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Is crowd-sourced crime fighting just digital vigilantism? A new CBS drama finds out

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Wisdom of the Crowd stars Jeremy Piven and the fictional computer application ‘Sophe.’
Crowd-sourced crime fighting sounds like a great idea — until over-eager citizen sleuths wrongly identify an innocent person, creating havoc or worse in that person’s life.
That tension is the premise of a new CBS drama, Wisdom of the Crowd, which airs Sunday night at 8 PM starting Oct. 1.
Actor Jeremy Piven is billed as the new lead of the drama. But a fictional computer application called “Sophe” actually plays the starring role.
The Sophe app is a not-so-far-fetched crowdsourcing crime fighter. The idea behind it? If the old saying, “two heads are better than one” rings true, then imagine what the combined wits of some 325 million people can do. Especially when it comes to catching a killer.
“As you can imagine, it’s complicated,” Piven explains. “My character, Jeffery Tanner, is a tech genius who is completely broken. His daughter is murdered and he thinks they [put the wrong guy in prison for it]. He needs to find the real killer and that’s his whole world. So he devises, along with his cohorts, a crowdsourcing, crime-solving platform to figure out who killed his daughter.”
Sophe is kind of like a digital America’s Most Wanted on steroids. But rather than a weekly show telling people who to watch out for, it’s a constantly-updating hub where anyone with an Internet connection can submit and dissect evidence. Or converge on a suspected killer, livestreaming their every move in a creepy new kind of flash mob.
“It’s a totally dangerous idea,” Piven adds. “It’s kind of like this Frankenstein monster — solving, exploring, heightening itself — what can and can’t it do? We’re in some interesting territory and I think that’s a brilliant fertile premise for any show because that can lead to bad behavior and vigilantism.”
A Sophe-type app, and its accompanying concerns of privacy loss, a mob-mentality, and the risk of putting people in harm’s way, isn’t all that fantastic. In fact, much of it already exists today.
Just last week, a somewhat controversial new crime-tracking app called Citizen launched in beta in San Francisco. The app’s parent company, Sp0n Inc., also announced that it raised a $12 million Series A round led by Sequoia Capital, early backers of Apple, YouTube, and Zappos, to name a few.
Citizen uses your phone’s location to show nearby crimes on a map, and send you emergency notifications in real-time. It also lets you livestream video “or share information about incidents via chat, in an effort to promote community transparency,” according to the app website.
A previous version of the app was called Vigilante. When it first launched in New York in October 2016, the company introduced it on a Medium post as, «a new technology that opens up the 911 system. This information shows up on a map, so everyone can choose to avoid potential danger, or broadcast the incident live when it’s safe to do so.»
Apple pulled the app down shortly after the launch, which some people said was due to criticism that it could promote vigilante behavior and put users in harm’s way. When it relaunched in New York in March of this year, with the new name “Citizen,” the company wrote another Medium post, with a renewed promise to “reinforce our focus on safety.”
“More apps like Citizen are probably inevitable,” Joseph Jerome, Policy Counsel with the Center for Democracy & Technology wrote to me in an email exchange. “Policing in the United States is an incredibly complicated, contentious, and resource-intensive issue. If Citizen really is about the public interest mission it claims, it will need to work to create a culture that isn’t exploitative or irresponsible.”
Using the public to sift through digital evidence in a responsible and helpful way has happened here in the real world. Jalopnik, an automotive news site, regularly asks its readers to draw upon their combined knowledge and expertise to identify vehicles suspected of being involved in crimes. More often than not, it works, and law enforcement has publicly thanked the site and its readers for help in nabbing criminals.
There’s also Nextdoor, the private social network for neighborhoods that I’ve been using for years, mainly to help track down my missing cat or find a new home for an old couch. But it’s also warned me of muggings in the area, a rash of car break-ins, and helped track down a person stealing packages off people’s porches. Over the years, though, the company has dealt with a host of issues around racial profiling and annoying hypervigilance bordering on very un-neighborly-like hysteria.
