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Monday, March 11, 2013

Film / Teh Internets Introducing the Slog Netflix Streaming Movie Club

Posted by David Schmader on Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 1:36 PM

Netflix Streaming is the streaming video service ready to shoot several thousand movies onto your TV and/or computer screen. The film selection is a gloriously random array of "Hollywood hits!," beloved classics, and off-brand delights. Some folks resent the weird arbitrariness and limited selection of the Netflix Streaming library, but I love it. How else would I ever get around to watching Serpico or BET's American Gangster series? How else would numerous friends of mine all happen to watch/re-watch Reversal of Fortune the same month, enabling gratifying discussion of Klaus von Bulow?

I could go on. Instead, I'll introduce the first installment of the Slog Netflix Streaming Movie Club, wherein we all watch the same weird and arbitrary film on Netflix Streaming, then discuss it here on Slog.

Our first selection: Someone I Touched, a TV movie from 1975 exploring the impact of venereal disease on a handful of interconnected lives. Not only does it star Cloris Leachman, the theme song is sung by Cloris Leachman.

We will discuss this film on Slog one week from today.

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Well would you look at that! I have Tuesday evenings free now, so this should fit that timeslot nicely!

Posted by ingopixel on March 11, 2013 at 1:44 PM

best idea!!

Posted by mr. herriman on March 11, 2013 at 1:46 PM

Is it just me, or are most of the movies not rated (NR). And does that mean they've never actually been in theatres.

Posted by Matt the Engineer on March 11, 2013 at 1:55 PM

I love this idea & I've never heard of this movie (which sounds amazing.)

Posted by very bad homo on March 11, 2013 at 1:56 PM

Oh my god THANK YOU Paul.

Posted by Mary P. Traverse

on March 11, 2013 at 1:59 PM

This is a great idea. I'm excited to participate. And maybe it won't be like book club because I'll actually watch the movie!

Posted by db4530 on March 11, 2013 at 2:01 PM

This just might make me reopen my netflix streaming account.

Posted by Matt from Denver on March 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM

Dammit, my Roku 3 won't be here by then. No way I'm watching any movie longer than 3 minutes on my computer screen.

Posted by Fnarf

on March 11, 2013 at 2:23 PM

Fantastic idea, Paul! VD is now rising to the top of my queue.

Posted by emma's bee on March 11, 2013 at 2:23 PM

Hey! This is a great idea! This is a really good resource for people who can't get enough Netflix insanity:

http://dailygrindhouse.com/thewire/psych…

Posted by tabletop_joe on March 11, 2013 at 2:28 PM

So... are we discussing it here, or will there be a thread later in which to discuss this? I have a lot of movies to watch right now, but I can work this in.

Posted by MacCrocodile

on March 11, 2013 at 2:30 PM

Fantastic idea! (Although not sure why folks are thanking Paul, as this post is listed as the brainchild of Mr Schmader)

Posted by Tracy on March 11, 2013 at 2:42 PM

Love it!

Posted by I Got Nuthin' on March 11, 2013 at 3:26 PM

@12: yeah, you're right there. In my defense, I was following the lead of the nigh-infallible Mary T. Sorry, David (and Paul?)

Posted by emma's bee on March 11, 2013 at 3:36 PM

High anxiety!!

Posted by SeMe on March 11, 2013 at 3:52 PM

Thank you for not being Paul and for having this great idea, David! I intend to engage most engagingly.

Posted by gloomy gus on March 11, 2013 at 4:50 PM

For those who don't have a Netflix subscription but do have Amazon Prime, you're in luck and can watch this on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Someone-I-Touched/…

Posted by dlauri

on March 11, 2013 at 5:11 PM

Just put in my queue!

Posted by Mich09 on March 11, 2013 at 5:31 PM

Also, David, since you are taking movies from 1975, may I humbly suggest "A Boy and His Dog"?

"A young Don Johnson stars as Vic, who roams a postapocalyptic wasteland accompanied by his telepathic, ever-grumbling dog and eventually winds up in the clutches of a female-dominated underground society that wants his sperm."

Posted by emma's bee on March 11, 2013 at 5:43 PM

Watching it now but, and not to offer spoilers...is she a transexual?

Awesomely horrid movie! I FUCKING LOVE IT!!!!! Half way through!!!!

Posted by Last of the Time Lords on March 11, 2013 at 6:44 PM

Perfect idea, David, and right in keeping with your screening last week of Showgirls II. I wonder when THAT li'l cinematic gem will hit the Netflix queues? Damn, my butt STILL hurts.

Posted by Gospodean on March 11, 2013 at 7:33 PM