06-08-2020, 12:48 AM
I watched the Netflix doc - Money Heist: The Phenomenon. Do not watch this before seeing the show because it drops some major S4 spoilers.
Nevertheless, it tells a great tale. The show was originally part of a Spanish network and it tanked during the 2nd season and was cancelled. Netflix picked it up as part of an international package, and didn't bother to advertise it at all. But it blew up. Internationally. It became their 2nd top TV series and one of the most popular in the world. The actors tell of how it changed their lives. They thought they were done and then all of a sudden, their social media start blowing up. What a ride for them.
It's cool to see the actors out of character talking about their roles. The doc is heavily inter-spliced with parallel lines from the show, which probably doubles the length of the doc. There's some great BTS stuff on the making of some of the scenes too, like how all their gold bars went awry because they were made of foam and had to be submerged and then got soggy, or how they couldn't get the euro drop to work, or how the crowd ruined their shots at Firenze. It was a fun view if you know the show.
Now I'm just waiting for S5.
Nevertheless, it tells a great tale. The show was originally part of a Spanish network and it tanked during the 2nd season and was cancelled. Netflix picked it up as part of an international package, and didn't bother to advertise it at all. But it blew up. Internationally. It became their 2nd top TV series and one of the most popular in the world. The actors tell of how it changed their lives. They thought they were done and then all of a sudden, their social media start blowing up. What a ride for them.
It's cool to see the actors out of character talking about their roles. The doc is heavily inter-spliced with parallel lines from the show, which probably doubles the length of the doc. There's some great BTS stuff on the making of some of the scenes too, like how all their gold bars went awry because they were made of foam and had to be submerged and then got soggy, or how they couldn't get the euro drop to work, or how the crowd ruined their shots at Firenze. It was a fun view if you know the show.
Now I'm just waiting for S5.
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