New Sussex project with Netflix re polo

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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.

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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

Why would Taylor Sheridan, who mostly makes Westerns, make a show about polo players at a club in Florida in 2026?

The allure of a scripted show about polo players is pretty straightforward. Polo players are almost universally super wealthy (pretty much an impossible sport to get into unless you come from real money) but the sport also requires them to fit. Polo uniforms are tight and the players tend to look pretty hot. Many polo players have extremely hot wives, and polo matches are often a total social scene. So the pitch here is: White Lotus meets Heated Rivalry, with horses and better weather.

Success will depend on the writing, casting, and show runner. But the potential is definitely there. I'll also note that for Netflix, they just need people to want to watch it. It doesn't have to be exceptional. Netflix has a lot of mediocre schlock. They are just looking for content engaging enough to prevent people from cancelling or pausing their memberships between the actual hit shows like British Baking Show and Bridgerton. If it's as good as Department Q (which is okay but not as good as Slow Horses, the show it was obviously trying to emulate) that's a huge win.

This is a smart move by Netflix and makes sense as a producing project for Harry given how connected he is within the polo world.

Do you think a bunch of city slickers are riding horses?

Huh? Is everyone who watches The Pitt a doctor?

Department Q was good, and so was Slow Horses--I agree with pp. And that really is all Netflix needs in between the blockbusters. Who even knows whether the Sussexes are aiming for polo x Heated Rivalry, or for something tamer and more decorous? But as long as it reaches a threshold viewership and/or breaks even, it doesn't really matter.

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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

Why would Taylor Sheridan, who mostly makes Westerns, make a show about polo players at a club in Florida in 2026?

The allure of a scripted show about polo players is pretty straightforward. Polo players are almost universally super wealthy (pretty much an impossible sport to get into unless you come from real money) but the sport also requires them to fit. Polo uniforms are tight and the players tend to look pretty hot. Many polo players have extremely hot wives, and polo matches are often a total social scene. So the pitch here is: White Lotus meets Heated Rivalry, with horses and better weather.

Success will depend on the writing, casting, and show runner. But the potential is definitely there. I'll also note that for Netflix, they just need people to want to watch it. It doesn't have to be exceptional. Netflix has a lot of mediocre schlock. They are just looking for content engaging enough to prevent people from cancelling or pausing their memberships between the actual hit shows like British Baking Show and Bridgerton. If it's as good as Department Q (which is okay but not as good as Slow Horses, the show it was obviously trying to emulate) that's a huge win.

This is a smart move by Netflix and makes sense as a producing project for Harry given how connected he is within the polo world.

The other polo show he did was a flop

It wasn't a show, it was a documentary. You think it "flopped" because it didn't do as well at the Megan & Harry documentary they did, but no one would expect it to.

It apparently did well enough that Netflix feels there's sufficient interest in the sport to develop a scripted series.

They are a one trick pony, so to speak. People were bored by Polo, who is clamoring for more?

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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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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

Why would Taylor Sheridan, who mostly makes Westerns, make a show about polo players at a club in Florida in 2026?

The allure of a scripted show about polo players is pretty straightforward. Polo players are almost universally super wealthy (pretty much an impossible sport to get into unless you come from real money) but the sport also requires them to fit. Polo uniforms are tight and the players tend to look pretty hot. Many polo players have extremely hot wives, and polo matches are often a total social scene. So the pitch here is: White Lotus meets Heated Rivalry, with horses and better weather.

Success will depend on the writing, casting, and show runner. But the potential is definitely there. I'll also note that for Netflix, they just need people to want to watch it. It doesn't have to be exceptional. Netflix has a lot of mediocre schlock. They are just looking for content engaging enough to prevent people from cancelling or pausing their memberships between the actual hit shows like British Baking Show and Bridgerton. If it's as good as Department Q (which is okay but not as good as Slow Horses, the show it was obviously trying to emulate) that's a huge win.

This is a smart move by Netflix and makes sense as a producing project for Harry given how connected he is within the polo world.

Do you think a bunch of city slickers are riding horses?

I think you are confused about who plays polo (very rich, often physically very attractive, aristrocats) and who the target audience for this show is (middle age women looking for an escape by watching a soap opera about rich, hot polo players).

None of which sounds up Taylor Sheridan's alley. It's not a period show, it doesn't take place in the American West, it's not about "staking a claim" or "defending the family homestead" or whatever. Totally different vibe.