«Crowdsourcing has value, but mob mentalities are tough to square with the rule of law,» Jerome adds. «We cannot discount the damage any single false positive could cause when it comes to criminal accusations. And those false positives have happened. The wrong bad guy is identified on Twitter, harassed endlessly, and has limited redress.»
That scenario — of app users targeting and beating to a pulp the wrong guy — happens in the Wisdom of the Crowd pilot. Something similar also happened in real life too.
In April 2013, shortly after the tragic bombing of the Boston Marathon, the news discussion site Reddit saw a vigilante attitude flare up amongst its users, who misidentified a potential suspect and caused incredible grief for his friends and family. The crowd’s wisdom — or lack thereof — was misguided, and Reddit was forced to apologize and form a policy on “witch-hunts.”
“If we allow the crowd to do it, the control is lost,” says actor Richard T. Jones, who plays the by-the-books San Francisco Detective Tommy Cavanaugh, the morally conscientious side-kick to Piven’s Jeffrey Tanner. “That’s the confusion in the tightrope we walk. We’re excited about the possibilities [of the Sophe app], but concerned about the lack of control. For sure there’s a parallel between Sophe and the real-life technology available to people today. That’s why this is so interesting.”
Jennifer Jolly is an Emmy Award-winning consumer tech contributor and host of USA TODAY’s digital video show TECH NOW. E-mail her at techcomments@usatoday.com. Follow her on Twitter @JenniferJolly.

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‘Star Wars: Episode 8’ Rumor: Are Rey And Kylo Ren Based On These ‘Rebels’ Characters?

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It is being said that Star Wars: Episode 8 – The Last Jedi will be quite the departure from the previous films and this is partly because of how it will explore the mysteries of the Force. In the…
It is being said that Star Wars: Episode 8 – The Last Jedi will be quite the departure from the previous films and this is partly because of how it will explore the mysteries of the Force.
In the first teaser trailer for the film alone, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) shows a change of heart towards the Jedi order as he now wants to end it rather than cultivate it. He has been scouring Jedi artifacts during his travels including what is believed to be the Journal of the Whills whose authors are known for being neutral about the Force.
It has been made clear in Star Wars: Episode 7 – The Force Awakens that Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Adam Driver (Kylo Ren) are the two characters whose stories will deal with the Force mythology.
Not much is known about the two at the moment, but in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, writer and director Rian Johnson described them as “two halves of the dark and the light.”
This was understood as Rey and Kylo Ren being the true balance of the Force. Both have dark and the light in them although in the former, light dominates while in the latter, dark takes control. This is expected to be further explored in Star Wars: Episode 8 as both train to improve their grasp of the Force.
The hardworking Star Wars watcher and YouTuber Mike Zeroh also pointed out how Kylo Ren and Rey, who do not seem to know each other when they first cross paths in Star Wars: Episode 7, are hinted to be connected in some way.
It is speculated that in true Star Wars fashion, the two must be connected by blood, which is how such links are usually explained in the saga particularly that of Luke and Leia (Carrie Fisher). In this context, it is made possible that the two could actually be related—perhaps as brother and sister.
Why they have no clue of who each other are in the first Star Wars film is unclear at the moment. Zeroh believes that Luke knew of Rey and he may have been telling stories about her to Kylo Ren before he turned to the dark side, which is why it appeared that he sort of knew her despite the fact that they have not met, at least as far as they remember.
Rian Johnson’s remark also brings to mind the Son and the Daughter collectively known as the Ones from Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The former is the physical incarnation of the dark side of the Force while the latter is the light side made in the flesh.
It is being speculated their story could somehow mirror this, which means that they could be family. If this is the case, it would explain why Leia hugged Rey in Star Wars: Episode 7 instead of Chewbacca after the death of Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and how the scavenger from Jakku is seeing Luke and Kylo in Force visions.
