New Sussex project with Netflix re polo

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Anonymous wrote:The quality of the script and non-polo-related acting are what's going to make or break this show.

I'm pretty sure the Sussexes and their polo friends will deliver shirtless men. Or at least fit, sweaty men in tight polo outfits who are gripping horses with their thighs.

The whole polo angle is a non-issue. Probably 2/3 of people (more?) who watched Heated Rivalry had zero interest in hockey. Yet I know plenty of straight people, and at least one lesbian, who watched Heated Rivalry for the steam.

Meghan-hating pp can simply refuse to watch. Although maybe she could use the free time to step back and ask herself questions about why she's spending so much time hating on a black woman when polo is Harry's thing, etc.

So much time? It's really very little time to comment that a show about polo, coming off a boring documentary nobody watched, might not be the next big thing.

So much time on MEGHAN (using her name and the pronoun "her" etc). When polo is obviously Harry's thing, not hers.

Like pp said, this is a drama. Harry can take all sorts of liberties with the plot that he didn't have when he did a documentary about his real-life friends.

Nobody is talking about her but you. Focus.

Liar, liar, pants on fire. You were busted. Focus.

They really weren’t talking about her. You are so rude and dishonest.

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Anonymous wrote:This actually looks good. I found some of their other content a bit boring.

OP here and I agree, I actually fell asleep during the lifestyle show, although I thought it was harmless and just someone else's cup of tea

I mainly wanted to counter the narrative some post here, that Harry and Meghan are broke failures because Netflix hates them, or something something. This polo drama with Netflix looks fun.

Yeah, sounds promising. Netflix only cut ties with the lifestyle show and the As Ever collaboration, that's all.

And that was the plan all along. They were really only helping her launch the brand with the show due to the partnership between them for Netflix content.

Always much ado about nothing with Harry & Meghan. They've made some PR missteps but they are certainly not the monsters people make them out to be.

Ted Sarandos unfollowing As Ever and Meghan definitely was not nothing. He follows plenty of Netflix talent, could simply have left the "follows" in place.

Something doesn’t add up here. I think it’s fake news. Probably to save face.

The only relevant thing here is that Netflix has several projects in production with Meghan and Harry--despite what the hater outlets were saying just a few days ago. Calling this news "fake" just makes you look dumb. Obviously, Sarandos doesn't actually hate Harry or Meghan. And it's a fool's errand to speculate about whether Sarandos is lukewarm, hates, or loves Meghan, based on what someone's hairdresser's cousin who parked near the Netflix parking lot told Variety. Puhleez. And this weird speculation about who Sarandos follows (and he never followed Meghan) is just whinging from sore losers.

I just find this all very strange. I'm not necessarily a hater, but I can't figure out what value add these to have for a fictional scripted series. Are they actually going to do anything real? It sounds like Netflix has script writers and other folks who will actually do most of the work. What will Harry and Meagan do? Does Netflix simply get a bigger audience of their names are attached to the projects?

They will do what other celeb producers do when the produce television shows. They will use their network and their celebrity to help secure financing and get talent on board. This one makes particular sense because Harry is very involved in the polo world. One of his best friends, Nacho Figueras, is a professional Argentinian polo player -- Figueras already worked with Harry on the polo documentary that his production company came out with a couple years ago. I would assume Figueras is involved in the scripted series too. Harry is a member of the Santa Barbara polo club and continues to compete in charity matches regularly. Harry also has good relationships with a lot of sports organizations because of his Invictus work.

This honestly makes more sense than Meghan selling jam. It perfectly dovetails with Harry's passions and is a great way to exploit their contacts and name.

Indeed. This is the whole Producer job description: line up your friends like Nacho to participate, and get some other rich polo people to help finance it. And that's what the Sussexes are, producers.

Has she ever produced anything that wasn't about herself?

Sure. Cookie Queens, which is coming to theaters this summer. They have a few projects in development, like Meet Me at the Lake and another movie or streamer project I'm not recalling, that have nothing to do with either of the Sussexes as personalities.

Try harder, hater.

I guess Netflix is a bunch of haters too as they keep canceling her shows. Try harder, PR person.

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Keep reading the thread, palace PR people (or trolls, if that's what you are).

Saying it's about "her" shows is rich because you're blaming Meghan for Harry's polo documentary. Misogynoir much? And Netflix has several projects currently under development with the Sussexes, including the polo drama that's the topic of this thread.

If you don't like the topic then stop coming in here. It's really that simple.

No, I don't like misogynoir. Keep pretending you don't know the difference. It really is that simple.

Eh, there were literally hundreds of pages of people hating on the Danes and Van Der Beek widows recently. People don't like rich celebs who try to garner too much sympathy. Maybe Meghan and Harry can back themselves out of that label over time.

We all know privilege isn't the problem. The problem is that Meghan stole your prince, then the pair responded to horrific tabloid and palace bullying by leaving Britain, and 7 years later they are successfully earning their own living despite all predictions to the contrary. This latest polo drama being an example of that.

Keep crying.

Everyone is so devastated to lose marrying good king Harry. He’s so good looking and incredibly talented, and excellent at managing relationships. His accent is class, right? Formal education and teeth that aren’t estranged from each other are overrated, and I also tend to like dashing darling men who wore Nazi regalia to parties and then blamed others for it.

I’m so mad I can’t have him. I weep. I seethe. I yearn for the gentle touch of the Brillo-haired big dummy. Thank you for seeing me, sister.

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Anonymous wrote:I just don't care about polo. Maybe if I were into horses. I've never seen a match. How many people have? I have no reference for it except seeing Prince Charles and others standing around after a match.

There is a polo field in Santa Barbara thst is very close to Montecito. I wondered if thar was one reason they chose to live there instead of L.A. I myself have never seen another polo field. Do people play it in other parts if the U.S.? Seems like a south Ame

Hawaii has polo. Maybe they could film an epi there?

I feel like they'll use the Florida facility they mentioned, which apparently they have connections to so it would be cheaper. But they'll pretend it's somewhere else. Could be Hawaii. Maybe they change the bunting and signage around and then in the next scene it becomes Paris. Who knows.

The elitism is a feature, not a bug. Rich people problems always sell. Most of us have never spent time with any of the Real Housewives of XYZ, either, but lots of people seem to love watching them. It won't necessarily be you or me watching the polo, but people will definitely watch.

No, drama sells, even if it’s Springer or Roseanne. Heck even their drama—their Oprah interview and book—sold. They haven’t proved they can do drama beyond their family.

Every time they do something, it comes with great expectations beforehand. There are people who think this is series is going to be sleazy? Maybe it will be. But their past record shows they don’t even get why people watch entertainment, let alone produce entertaining content.

I don't think it needs to be sleazy, just sexy. And actually Megan has a lot of connections with people who have experience hitting exactly the tone I think this show is going for, with Suits. If they combine Harry's polo contacts with some of the writers, directors, even actors that Megan worked with, it could be a hit.

I could easily see Meg's friend Abigail Spencer playing a role on the show, she has the right look and vibe for a show about rich, globe trotting, horse people. I don't think the men from Suits are appropriate for a show about polo players, but if they can find beefcake with Patrick Adams approximate acting skill, that would work.

Something Suits did well (and look, it wasn't a great show, but it was very watchable and ran for a lot of seasons) is they always incorporated humor and character actors, so it wasn't just hot lawyers being slick and dramatic. That will help a show like this. I like some of the plot ideas people have suggested too -- a polo family in the verge of bankruptcy due to getting around the world to matches, horses in tow. An in demand polo bachelor torn between the match his parents want and what his heart tells him. Plus they have to have some royal characters right? Perhaps with some family drama? Maybe a pair of prince brothers with a lifelong competition who take it out on each other during polo matches. That sort of thing could help satisfy people who want to see royal drama on screen -- all they'd have to do is hint enough at Harry's real life while changing enough details to keep people guessing as to whether the reference is intended to be a reference.