I don't think you know much about Taylor Sheridan's alley which goes way beyond Yellowstone. The point is he knows what people want to watch, based on the success of his shows. What do the Sussexes know with all of their cancellations and flops?

Taylor Sheridan shows:
Yellowstone: Montana ranching family/land rights/politics f
1883: Yellowstone prequel/period drama/also set in West and Montana
1923: Another Yellowstone prequel focusing on a new generation of Duttons navigating the aftermath of WWI, Prohibition, and the Great Depression.
Mayor of Kingstown: crime thriller/family drama/takes place in Michigan
Tulsa King: New York mafia capo tries to establish a new criminal empire in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Special Ops: Lioness: A CIA undercover program recruits a female Marine to infiltrate a terrorist organization, based on real undercover efforts.
Lawmen: Bass Reeves: Story of first black US Marshall in Oklahoma territory
Landman: West Texas/oil business
The Madison: A Yellowstone spinoff that follows a New York City family moving to the Madison River valley in Montana
Marshals: A Yellowstone spinoff series starring Luke Grimes that follows a Dutton family member operating in a new elite law enforcement role
The Last Cowboy: An unscripted competition series focusing on the high-stakes, intense world of professional reining horses
6666: An upcoming spinoff series focused on the historic Four Sixes Ranch in Texas, which was introduced in Yellowstone

The west, oil, ranching, crime and law enforcement. Five of 12 are either Yellowstone or a prequel/spin-off.

What does ANY of this have to do with a contemporary series about polo players (rich, international, athletes) set in a polo club in South Florida?

Other than horses, nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

Why would Taylor Sheridan, who mostly makes Westerns, make a show about polo players at a club in Florida in 2026?

The allure of a scripted show about polo players is pretty straightforward. Polo players are almost universally super wealthy (pretty much an impossible sport to get into unless you come from real money) but the sport also requires them to fit. Polo uniforms are tight and the players tend to look pretty hot. Many polo players have extremely hot wives, and polo matches are often a total social scene. So the pitch here is: White Lotus meets Heated Rivalry, with horses and better weather.

Success will depend on the writing, casting, and show runner. But the potential is definitely there. I'll also note that for Netflix, they just need people to want to watch it. It doesn't have to be exceptional. Netflix has a lot of mediocre schlock. They are just looking for content engaging enough to prevent people from cancelling or pausing their memberships between the actual hit shows like British Baking Show and Bridgerton. If it's as good as Department Q (which is okay but not as good as Slow Horses, the show it was obviously trying to emulate) that's a huge win.

This is a smart move by Netflix and makes sense as a producing project for Harry given how connected he is within the polo world.

Do you think a bunch of city slickers are riding horses?

Huh? Is everyone who watches The Pitt a doctor?

Department Q was good, and so was Slow Horses--I agree with pp. And that really is all Netflix needs in between the blockbusters. Who even knows whether the Sussexes are aiming for polo x Heated Rivalry, or for something tamer and more decorous? But as long as it reaches a threshold viewership and/or breaks even, it doesn't really matter.

I honestly think if they just cast some hot guys who are decent actors (a la heated rivalry) and make sure there are scenes featuring them shirtless and/or sweaty, and some decent drama, it will find an audience. Netflix knows that there are lots of women aged 25-60 who are looking for streaming content that is just an escape with some hot guys and a reasonably engaging story.

For Netflix, having that Polo documentary in the can and on the platform already is a bonus because it means if the show is a hit, they already have content to suggest for people once they finished the scripted series (or between installments). And if that works, they can update the documentary periodically with new info about modern polo players and their lives.

May or may not work but it's a smart play and makes sense for this team.

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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

Why would Taylor Sheridan, who mostly makes Westerns, make a show about polo players at a club in Florida in 2026?

The allure of a scripted show about polo players is pretty straightforward. Polo players are almost universally super wealthy (pretty much an impossible sport to get into unless you come from real money) but the sport also requires them to fit. Polo uniforms are tight and the players tend to look pretty hot. Many polo players have extremely hot wives, and polo matches are often a total social scene. So the pitch here is: White Lotus meets Heated Rivalry, with horses and better weather.