For now, however, nothing is confirmed yet. Clearly, there is more to Rey and Kylo Ren than meets the eye and fans will learn more about them in Star Wars: Episode 8 – The Last Jedi when it hits the cinemas December 15.
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Parteien: Grüne sagen offiziell Ja zu Jamaika-Gesprächen

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Berlin (dpa) — Erheblichen Vorbehalten zum Trotz wollen die Grünen Gespräche über eine Jamaika-Koalition aufnehmen. ‘Eine Einladung der CDU und CSU zu
Berlin (dpa) — Erheblichen Vorbehalten zum Trotz wollen die Grünen Gespräche über eine Jamaika-Koalition aufnehmen.
«Eine Einladung der CDU und CSU zu gemeinsamen Sondierungsgesprächen mit der FDP nehmen wir an», heißt es in einem Beschluss, den ein kleiner Parteitag in Berlin ohne Gegenstimmen verabschiedete. Es gebe aber keinen Automatismus für eine Regierungsbeteiligung. «Wenn Gespräche nicht konstruktiv verlaufen, dann werden wir aus der Opposition für Veränderung kämpfen.» Der grüne Länderrat bekräftigte überdies das Selbstbild als Partei der linken Mitte.
«Genau so geeint, wie wir das hier gemacht haben, machen wir das weiter», sagte Parteichef Cem Özdemir nach der Abstimmung. Gemeinsam mit der Bundestags-Fraktionsvorsitzenden Katrin Göring-Eckardt wird er die Gespräche für die Grünen leiten. In der 14-köpfigen Sondierungsgruppe sind der linke und der realpolitische Flügel gleichermaßen vertreten.
Keiner habe sich vor der Wahl eine Jamaika-Koalition gewünscht, sagte Özdemir. Nun komme es darauf an, den Wählerauftrag ernst zu nehmen und sich für Ökologie, ein starkes Europa und Gerechtigkeit einzusetzen. Die Grünen wollten die Stimme derer sein, die bisher keine Lobby hätten. Er kündigte Gespräche mit «allen möglichen gesellschaftlichen Akteuren» für die kommenden Wochen an.
Dass die Grünen als erster der möglichen Koalitionspartner ihre Unterhändler benannt haben, bezeichnete Göring-Eckardt als «Haltung der Stärke». Sie habe keine Angst, in harte Verhandlungen zu gehen. «Es kann gelingen, aber wir müssen etwas dafür tun, dass es gelingt.»
Parteichefin Simone Peter versicherte: «Wir werden uns nicht mit Plattitüden und Absichtserklärungen in diesen Verhandlungen abspeisen lassen.» Es gebe Alternativen zu einer Jamaika-Koalition, daher sei der Ausgang der Gespräche offen. Deutschland müsse gerechter und ökologischer werden. Europa brauche mehr Investitionen, und Schuldenerleichterungen. «Deswegen ist es für mich noch lange nicht ausgemacht, dass ein Christian Lindner Finanzminister wird, sagte Peter mit Blick auf Spekulationen über den FDP-Chef.
Bis Sondierungergespräche zwischen Union, FDP und Grünen offiziell beginnen, dürfte es noch etwas dauern. Am 8. Oktober wollen CDU und CSU über ihren Verhandlungskurs beraten. Ob die Grünen zu Koalitionsverhandlungen bereit sind, soll nach Ende der Sondierung ein Bundesparteitag entscheiden. Über den Koalitionsvertrag stimmt am Ende die Parteibasis ab.

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Air Berlin: 100.000 Ticketkäufer von Air Berlin gehen leer aus

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Ausgerechnet die Käufer von teuren Langstreckenflügen bekommen kein Geld von Air Berlin zurück. Wer vor dem 15. August gebucht hat, muss das Insolvenzverfahren abwarten.
