New Sussex project with Netflix re polo

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

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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.

[Anonymous]

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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.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

[Anonymous]

I'm pretty sure Sheridan's deal with CBS/Paramount is exclusive. So he can't be hired to make a show for Netflix. That's not how it works.

He also has carte blanche to make what he wants -- if he wanted to make show about polo he would just do that. For Paramount. Not for Netflix via Harry.

But I don't think it's really his jam.

[Anonymous]

I'd watch a waterpolo or hockey drama before a polo one. Why? Because those guys are great-looking and we've watched them for decades in the Olympics or professional teams. I think Harry is limiting himself by focusing on his passion. Ted Lasso worked because he was a regular American coach who went to Britain to coach their players. You had British culture and its people to enjoy. Rich, elitist Florida? Please. Take us to Europe and then you've got something special.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Doctors and spies have been a success since tv was young.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm pretty sure Sheridan's deal with CBS/Paramount is exclusive. So he can't be hired to make a show for Netflix. That's not how it works.

He also has carte blanche to make what he wants -- if he wanted to make show about polo he would just do that. For Paramount. Not for Netflix via Harry.

But I don't think it's really his jam.

I don't see the Sussexes meshing with Sheridan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd watch a waterpolo or hockey drama before a polo one. Why? Because those guys are great-looking and we've watched them for decades in the Olympics or professional teams. I think Harry is limiting himself by focusing on his passion. Ted Lasso worked because he was a regular American coach who went to Britain to coach their players. You had British culture and its people to enjoy. Rich, elitist Florida? Please. Take us to Europe and then you've got something special.

Polo players come from everywhere in the world and travel all over it to play. You're right, the writers should work games abroad into the plot.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'd watch a waterpolo or hockey drama before a polo one. Why? Because those guys are great-looking and we've watched them for decades in the Olympics or professional teams. I think Harry is limiting himself by focusing on his passion. Ted Lasso worked because he was a regular American coach who went to Britain to coach their players. You had British culture and its people to enjoy. Rich, elitist Florida? Please. Take us to Europe and then you've got something special.

Polo players come from everywhere in the world and travel all over it to play. You're right, the writers should work games abroad into the plot.

No they really don't. Under 25,000 people play polo in the ENTIRE world and only around 5,000 at most in the entire world. More people are playing that Harry Potter Quidditch game . There are well over a million people who play water polo.

Another reason why a show like this will never work is that filming anything to do with horses is terribly expensive. And polo horses? Even more expensive. Now add to that you can whip horses in polo and they can get inadvertently hit by mallets and balls. That isn't going to play well now.

[Anonymous]

Is this why Netflix is raising rates again- to supplement the Sussexes? No thanks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm pretty sure Sheridan's deal with CBS/Paramount is exclusive. So he can't be hired to make a show for Netflix. That's not how it works.

He also has carte blanche to make what he wants -- if he wanted to make show about polo he would just do that. For Paramount. Not for Netflix via Harry.

But I don't think it's really his jam.

I don't see the Sussexes meshing with Sheridan.

I would watch a reality show/documentary about the Sussexes and Taylor Sheridan trying to collaborate on literally ANY project.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'd watch a waterpolo or hockey drama before a polo one. Why? Because those guys are great-looking and we've watched them for decades in the Olympics or professional teams. I think Harry is limiting himself by focusing on his passion. Ted Lasso worked because he was a regular American coach who went to Britain to coach their players. You had British culture and its people to enjoy. Rich, elitist Florida? Please. Take us to Europe and then you've got something special.

Polo players come from everywhere in the world and travel all over it to play. You're right, the writers should work games abroad into the plot.

No they really don't. Under 25,000 people play polo in the ENTIRE world and only around 5,000 at most in the entire world. More people are playing that Harry Potter Quidditch game . There are well over a million people who play water polo.

Another reason why a show like this will never work is that filming anything to do with horses is terribly expensive. And polo horses? Even more expensive. Now add to that you can whip horses in polo and they can get inadvertently hit by mallets and balls. That isn't going to play well now.

DP. The PP meant that polo is a very international sport, which it is. At any given polo match, you will find players from Europe, South America, the US, the MidEast, and Southeast Asia. Very common for players to have titles or be connected to some of the wealthiest families in the world. And the individuals are often very international on their own -- born in Singapore but boarding school in Europe, and college in the US, for instance. It's a jet setter community where people often speak multiple languages, couples are multinational, and individuals have citizenship in more than one country.

It's not a large community, but it's a unique one. Could be fun/interesting to explore that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm pretty sure Sheridan's deal with CBS/Paramount is exclusive. So he can't be hired to make a show for Netflix. That's not how it works.

He also has carte blanche to make what he wants -- if he wanted to make show about polo he would just do that. For Paramount. Not for Netflix via Harry.

But I don't think it's really his jam.

I don't see the Sussexes meshing with Sheridan.

I would watch a reality show/documentary about the Sussexes and Taylor Sheridan trying to collaborate on literally ANY project.

Now there's an idea. I don't think he would pull any punches or give them the type of mealy mouthed answers they are accustomed to.