Success will depend on the writing, casting, and show runner. But the potential is definitely there. I'll also note that for Netflix, they just need people to want to watch it. It doesn't have to be exceptional. Netflix has a lot of mediocre schlock. They are just looking for content engaging enough to prevent people from cancelling or pausing their memberships between the actual hit shows like British Baking Show and Bridgerton. If it's as good as Department Q (which is okay but not as good as Slow Horses, the show it was obviously trying to emulate) that's a huge win.

This is a smart move by Netflix and makes sense as a producing project for Harry given how connected he is within the polo world.

Do you think a bunch of city slickers are riding horses?

Huh? Is everyone who watches The Pitt a doctor?

Department Q was good, and so was Slow Horses--I agree with pp. And that really is all Netflix needs in between the blockbusters. Who even knows whether the Sussexes are aiming for polo x Heated Rivalry, or for something tamer and more decorous? But as long as it reaches a threshold viewership and/or breaks even, it doesn't really matter.

I honestly think if they just cast some hot guys who are decent actors (a la heated rivalry) and make sure there are scenes featuring them shirtless and/or sweaty, and some decent drama, it will find an audience. Netflix knows that there are lots of women aged 25-60 who are looking for streaming content that is just an escape with some hot guys and a reasonably engaging story.

For Netflix, having that Polo documentary in the can and on the platform already is a bonus because it means if the show is a hit, they already have content to suggest for people once they finished the scripted series (or between installments). And if that works, they can update the documentary periodically with new info about modern polo players and their lives.

May or may not work but it's a smart play and makes sense for this team.

You think most women want to watch a Baywatch type show just to see shirtless men? I don't think you know what women want.

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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.

LOL, it's cute you think I'm a PR person. And why are you making this all about "her" in most of your posts, instead of including Harry? Misogynoir, much?

OP's link makes it clear that Netflix has at least three shows in the pipeline with the Sussexes. Lots of shows get cancelled, all the time, and so what? Netflix is absolutely still working with the Sussexes, and that's the only important point here.

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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

Why would Taylor Sheridan, who mostly makes Westerns, make a show about polo players at a club in Florida in 2026?

The allure of a scripted show about polo players is pretty straightforward. Polo players are almost universally super wealthy (pretty much an impossible sport to get into unless you come from real money) but the sport also requires them to fit. Polo uniforms are tight and the players tend to look pretty hot. Many polo players have extremely hot wives, and polo matches are often a total social scene. So the pitch here is: White Lotus meets Heated Rivalry, with horses and better weather.

Success will depend on the writing, casting, and show runner. But the potential is definitely there. I'll also note that for Netflix, they just need people to want to watch it. It doesn't have to be exceptional. Netflix has a lot of mediocre schlock. They are just looking for content engaging enough to prevent people from cancelling or pausing their memberships between the actual hit shows like British Baking Show and Bridgerton. If it's as good as Department Q (which is okay but not as good as Slow Horses, the show it was obviously trying to emulate) that's a huge win.

This is a smart move by Netflix and makes sense as a producing project for Harry given how connected he is within the polo world.

Do you think a bunch of city slickers are riding horses?

Huh? Is everyone who watches The Pitt a doctor?

Department Q was good, and so was Slow Horses--I agree with pp. And that really is all Netflix needs in between the blockbusters. Who even knows whether the Sussexes are aiming for polo x Heated Rivalry, or for something tamer and more decorous? But as long as it reaches a threshold viewership and/or breaks even, it doesn't really matter.

I honestly think if they just cast some hot guys who are decent actors (a la heated rivalry) and make sure there are scenes featuring them shirtless and/or sweaty, and some decent drama, it will find an audience. Netflix knows that there are lots of women aged 25-60 who are looking for streaming content that is just an escape with some hot guys and a reasonably engaging story.

For Netflix, having that Polo documentary in the can and on the platform already is a bonus because it means if the show is a hit, they already have content to suggest for people once they finished the scripted series (or between installments). And if that works, they can update the documentary periodically with new info about modern polo players and their lives.

May or may not work but it's a smart play and makes sense for this team.

Agree, Downton Abbey in Miami with shirtless men could be a winning recipe. I'd watch it, at least the first few episodes. It's not like Heated Rivalry was a natural for me, either (I'm not into hockey and not gay). But yep, the drama x shirtless men recipe brought me in, and apparently millions of other non-queer, non-hockey-playing viewers came for the same shirtless reasons.

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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

Why would Taylor Sheridan, who mostly makes Westerns, make a show about polo players at a club in Florida in 2026?