Etwa 100.000 Kunden der insolventen Fluggesellschaft Air Berlin bekommen für die gestrichenen Flüge zunächst nicht ihr Geld
zurück. Es handelt sich vor allem um Fluggäste mit Fernzielen, die vor dem 15.
August, dem Tag der Insolvenzanmeldung, Tickets gekauft haben. Ein
Unternehmenssprecher von Air Berlin bestätigte eine Meldung der Rheinischen
Post.
Unter Berufung auf Unternehmenskreise hatte das Blatt
berichtet, dass betroffene Kunden mit Reisezielen wie Havanna oder New York
wohl nur «eine geringe oder gar keine Erstattung bekommen» würden. Das
Geld ist bis zum Ende des Insolvenzverfahrens gesperrt. Im günstigsten
Fall erhalten die Ticketkäufer dann als Gläubiger einen kleinen Teil des Preises
zurück.
Air Berlin hatte am 15. August Insolvenz in
Eigenverwaltung angemeldet. Damit landen alle davor gekauften Tickets bei einer
Stornierung des Flugs in der Insolvenzmasse. Experten rechnen laut Rheinischer
Post mit einer Erstattung von maximal zehn Prozent des Ticketpreises.
Nach dem Insolvenzantrag gekaufte Tickets werden hingegen
erstattet. Der Sprecher von Air Berlin sagte, dass die Lage anders sei für
Passagiere mit Tickets, die sie erst nach dem 15. August erworben hätten:
«Dieses Geld legen wir zur Seite.» Sollte ein Flug ausfallen, werde
der Ticketpreis komplett erstattet.
Der Vorstand des Verbraucherzentrale-Bundesverbands, Klaus
Müller, nannte es in der Rheinischen Post erschreckend, «wenn so
viele
Menschen mit teuer bezahlten Langstreckentickets Opfer der Insolvenz von
Air Berlin wurden. Dies zeigt, dass die Airlines unbedingt ebenso
eine Insolvenzversicherung abschließen müssen, wie es Reiseveranstalter
bereits
für Pauschalreisen tun müsse.»
Air Berlin hatte am 25. September angekündigt,
seine Langstreckenflüge bis zum 15. Oktober nach und nach einzustellen. Dazu
gehören Flüge in die USA, die Karibik und nach Abu Dhabi. Die Gesellschaft hat
seit dem Insolvenzantrag auch wiederholt Kurz- und Mittelstreckenflüge
gestrichen.
Derzeit laufen Verhandlungen mit der Lufthansa und der
Fluggesellschaft Easyjet über einen Verkauf von Teilen von Air Berlin.
Bis zum 12. Oktober soll das Geschäft perfekt sein. Ihre Langstrecke muss die Airline
zu Mitte Oktober beenden. Dafür gebe es keinen Bieter und die jeweiligen
Leasingfirmen zögen ihre A330-Maschinen sukzessive zurück, sagte Air-Berlin-Chef
Thomas Winkelmann.
Winkelmann sieht gute Jobperspektiven für 80 Prozent der
rund 8000 Beschäftigten. Der Lufthansa-Aufsichtsrat hat etwa eine Milliarde
Euro bewilligt, um 61 Flugzeuge von den Leasinggesellschaften der Air Berlin zu erwerben. Die Gewerkschaft Verdi fordert ein Programm zum Erhalt möglichst
vieler tarifvertraglich abgesicherter Arbeitsplätze, die durch die Insolvenz
bedroht seien.

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Why the NBA's long-standing anthem rule tests league's reputation

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The NBA sent a memo to its teams Friday night reinforcing how the league expects players to act during the anthem.
Talk about burying the lede.
If you scroll down a bit on the NBA’s latest memo about national anthem protests – the one that was sent to general managers and team presidents on Friday under the subject line, “Next Steps: Building Stronger, Safer Communities” – the part that matters most starts at the 359th word. Underneath all those suggestions on how to spark positive change without taking a knee, in this message that came just one day after commissioner Adam Silver shared similar sentiments at a Board of Governor’s meeting in New York, it’s that 13th paragraph which hits you like a hard pick.
