Baby Reindeer

[Dukasaur]

So, where does everyone stand on the Baby Reindeer controversy. Shameless exploitation or though-provoking drama?

Was enough done to protect the identities of the real people behind the story? Is there a duty to protect them, or not?

https://tvline.com/news/baby-reindeer-real-life-martha-stalker-piers-morgan-interview-1235235978/

[Lonous]

Haven't heard a thing about this. At all. To the point that I thought your thread title was actually about baby reindeer.

After spending 60 seconds reading your link, the story feels about as real as the usual offerings of reality TV.
Without knowing anything more about it, any chance that all of this noise they are making is merely their hype machine trying to drum up viewers?

[Pack Rat]

I love movies that are dark, but this film was a bit over the top.

There was too much gender bender for me.



You won't be bored watching this disturbing series.

[mookiemcgee]

Haven't heard a thing about this. At all. To the point that I thought your thread title was actually about baby reindeer.

After spending 60 seconds reading your link, the story feels about as real as the usual offerings of reality TV.
Without knowing anything more about it, any chance that all of this noise they are making is merely their hype machine trying to drum up viewers?

I noticed it on netflix, but didn't watch and also wasn't aware there was controversy. Will probably save my comments until i get around to watching it, but if they aren't naming RL names in the show it's hard as an american to figure out what the controversy would even be. There are far too many shows with shameless exploitation but make for though-provoking drama.

[Votanic]

Over-entitled 2-ton psycho-snowflake got her circus-tent-sized panties in a knot because the world has figured out she's an over-entitled 2-ton psycho-snowflake...
If you like, go back to the beginning of the sentence and just keep re-reading it, Mobius-strip style.

[Dukasaur]

Haven't heard a thing about this. At all. To the point that I thought your thread title was actually about baby reindeer.

After spending 60 seconds reading your link, the story feels about as real as the usual offerings of reality TV.
Without knowing anything more about it, any chance that all of this noise they are making is merely their hype machine trying to drum up viewers?

I noticed it on netflix, but didn't watch and also wasn't aware there was controversy. Will probably save my comments until i get around to watching it, but if they aren't naming RL names in the show it's hard as an american to figure out what the controversy would even be. There are far too many shows with shameless exploitation but make for though-provoking drama.

I read the reviews before I started watching it.

Didn't really intend to start watching it, but my wife started watching it, and I had just read a couple reviews so I was curious and I jumped in.

About the not using real names. Generally TV scripts that are "based on a true story" are either about people who died long ago, or if anyone is still alive their character is changed so much that they are unrecognizable.

In this case everyone is still very much alive, and they made no effort to make the characters unrecognizable except for the names.

Haven't heard a thing about this. At all. To the point that I thought your thread title was actually about baby reindeer.

After spending 60 seconds reading your link, the story feels about as real as the usual offerings of reality TV.
Without knowing anything more about it, any chance that all of this noise they are making is merely their hype machine trying to drum up viewers?

I don't think they need any help drumming up viewers. It was the most-watched show on netflix for two or three weeks, and it's still in second or third place now that it's past the peak.

[Dukasaur]

Fiona Harvey sues for $170 million!

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jun/06/baby-reindeer-netflix-lawsuit

Harvey is seeking at least $50m for actual damages, at least $50m in compensatory damages for “mental anguish, loss of enjoyment and loss of business”, at least $50m for “all profits from ‘Baby Reindeer,’” as well as $20m punitive damages.

The Guardian has reached out to Netflix for comment.

In an interview with the Guardian in April, Gadd spoke of the series, saying that he “tweaked slightly to create dramatic climaxes”.

“It’s very emotionally true, obviously: I was severely stalked and severely abused. But we wanted it to exist in the sphere of art, as well as protect the people it’s based on,” he said.

This week, Baby Reindeer was a major winner at the Gotham TV awards in New York City and is expected to be a frontrunner when Emmy nominations are announced in July. The series has found over 60 million viewers in its first month on the platform and is expected to become one of Netflix’s 10 biggest shows ever.

[Votanic]

Fiona Harvey sues for $170 million!

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jun/06/baby-reindeer-netflix-lawsuit

Harvey is seeking at least $50m for actual damages, at least $50m in compensatory damages for “mental anguish, loss of enjoyment and loss of business”, at least $50m for “all profits from ‘Baby Reindeer,’” as well as $20m punitive damages.

The Guardian has reached out to Netflix for comment.

In an interview with the Guardian in April, Gadd spoke of the series, saying that he “tweaked slightly to create dramatic climaxes”.

“It’s very emotionally true, obviously: I was severely stalked and severely abused. But we wanted it to exist in the sphere of art, as well as protect the people it’s based on,” he said.

This week, Baby Reindeer was a major winner at the Gotham TV awards in New York City and is expected to be a frontrunner when Emmy nominations are announced in July. The series has found over 60 million viewers in its first month on the platform and is expected to become one of Netflix’s 10 biggest shows ever.

Poor guy... he would have been better off he had just 'accidentally' run her over with his car.

[Dukasaur]

Who cares about him? It's our entertainment that matters!