The Squid Games

[Joe 90]

Anybody else watch this series on Netflix and think the director was a Korean version of Stanley Kubrick?

[tomcat]

...watched the first 10 minutes and gave up: Korean-style acting is lost on me...

[misskit]

I am in the middle of How to Get Away With Murder. When I finish the series, going to watch Squid Games. Sounds interesting.

[Joe 90]

I am in the middle of How to Get Away With Murder. When I finish the series, going to watch Squid Games. Sounds interesting.

It's a weird one if you can get past the dubious cockney dubbing.
Apparently it's gone viral with the younger generations.

The music, style and scenery screams Stanley Kubrick Gangnam style

[bsnub]

So basically another Battle Royale rip off...



Battle Royale is a cult classic and basically started an entire genre of video games like Fortnite and PUBG.

[Joe 90]

Shall watch that.

Basically netflix and youtube are dominating the TV market.
Long live the rebellion!
Independent TV for the masses...

[sabang]

I've watched the first 3 episodes. Pretty good so far. Nothing particularly original about it, but entertaining.

[Fondles]

Tried to watch, utter shite.

back to re-runs of Frazier and Seinfeld.

[armstrong]

Watched the first episode because it was all the talk of daughter's grade 2 class. Didn't get to the killing quick enough so daughter lost interest. It's basically just a meme now.

[Saint Willy]

Shall watch that.

Basically netflix and youtube are dominating the TV market.
Long live the rebellion!
Independent TV for the masses...

[Saint Willy]

Watched the first episode because it was all the talk of daughter's grade 2 class. Didn't get to the killing quick enough so daughter lost interest. It's basically just a meme now.

Sounds ideal family viewing.

Parents need to know that the level of violence is very intense in Squid Game. Characters are systematically tortured and killed for the sadistic pleasure of a game master. Adults have sex, and there are threats of sexual violence -- women are grabbed by the hair and beaten. Themes concerning the highs one gets from gambling, winning, or conning money are a main focus.

[AntRobertson]

Apparently the sub-titles are all kinds of fucked up.

Often don't come close to matching what's actually being said.

[armstrong]

Sounds ideal family viewing.

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I watched it to check for myself. You googled for a fear mongering article.

[Saint Willy]

^ but that's not actually what you said you did, is it?

You googled for a fear mongering article.

No. For a parents page on safe TV viewing.

But let your 8 year old watch it. no problem.

[armstrong]

Yep, no problem.

[sabang]

Apparently the sub-titles are all kinds of fucked up.

Often don't come close to matching what's actually being said.

That's because the subtitles are based on the original Korean soundtrack, not the dubbed English language soundtrack.
I usually watch foreign stuff in native language w/subtitles- but not this (Korean, uggh). Dubbed Eng soundtrack, no need for subtitles.

[Iceman123]

Just finished watching The Squid Game, thought it was pretty good. Lots of similarities to the “Hunger Games”. Easy viewing.

[cyrille]

News Just In...

netflix and youtube are dominating the TV market.

[Joe 90]

Netflix says it will edit out a phone number that appears in its hit series Squid Game after a woman said she was deluged by calls to her mobile phone.

The gory South Korean drama sees cash-strapped contestants invited to ring the number to take part in life-and-death children's games for money.

The woman said the number actually came through to her phone - and she had been inundated with requests to play.

Squid Game is on course to become one of Netflix's most watched series.

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A businesswoman in Seongju, south-east South Korea, told local media that she had been receiving thousands of texts and calls to her phone "to the point that it's hard for me to go on with daily life".

"This is a number that I've been using for more than ten years, so I'm quite taken aback. There are more than 4,000 numbers that I've had to delete from my phone," she told Money Today.

"At first I didn't know why, but my friend told me that my number came out in Squid Game and that's when I realised."

She is reported to have rejected offers of compensation up to five million won ($4,178, £3,073).

Squid Game
IMAGE SOURCE,NETFLIX
Image caption,The show sees cash-strapped contestants play children's games in which the price of failure is death
Netflix has not commented on the compensation claims, but it has urged fans of the show to refrain from calling the number.

"Together with the production company, we are working to resolve this matter, including editing scenes with phone numbers where necessary," Netflix said on Wednesday.

The show first aired on 17 September and Netflix says it reached the number one spot in 90 countries in just 10 days.

While the genre of the show is hardly new, its striking visuals, relatable characters and disturbing study of human nature have spoken to audiences all around the world, reports the BBC's Waiyee Yip and William Lee.

[malmomike77]

The gory South Korean drama

I've not watched it but the supposed killing and gore was described as cartoonish on a radio programme yesterday.

[Edmond]

She is reported to have rejected offers of compensation up to five million won ($4,178, £3,073).

Sounds like the intro to the next season.


She might start getting a bit jumpy now every time she sees a van pull up beside her.

[armstrong]

Loving it. Red light green light is sure to be a hit in the playgrounds if we ever go back.

[MarilynMonroe]

Yup, I watched it, as I like Korean tv, and also watched Parasite recently which draws some parallels based on present day wealth inequality.
Hard to believe the games are based on real life children games. Brought back some memories of my time in South Korea. It is doing quite well on rotten tomatoes (94%).

[Joe 90]

IMAGE SOURCE,NETFLIX
Image caption,Netflix's Korean thriller Squid Game has become a worldwide sensation
A council has written to parents and guardians of school children warning of the dangers of "replicating games from the Squid Game programme".


The Netflix South Korean thriller series tells the story of debt-ridden people competing for a huge cash prize in a deadly series of children's games.


Its popularity prompted Central Bedfordshire Council to email parents about "aggressive" primary pupils.


They were advised to "be vigilant", as first reported by The Guardian.


The email said: "There have been some concerning reports recently about children and young people 'playing' Squid Game whilst at school.


"Squid Game is also being viewed via other platforms such as YouTube and TikTok, and given the popularity of the games in the show, developers have made various mini-games based on Squid Game on Roblox and other gaming platforms."


IMAGE SOURCE,NETFLIX
Image caption,Squid Game is rated 15 on Netflix
The Netflix series is rated 15.


The council email continued: "We strongly advise that children should not watch Squid Game. The show is quite graphic with a lot of violent content."


The council told the BBC: "Last week our education safeguarding team were made aware that some primary-aged children in one of our schools were behaving aggressively on the playground while replicating games from the Squid Game programme.


"It was felt that these young children had seen clips of the programme, which has a rating of 15 due to its graphic nature, on social media.


"Following the concerns raised, the team shared information about parental settings, and resources to support parents to keep their children safe online."

[Saint Willy]

The council email continued: "We strongly advise that children should not watch Squid Game. The show is quite graphic with a lot of violent content."

Apparently ok for some deadbeat dads despite these clear warnings.