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OniExpress t1_it05xq3 wrote

Now fucking renew Sandman.

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lightsongtheold t1_it079b0 wrote

They did mention The Sandman as a show that performed well at their quarterly report so that bodes well for its future!

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Cash907 t1_it1dj0h wrote

Truth is it really hasn’t. It fell off the streaming charts quickly and failed to leg out the way something like Cobra Kai did, a show that costs a fraction as much to make btw.

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tetoffens t1_it0p62m wrote

The second season is already being written. Don't think they'd do that if they weren't sure there will be a second season.

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Cash907 t1_it1dswv wrote

“We have some scripts ready” /= Season 2 is already written. They just fleshed out what season 2 could be and probably wrote some scenes while working on season 1, but they wouldn’t solid complete anything until they were being paid to, and as of now Netflix hasn’t ordered any additional scripts.

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bannedagainomg t1_it1m9nj wrote

Creator will probably shop the series around to different studios if Netflix does not pick up season 2.

So i makes sense to write S2 anyway.

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tetoffens t1_it0pb0i wrote

More Degrassi than The OC.

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meatball77 t1_it0rm8f wrote

Very Degrassi

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OneGoodRib t1_it1ccnf wrote

Believe it or not, you just sold me on it now.

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Jay_Sondr t1_ital23g wrote

More 'Next Class' than 'Next Generation' though.

I loved that it's basically an R-Rated version of Degrassi Next Class focussing on the queer clique and isn't afraid to go deep into Australian culture and subcultures and say Australian slang words and everyone says 'fuck' and 'cunt' every other word.

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meatball77 t1_itamqen wrote

Agreed. It's everything sexual that could happen happens to this group. A threesome, yup. An asexual homosexual, yup. A lesbian autistic girl yup.

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Jay_Sondr t1_itavkcu wrote

A threesome where the consent was ambiguous at best, an asexual homoromantic, and an autistic lesbian.

Got to get it right. ;)

MAJOR SPOILERS IN THIS COMMENTS AHEAD. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE SPOILED. ALSO A GENERAL CONTENT WARNING, THIS SHOW CAN GET PRETTY INTENSE, AND TALKING ABOUT THE SHOW CAN BRING UP SENSITIVE TOPICS SUCH AS: Rape, Abuse, Police Brutality to a Person of Colour, Severe Mental Illness, and more.

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meatball77 t1_itc8ij3 wrote

I was wondering if they would call it assault.. surprised they didn't even talk about it being not right

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Jay_Sondr t1_itcr95j wrote

These are kids whose sex ed was RACK OFF. Their sex ed was 'do push ups'.

They probably didn't even know a man, let alone two at the same time, could be raped by a woman. In the show, the two guys -- Malakai, in particular, who was intoxicated and had just been assaulted by a police officer and then emotionally coerced at his lowest point -- were angry, and confused and ashamed afterwards. They couldn't put it into words why they felt the way they did. While the writers knew what was up, Malakai seemingly left it at "but I'm not gay... am I?", while Dusty was furious at Harper.

The show called it assault by how the characters reacted to the threesome rather than just outright saying it.

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meatball77 t1_itd7yuh wrote

I just wish for teen education purposes (or adult) they would have made it clear. That type of situation is one we need to be educating the public on.

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Jay_Sondr t1_itdnclu wrote

I'm not sure that would be honest to the characters though.

How would you even write that into the show that doesn't come off as preaching to the audience? This is a show that does its best to hide from the audience that Peter Rivers is Darren's dad, or that Chaka is Darren's boss as examples.

I think the slow burn over seasons is more to the show's style. This is the show that treated Harper's entire story, from her kidnapping, to her father's mania, or schitzophrenia, or whatever that was (apparently it was ice addiction), a secret from the audience for the entire season. We, the audience, assumed that she was raped and spent the rest of the season trying to regain her confidence, autonomy and sense of self-worth, but that was just a red herring to the potentially worse reality: she lost everything. Her home, her humanity, her father, her best friend, her identity, and most importantly, her self.

This can't be the show that looks at the audience and says: "Hey guys, it's me, Amerie. Coercion is rape, my best friend Harper raped Dusty. And having sex with someone who is unable to consent, in this case because they're intoxicated and traumatised, is also rape. Harper, my best friend, also raped Malakai, my current/ex-boyfriend".

Only through character study and the characters themselves understanding and being able to articulate what has happened to them, can they truly reveal to the other characters and themselves, what has truly happened to them.

And when it does, shit will hit the fan.

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brochelsea t1_it2t4s8 wrote

To me, it felt like a mix between Sex Education and Skins, and I ate it up. I'm 28.

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TacosAndBoba t1_it0orb9 wrote

Yessss this is such a good teen show. Honestly surprised to hear it was charting cuz I certainly saw no promotions about it in the US and I've seen like no one talk about it 😩

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meatball77 t1_it0rrth wrote

It didn't chart in the US, I never saw it on the top ten list. I'm thrilled and surprised that it's getting renewed.

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Herramadur t1_it0xkr3 wrote

Are you serious, never in the top ten!?! It did solid numbers in Australia, I wonder if that's what matters most, 'Heartstopper' did very well in the UK and got two new seasons. It also stayed in the top ten here in Iceland until Dahmer came out.

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im_a_dick_head t1_it15tya wrote

Yeah I literally didn't know it came out until I saw someone comment about it here. It wasn't on the front page, trending, or top 10 in the US.

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PhotographBusy6209 t1_it2k4nl wrote

Heartstopper is huge worldover. It’s rare for a new Netflix show to be renewed for at least 2 more seasons

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sysadmin_dot_py t1_it0uft9 wrote

>Reached top 10 shows in over 43 countries around the world on Netflix including US, Europe, Africa and Asia

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not-so-radical t1_it0obg9 wrote

Can't believe the most lovable character in this show was the fucking eshay...

I knew a whole lot of eshays and none were lovable

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im_a_dick_head t1_it1646u wrote

I had to Google "eshay" to understand this comment

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not-so-radical t1_it169yz wrote

Gonna have to google a lot of aussie slang if you watch this show

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im_a_dick_head t1_it16zkg wrote

Yeah I didn't understand a few things but they didn't seem important enough to need to Google lol

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meatball77 t1_it0rkf6 wrote

I'm excited! I didn't think it would be renewed because it didn't chart in the US.

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rambledetamble OP t1_it14m0l wrote

It did chart globally for 3 weeks in a row though...

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bannedagainomg t1_it1mgq5 wrote

> "Spent three weeks in global top 10 TV shows on Netflix (hitting #6, #5, #8 and amassing over 42.6M hours viewed in the three weeks )"

I could swear i never saw it here in Norway, even on the global list, unless i just totally ignored it.

And i always check the top 10 lists, to see whats new and popular.

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rambledetamble OP t1_it4fg8f wrote

This could be because the lists it was on was the "English Speaking" Top 10 - it may be a different list in certain European countries.

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blindedbyhindsight t1_it1gka0 wrote

loooooved the original series back in the 90´s. It was one of those shows you made sure you were home to watch.

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Herramadur t1_it0xpep wrote

I've been praying for this one, did not think we would get another season.

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preppytarg t1_it0qyu0 wrote

I watched a few episodes. It's pretty good but I dropped it only because I've seen too many of these sorts of shows. Never Have I Ever, Sex Education, Euphoria, etc.

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