Sexy isn’t enough. It needs drama. She’s had these connections for years and couldn’t produce it.

Because she has a difficult relationship with drama. It’ll be hard for her to create a drama she likes that people want to watch.

This is the first scripted drama they are producing. Of course her hostessing show didn't have drama, that's a different thing.

Megan won't be writing or show running, the will hire people for that. She definitely has good contacts for that. She knows casting directors, set designers, etc. This would be her first opportunity to really exploit those contacts. And for all the negative press she has garnered over the years, she's always reportedly has good relationships with the people she worked with as an actor. She's still close friends with so many people from suits,not just actors but people who worked behind the scenes. I'm really curious to see what they come up with.

I don't get the negativity, frankly. Why would you root for this to fail? If it's good, it could be a fun watch.

Some people are rooting for it to fail, but not me. After years of hype leading to blah, I’m just not bothering with the hype. If it’s great, word will spread.

The only way I see this succeeding is if she finally makes peace with the human appetite for the sleazy things in life, whether Lady Mary’s affairs in Bridgerton or Princess Diana’s in real life and delivers. I suspect it may be too difficult due to where she comes from personally.

Lady Mary is from Downton Abbey.

I don't think the show has to be sleazy to be successful.

Also weird you mention Diana's affairs but not Charles and Camilla.

Ok, all of the above sold to the tune of millions of dollars of products. If Meghan can deliver that, she too can reap financial rewards of entertaining people.

DP. I don't get why pp keeps making it about "Meghan this" and "Meghan that." Harry is a co-producer with Meghan, and Harry's actually the one who plays polo.

Because if Meghan weren’t there, the project would definitely fail. No prince could work their way through Hollywood. A prince could be an add-on to an existing project. They could be brought in for consultation. But the actual act of production would fall apart in the hands of European royals.

There are plenty of other industry heavyweights getting involved. Again, they're partnering with the people behind the Dynasty reboot. And it looks like they've got solid support from Netflix, including the scriptwriters. Will Meghan even have the last word on anything? Who knows. I agree that she'll definitely have input based on her industry experience, but none of us knows how much that will count.

Harry's the one who will be lining up the polo grounds and perhaps a few polo star walk-ons. Harry's the one who will be weighing in on whether plotlines and characters seem realistic, from the standpoint of someone who knows the polo world. Frankly, Meghan would have little to add, at least polo-wise. The fact that Harry's a prince doesn't negate what he could bring in terms of polo versimilitude and connections in the polo world.

So yep, making this project all about Meghan seems to be trying to tarnish it for the haters in the back rows, and it also seems inaccurate.

You can keep saying that, but that will just alienate people even more who feel like you don’t get it and will never get it.

No one ever talks about Harry producing this, because if Meghan’s chances of delivering entertaining, dramatic content is low, Harry’s is zero. Harry can bring all the polo knowledge he wants, and he can call himself whatever he wants, but he’s not creating great, immersive content.

You can keep saying that, but you’ll clearly alienate the people who think you’re one of the obvious misogynoir posters here. Maybe you are, maybe you aren’t.

You’re the only one who’s saying that this is entirely about Meghan, and you haven’t given us a good reason to think anything different about you.

It’s clear Harry’s the polo guy, and Harry’s going to be making all the arrangements with polo grounds, polo players, polo storylines, and polo horses.

PS. Headed off to a march. Anytime you feel compelled to try to rehash arguments we’ve already seen, just refer back to this and to the other people arguing against you.

Either Harry and Meghan have equal decision power and influence, in which case the chances of success are the same as the guy on the street and an OB doing major bone surgery.

Or it’s Meghan leading and Harry following, in which case you’ve got an OB doing major bone surgery. Maybe she has a chance, but the proof will be when it’s done.

Why do you guys keep forgetting that they're partnering with the people who did the Dynasty reboot, and they also have lots of Netflix support?

Ok, now you have an OB, a stranger off the street, and a bone surgeon doing bone surgery. If the other two can stay out of the bone surgeon’s way, maybe the project has a chance.

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Anonymous wrote:I just don't care about polo. Maybe if I were into horses. I've never seen a match. How many people have? I have no reference for it except seeing Prince Charles and others standing around after a match.

There is a polo field in Santa Barbara thst is very close to Montecito. I wondered if thar was one reason they chose to live there instead of L.A. I myself have never seen another polo field. Do people play it in other parts if the U.S.? Seems like a south Ame

Hawaii has polo. Maybe they could film an epi there?

I feel like they'll use the Florida facility they mentioned, which apparently they have connections to so it would be cheaper. But they'll pretend it's somewhere else. Could be Hawaii. Maybe they change the bunting and signage around and then in the next scene it becomes Paris. Who knows.

The elitism is a feature, not a bug. Rich people problems always sell. Most of us have never spent time with any of the Real Housewives of XYZ, either, but lots of people seem to love watching them. It won't necessarily be you or me watching the polo, but people will definitely watch.

No, drama sells, even if it’s Springer or Roseanne. Heck even their drama—their Oprah interview and book—sold. They haven’t proved they can do drama beyond their family.

Every time they do something, it comes with great expectations beforehand. There are people who think this is series is going to be sleazy? Maybe it will be. But their past record shows they don’t even get why people watch entertainment, let alone produce entertaining content.

I don't think it needs to be sleazy, just sexy. And actually Megan has a lot of connections with people who have experience hitting exactly the tone I think this show is going for, with Suits. If they combine Harry's polo contacts with some of the writers, directors, even actors that Megan worked with, it could be a hit.

I could easily see Meg's friend Abigail Spencer playing a role on the show, she has the right look and vibe for a show about rich, globe trotting, horse people. I don't think the men from Suits are appropriate for a show about polo players, but if they can find beefcake with Patrick Adams approximate acting skill, that would work.

Something Suits did well (and look, it wasn't a great show, but it was very watchable and ran for a lot of seasons) is they always incorporated humor and character actors, so it wasn't just hot lawyers being slick and dramatic. That will help a show like this. I like some of the plot ideas people have suggested too -- a polo family in the verge of bankruptcy due to getting around the world to matches, horses in tow. An in demand polo bachelor torn between the match his parents want and what his heart tells him. Plus they have to have some royal characters right? Perhaps with some family drama? Maybe a pair of prince brothers with a lifelong competition who take it out on each other during polo matches. That sort of thing could help satisfy people who want to see royal drama on screen -- all they'd have to do is hint enough at Harry's real life while changing enough details to keep people guessing as to whether the reference is intended to be a reference.

Yes! Meghan was intimately responsible for the success of Suits and can write and cast this. It’ll be bigger than Bridgerton and Squid Games!

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Anonymous wrote:I just don't care about polo. Maybe if I were into horses. I've never seen a match. How many people have? I have no reference for it except seeing Prince Charles and others standing around after a match.

There is a polo field in Santa Barbara thst is very close to Montecito. I wondered if thar was one reason they chose to live there instead of L.A. I myself have never seen another polo field. Do people play it in other parts if the U.S.? Seems like a south Ame

Hawaii has polo. Maybe they could film an epi there?

I feel like they'll use the Florida facility they mentioned, which apparently they have connections to so it would be cheaper. But they'll pretend it's somewhere else. Could be Hawaii. Maybe they change the bunting and signage around and then in the next scene it becomes Paris. Who knows.

The elitism is a feature, not a bug. Rich people problems always sell. Most of us have never spent time with any of the Real Housewives of XYZ, either, but lots of people seem to love watching them. It won't necessarily be you or me watching the polo, but people will definitely watch.

No, drama sells, even if it’s Springer or Roseanne. Heck even their drama—their Oprah interview and book—sold. They haven’t proved they can do drama beyond their family.

Every time they do something, it comes with great expectations beforehand. There are people who think this is series is going to be sleazy? Maybe it will be. But their past record shows they don’t even get why people watch entertainment, let alone produce entertaining content.