The allure of a scripted show about polo players is pretty straightforward. Polo players are almost universally super wealthy (pretty much an impossible sport to get into unless you come from real money) but the sport also requires them to fit. Polo uniforms are tight and the players tend to look pretty hot. Many polo players have extremely hot wives, and polo matches are often a total social scene. So the pitch here is: White Lotus meets Heated Rivalry, with horses and better weather.

Success will depend on the writing, casting, and show runner. But the potential is definitely there. I'll also note that for Netflix, they just need people to want to watch it. It doesn't have to be exceptional. Netflix has a lot of mediocre schlock. They are just looking for content engaging enough to prevent people from cancelling or pausing their memberships between the actual hit shows like British Baking Show and Bridgerton. If it's as good as Department Q (which is okay but not as good as Slow Horses, the show it was obviously trying to emulate) that's a huge win.

This is a smart move by Netflix and makes sense as a producing project for Harry given how connected he is within the polo world.

The other polo show he did was a flop

It wasn't a show, it was a documentary. You think it "flopped" because it didn't do as well at the Megan & Harry documentary they did, but no one would expect it to.

It apparently did well enough that Netflix feels there's sufficient interest in the sport to develop a scripted series.

They are a one trick pony, so to speak. People were bored by Polo, who is clamoring for more?

Well a documentary is not the same thing as a scripted show. I don’t watch hockey but enjoyed heated rivalry. Etc.

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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.

You seem like a really angry, unhappy person to be spending your days hating on a couple you've never met, who is just trying to earn their own way in California. Seek therapy?

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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

Why would Taylor Sheridan, who mostly makes Westerns, make a show about polo players at a club in Florida in 2026?

The allure of a scripted show about polo players is pretty straightforward. Polo players are almost universally super wealthy (pretty much an impossible sport to get into unless you come from real money) but the sport also requires them to fit. Polo uniforms are tight and the players tend to look pretty hot. Many polo players have extremely hot wives, and polo matches are often a total social scene. So the pitch here is: White Lotus meets Heated Rivalry, with horses and better weather.

Success will depend on the writing, casting, and show runner. But the potential is definitely there. I'll also note that for Netflix, they just need people to want to watch it. It doesn't have to be exceptional. Netflix has a lot of mediocre schlock. They are just looking for content engaging enough to prevent people from cancelling or pausing their memberships between the actual hit shows like British Baking Show and Bridgerton. If it's as good as Department Q (which is okay but not as good as Slow Horses, the show it was obviously trying to emulate) that's a huge win.

This is a smart move by Netflix and makes sense as a producing project for Harry given how connected he is within the polo world.

Do you think a bunch of city slickers are riding horses?

I think you are confused about who plays polo (very rich, often physically very attractive, aristrocats) and who the target audience for this show is (middle age women looking for an escape by watching a soap opera about rich, hot polo players).

None of which sounds up Taylor Sheridan's alley. It's not a period show, it doesn't take place in the American West, it's not about "staking a claim" or "defending the family homestead" or whatever. Totally different vibe.

I don't think you know much about Taylor Sheridan's alley which goes way beyond Yellowstone. The point is he knows what people want to watch, based on the success of his shows. What do the Sussexes know with all of their cancellations and flops?

Taylor Sheridan shows:
Yellowstone: Montana ranching family/land rights/politics f
1883: Yellowstone prequel/period drama/also set in West and Montana
1923: Another Yellowstone prequel focusing on a new generation of Duttons navigating the aftermath of WWI, Prohibition, and the Great Depression.
Mayor of Kingstown: crime thriller/family drama/takes place in Michigan
Tulsa King: New York mafia capo tries to establish a new criminal empire in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Special Ops: Lioness: A CIA undercover program recruits a female Marine to infiltrate a terrorist organization, based on real undercover efforts.
Lawmen: Bass Reeves: Story of first black US Marshall in Oklahoma territory
Landman: West Texas/oil business
The Madison: A Yellowstone spinoff that follows a New York City family moving to the Madison River valley in Montana
Marshals: A Yellowstone spinoff series starring Luke Grimes that follows a Dutton family member operating in a new elite law enforcement role
The Last Cowboy: An unscripted competition series focusing on the high-stakes, intense world of professional reining horses
6666: An upcoming spinoff series focused on the historic Four Sixes Ranch in Texas, which was introduced in Yellowstone

The west, oil, ranching, crime and law enforcement. Five of 12 are either Yellowstone or a prequel/spin-off.

