I also think it's interesting that this "series of movies" is being dropped by Netflix on a weekly basis. That's not something Netflix really does, even though they probably should with some series to gain cultural traction.
Adam On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > The first "Trainwreck" was in 2022 about Woodstock '99. This year, it > returned as a series, with the Travis Scott Astroworld festival, Rob Ford, > the poop cruise, the cult of the American Apparel clothing company, a real > life Project X, and in the next two weeks, Balloon Boy and "Storm Area 51." > > Interestingly, even though the shows are only 50 minutes long each, > Netflix considers them movies, as if the documentary committee of the > Oscars will ever put them up for an award. (Anything longer than 45 minutes > is considered a feature by the Academy.) > > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] > > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM M-D November <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I don't think I realized that "Trainwreck" was a series title. I >> couldn't understand why they went with that in front of the 'poop cruise' >> documentary instead of some more obvious nautically-themed options. >> >> On Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 1:38:17 PM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: >> >>> Latest episode of the series: *...Balloon Boy*, about that former "Wife >>> Swap"-per thought to have sent his *keed* a-soaring into the wild blue >>> yonder... 'cept the keed was still in the house, ignorant of everything: >>> >>> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/trainwreck-balloon-boy-not-hoax-netflix-interview-1236309292/ >>> (link) >>> B >>> >>> Doug Eastick, June 16th: >>> >>> I wonder if they will show the clip of him saying "I've got more than >>> enough to eat at home". >>> >>> >>> Netflix's Trainwreck doc revisits Rob Ford's chaotic mayoral run and >>> public struggles | CBC News >>> <https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/trainwreck-doc-rob-ford-1.7562365> >>> >>> >>> The clip, for those who forgot. >>> https://youtu.be/hMIQWRsYxak?si=vYFJrIqJjsVX5amm >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/4764b765-f4f1-46ee-8cc0-e7747811f8c2n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/4764b765-f4f1-46ee-8cc0-e7747811f8c2n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi-C5H6zoDGby-XniuXPKSJ8suDUo%2BfuG%2B5f2tAardEu_Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi-C5H6zoDGby-XniuXPKSJ8suDUo%2BfuG%2B5f2tAardEu_Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGCOML-Va8-XLw-6-aEr__7WhJEf14AZymM_BEfuRgAHXw%40mail.gmail.com.