I don't think it needs to be sleazy, just sexy. And actually Megan has a lot of connections with people who have experience hitting exactly the tone I think this show is going for, with Suits. If they combine Harry's polo contacts with some of the writers, directors, even actors that Megan worked with, it could be a hit.

I could easily see Meg's friend Abigail Spencer playing a role on the show, she has the right look and vibe for a show about rich, globe trotting, horse people. I don't think the men from Suits are appropriate for a show about polo players, but if they can find beefcake with Patrick Adams approximate acting skill, that would work.

Something Suits did well (and look, it wasn't a great show, but it was very watchable and ran for a lot of seasons) is they always incorporated humor and character actors, so it wasn't just hot lawyers being slick and dramatic. That will help a show like this. I like some of the plot ideas people have suggested too -- a polo family in the verge of bankruptcy due to getting around the world to matches, horses in tow. An in demand polo bachelor torn between the match his parents want and what his heart tells him. Plus they have to have some royal characters right? Perhaps with some family drama? Maybe a pair of prince brothers with a lifelong competition who take it out on each other during polo matches. That sort of thing could help satisfy people who want to see royal drama on screen -- all they'd have to do is hint enough at Harry's real life while changing enough details to keep people guessing as to whether the reference is intended to be a reference.

Yes! Meghan was intimately responsible for the success of Suits and can write and cast this. It’ll be bigger than Bridgerton and Squid Games!

If Shonda was the director or producer of this polo series, I'd watch it.

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Anonymous wrote:I just don't care about polo. Maybe if I were into horses. I've never seen a match. How many people have? I have no reference for it except seeing Prince Charles and others standing around after a match.

There is a polo field in Santa Barbara thst is very close to Montecito. I wondered if thar was one reason they chose to live there instead of L.A. I myself have never seen another polo field. Do people play it in other parts if the U.S.? Seems like a south Ame

Hawaii has polo. Maybe they could film an epi there?

I feel like they'll use the Florida facility they mentioned, which apparently they have connections to so it would be cheaper. But they'll pretend it's somewhere else. Could be Hawaii. Maybe they change the bunting and signage around and then in the next scene it becomes Paris. Who knows.

The elitism is a feature, not a bug. Rich people problems always sell. Most of us have never spent time with any of the Real Housewives of XYZ, either, but lots of people seem to love watching them. It won't necessarily be you or me watching the polo, but people will definitely watch.

No, drama sells, even if it’s Springer or Roseanne. Heck even their drama—their Oprah interview and book—sold. They haven’t proved they can do drama beyond their family.

Every time they do something, it comes with great expectations beforehand. There are people who think this is series is going to be sleazy? Maybe it will be. But their past record shows they don’t even get why people watch entertainment, let alone produce entertaining content.

I don't think it needs to be sleazy, just sexy. And actually Megan has a lot of connections with people who have experience hitting exactly the tone I think this show is going for, with Suits. If they combine Harry's polo contacts with some of the writers, directors, even actors that Megan worked with, it could be a hit.

I could easily see Meg's friend Abigail Spencer playing a role on the show, she has the right look and vibe for a show about rich, globe trotting, horse people. I don't think the men from Suits are appropriate for a show about polo players, but if they can find beefcake with Patrick Adams approximate acting skill, that would work.

Something Suits did well (and look, it wasn't a great show, but it was very watchable and ran for a lot of seasons) is they always incorporated humor and character actors, so it wasn't just hot lawyers being slick and dramatic. That will help a show like this. I like some of the plot ideas people have suggested too -- a polo family in the verge of bankruptcy due to getting around the world to matches, horses in tow. An in demand polo bachelor torn between the match his parents want and what his heart tells him. Plus they have to have some royal characters right? Perhaps with some family drama? Maybe a pair of prince brothers with a lifelong competition who take it out on each other during polo matches. That sort of thing could help satisfy people who want to see royal drama on screen -- all they'd have to do is hint enough at Harry's real life while changing enough details to keep people guessing as to whether the reference is intended to be a reference.

Yes! Meghan was intimately responsible for the success of Suits and can write and cast this. It’ll be bigger than Bridgerton and Squid Games!

If Shonda was the director or producer of this polo series, I'd watch it.

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Anonymous wrote:This actually looks good. I found some of their other content a bit boring.

OP here and I agree, I actually fell asleep during the lifestyle show, although I thought it was harmless and just someone else's cup of tea

I mainly wanted to counter the narrative some post here, that Harry and Meghan are broke failures because Netflix hates them, or something something. This polo drama with Netflix looks fun.

Yeah, sounds promising. Netflix only cut ties with the lifestyle show and the As Ever collaboration, that's all.

And that was the plan all along. They were really only helping her launch the brand with the show due to the partnership between them for Netflix content.

Always much ado about nothing with Harry & Meghan. They've made some PR missteps but they are certainly not the monsters people make them out to be.

Ted Sarandos unfollowing As Ever and Meghan definitely was not nothing. He follows plenty of Netflix talent, could simply have left the "follows" in place.

Something doesn’t add up here. I think it’s fake news. Probably to save face.

The only relevant thing here is that Netflix has several projects in production with Meghan and Harry--despite what the hater outlets were saying just a few days ago. Calling this news "fake" just makes you look dumb. Obviously, Sarandos doesn't actually hate Harry or Meghan. And it's a fool's errand to speculate about whether Sarandos is lukewarm, hates, or loves Meghan, based on what someone's hairdresser's cousin who parked near the Netflix parking lot told Variety. Puhleez. And this weird speculation about who Sarandos follows (and he never followed Meghan) is just whinging from sore losers.

I just find this all very strange. I'm not necessarily a hater, but I can't figure out what value add these to have for a fictional scripted series. Are they actually going to do anything real? It sounds like Netflix has script writers and other folks who will actually do most of the work. What will Harry and Meagan do? Does Netflix simply get a bigger audience of their names are attached to the projects?

They will do what other celeb producers do when the produce television shows. They will use their network and their celebrity to help secure financing and get talent on board. This one makes particular sense because Harry is very involved in the polo world. One of his best friends, Nacho Figueras, is a professional Argentinian polo player -- Figueras already worked with Harry on the polo documentary that his production company came out with a couple years ago. I would assume Figueras is involved in the scripted series too. Harry is a member of the Santa Barbara polo club and continues to compete in charity matches regularly. Harry also has good relationships with a lot of sports organizations because of his Invictus work.

This honestly makes more sense than Meghan selling jam. It perfectly dovetails with Harry's passions and is a great way to exploit their contacts and name.

Indeed. This is the whole Producer job description: line up your friends like Nacho to participate, and get some other rich polo people to help finance it. And that's what the Sussexes are, producers.

Has she ever produced anything that wasn't about herself?

Sure. Cookie Queens, which is coming to theaters this summer. They have a few projects in development, like Meet Me at the Lake and another movie or streamer project I'm not recalling, that have nothing to do with either of the Sussexes as personalities.

Try harder, hater.

I guess Netflix is a bunch of haters too as they keep canceling her shows. Try harder, PR person.

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Keep reading the thread, palace PR people (or trolls, if that's what you are).

Saying it's about "her" shows is rich because you're blaming Meghan for Harry's polo documentary. Misogynoir much? And Netflix has several projects currently under development with the Sussexes, including the polo drama that's the topic of this thread.

If you don't like the topic then stop coming in here. It's really that simple.

No, I don't like misogynoir. Keep pretending you don't know the difference. It really is that simple.

Eh, there were literally hundreds of pages of people hating on the Danes and Van Der Beek widows recently. People don't like rich celebs who try to garner too much sympathy. Maybe Meghan and Harry can back themselves out of that label over time.

We all know privilege isn't the problem. The problem is that Meghan stole your prince, then the pair responded to horrific tabloid and palace bullying by leaving Britain, and 7 years later they are successfully earning their own living despite all predictions to the contrary. This latest polo drama being an example of that.

Keep crying.

