A case of the randoms.

[krickets]

So, I'm browsing netflix today and I'm noticing the recommended titles they have for me are all separated into different and totally made-up genres. These are all based on my viewing history on netflix, I'm assuming, and possibly any ratings I've left there, which I know I did a bit of when I first signed up for the service. Some of these suggestions make total sense to me but a few of them are a little silly. Like, documentaries specifically about underdogs. I don't remember watching a ton of those, although I do watch a lot of documentaries, but okay! Anyway, here's a list of my suggested genres:

Understated Suspenseful TV Shows
Witty Showbiz TV Shows (They recommended I watch Sports Night. I think that means I have to finally give in.)
Gritty TV Shows Featuring a Strong Female Lead
Visually-striking Psychological Thrillers
Biographical Underdog Documentaries
Mind-Bending Foreign Fantasy
Dark Viral Plague Sci Fi Thrillers
Quirky Independent Buddy Movies
Goofy Fight-the-System Late Night Comedies
Scary Wilderness-survival Action & Adventure


Anyone care to share theirs?

Comments

[shineyma.livejournal.com]

Mine are Violent Suspenseful TV Shows, Witty Biographical Dramas, Feel-good Family Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Cerebral Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Goofy Independent Action & Adventure, Gritty Music & Concert Documentaries, Critically-Acclaimed Dark Comedies, Quirky TV Shows, and like three different categories of family movies. I don't even KNOW where all the family movies come in.

It's actually a little hilarious, yeah?

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Feel-good Family Sci Fi Fantasy! Hah. It's so specific! It just cracks me up!

Do you have any kids that use your netflix? Maybe that's where it comes from?

[shineyma.livejournal.com]

I know, right? I love it!

No, I'm the only one that uses my netflix. That's why I'm so confused! As far as I can tell, the only "family" movie I've ever watched was The Labyrinth. I have no idea how one movie spawned like five categories. It's a little weird.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Maybeee that's like a default setting? Like, "until proven otherwise, netflix assumes everyone loves a wide variety of family films."