Page 10 | Harry, Meghan and Netflix are go

CathyorClaire · 2022-11-29T11:03:50+00:00

The long awaited documentray is hitting the screen on December 8th: https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/breaking-prince-harry-meghan-markles-28607547 What with the award in a few days and the book in January they're ramping up the game.

JamSandle · 01/12/2022 17:59

But they don't want any publicity guys!

Guitarbar · 01/12/2022 18:00

Sluj · 01/12/2022 17:48

I don't understand what they mean when Meghan says "When the stakes are this high, doesn't it make more sense to hear our story from us?"

The stakes aren't high for me or anyone else, only them - so why should it matter whether any of us hear the story from them or anyone else? Their story concerns them, not us.
The only conceivable way this sentence makes sense is if she is talking about monetary stakes or they really think that their story is so great it will have a profound affect on the rest of us.

I think in their minds they think it does affect us all greatly when the vast majority couldn't give a crap. Might give it a watch if I get really bored, can't say be rushing to watch it though.

smilesy · 01/12/2022 18:13

PreparationPreparationPrep · 01/12/2022 15:32

My point is vilification of someone for the way they are dressed because others are looking. ( so she should not wear a bikini and dive off the yacht because she is very attractive and royal so photographers will take a photo with a long lense.

And then being angry with a poster for making a similar assumption about the way Kate or whoever was dressed.

But as you say you don't see the contradiction.

As Serenster says, the point was that Diana mad a deliberate choice. Kate was up skirted. Not the same thing.

MrsThimbles · 01/12/2022 18:17

Neither of the pictures of Kate left anything to the imagination and the pictures above are tame in comparison to them though the one of Letizia is bad enough.

Serenster · 01/12/2022 18:26

But people make such baseless claims about both Kate and Meghan, that I can't help but challenge them. What made the comments disgusting was the implication she did it on purpose to get a thrill. These things get picked up, repeated and before you know it, it's a fact.

Your words above are exactly the reason I posted about women generally (and royal women publicly, because they are photographed more than most) being impacted by the combination of skirts and the wind. I have read countless baseless claims that Kate enjoys flashing and was deliberately allowing her skirts to blow up - exactly as you say above.

I completely agree that none of these women would have wanted to be photographed in this instance in time. If dress weights were foolproof, none of them would be in this situation. And yet, they are…

MarshaMelrose · 01/12/2022 19:21

If dress weights were foolproof, none of them would be in this situation.

Things are very rarely foolproof. But they can mitigate the seriousness or frequency of events. However, Kate decided to go a different way and dress as a sister wife. 🤷
...in my opinion, just joking.

MrsMaxDeWinter · 01/12/2022 20:39

I think in their minds they think it does affect us all greatly when the vast majority couldn't give a crap.

And yet here you are, dear @Guitarbar.

Might give it a watch if I get really bored, can't say be rushing to watch it though.

No need to " be rushing" to watch it, I believe it's on a subscriber only channel, and it's not like its a compulsory A-level assignment or anything like that.

Do feel free to ignore it , and get on with your own life.

Unless of course, you get really, really bored and there is nothing else on earth you would rather do than watch it.😚

Guitarbar · 02/12/2022 09:47

MrsMaxDeWinter · 01/12/2022 20:39

I think in their minds they think it does affect us all greatly when the vast majority couldn't give a crap.

And yet here you are, dear @Guitarbar.

Might give it a watch if I get really bored, can't say be rushing to watch it though.

No need to " be rushing" to watch it, I believe it's on a subscriber only channel, and it's not like its a compulsory A-level assignment or anything like that.

Do feel free to ignore it , and get on with your own life.