Everyone is so devastated to lose marrying good king Harry. He’s so good looking and incredibly talented, and excellent at managing relationships. His accent is class, right? Formal education and teeth that aren’t estranged from each other are overrated, and I also tend to like dashing darling men who wore Nazi regalia to parties and then blamed others for it.

I’m so mad I can’t have him. I weep. I seethe. I yearn for the gentle touch of the Brillo-haired big dummy. Thank you for seeing me, sister.

LOL. So it really got under your skin that Harry put the blame for that Nazi outfit where it belongs, on Will and Kate, and he brought receipts. Surprised you even read Spare, tbh.

I'll wait for the reviews on the polo drama. I don't watch complete trash, no matter who the showrunners are or who stars in it. If the reviews are good and it's popular enough to hit Netflix's top 10 or their recommendations, then I might watch an episode or two and then decide. From this thread, you'd think Harry and Meghan are cruelly forcing everyone to watch all ~10 episodes, lol.

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Anonymous wrote:This actually looks good. I found some of their other content a bit boring.

OP here and I agree, I actually fell asleep during the lifestyle show, although I thought it was harmless and just someone else's cup of tea

I mainly wanted to counter the narrative some post here, that Harry and Meghan are broke failures because Netflix hates them, or something something. This polo drama with Netflix looks fun.

Yeah, sounds promising. Netflix only cut ties with the lifestyle show and the As Ever collaboration, that's all.

And that was the plan all along. They were really only helping her launch the brand with the show due to the partnership between them for Netflix content.

Always much ado about nothing with Harry & Meghan. They've made some PR missteps but they are certainly not the monsters people make them out to be.

Ted Sarandos unfollowing As Ever and Meghan definitely was not nothing. He follows plenty of Netflix talent, could simply have left the "follows" in place.

Something doesn’t add up here. I think it’s fake news. Probably to save face.

The only relevant thing here is that Netflix has several projects in production with Meghan and Harry--despite what the hater outlets were saying just a few days ago. Calling this news "fake" just makes you look dumb. Obviously, Sarandos doesn't actually hate Harry or Meghan. And it's a fool's errand to speculate about whether Sarandos is lukewarm, hates, or loves Meghan, based on what someone's hairdresser's cousin who parked near the Netflix parking lot told Variety. Puhleez. And this weird speculation about who Sarandos follows (and he never followed Meghan) is just whinging from sore losers.

I just find this all very strange. I'm not necessarily a hater, but I can't figure out what value add these to have for a fictional scripted series. Are they actually going to do anything real? It sounds like Netflix has script writers and other folks who will actually do most of the work. What will Harry and Meagan do? Does Netflix simply get a bigger audience of their names are attached to the projects?

They will do what other celeb producers do when the produce television shows. They will use their network and their celebrity to help secure financing and get talent on board. This one makes particular sense because Harry is very involved in the polo world. One of his best friends, Nacho Figueras, is a professional Argentinian polo player -- Figueras already worked with Harry on the polo documentary that his production company came out with a couple years ago. I would assume Figueras is involved in the scripted series too. Harry is a member of the Santa Barbara polo club and continues to compete in charity matches regularly. Harry also has good relationships with a lot of sports organizations because of his Invictus work.

This honestly makes more sense than Meghan selling jam. It perfectly dovetails with Harry's passions and is a great way to exploit their contacts and name.

Indeed. This is the whole Producer job description: line up your friends like Nacho to participate, and get some other rich polo people to help finance it. And that's what the Sussexes are, producers.

Has she ever produced anything that wasn't about herself?

Sure. Cookie Queens, which is coming to theaters this summer. They have a few projects in development, like Meet Me at the Lake and another movie or streamer project I'm not recalling, that have nothing to do with either of the Sussexes as personalities.

Try harder, hater.

I guess Netflix is a bunch of haters too as they keep canceling her shows. Try harder, PR person.

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Keep reading the thread, palace PR people (or trolls, if that's what you are).

Saying it's about "her" shows is rich because you're blaming Meghan for Harry's polo documentary. Misogynoir much? And Netflix has several projects currently under development with the Sussexes, including the polo drama that's the topic of this thread.

If you don't like the topic then stop coming in here. It's really that simple.

No, I don't like misogynoir. Keep pretending you don't know the difference. It really is that simple.

Eh, there were literally hundreds of pages of people hating on the Danes and Van Der Beek widows recently. People don't like rich celebs who try to garner too much sympathy. Maybe Meghan and Harry can back themselves out of that label over time.

We all know privilege isn't the problem. The problem is that Meghan stole your prince, then the pair responded to horrific tabloid and palace bullying by leaving Britain, and 7 years later they are successfully earning their own living despite all predictions to the contrary. This latest polo drama being an example of that.

Keep crying.

Everyone is so devastated to lose marrying good king Harry. He’s so good looking and incredibly talented, and excellent at managing relationships. His accent is class, right? Formal education and teeth that aren’t estranged from each other are overrated, and I also tend to like dashing darling men who wore Nazi regalia to parties and then blamed others for it.

I’m so mad I can’t have him. I weep. I seethe. I yearn for the gentle touch of the Brillo-haired big dummy. Thank you for seeing me, sister.

LOL. So it really got under your skin that Harry put the blame for that Nazi outfit where it belongs, on Will and Kate, and he brought receipts. Surprised you even read Spare, tbh.

I'll wait for the reviews on the polo drama. I don't watch complete trash, no matter who the showrunners are or who stars in it. If the reviews are good and it's popular enough to hit Netflix's top 10 or their recommendations, then I might watch an episode or two and then decide. From this thread, you'd think Harry and Meghan are cruelly forcing everyone to watch all ~10 episodes, lol.

No matter who or where he got the idea, he’s the idiot who wore the costume. I don’t know if it reflects more poorly on him that he’s too stupid to know a bad idea when someone gave it to him or if he’s the one who thought of it.

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OP here and I agree, I actually fell asleep during the lifestyle show, although I thought it was harmless and just someone else's cup of tea

I mainly wanted to counter the narrative some post here, that Harry and Meghan are broke failures because Netflix hates them, or something something. This polo drama with Netflix looks fun.

Yeah, sounds promising. Netflix only cut ties with the lifestyle show and the As Ever collaboration, that's all.

And that was the plan all along. They were really only helping her launch the brand with the show due to the partnership between them for Netflix content.

Always much ado about nothing with Harry & Meghan. They've made some PR missteps but they are certainly not the monsters people make them out to be.

Ted Sarandos unfollowing As Ever and Meghan definitely was not nothing. He follows plenty of Netflix talent, could simply have left the "follows" in place.

Something doesn’t add up here. I think it’s fake news. Probably to save face.

The only relevant thing here is that Netflix has several projects in production with Meghan and Harry--despite what the hater outlets were saying just a few days ago. Calling this news "fake" just makes you look dumb. Obviously, Sarandos doesn't actually hate Harry or Meghan. And it's a fool's errand to speculate about whether Sarandos is lukewarm, hates, or loves Meghan, based on what someone's hairdresser's cousin who parked near the Netflix parking lot told Variety. Puhleez. And this weird speculation about who Sarandos follows (and he never followed Meghan) is just whinging from sore losers.

I just find this all very strange. I'm not necessarily a hater, but I can't figure out what value add these to have for a fictional scripted series. Are they actually going to do anything real? It sounds like Netflix has script writers and other folks who will actually do most of the work. What will Harry and Meagan do? Does Netflix simply get a bigger audience of their names are attached to the projects?

They will do what other celeb producers do when the produce television shows. They will use their network and their celebrity to help secure financing and get talent on board. This one makes particular sense because Harry is very involved in the polo world. One of his best friends, Nacho Figueras, is a professional Argentinian polo player -- Figueras already worked with Harry on the polo documentary that his production company came out with a couple years ago. I would assume Figueras is involved in the scripted series too. Harry is a member of the Santa Barbara polo club and continues to compete in charity matches regularly. Harry also has good relationships with a lot of sports organizations because of his Invictus work.

