{"id":1771360,"date":"2022-12-11T06:30:46","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T11:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1771360"},"modified":"2022-12-11T06:33:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T11:33:37","slug":"critics-rip-netflixs-100-million-harry-meghan-as-royal-pity-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/critics-rip-netflixs-100-million-harry-meghan-as-royal-pity-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Critics Rip Netflix\u2019s $100 Million \u201cHarry &#038; Meghan\u201d as \u201cRoyal Pity Party\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcritics-rip-netflixs-100-million-harry-meghan-as-royal-pity-party%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1771360&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/12\/meghan-harry-netflix-trailer-1-640x335.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"     style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">This holiday season, only one show is bringing our divided country together<i>\u00a0<\/i>\u2014 in our shared hatred for it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\"><em>Harry &#038; Meghan<\/em> debuted this week on Netflix following months of heated anticipation for the six-part docuseries, which the streamer reportedly spent a jaw-dropping $100 million to produce.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Will Meghan and Harry throw the royal family under the bus? How egregiously will they play the victim? Will they play the race card? Will Meghan let Harry get a word in edgewise?<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">It turns out all the anticipation was for naught, because according to the reviews, <em>Harry &#038; Meghan<\/em> is a weapons-grade stinker, generating a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 38% \u2014 with critics calling it a\u201droyal pity party\u201d and a \u201chypocritical attention grab.\u201d\u00a0Viewers appear to loathe it too, resulting in an even lower audience score of just 15%.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The bad reviews are coming from mainstream publications across the political spectrum, signaling a rare moment of bipartisan consensus.<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p><em>The New York Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/08\/harry-meghan-netflix-doc-is-hypocritical-attention-grab\/\">spared no feelings<\/a> calling it a \u201chypocritical attention grab\u201d and a \u201cbig snooze.\u201d For all that the couple complains about the lack of privacy, \u201cthey\u2019re also inviting the public into their private relationship, and releasing behind the scenes private photos in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\"><em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/harry-and-meghan-review-netflix-markle-duke-duchess-sussex-royals-11670541039\">slammed<\/a> the show as a \u201croyal pity party\u201d and a \u201cpublic relations gambit,\u201d adding that \u201ca\u00a0viewer really has to be on board the royal soap-opera bus not to be bored out of one\u2019s mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><em>Variety<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/tv\/reviews\/harry-and-meghan-markle-netflix-1235454200\/\">panned<\/a> the show as a \u201croyal rerun,\u201d saying the series demonstrates \u201cjust how narrow their vision of their fame is, how pinched and unimaginative their presence on the world stage has become.\u201d The show has \u201can air of duty\u201d about it, \u201cas if they\u2019re honor-bound to keep reciting their personal story until we eventually lose interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indiewire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2022\/12\/harry-meghan-netflix-documentary-review-1234789933\/\">called<\/a> it a \u201cdull diary entry\u201d and a \u201cNetflix vanity project.\u201d The show is \u201cmerely a long, redundant recap of two very public lives. And absent any challenging questions from outside the couple\u2019s tidy little love bubble, it\u2019s a dull one at that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-reviews\/harry-and-meghan-netflix-1235278151\/\">said<\/a> the show \u201ctakes a lot of time to reveal very little.\u201d The show \u201coffers too little that feels fresh enough to merit its luxurious six-episode sprawl for all but the most fervent royal watchers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/12\/05\/netflix-accused-of-using-michael-cohen-footage-to-show-meghan-markle-prince-harry-being-stalked-by-paparazzi-in-docuseries-trailer\/\">reported<\/a>, <em>Harry &#038; Meghan<\/em> was already facing ridicule after it was revealed Netflix\u2019s trailer for the series engaged in deceptive editing to create the impression the couple was being hounded by the media.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-royal couple signed a production deal with Netflix last year to produce documentaries as well as scripted series. But the streamer\u2019s recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/07\/19\/netflix-carnage-loses-1-million-subscribers-largest-loss-of-customers-in-company-history\/\">troubles retaining subscribers<\/a> resulted in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/05\/01\/report-netflix-axes-series-from-meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-as-subscribers-flee\/\"> cancellation of a planned animated series<\/a> from the couple.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Follow David <\/em><em>Ng on Twitter\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeyItsDavidNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@HeyItsDavidNg<\/a>. Have a tip? Contact me at\u00a0<a class=\"c-link x5l\" href=\"mailto:dng@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">dng@breitbart.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This holiday season, only one show is bringing our divided country together\u00a0\u2014 in our shared hatred for it. 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