Netflix has a totally silly recommendations hotline you can call today

As far as blatant advertisements go, this one is pretty good. On New Year’s Day, Netflix invited subscribers from far and wide to kick off 2021 by calling into a recommendations hotline — supposedly staffed by celebrity operators ready to assist you with your bingeNetflix announced the service (one we’ve been providing for years, thank …

'Friends' is off Netflix. Here's where you can still watch.

Welcome to a New Year and … no Friends on Netflix?  Starting Jan. 1, if you’re in the U.S. you can no longer watch New York City’s most beloved fictitious friend group and listen to Phoebe’s smelly cat songs on Netflix.  Instead you’ll have to buy (online or IRL) Friends DVDs and Blue-rays from sellers …

The best movies to stream with your 2020 New Year's Day hangover

Greetings to you and your headache in this, the new decade!  For many, kicking off a fresh year means funneling a mix of champagne and peppermint schnapps down your gullet, then spending the first 48 hours of January regretting it. Luckily, with the streaming wars in full swing, you won’t be alone in your bed …

The best Netflix show you're not watching is coming back on New Year's Day

It’s official: The best Netflix show you’re not watching is coming back on New Year’s Day, and now there’s a trailer for the third season, too.  It’s time for you to start watching Lovesick. There are only two seasons, with 14 episodes, and each one’s around 25-30 minutes. Get it on it now. Here’s the …