This honestly makes more sense than Meghan selling jam. It perfectly dovetails with Harry's passions and is a great way to exploit their contacts and name.

Indeed. This is the whole Producer job description: line up your friends like Nacho to participate, and get some other rich polo people to help finance it. And that's what the Sussexes are, producers.

Has she ever produced anything that wasn't about herself?

Sure. Cookie Queens, which is coming to theaters this summer. They have a few projects in development, like Meet Me at the Lake and another movie or streamer project I'm not recalling, that have nothing to do with either of the Sussexes as personalities.

Try harder, hater.

I guess Netflix is a bunch of haters too as they keep canceling her shows. Try harder, PR person.

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Keep reading the thread, palace PR people (or trolls, if that's what you are).

Saying it's about "her" shows is rich because you're blaming Meghan for Harry's polo documentary. Misogynoir much? And Netflix has several projects currently under development with the Sussexes, including the polo drama that's the topic of this thread.

If you don't like the topic then stop coming in here. It's really that simple.

No, I don't like misogynoir. Keep pretending you don't know the difference. It really is that simple.

Eh, there were literally hundreds of pages of people hating on the Danes and Van Der Beek widows recently. People don't like rich celebs who try to garner too much sympathy. Maybe Meghan and Harry can back themselves out of that label over time.

We all know privilege isn't the problem. The problem is that Meghan stole your prince, then the pair responded to horrific tabloid and palace bullying by leaving Britain, and 7 years later they are successfully earning their own living despite all predictions to the contrary. This latest polo drama being an example of that.

Keep crying.

Everyone is so devastated to lose marrying good king Harry. He’s so good looking and incredibly talented, and excellent at managing relationships. His accent is class, right? Formal education and teeth that aren’t estranged from each other are overrated, and I also tend to like dashing darling men who wore Nazi regalia to parties and then blamed others for it.

I’m so mad I can’t have him. I weep. I seethe. I yearn for the gentle touch of the Brillo-haired big dummy. Thank you for seeing me, sister.

LOL. So it really got under your skin that Harry put the blame for that Nazi outfit where it belongs, on Will and Kate, and he brought receipts. Surprised you even read Spare, tbh.

I'll wait for the reviews on the polo drama. I don't watch complete trash, no matter who the showrunners are or who stars in it. If the reviews are good and it's popular enough to hit Netflix's top 10 or their recommendations, then I might watch an episode or two and then decide. From this thread, you'd think Harry and Meghan are cruelly forcing everyone to watch all ~10 episodes, lol.

No matter who or where he got the idea, he’s the idiot who wore the costume. I don’t know if it reflects more poorly on him that he’s too stupid to know a bad idea when someone gave it to him or if he’s the one who thought of it.

That Nazi costume was a terrible idea. But it's also hard to understand where your hate for them is coming from. Harboring so much hate is bad for you.

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Anonymous wrote:This actually looks good. I found some of their other content a bit boring.

OP here and I agree, I actually fell asleep during the lifestyle show, although I thought it was harmless and just someone else's cup of tea

I mainly wanted to counter the narrative some post here, that Harry and Meghan are broke failures because Netflix hates them, or something something. This polo drama with Netflix looks fun.

Yeah, sounds promising. Netflix only cut ties with the lifestyle show and the As Ever collaboration, that's all.

And that was the plan all along. They were really only helping her launch the brand with the show due to the partnership between them for Netflix content.

Always much ado about nothing with Harry & Meghan. They've made some PR missteps but they are certainly not the monsters people make them out to be.

Ted Sarandos unfollowing As Ever and Meghan definitely was not nothing. He follows plenty of Netflix talent, could simply have left the "follows" in place.

Something doesn’t add up here. I think it’s fake news. Probably to save face.

The only relevant thing here is that Netflix has several projects in production with Meghan and Harry--despite what the hater outlets were saying just a few days ago. Calling this news "fake" just makes you look dumb. Obviously, Sarandos doesn't actually hate Harry or Meghan. And it's a fool's errand to speculate about whether Sarandos is lukewarm, hates, or loves Meghan, based on what someone's hairdresser's cousin who parked near the Netflix parking lot told Variety. Puhleez. And this weird speculation about who Sarandos follows (and he never followed Meghan) is just whinging from sore losers.

I just find this all very strange. I'm not necessarily a hater, but I can't figure out what value add these to have for a fictional scripted series. Are they actually going to do anything real? It sounds like Netflix has script writers and other folks who will actually do most of the work. What will Harry and Meagan do? Does Netflix simply get a bigger audience of their names are attached to the projects?

They will do what other celeb producers do when the produce television shows. They will use their network and their celebrity to help secure financing and get talent on board. This one makes particular sense because Harry is very involved in the polo world. One of his best friends, Nacho Figueras, is a professional Argentinian polo player -- Figueras already worked with Harry on the polo documentary that his production company came out with a couple years ago. I would assume Figueras is involved in the scripted series too. Harry is a member of the Santa Barbara polo club and continues to compete in charity matches regularly. Harry also has good relationships with a lot of sports organizations because of his Invictus work.

This honestly makes more sense than Meghan selling jam. It perfectly dovetails with Harry's passions and is a great way to exploit their contacts and name.

Indeed. This is the whole Producer job description: line up your friends like Nacho to participate, and get some other rich polo people to help finance it. And that's what the Sussexes are, producers.

Has she ever produced anything that wasn't about herself?

Sure. Cookie Queens, which is coming to theaters this summer. They have a few projects in development, like Meet Me at the Lake and another movie or streamer project I'm not recalling, that have nothing to do with either of the Sussexes as personalities.

Try harder, hater.

I guess Netflix is a bunch of haters too as they keep canceling her shows. Try harder, PR person.

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Keep reading the thread, palace PR people (or trolls, if that's what you are).

Saying it's about "her" shows is rich because you're blaming Meghan for Harry's polo documentary. Misogynoir much? And Netflix has several projects currently under development with the Sussexes, including the polo drama that's the topic of this thread.

If you don't like the topic then stop coming in here. It's really that simple.

No, I don't like misogynoir. Keep pretending you don't know the difference. It really is that simple.

Eh, there were literally hundreds of pages of people hating on the Danes and Van Der Beek widows recently. People don't like rich celebs who try to garner too much sympathy. Maybe Meghan and Harry can back themselves out of that label over time.

We all know privilege isn't the problem. The problem is that Meghan stole your prince, then the pair responded to horrific tabloid and palace bullying by leaving Britain, and 7 years later they are successfully earning their own living despite all predictions to the contrary. This latest polo drama being an example of that.

Keep crying.

Everyone is so devastated to lose marrying good king Harry. He’s so good looking and incredibly talented, and excellent at managing relationships. His accent is class, right? Formal education and teeth that aren’t estranged from each other are overrated, and I also tend to like dashing darling men who wore Nazi regalia to parties and then blamed others for it.

I’m so mad I can’t have him. I weep. I seethe. I yearn for the gentle touch of the Brillo-haired big dummy. Thank you for seeing me, sister.

LOL. So it really got under your skin that Harry put the blame for that Nazi outfit where it belongs, on Will and Kate, and he brought receipts. Surprised you even read Spare, tbh.

I'll wait for the reviews on the polo drama. I don't watch complete trash, no matter who the showrunners are or who stars in it. If the reviews are good and it's popular enough to hit Netflix's top 10 or their recommendations, then I might watch an episode or two and then decide. From this thread, you'd think Harry and Meghan are cruelly forcing everyone to watch all ~10 episodes, lol.

DP. For the life of me, I can't figure out why he dredged all that up in Spare. It was an incredibly unflattering incident, but he was also 20 at the time, and he took accountability and apologized. He seemed genuinely remorseful. I'm not sure how or why that anecdote made it into the book.

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Anonymous wrote:I just don't care about polo. Maybe if I were into horses. I've never seen a match. How many people have? I have no reference for it except seeing Prince Charles and others standing around after a match.

