‘Do you know what you should really watch? High Fidelity† I think it’s on Disney+. With Zoë Kravitz, that daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz, but you probably know her from Big Little Lies† Those two seasons were first on Ziggo, only they will be finished there, I think you can now find it on HBO Max. In High Fidelity so is she with Jake Lacy, who is in The White Lotus that spoiled rich man was playing, honeymooning with that woman.”
– “Oh yeah, The White Lotus†
– „That series will now also be on HBO Max, or could it stay on Ziggo for a while? But in High Fidelity is that Jake Lacy a completely different character than in The White Lotus† He plays a dork who runs after Zoë Kravitz. That is like real acting, that you can play different roles.”
†successionI thought that was a nice series. A Shakespearean drama.”
– „Haha, successionwhat are you taking me for? Everyone is already looking at that. And that comparison with Shakespeare, did you come up with that yourself? You are definitely watching Inventing Annaor Manifesto† Have fun joining the crowd. Do you know what to see? City on a Hill, is just on Ziggo. That’s the new one The Wire, only not in Baltimore but in Boston. Or else you have to Your Honor check, with Bryan Cranston. About a judge in New Orleans and then his son drives to death a boy who again turns out to be the son of a big criminal. Very atmospheric and dark. I don’t know where to stream it. Or else snowfallalso on Disney+: hard gangster series about drug trafficking in Los Angeles, a kind Boyz n the Hood† It’s called Disney+, but there’s a lot of series on it that I wouldn’t really call Disney. but do you know Boyz n the Hood yet? That movie was on Netflix once, I believe. Now you can rent it on Amazon Prime anyway.”
– “Do you think I should take Viaplay?”
– „I would only do it if you really can’t do without Formula 1. They have little else now. I’ve taken HBO Max, but haven’t watched it yet. I want to have permanent access to The Sopranos† Not that I’m going to watch that series again today or tomorrow, I just want to know it’s there when I need it. I became restless in those months that The Sopranos had already been removed from Ziggo and HBO Max was not yet in the Netherlands.”
“I also try to read a book sometimes.”
“Haha, I write books myself, but you didn’t think I still read them, did you?”
– “Why not?”
“Who still reads books? Certainly not all those thick books. Grand Hotel Europe, or that book about people being good, do you think someone will finish it? Even writers don’t read books anymore.”
“Then why are they still writing?”
– “What do you think? So that it can be filmed later. Or better yet, a Netflix series. When was the last time you heard someone ask: have you read that book yet? People are now asking: what series do you watch on Netflix?”
– “Why do I have to watch all those series?”
“That’s where the stories are told. I think from now on I’ll just make scripts straight away, without the detour of a book first. It’s even easier, in such a scenario you just have to write down the dialogues, and whether they are inside or outside.”
– „I try to count for a moment. So you have Netflix, Disney+, Ziggo XL, HBO Max and Amazon Prime? How much does that cost you per month?”
– „And I have now taken Videoland again, because Mocro Mafia started, fourth season. Holds up well, but seems to be stagnant. Always the same. And I can’t follow all those different storylines anymore. What do they think I’ve got those paper charts hanging on the wall, with all the characters on them and who’s arguing with whom?”
– “What do you do when you don’t watch series?”
– “Podcasts listen, of course. When I walk around the house for a few minutes, I turn on a podcast on my phone. Otherwise it’s dead time. Do you know which podcast you should listen to?”