Squid Game: Am I Missing Something?

[mikethompson]

If you haven't heard about Squid Game yet, it's a global phenomenon that's on Netflix right now. It is number 1 in something like every country you can get Netflix. Its always mentioned on the news, the cast was on The Tonight Show, and it dominates Netflix when I log in.

I watched a few moments of the preview, and well, I didn't find it appealing at all. I'd rather read at night.

Anyone else not riding the Squid Game train or is it just me?

 

[bassbug]

Like any other form of entertainment, one size does not fit all. I enjoyed it.

 

[workman]

I'm going to check it out. I can't help but assume that I'll find it stupid, based on what I've heard.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

If someone likes Squid Game, check out Alice in Borderland. It is a Japanese series that is a lot like Squid Games, except with a better storyline IMO and more of that Japanese surrealism that I find in their novels.

But, if you hated Squid Games then you most likely wouldn’t like it either.

The overdubbing in English is a lot better too.

The premise that these are critiques on capitalism is very strange to me. If someone has a bad day at work, they don’t die. I know it is supposed to be metaphors, but…. still the examples are overgeneralized. I enjoyed them at least a little for entertainment before I heard this.

Yellowstone is way better IMO.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

With both series, you have to suspend any logic as to why someone would spend billions of dollars to do all of this with hardly any return on the expense if any. If you look for logic for motive, it ruins both of them.

 

[logs]

Anyone else not riding the Squid Game train or is it just me?

Not surprised it didn't appeal to you. It's kid stuff for the gamer crowd.

 

[kschatey]

If someone likes Squid Game, check out Alice in Borderland. It is a Japanese series that is a lot like Squid Games, except with a better storyline IMO and more of that Japanese surrealism that I find in their novels.

I am hoping for a second season of "Alice in Borderland" and they did leave the door open a smidge to continue "Squid Game" as well.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I am hoping for a second season of "Alice in Borderland" and they did leave the door open a smidge to continue "Squid Game" as well.

I’ve heard that the new season of Alice is about to drop. It’s been made anyway.

 

[mikethompson]

they did leave the door open a smidge to continue "Squid Game" as well.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that there will be a season 2.

 

[Casual]

I'd rather read at night.

I find removing the television in favour of reading has improved my life greatly. The older the book, the better.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Stephen King wrote 2 similar novellas as Richard Bachman: The Long Walk and Running Man.

Note, the movie Running Man with Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't do the story justice.

 

[didimauw]

Usually if the show or movie is dubbed over, the wife and I won't watch it. Too much to comprehend. However squid game was fantastic. The lips don't match the dub, and the close caption doesn't match either. But that show was great. We finished it before I even knew how big it was world wide.

I'll check out Alice in borderland now! Lol

 

[ashdigger]

Never heard of it. I do like a good calamari though.

 

[paulfg]

never seen or heard of it but then i dont have netflix

 

[gervais]

I find removing the television in favour of reading has improved my life greatly. The older the book, the better.

Id like to apply this to my life. After Smallville of course ?

 

[scloyd]

I currently don't have Netflix, switched to HBOmax a couple of months ago. I'm cheap frugal, I only pay for one subscription at a time. When I get bored with HBOmax, I'll sign up again for Netflix and watch the programs that are newer.

Anyway, Squid Game looks interesting, I'll probably watch it sometime in the future.

 

[Streeper541]

All you need to know about Squid Game

 

[cosmicfolklore]

All you need to know about Squid Game

Hilarious!! When I read Japanese fiction, they always mention things like a hamburger costing 5 million yen. I am always amazed that Japanese aren't having to carry around millions of yens in wheel barrows just to eat. Then when I saw on Squid Games that they were going to get like 45 billion, I used my most likely misunderstanding to calculate that they were risking death and their eternal souls for like... $515.

 

[WVOldFart]

I find removing the television in favour of reading has improved my life greatly. The older the book, the better.

I stopped getting TV about 3 years ago. I haven't missed it a bit. My wife watches what she wants on the computer and doesn't miss the TV either.

 

[anotherbob]

Also personally I find it's best to wait and watch something like this after the hypes died down. For one it keeps you away from conversations with people with short attention spans. Also something about having higher expectations seems like an unfair way to judge a blend or show even.