There is a polo field in Santa Barbara thst is very close to Montecito. I wondered if thar was one reason they chose to live there instead of L.A. I myself have never seen another polo field. Do people play it in other parts if the U.S.? Seems like a south Ame

Hawaii has polo. Maybe they could film an epi there?

I feel like they'll use the Florida facility they mentioned, which apparently they have connections to so it would be cheaper. But they'll pretend it's somewhere else. Could be Hawaii. Maybe they change the bunting and signage around and then in the next scene it becomes Paris. Who knows.

The elitism is a feature, not a bug. Rich people problems always sell. Most of us have never spent time with any of the Real Housewives of XYZ, either, but lots of people seem to love watching them. It won't necessarily be you or me watching the polo, but people will definitely watch.

No, drama sells, even if it’s Springer or Roseanne. Heck even their drama—their Oprah interview and book—sold. They haven’t proved they can do drama beyond their family.

Every time they do something, it comes with great expectations beforehand. There are people who think this is series is going to be sleazy? Maybe it will be. But their past record shows they don’t even get why people watch entertainment, let alone produce entertaining content.

I don't think it needs to be sleazy, just sexy. And actually Megan has a lot of connections with people who have experience hitting exactly the tone I think this show is going for, with Suits. If they combine Harry's polo contacts with some of the writers, directors, even actors that Megan worked with, it could be a hit.

I could easily see Meg's friend Abigail Spencer playing a role on the show, she has the right look and vibe for a show about rich, globe trotting, horse people. I don't think the men from Suits are appropriate for a show about polo players, but if they can find beefcake with Patrick Adams approximate acting skill, that would work.

Something Suits did well (and look, it wasn't a great show, but it was very watchable and ran for a lot of seasons) is they always incorporated humor and character actors, so it wasn't just hot lawyers being slick and dramatic. That will help a show like this. I like some of the plot ideas people have suggested too -- a polo family in the verge of bankruptcy due to getting around the world to matches, horses in tow. An in demand polo bachelor torn between the match his parents want and what his heart tells him. Plus they have to have some royal characters right? Perhaps with some family drama? Maybe a pair of prince brothers with a lifelong competition who take it out on each other during polo matches. That sort of thing could help satisfy people who want to see royal drama on screen -- all they'd have to do is hint enough at Harry's real life while changing enough details to keep people guessing as to whether the reference is intended to be a reference.

Yes! Meghan was intimately responsible for the success of Suits and can write and cast this. It’ll be bigger than Bridgerton and Squid Games!

Why are you being so weird. I don't think it will be bigger than Bridgerton or Squid Games. I don't actually care of it's "big" or not. I just like the idea and hope they make something good that I would actually watch. And no, I didn't say Meghan was "intimately responsible" for the success of Suits (which was only moderately successful itself -- long running but as a basic cable show). I said she has a lot of connections with people who know how to make a watchable, somewhat sexy, dramatic show. Writers, directors, show runners, etc. Meghan didn't produce Suits but obviously you get to know people and learn something about how shows like that come together when you star on one for 8 years.

The problem with this conversation is that you think it's a referendum on whether Meghan is a good person or not and I don't even care about that one way or another. Some of us are just having a conversation about whether this sounds like a good show or not, or what we'd hope to see in the show, or expressing optimism that it could be good. I don't actually care about Meghan one way or another. To quote Mariah: "I don't know her."

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Anonymous wrote:This actually looks good. I found some of their other content a bit boring.

OP here and I agree, I actually fell asleep during the lifestyle show, although I thought it was harmless and just someone else's cup of tea

I mainly wanted to counter the narrative some post here, that Harry and Meghan are broke failures because Netflix hates them, or something something. This polo drama with Netflix looks fun.

Yeah, sounds promising. Netflix only cut ties with the lifestyle show and the As Ever collaboration, that's all.

And that was the plan all along. They were really only helping her launch the brand with the show due to the partnership between them for Netflix content.

Always much ado about nothing with Harry & Meghan. They've made some PR missteps but they are certainly not the monsters people make them out to be.

Ted Sarandos unfollowing As Ever and Meghan definitely was not nothing. He follows plenty of Netflix talent, could simply have left the "follows" in place.

Something doesn’t add up here. I think it’s fake news. Probably to save face.

The only relevant thing here is that Netflix has several projects in production with Meghan and Harry--despite what the hater outlets were saying just a few days ago. Calling this news "fake" just makes you look dumb. Obviously, Sarandos doesn't actually hate Harry or Meghan. And it's a fool's errand to speculate about whether Sarandos is lukewarm, hates, or loves Meghan, based on what someone's hairdresser's cousin who parked near the Netflix parking lot told Variety. Puhleez. And this weird speculation about who Sarandos follows (and he never followed Meghan) is just whinging from sore losers.

I just find this all very strange. I'm not necessarily a hater, but I can't figure out what value add these to have for a fictional scripted series. Are they actually going to do anything real? It sounds like Netflix has script writers and other folks who will actually do most of the work. What will Harry and Meagan do? Does Netflix simply get a bigger audience of their names are attached to the projects?

They will do what other celeb producers do when the produce television shows. They will use their network and their celebrity to help secure financing and get talent on board. This one makes particular sense because Harry is very involved in the polo world. One of his best friends, Nacho Figueras, is a professional Argentinian polo player -- Figueras already worked with Harry on the polo documentary that his production company came out with a couple years ago. I would assume Figueras is involved in the scripted series too. Harry is a member of the Santa Barbara polo club and continues to compete in charity matches regularly. Harry also has good relationships with a lot of sports organizations because of his Invictus work.

This honestly makes more sense than Meghan selling jam. It perfectly dovetails with Harry's passions and is a great way to exploit their contacts and name.

Indeed. This is the whole Producer job description: line up your friends like Nacho to participate, and get some other rich polo people to help finance it. And that's what the Sussexes are, producers.

Has she ever produced anything that wasn't about herself?

Sure. Cookie Queens, which is coming to theaters this summer. They have a few projects in development, like Meet Me at the Lake and another movie or streamer project I'm not recalling, that have nothing to do with either of the Sussexes as personalities.

Try harder, hater.

I guess Netflix is a bunch of haters too as they keep canceling her shows. Try harder, PR person.

+100

Keep reading the thread, palace PR people (or trolls, if that's what you are).

Saying it's about "her" shows is rich because you're blaming Meghan for Harry's polo documentary. Misogynoir much? And Netflix has several projects currently under development with the Sussexes, including the polo drama that's the topic of this thread.

If you don't like the topic then stop coming in here. It's really that simple.

No, I don't like misogynoir. Keep pretending you don't know the difference. It really is that simple.

Eh, there were literally hundreds of pages of people hating on the Danes and Van Der Beek widows recently. People don't like rich celebs who try to garner too much sympathy. Maybe Meghan and Harry can back themselves out of that label over time.

We all know privilege isn't the problem. The problem is that Meghan stole your prince, then the pair responded to horrific tabloid and palace bullying by leaving Britain, and 7 years later they are successfully earning their own living despite all predictions to the contrary. This latest polo drama being an example of that.

Keep crying.

Everyone is so devastated to lose marrying good king Harry. He’s so good looking and incredibly talented, and excellent at managing relationships. His accent is class, right? Formal education and teeth that aren’t estranged from each other are overrated, and I also tend to like dashing darling men who wore Nazi regalia to parties and then blamed others for it.

I’m so mad I can’t have him. I weep. I seethe. I yearn for the gentle touch of the Brillo-haired big dummy. Thank you for seeing me, sister.

LOL. So it really got under your skin that Harry put the blame for that Nazi outfit where it belongs, on Will and Kate, and he brought receipts. Surprised you even read Spare, tbh.

I'll wait for the reviews on the polo drama. I don't watch complete trash, no matter who the showrunners are or who stars in it. If the reviews are good and it's popular enough to hit Netflix's top 10 or their recommendations, then I might watch an episode or two and then decide. From this thread, you'd think Harry and Meghan are cruelly forcing everyone to watch all ~10 episodes, lol.