The most progressive sports league of them all, it’s quite clear, is navigating some tricky waters as the season nears.
“These are difficult and nuanced issues,” deputy commissioner Mark Tatum wrote. “We support and encourage players to express their views on matters that are important to them.”
Then one line later…
“The NBA has a rule that players, coaches and trainers stand respectfully for the anthem,” Tatum continues. “The league office will determine how to deal with any possible instance in which a player, coach or trainer does not stand for the anthem. (Teams do not have the discretion to waive this rule).”
Yet with the anthem watch set to begin with two preseason games on Saturday night, and with so many NFL players having set a strong new standard on this front while their embattled commissioner, Roger Goodell, surprised many by supporting their cause, here’s the problem with the NBA’s position: Players who are fed up with racial inequality, or who want to send a message of disapproval to President Trump as a response to his divisive ways, aren’t truly free to be heard so long as this rule is being held over their heads.
For all the value that comes with “Community Conversations” or “Building Bridges Through Basketball” programs and the like, it’s the kneeling that has forced the uncomfortable conversations about racial inequality at America’s kitchen table lately. As San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said last week, it’s those tough talks that often help us grow as a nation – no matter the impact on the bottom line.
The rule itself, which was instituted before Silver entered the league 25 years ago, is causing the quandary here (the NFL, for the record, has no such rule). Had Silver decided on Thursday to take the reformist route, abolishing the rule which states that players should “stand in a dignified posture” for the anthem, then an immense pressure would have grown for the NBA masses – and especially African-American players – to take a knee.
It’s a nuanced notion that shouldn’t be discounted.
There are plenty of players who would rather do their part in ways that don’t involve the flag, either because of the potential for blowback or because of personal beliefs. For some, as the league is well aware, it’s the kind of damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don’t decision that weighs heavier on the people making it than any of us who haven’t been in their shoes can ever imagine. What’s more, team officials the league over were looking for guidance on how to handle the issue – thus, Silver’s speech and the memo.
So Silver tried to split the screen on Thursday, acknowledging the importance of the player voice while also highlighting the reality of the rule’s existence. Tatum’s note, which can be read in full below, was an attempt to provide teams with detailed structure and guidance – up until that unlucky 13th paragraph where the message came off as controlling.
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But there’s a body of work here that can’t be forgotten. This is the same commissioner who handed former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling a lifetime ban in April 2014 after his racist views were exposed by TMZ.
This is the same commissioner who has always earned respect from the game’s biggest stars, forging real relationships with players like LeBron James, Steph Curry, Chris Paul and so many others. This is the same commissioner who moved the 2017 All-Star game out of Charlotte because of its discriminatory LGBT laws, and who chose not to fine players for the dress code violation in 2014 when they wore “I Can’t Breathe” shirts as a way of honoring Eric Garner.
A tone-deaf tyrant, he is not.
As my colleague, Jeff Zillgitt, wrote, the smart money says that Silver won’t fine players if they do take a knee. If he does, then the goodwill built up with players over these past four years will be gone like John Wall on the break.
To that end, National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts told The New York Times on Friday that “To borrow Silver’s words: If discipline is imposed on a player, we too will deal with it.”
If a fine doesn’t come, then the conversation about whether the rule should remain should unofficially begin. In these black and white times, only time will tell if the NBA can find its way through the gray.
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RE: NEXT STEPS: BUILDING STRONGER, SAFER COMMUNITIES
As a follow-up to our discussions at this week’s Board of Governors meetings, this document outlines suggested steps each team could take as we prepare for the start of the season and continue to develop impactful community programs.
I. ENGAGING PLAYERS AND SENIOR LEADERSHIP
If you have not done so already, we suggest organizing discussions between players, coaches, general managers and ownership to hear the players’ perspectives.
