What's the story?
Netflix Party.
I thought we were meant to be social distancing.
We are. Netflix Party is a Google Chrome extension enjoying soaring popularity thanks to the number of people staying at home away from friends and family due to the coronavirus pandemic.
It allows multiple users to watch TV shows and films on Netflix simultaneously, providing a chatting service to discuss the content in real time. Meaning you can watch together whether long-distance or self-isolating in the next room.
Netflix has added seven more servers to meet increasing demand. Think of it as a virtual Netflix and Chill. But without the rude innuendo.
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Great. What do you fancy watching?
Pandemic. Quarantine. Doomsday Preppers.
No thanks. I'm living all of those. Anything a little more feel-good?
Gilmore Girls. Queer Eye. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Sex Education. Brooklyn Nine-Nine. The Good Place. Derry Girls. Arrested Development. Gavin & Stacey. Still Game. Only Fools and Horses. After Life. If you're missing your colleagues while working remotely, there's The Office.
And if I need something a little darker?
Mindhunter. Black Mirror. Ozark.
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Netflix Party in five minutes?
I'm already bunging the popcorn in the microwave.
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