DP. For the life of me, I can't figure out why he dredged all that up in Spare. It was an incredibly unflattering incident, but he was also 20 at the time, and he took accountability and apologized. He seemed genuinely remorseful. I'm not sure how or why that anecdote made it into the book.

He brought it up because that book was about how he felt sacrificed by his family to the press for decades, and that was an example of where he felt the family allowed him to take the blame for something that actually implicated his brother as well, but as "the spare" it was his job to absorb the criticism for it and protect "the heir." That's the entire thesis of the book. Of course he's going to discuss one of the single most embarrassing incidents of his life within that context.

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Anonymous wrote:This actually looks good. I found some of their other content a bit boring.

OP here and I agree, I actually fell asleep during the lifestyle show, although I thought it was harmless and just someone else's cup of tea

I mainly wanted to counter the narrative some post here, that Harry and Meghan are broke failures because Netflix hates them, or something something. This polo drama with Netflix looks fun.

Yeah, sounds promising. Netflix only cut ties with the lifestyle show and the As Ever collaboration, that's all.

And that was the plan all along. They were really only helping her launch the brand with the show due to the partnership between them for Netflix content.

Always much ado about nothing with Harry & Meghan. They've made some PR missteps but they are certainly not the monsters people make them out to be.

Ted Sarandos unfollowing As Ever and Meghan definitely was not nothing. He follows plenty of Netflix talent, could simply have left the "follows" in place.

Something doesn’t add up here. I think it’s fake news. Probably to save face.

The only relevant thing here is that Netflix has several projects in production with Meghan and Harry--despite what the hater outlets were saying just a few days ago. Calling this news "fake" just makes you look dumb. Obviously, Sarandos doesn't actually hate Harry or Meghan. And it's a fool's errand to speculate about whether Sarandos is lukewarm, hates, or loves Meghan, based on what someone's hairdresser's cousin who parked near the Netflix parking lot told Variety. Puhleez. And this weird speculation about who Sarandos follows (and he never followed Meghan) is just whinging from sore losers.

I just find this all very strange. I'm not necessarily a hater, but I can't figure out what value add these to have for a fictional scripted series. Are they actually going to do anything real? It sounds like Netflix has script writers and other folks who will actually do most of the work. What will Harry and Meagan do? Does Netflix simply get a bigger audience of their names are attached to the projects?

They will do what other celeb producers do when the produce television shows. They will use their network and their celebrity to help secure financing and get talent on board. This one makes particular sense because Harry is very involved in the polo world. One of his best friends, Nacho Figueras, is a professional Argentinian polo player -- Figueras already worked with Harry on the polo documentary that his production company came out with a couple years ago. I would assume Figueras is involved in the scripted series too. Harry is a member of the Santa Barbara polo club and continues to compete in charity matches regularly. Harry also has good relationships with a lot of sports organizations because of his Invictus work.

This honestly makes more sense than Meghan selling jam. It perfectly dovetails with Harry's passions and is a great way to exploit their contacts and name.

Indeed. This is the whole Producer job description: line up your friends like Nacho to participate, and get some other rich polo people to help finance it. And that's what the Sussexes are, producers.

Has she ever produced anything that wasn't about herself?

Sure. Cookie Queens, which is coming to theaters this summer. They have a few projects in development, like Meet Me at the Lake and another movie or streamer project I'm not recalling, that have nothing to do with either of the Sussexes as personalities.

Try harder, hater.

I guess Netflix is a bunch of haters too as they keep canceling her shows. Try harder, PR person.

+100

Keep reading the thread, palace PR people (or trolls, if that's what you are).

Saying it's about "her" shows is rich because you're blaming Meghan for Harry's polo documentary. Misogynoir much? And Netflix has several projects currently under development with the Sussexes, including the polo drama that's the topic of this thread.

If you don't like the topic then stop coming in here. It's really that simple.

No, I don't like misogynoir. Keep pretending you don't know the difference. It really is that simple.

Eh, there were literally hundreds of pages of people hating on the Danes and Van Der Beek widows recently. People don't like rich celebs who try to garner too much sympathy. Maybe Meghan and Harry can back themselves out of that label over time.

We all know privilege isn't the problem. The problem is that Meghan stole your prince, then the pair responded to horrific tabloid and palace bullying by leaving Britain, and 7 years later they are successfully earning their own living despite all predictions to the contrary. This latest polo drama being an example of that.

Keep crying.

Everyone is so devastated to lose marrying good king Harry. He’s so good looking and incredibly talented, and excellent at managing relationships. His accent is class, right? Formal education and teeth that aren’t estranged from each other are overrated, and I also tend to like dashing darling men who wore Nazi regalia to parties and then blamed others for it.

I’m so mad I can’t have him. I weep. I seethe. I yearn for the gentle touch of the Brillo-haired big dummy. Thank you for seeing me, sister.

LOL. So it really got under your skin that Harry put the blame for that Nazi outfit where it belongs, on Will and Kate, and he brought receipts. Surprised you even read Spare, tbh.

I'll wait for the reviews on the polo drama. I don't watch complete trash, no matter who the showrunners are or who stars in it. If the reviews are good and it's popular enough to hit Netflix's top 10 or their recommendations, then I might watch an episode or two and then decide. From this thread, you'd think Harry and Meghan are cruelly forcing everyone to watch all ~10 episodes, lol.

DP. For the life of me, I can't figure out why he dredged all that up in Spare. It was an incredibly unflattering incident, but he was also 20 at the time, and he took accountability and apologized. He seemed genuinely remorseful. I'm not sure how or why that anecdote made it into the book.

He brought it up because that book was about how he felt sacrificed by his family to the press for decades, and that was an example of where he felt the family allowed him to take the blame for something that actually implicated his brother as well, but as "the spare" it was his job to absorb the criticism for it and protect "the heir." That's the entire thesis of the book. Of course he's going to discuss one of the single most embarrassing incidents of his life within that context.

At the end of the day, he wore the costume. He took accountability and apologized and it seemed like he meant it. I stand by my comment.

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Anonymous wrote:This actually looks good. I found some of their other content a bit boring.

OP here and I agree, I actually fell asleep during the lifestyle show, although I thought it was harmless and just someone else's cup of tea

I mainly wanted to counter the narrative some post here, that Harry and Meghan are broke failures because Netflix hates them, or something something. This polo drama with Netflix looks fun.

Yeah, sounds promising. Netflix only cut ties with the lifestyle show and the As Ever collaboration, that's all.

And that was the plan all along. They were really only helping her launch the brand with the show due to the partnership between them for Netflix content.

Always much ado about nothing with Harry & Meghan. They've made some PR missteps but they are certainly not the monsters people make them out to be.

Ted Sarandos unfollowing As Ever and Meghan definitely was not nothing. He follows plenty of Netflix talent, could simply have left the "follows" in place.

Something doesn’t add up here. I think it’s fake news. Probably to save face.

The only relevant thing here is that Netflix has several projects in production with Meghan and Harry--despite what the hater outlets were saying just a few days ago. Calling this news "fake" just makes you look dumb. Obviously, Sarandos doesn't actually hate Harry or Meghan. And it's a fool's errand to speculate about whether Sarandos is lukewarm, hates, or loves Meghan, based on what someone's hairdresser's cousin who parked near the Netflix parking lot told Variety. Puhleez. And this weird speculation about who Sarandos follows (and he never followed Meghan) is just whinging from sore losers.

I just find this all very strange. I'm not necessarily a hater, but I can't figure out what value add these to have for a fictional scripted series. Are they actually going to do anything real? It sounds like Netflix has script writers and other folks who will actually do most of the work. What will Harry and Meagan do? Does Netflix simply get a bigger audience of their names are attached to the projects?