One approach would be for team leadership to review existing team and league initiatives and encourage players to share their thoughts and ideas about them. Following those conversations, teams could develop plans prior to the start of the regular season for initiatives that players and senior leadership could participate in, such as:
* Hosting Community Conversations with youth, parents, community leaders and law enforcement about the challenges we face and our shared responsibility to create positive change.
* Creating “Building Bridges Through Basketball” programs that use the game of basketball to bring people together and deepen important bonds of trust and respect between young people, mentors, community leaders, law enforcement and other first responders.
* Highlighting the importance of mentoring with the goal of adding 50,000 new mentors to support young people through our PSA campaign.
* Engaging thought leaders and partners. A variety of experts, speakers and partner organizations are available to players and teams as you continue these conversations and develop programming.
* Establishing new and/or enhancing ongoing team initiatives and partnerships in the areas of criminal justice reform, economic empowerment and civic engagement.
II. OPENING WEEK
As we approach opening week, each team could explore ways to use their first home game as an opportunity to demonstrate your commitment to the NBA’s core values of equality, diversity, inclusion and serve as a unifying force in the community, including:
* A joint address to fans featuring a player or coach prior to the National Anthem. This could include a message of unity and how the team is committed to bringing the community together this season.
* A video tribute or PSA featuring players, community leaders, faith leaders and team leadership speaking about the issues they care about and photos from past community events.
III. KEY MESSAGES
* These are difficult and nuanced issues.
* We support and encourage players to express their views on matters that are important to them.
* The NBA has a rule that players, coaches and trainers stand respectfully for the anthem. The league office will determine how to deal with any possible instance in which a player, coach or trainer does not stand for the anthem. (Teams do not have the discretion to waive this rule).
* Our team’s focus remains on unity and collective action that leads to meaningful change in society. The players have embraced their roles in those efforts and we are proud of the work they do in our communities.
* We believe sports are a unifier and this is an opportunity for the NBA to once again lead by its core values of equality, inclusion and unity and to bridge divides and bring people together.
Follow USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick on Twitter @Sam_Amick.

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Best shows on Netflix (September 2017): 60 best Netflix series

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Make sure you are getting the best out of your account with our best shows on Netflix guide.
UPDATE: Star Trek Discovery has started streaming weekly, with two episodes now available on Netflix. Sonequa Martin-Green is superb as the first officer of the Discovery whose past is tied up in Star Trek lore.
Want to know what the best shows on Netflix are right now? Well, you’ve come to the right place. This is TechRadar’s constantly updated guide to the best Netflix series right now.
We’ve chosen the 60 best Netflix shows that you need to watch. Whether you are into meth-laced dramas (Breaking Bad), talking horses (Bojack Horseman) or fear-inducing dystopias that are far too close for comfort (Black Mirror) there’s something for you on the list.
Netflix is currently the hottest streaming service on the planet. Not only is it creating fantastic original shows — House of Cards, Orange is the New Black — it is teaming up with the likes of Marvel to adapt famous superheroes for the small screen. And it’s just bought its own graphic novel IP so expect more original comic-book content soon.
It’s also trialling news things, such as the Puss In Boots choose your own adventure show and is a big advocate for 4K and HDR. Oh, and it finally did something it said it never would — allow you to download many of its shows to watch Netflix offline. choose your own adventure show watch Netflix offline
It’s fair to say there’s never been a better time to bag yourself a Netflix subscription and binge watch, so get stuck into our gallery and let us know if your favourite show isn’t on the list. Check out our in-depth and completely updated Netflix review Netflix review Want to test out the rival? Here’s our Best Amazon Prime Video TV Shows Best Amazon Prime Video TV Shows Want know the best movies on Netflix. Then this is your in-depth guide best movies on Netflix Want to know the worst movies on Netflix? The check out Not On My Watch worst movies on Netflix The best sci-fi movies you can stream right now best sci-fi movies The best horror movies you can scare yourself silly with best horror movies
TV comedy is in a good place right now and, funnily enough, The Good Place is a perfect example of that. Starring Ted Danson and Kristen Bell, this off-the-wall comedy focuses on a recently deceased woman who is sent to a heaven-like utopia called the Good Place completely by accident. In order to stay there she goes to any lengths to hide what a terrible person she was when living.
