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2017/01/17 21:14:26
Subject: The Santa Clarita Diet - New Netflix show starring Drew Barrymore as a zombie
Netflix has released the first trailer for the show The Santa Clarita Diet, which stars Drew Barrymore as a zombie of sorts--and it looks pretty wild.
Barrymore's character, a realtor named Sheila, one day vomits a lot and dies, apparently. In this next phase of her life, she develops an appetite for human flesh. Chomping down on humans makes her happier, so that's good, except she needs to find people to eat. Along with her husband Joel (Timothy Olyphant), Sheila must track down and kill people "who deserve it" so she can consume them, sometimes as blended-up smoothies while jogging with friends.
Sheila's family seems cool with all of this. The Santa Clarita Diet takes place in the Los Angeles suburb Santa Clarita, which is where the name comes from.
The Santa Clarita Diet premieres on Netflix on February 3. The series also features Patton Oswalt and Nathan Fillion.
I think I'll watch an episode to test it out. I do love Patton Oswalt and Nathan Fillion, but based on the premise, this will either be a big hit or a flop.
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I really liked this show, although I am a bit biased: I have loved Drew Barrymore since I was a kid, and also, I really liked Better Off Ted.
Despite that, I read a review that said that Drew Barrymore wasn't super funny on the show and that Timothy Olyphant did all the heavy lifting in every scene they were in together. Not a dealkiller but I did find that often to be true.
I really enjoyed the scenes with the daughter and the neighbor's kid as well, good chemistry.
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2017/02/24 12:58:07
Subject: The Santa Clarita Diet - New Netflix show starring Drew Barrymore as a zombie
My wife and I watched all of season 1 in about a week.
Agreed with Ouze on the daughter and neighbor kid. The show is very funny, with most of our laughter coming from neighbor kid or dad's under-the-breath one-liners as they react to a situation.
Looking forward to season 2, but I didn't care for the last 2 scenes.
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2017/02/24 17:54:48
Subject: The Santa Clarita Diet - New Netflix show starring Drew Barrymore as a zombie
I'm liking it, but Timothy Olyphant is doing a low-rent Billy Bob Thornton thing that kind of puts me off him. All the characters are very much obvious tropes but the dialog is decent. Good show overall.
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