If you can look past that though it has been done very well. Very dark! Imagine Game of Thrones as a cartoon.
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@ryan doing a behind the scenes with klopp would be great to watch, liverpool did quite well with them doing the zoom calls over lockdown and iv seen trent and robertson started their own youtube/podcast show on there too.
Youtube is a undervalued platform right now. I still cant quite understand why teams arent fully utilising its potential. The money is huge. You dont even need to be making them these amazon esq type production quality either can just be a few cameras at the training ground doing skill challenges like crossbar challenge end of each session. I work with a fair few youtubers who makes staggering amounts doing just this. Imagine if a football club with a massive fanbase ramped this up with production quality and die hard fanbase. Can you see why i started a production company? This is such a passion of mine. There is also twitch now too. Most of these clubs are trying to use their own mainstream channels on tv behind a paid subscription and really missing out on getting into this free to watch content. Theyd make money on ads and sponsorships with these platforms, im a celtic fan we have celtic tv but im not forking out money to watch some naff interviews during the week, however i might if it was free on YouTube or Facebook. Yet its free for us and the clubs would get money because they could get money from ads and then get them sponsored which could be huge money honestly some youtubers are making Ā£Ā£Ā£Ā£s with them imagine a fully grown club doing it. Still dont think teams have fully understood the online space yet, maybe after covid and seeing how that period went they might up this side of their income etc.
@Dan-MacKinnon depends on the quality and skills of the 2 fans. The amazon behind the scenes of spurs, city and the other ones like aus cricket team are huge production budgets with unreal quality gear. Thing with these ones are tho that you can make a good documentary off a semi decent cam and sound equipment, the iphones right now are more than enough. You look at any of the docs, its typically in an interview setting with just 2 cameras, good lighting and good sound. Then in between interviews its some sort of action from the sport. This is all very easy to shoot. Its not as if its the whole game. Of course it will take time and effort and the clubs wont want any shoddy footage which could affect the image of the brands but if done well then the money is there. Thing is as fans we would watch anything even if the quality was on a handheld device, think teams have this whole branding thing going on. Sky sports have started to really improve on this with their online stuff now, actually making content for it which is more popular than their main shows.
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@ryan @Darri I thought Liverpool did one when the American owners came in but was only aired in the USA. Might be the same one you're talking about on Channel 5.
The Palace documentary was made by 2 fans who have spent the past 7 years trying to sell it to a broadcaster, it wasn't made by the club. I'm sure Darri can tell us the amount of time, money and effort that goes into making these sort of documentaries. It'll be quicker and easier for the Liverpool owners to try and hike the price of match day tickets up to Ā£70 again!
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@darri It would 100% re build that trust wouldn't it? Me and my mates watched Liverpool do a crossbar challenge years ago on YT and still talk about it now lol
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@john-folan the spurs one for us on amazon despite the success of the season (none) was actually a good watch, watching levy be in awe of jose in the whole thing, only to fire him before a cup final the following season makes for a good rewatch
I really hope that a team is actually doing one and has the super league stuff on it, netflix and amazon would be rubbing their hands together -
@ryan liverpool did used to do a weekly one on channel 5 when rodgers was in charge i think, was not nearly as well produced as the amazon and netflix ones but probably gave the idea to them. Yep it surprises me that liverpool and man utd arent the 2 that are wanting this, would gain way more audience than any of the others, given whats going on behind the scenes right now tho with fans not happy with owners maybe will have to wait a bit longer
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@ryan said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:
it amazes me why these teams don't do more of this themselves, I know Liverpool has used their YouTube channel a little more than other teams - but I'd devour hours of stuff on Liverpool on YT! Imagine the revenue they'd generate - which we know is what they care about.
They have a great series of How To videos.
How To Steal Hubcaps.
How To Claim Benefits.
How To Moan About Everything.
How To get all English Teams banned from Europe.
How To make sure the press never mention it. (hmmmm).
How To get a curly perm.
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it amazes me why these teams don't do more of this themselves, I know Liverpool has used their YouTube channel a little more than other teams - but I'd devour hours of stuff on Liverpool on YT! Imagine the revenue they'd generate - which we know is what they care about.
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@dan-mackinnon said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:
@john-folan It's the hope that kills you
mate I'm a Spurs fan. I've abandoned all hope.
Our DVD's this year are:
We were top for a bit.
We were drawing in a final for a long time.
We made the Super League and it was cancelled.Also released a game:
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@john-folan It's the hope that kills you
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@dan-mackinnon said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:
There is going to be 2 documentaries about the greatest football team in the world. Amazon are releasing a mini series in June called "When Eagles Dare" about Crystal Palace's push from administration in 2010 to promotion in 2013. I'm sure it'll be a heartwarming story for the whole family to enjoy
Channel 4 are set to film a documentary series on our Academy, who are actually doing pretty well. Our current youngsters could be the next Wilf Zaha, Wan-Bissaka and Victor Moses in a few years - although we hear that every year.
In terms of entertainment "Sunderland Till I Die" is a great watch, although I don't think they're making any more?
Itās great that they are putting fan fiction on mainstream providers now
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There is going to be 2 documentaries about the greatest football team in the world. Amazon are releasing a mini series in June called "When Eagles Dare" about Crystal Palace's push from administration in 2010 to promotion in 2013. I'm sure it'll be a heartwarming story for the whole family to enjoy
Channel 4 are set to film a documentary series on our Academy, who are actually doing pretty well. Our current youngsters could be the next Wilf Zaha, Wan-Bissaka and Victor Moses in a few years - although we hear that every year.
In terms of entertainment "Sunderland Till I Die" is a great watch, although I don't think they're making any more?
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Started 3rd Season of Gomorrah recently but only watched first episode. If that's anywhere near as good as the first 2 it will be awesome.
Also just started 'When They See Us' last night, about 'The Central Park 5' wrongly accused and railroaded into admitting the rape and battery of a jogger in central park in 1989. If anyone is familiar with this it's the one where Donald Trump suggested bringing back the death penalty.
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@dan-mackinnon I 100% agree!!!
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@ryan I'm sure we all give enough of our money to Amazon that we deserve a couple of free audiobooks every now and then
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@dan-mackinnon wow some money saving hacks there
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@ryan-carruthers @Keith-Anderson I get loads of Audible. Another feature you might not be aware of is that you can return books and get a refund. You have 12 months from when you purchase them. They don't question it but the general rule is "don't take the p**s". Some audiobooks are dreadful or not what you were expecting at all so it's valid to return them. I've returned about 5-6 books before they removed that feature but it'll reinstate every 12 months I believe.
Finally, if you have a library card or a member of your local library, most local councils are registered with ebook and audiobook lenders. It's the same as Audible/ Kindle but you borrow books. Croydon Libraries use one called Libby which is excellent.
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Ive never been a huge audible fan I prefer the book, but I have found recently that I used audible as there's books I wanted to read but I never seem to be able to with the baby so I got audible and am getting through more I am hooked.
There is also Whispersync which links to kindle and audible and will pick up where you left off!
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@dan-mackinnon I did not know this!!