Unless of course, you get really, really bored and there is nothing else on earth you would rather do than watch it.😚

What a pointless reply- I don't think about them normally but saw the thread and posted, wasting time on an anon message board isn't reflective of what usually takes up my mind space. Omg is that what netflix is, what a valuable contribution to the thread glad you bothered to take the time to type it out, hun xoxo

pechecreme · 02/12/2022 10:12

Love Netflix being talked about as a subscriber only channel like it's some kind of secret elite club. 😆

PreparationPreparationPrep · 02/12/2022 10:20

I thought Netflix was subscriber only - have I missed something ? Meaning it's even easier to bypass the programme if you don't subscribe- whereas free channel you can give the excuse that there is nothing else to do / watch.......

Guitarbar · 02/12/2022 10:55

PreparationPreparationPrep · 02/12/2022 10:20

I thought Netflix was subscriber only - have I missed something ? Meaning it's even easier to bypass the programme if you don't subscribe- whereas free channel you can give the excuse that there is nothing else to do / watch.......

I mean it's not some underground channel barely anyone has and one that you'd have to purposefully sub to to watch this shite. We don't watch any terrestrial TV though and just sub to disney plus etc as well as the little known netflix so probably not the best insight.

MrsMaxDeWinter · 03/12/2022 06:27

pechecreme · 02/12/2022 10:12

Love Netflix being talked about as a subscriber only channel like it's some kind of secret elite club. 😆

No, Netflix is not a "secret elite club".

It is a broadcaster that "streams content" to its subscribers on a "video on demand" model.

To watch a Netflix show, you subscribe, then you choose what you want to watch, click play and off you go.

All of which is to say, watching Harry and Meghan on Netflix is an active choice you pay for, and make time for. It is not mandatory viewing like Covid updates, or something playing in the background you can't avoid, like coverage of Her late Majesty's funeral.

Don't like them? Don't pay to watch them. Job done.

I hope that's clear now.

pechecreme · 03/12/2022 12:37

@MrsMaxDeWinter thank you so much for explaining that to me. I am so silly and thick that I just did not know anything at all about Netflix and it's 17 million Uk household subs. I thought we would all be forced to watch with our eyes propped open with sticks like some sort of torture. Good job you are here to set the record straight for us eh.

shockthemonkey · 03/12/2022 14:24

From a previous thread, but, having lived in three different African countries and visited four others, this comment really resonated with me - thanks @pistachioshells:

"When H&M first started dating, it seemed like M could be the breath of fresh air that the RF needed. No doubt she was unprepared for what life in the RF is really like and probably didn't anticipate that she'd have her voice and 'power' taken away.
At first I felt sorry for what I imagined she must be going through but my feelings changed when I saw the brief ITV interview H & M did while they were on their African tour.
I used to travel a lot across the developing world with my job (worked in charity aid) and those trips always put my own 'problems' into perspective pretty sharpish. I'd meet people who'd lost so much through famine, violence etc but many also had the sort of joy and resilience that put me and all my petty problems to shame.
So in that environment I was shocked to see M and H being interviewed and saying (essentially) how hard their lives were and how no one asked M how she was.
I watched and rewatched it a few times and just couldn't believe someone could be in that environment and still be thinking about their own problems instead of focusing on the incredible survivors they were surrounded by.
I really wanted to be proven wrong but so far everything I've seen seems to be 'me focused'. I imagine the Netflix series and the book will be much of the same.
In a world where there's so much suffering, I find this really sad and tone deaf."

MarshaMelrose · 03/12/2022 14:27

All of which is to say, watching Harry and Meghan on Netflix is an active choice you pay for, and make time for. It is not mandatory viewing like Covid updates, or something playing in the background you can't avoid, like coverage of Her late Majesty's funeral.

I agree with with adage of not watching if you dont want to. But I find your examples a bit bizarre. Were covid updates a mandatory watch? I didn't watch them. Was that wrong? And couldn't you just turn the funeral off. I think that was allowed.

Ivyblu · 03/12/2022 14:30

Serenster · 30/11/2022 06:05

Meghan’s quote is certainly revealing - she clearly thinks so very highly of herself. Still, I expect nothing less of someone happy to tell the world that her life events are comparable to those of Nelson Mandela.