What does ANY of this have to do with a contemporary series about polo players (rich, international, athletes) set in a polo club in South Florida?

Other than horses, nothing.

LOL, Taylor Sheridan does seem to have some serious horse cred.

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Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

Why would Taylor Sheridan, who mostly makes Westerns, make a show about polo players at a club in Florida in 2026?

The allure of a scripted show about polo players is pretty straightforward. Polo players are almost universally super wealthy (pretty much an impossible sport to get into unless you come from real money) but the sport also requires them to fit. Polo uniforms are tight and the players tend to look pretty hot. Many polo players have extremely hot wives, and polo matches are often a total social scene. So the pitch here is: White Lotus meets Heated Rivalry, with horses and better weather.

Success will depend on the writing, casting, and show runner. But the potential is definitely there. I'll also note that for Netflix, they just need people to want to watch it. It doesn't have to be exceptional. Netflix has a lot of mediocre schlock. They are just looking for content engaging enough to prevent people from cancelling or pausing their memberships between the actual hit shows like British Baking Show and Bridgerton. If it's as good as Department Q (which is okay but not as good as Slow Horses, the show it was obviously trying to emulate) that's a huge win.

This is a smart move by Netflix and makes sense as a producing project for Harry given how connected he is within the polo world.

Do you think a bunch of city slickers are riding horses?

I think you are confused about who plays polo (very rich, often physically very attractive, aristrocats) and who the target audience for this show is (middle age women looking for an escape by watching a soap opera about rich, hot polo players).

None of which sounds up Taylor Sheridan's alley. It's not a period show, it doesn't take place in the American West, it's not about "staking a claim" or "defending the family homestead" or whatever. Totally different vibe.

I don't think you know much about Taylor Sheridan's alley which goes way beyond Yellowstone. The point is he knows what people want to watch, based on the success of his shows. What do the Sussexes know with all of their cancellations and flops?

DP. I love Taylor Sheridan and have seen all his films. Polo is very much not his vibe. But beyond that if this is something that is meant to make money it would be incredibly risky to pay whatever the cost of getting him to participate in developing this show. And that’s not typically how Netflix does things.

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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.

You seem like a really angry, unhappy person to be spending your days hating on a couple you've never met, who is just trying to earn their own way in California. Seek therapy?

Take your own advice. Your vitriol is shocking.

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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

Why would Taylor Sheridan, who mostly makes Westerns, make a show about polo players at a club in Florida in 2026?

The allure of a scripted show about polo players is pretty straightforward. Polo players are almost universally super wealthy (pretty much an impossible sport to get into unless you come from real money) but the sport also requires them to fit. Polo uniforms are tight and the players tend to look pretty hot. Many polo players have extremely hot wives, and polo matches are often a total social scene. So the pitch here is: White Lotus meets Heated Rivalry, with horses and better weather.

Success will depend on the writing, casting, and show runner. But the potential is definitely there. I'll also note that for Netflix, they just need people to want to watch it. It doesn't have to be exceptional. Netflix has a lot of mediocre schlock. They are just looking for content engaging enough to prevent people from cancelling or pausing their memberships between the actual hit shows like British Baking Show and Bridgerton. If it's as good as Department Q (which is okay but not as good as Slow Horses, the show it was obviously trying to emulate) that's a huge win.

This is a smart move by Netflix and makes sense as a producing project for Harry given how connected he is within the polo world.

Do you think a bunch of city slickers are riding horses?

I think you are confused about who plays polo (very rich, often physically very attractive, aristrocats) and who the target audience for this show is (middle age women looking for an escape by watching a soap opera about rich, hot polo players).

None of which sounds up Taylor Sheridan's alley. It's not a period show, it doesn't take place in the American West, it's not about "staking a claim" or "defending the family homestead" or whatever. Totally different vibe.

I don't think you know much about Taylor Sheridan's alley which goes way beyond Yellowstone. The point is he knows what people want to watch, based on the success of his shows. What do the Sussexes know with all of their cancellations and flops?

DP. I love Taylor Sheridan and have seen all his films. Polo is very much not his vibe. But beyond that if this is something that is meant to make money it would be incredibly risky to pay whatever the cost of getting him to participate in developing this show. And that’s not typically how Netflix does things.

His films? Are you sure you know who he is?