They will do what other celeb producers do when the produce television shows. They will use their network and their celebrity to help secure financing and get talent on board. This one makes particular sense because Harry is very involved in the polo world. One of his best friends, Nacho Figueras, is a professional Argentinian polo player -- Figueras already worked with Harry on the polo documentary that his production company came out with a couple years ago. I would assume Figueras is involved in the scripted series too. Harry is a member of the Santa Barbara polo club and continues to compete in charity matches regularly. Harry also has good relationships with a lot of sports organizations because of his Invictus work.

This honestly makes more sense than Meghan selling jam. It perfectly dovetails with Harry's passions and is a great way to exploit their contacts and name.

Indeed. This is the whole Producer job description: line up your friends like Nacho to participate, and get some other rich polo people to help finance it. And that's what the Sussexes are, producers.

Has she ever produced anything that wasn't about herself?

Sure. Cookie Queens, which is coming to theaters this summer. They have a few projects in development, like Meet Me at the Lake and another movie or streamer project I'm not recalling, that have nothing to do with either of the Sussexes as personalities.

Try harder, hater.

I guess Netflix is a bunch of haters too as they keep canceling her shows. Try harder, PR person.

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Keep reading the thread, palace PR people (or trolls, if that's what you are).

Saying it's about "her" shows is rich because you're blaming Meghan for Harry's polo documentary. Misogynoir much? And Netflix has several projects currently under development with the Sussexes, including the polo drama that's the topic of this thread.

If you don't like the topic then stop coming in here. It's really that simple.

No, I don't like misogynoir. Keep pretending you don't know the difference. It really is that simple.

Eh, there were literally hundreds of pages of people hating on the Danes and Van Der Beek widows recently. People don't like rich celebs who try to garner too much sympathy. Maybe Meghan and Harry can back themselves out of that label over time.

We all know privilege isn't the problem. The problem is that Meghan stole your prince, then the pair responded to horrific tabloid and palace bullying by leaving Britain, and 7 years later they are successfully earning their own living despite all predictions to the contrary. This latest polo drama being an example of that.

Keep crying.

Everyone is so devastated to lose marrying good king Harry. He’s so good looking and incredibly talented, and excellent at managing relationships. His accent is class, right? Formal education and teeth that aren’t estranged from each other are overrated, and I also tend to like dashing darling men who wore Nazi regalia to parties and then blamed others for it.

I’m so mad I can’t have him. I weep. I seethe. I yearn for the gentle touch of the Brillo-haired big dummy. Thank you for seeing me, sister.

LOL. So it really got under your skin that Harry put the blame for that Nazi outfit where it belongs, on Will and Kate, and he brought receipts. Surprised you even read Spare, tbh.

I'll wait for the reviews on the polo drama. I don't watch complete trash, no matter who the showrunners are or who stars in it. If the reviews are good and it's popular enough to hit Netflix's top 10 or their recommendations, then I might watch an episode or two and then decide. From this thread, you'd think Harry and Meghan are cruelly forcing everyone to watch all ~10 episodes, lol.

DP. For the life of me, I can't figure out why he dredged all that up in Spare. It was an incredibly unflattering incident, but he was also 20 at the time, and he took accountability and apologized. He seemed genuinely remorseful. I'm not sure how or why that anecdote made it into the book.

He brought it up because that book was about how he felt sacrificed by his family to the press for decades, and that was an example of where he felt the family allowed him to take the blame for something that actually implicated his brother as well, but as "the spare" it was his job to absorb the criticism for it and protect "the heir." That's the entire thesis of the book. Of course he's going to discuss one of the single most embarrassing incidents of his life within that context.

At the end of the day, he wore the costume. He took accountability and apologized and it seemed like he meant it. I stand by my comment.

Right. He didn't bring it up in spare because he felt he needed to take accountability again. He brought it up as part of a different story, about how he felt his family used him as cannon fodder for the tabloids to protect his brother for his entire life.

And bringing it up was fine, since it did not in fact lead to people rehashing the incident.

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Anonymous wrote:I just don't care about polo. Maybe if I were into horses. I've never seen a match. How many people have? I have no reference for it except seeing Prince Charles and others standing around after a match.

There is a polo field in Santa Barbara thst is very close to Montecito. I wondered if thar was one reason they chose to live there instead of L.A. I myself have never seen another polo field. Do people play it in other parts if the U.S.? Seems like a south Ame

Hawaii has polo. Maybe they could film an epi there?

I feel like they'll use the Florida facility they mentioned, which apparently they have connections to so it would be cheaper. But they'll pretend it's somewhere else. Could be Hawaii. Maybe they change the bunting and signage around and then in the next scene it becomes Paris. Who knows.

The elitism is a feature, not a bug. Rich people problems always sell. Most of us have never spent time with any of the Real Housewives of XYZ, either, but lots of people seem to love watching them. It won't necessarily be you or me watching the polo, but people will definitely watch.

No, drama sells, even if it’s Springer or Roseanne. Heck even their drama—their Oprah interview and book—sold. They haven’t proved they can do drama beyond their family.

Every time they do something, it comes with great expectations beforehand. There are people who think this is series is going to be sleazy? Maybe it will be. But their past record shows they don’t even get why people watch entertainment, let alone produce entertaining content.

I don't think it needs to be sleazy, just sexy. And actually Megan has a lot of connections with people who have experience hitting exactly the tone I think this show is going for, with Suits. If they combine Harry's polo contacts with some of the writers, directors, even actors that Megan worked with, it could be a hit.

I could easily see Meg's friend Abigail Spencer playing a role on the show, she has the right look and vibe for a show about rich, globe trotting, horse people. I don't think the men from Suits are appropriate for a show about polo players, but if they can find beefcake with Patrick Adams approximate acting skill, that would work.

Something Suits did well (and look, it wasn't a great show, but it was very watchable and ran for a lot of seasons) is they always incorporated humor and character actors, so it wasn't just hot lawyers being slick and dramatic. That will help a show like this. I like some of the plot ideas people have suggested too -- a polo family in the verge of bankruptcy due to getting around the world to matches, horses in tow. An in demand polo bachelor torn between the match his parents want and what his heart tells him. Plus they have to have some royal characters right? Perhaps with some family drama? Maybe a pair of prince brothers with a lifelong competition who take it out on each other during polo matches. That sort of thing could help satisfy people who want to see royal drama on screen -- all they'd have to do is hint enough at Harry's real life while changing enough details to keep people guessing as to whether the reference is intended to be a reference.

Yes! Meghan was intimately responsible for the success of Suits and can write and cast this. It’ll be bigger than Bridgerton and Squid Games!

Why are you being so weird. I don't think it will be bigger than Bridgerton or Squid Games. I don't actually care of it's "big" or not. I just like the idea and hope they make something good that I would actually watch. And no, I didn't say Meghan was "intimately responsible" for the success of Suits (which was only moderately successful itself -- long running but as a basic cable show). I said she has a lot of connections with people who know how to make a watchable, somewhat sexy, dramatic show. Writers, directors, show runners, etc. Meghan didn't produce Suits but obviously you get to know people and learn something about how shows like that come together when you star on one for 8 years.

The problem with this conversation is that you think it's a referendum on whether Meghan is a good person or not and I don't even care about that one way or another. Some of us are just having a conversation about whether this sounds like a good show or not, or what we'd hope to see in the show, or expressing optimism that it could be good. I don't actually care about Meghan one way or another. To quote Mariah: "I don't know her."

Honestly I don't think that was from someone who likes Meghan or thinks she's a good person. It seems like lame sarcasm, in the same way a lot of the responses to even slightly pro-Meghan posts are met with lame ad hominems or lame deflections. I don't know if I've seen anything about Meghan being a wonderful person. But I've seen plenty of comments that want to turn this thread into how she's a terrible person.

Agree, the original convo was about whether this would be fun to watch--or not. And about how Netflix hasn't cut ties with M&H, despite what all the reporting a week ago from Bowers and his ilk would have had us believe. None of us knows Meghan (or Harry, who's actually the polo guru), so making this about all Meghan's personality is just weird.