For those who like quotes, I have one for you too: there are none so blind as those who cannot see.

By the same token your quote applies to OP and a lot of people on this thread.

surreysarah · 03/12/2022 14:39

Meghan is stunningly beautiful!

RosettaStormer · 03/12/2022 14:42

I think she knows how to make the best of herself facially. I don’t think she is intrinsically beautiful. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder of course. When she was in Africa I thought she looked quite plain. Mainly because she wasn’t wearing loads of make up at the time.

Rushingfool · 03/12/2022 14:51

She is very beautiful which I think is what confuses people. Surely someone who looks so pretty could not be plotting the downfall of her sister-in-law? Surely sister-in-law - hatchet-faced sister-in-law - is the nasty one.

Shame Mr Engelson is either too decent to speak, or has been paid to keep quiet. It might help Meghan's image if he spoke up for her.

MrsMaxDeWinter · 03/12/2022 14:58

pechecreme · 03/12/2022 12:37

@MrsMaxDeWinter thank you so much for explaining that to me. I am so silly and thick that I just did not know anything at all about Netflix and it's 17 million Uk household subs. I thought we would all be forced to watch with our eyes propped open with sticks like some sort of torture. Good job you are here to set the record straight for us eh.

You are very welcome @pechecreme

I am always glad to help! Let me know if you need anything else explained, and until then, go with grace.

MrsMaxDeWinter · 03/12/2022 15:02

Rushingfool · 03/12/2022 14:51

She is very beautiful which I think is what confuses people. Surely someone who looks so pretty could not be plotting the downfall of her sister-in-law? Surely sister-in-law - hatchet-faced sister-in-law - is the nasty one.

Shame Mr Engelson is either too decent to speak, or has been paid to keep quiet. It might help Meghan's image if he spoke up for her.

I am not sure why you believe Meghan's ex-husband "should speak up" for her, when she can speak for herself, and her current husband can do so as well.

Why do you need to hear from Trevor, who is no longer in her life? Genuinely why?

Do you believe Andrew Parker Bowles should "speak up" for his ex-wife Camilla? If not, why not? Why do you apply a different standard to Trevor and Meghan that you apply to Andrew and Camilla?

Rushingfool · 03/12/2022 15:08

Camilla didn't get the abuse that Meghan gets.

MarshaMelrose · 03/12/2022 15:20

Rushingfool · 03/12/2022 15:08

Camilla didn't get the abuse that Meghan gets.

Camilla received masses of abuse. People used to shout at her in the street. The papers were full of vitriol. She was hated by loads of people. She could never been out in public with charles. They had to exit buildings separately.

I think people forget the daily amount of nastiness that was written in our lovely media on a regular basis in the 80s and 90s.

Rushingfool · 03/12/2022 15:31

Yes, that's interesting @MarshaMelrose, I'd forgotten all that. Pre social media though I guess, so the creepy lot just muttered under their breath rather than posting for all to read! Did Camilla go on Parkinson or anything?

MarshaMelrose · 03/12/2022 15:33

Do you believe Andrew Parker Bowles should "speak up" for his ex-wife Camilla? If not, why not? Why do you apply a different standard to Trevor and Meghan that you apply to Andrew and Camilla?

I agree with you. I don't think ex husbands have to speak up for their ex wives. I think it's nice when they do, though, particularly for the children. Andrew Parker Bowles remained friends with Camilla and he was seen out and about with her on quite a few occasions, which at the time was taken as a sign of support.

Equally I don't think it's necessary for ex husbands to speak out against their ex wives. It's petty and inevitably one sided from their own point of view. I think when a relationship is over and there's nothing amicable left, the decent and honourable thing to do is stay effing shtumm. The continual bad mouther eventually always comes off looking worse and, actually, a bit of a loser.