Season 1 has already aired in the US to great acclaim and now it’s coming to the UK through Netflix with new season 2 episodes being added each week in line with their US release.
A great cast, clever writing and an original concept make this a must-watch.
Seasons on Netflix: 2
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It’s always a pleasure to watch Neil Patrick Harris in anything but A Series Of Unfortunate Events is the perfect platform for him. He plays Count Olaf with all the vim and vigour you’d expect — adding a certain weirdness to what is already a strange show. Based on the first four Lemony Snicket books, the series consists of eight episodes — so four two-part stories — and is arguably a better adaptation than the Jim Carrey starring movie.
Seasons on Netflix: 1
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Fresh from giving horror anthologies a new spin with American Horror Story, creator Ryan Murphy has taken this idea and expanded it into the world of crime. The first series of American Crime Story focuses on the very public case of OJ Simpson and the death of his wife Nicole. It’s superb TV, dramatising what was one of the most engrossing true stories to come out of the ’90s. Cuba Gooding Jr is great as OJ but it’s the supporting cast that steals the show. Sarah Paulson, David Schwimmer, John Travolta and Courtney B Vance ham it up to the max and it makes for some of the most entertaining television in years.
Seasons on Netflix: 1
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Archer is now into its eighth season and apart from a few hiccups — season 5’s Archer Vice is particularly grating — it’s a brilliant, adult pastiche of Bond. The plot is simple: Archer is a heavy drinking womanising spy for an agency that’s headed up by his mum. The cartoon charts his antics, alongside his co-workers Cheryl, Cyril, Lana, Pam and Krieger. Featuring many of the cast of Arrested Development, and a sprinkling of Mad Men, Archer is hilarious, off-kilter fare.
Seasons on Netflix: 8
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Arrested Development is one of the best comedies ever made. So it made sense that Netflix would want to resurrect it for a fourth season. While it wasn’t perfect — primarily because most of the cast were too busy to get into the same room — it was great to see the Bluth family back. Full of in-jokes, jokes that run for entire seasons and more, well, jokes, this is essential TV. And the good news is that a fifth series has been commissioned.
Seasons on Netflix: 4
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Babylon is a cutting satire on policing in the UK. Written by the folks behind Peep Show, it focuses on a bumbling commissioner (James Nesbitt), Brit Marling as a PR person trying to modernise the force and firearm officers on the ground. It’s both hilarious and dramatic in equal fashion, making it one of the most highly original shows on British TV in recent years.
Seasons on Netflix: 1
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On paper, the idea of a show that mines the early life of Hitchcock psycho Norman Bates is pretty terrible. But over the course of a number of seasons Bates Motel has proved to be a hit. Focusing, with a lot of unease, on the relationship between Norman (a brilliant Freddie Highmore) and his mother (Vera Farmiga) acting more like a psychological thriller than outright horror. The best thing about it is how it manages to keep you guessing as to what is going to happen next, even though the story it is building up to is one of the most famous of all time.
Seasons on Netflix: 4
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Charlie Brooker was best known for his snarky looky at the news in Weekly Wipe and his fantastic, caustic look at meeja types in London’s Shoreditch before he penned Black Mirror — and now the show has given him superstar status. For good reason, it’s fantastic TV with each episode taking on a different dystopia topic, mostly framed around technology going very long. The third season was commissioned by Netflix and is in 4K, with most of the episodes being feature length.
Seasons on Netflix: 3
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‘Clear eyes, full heart’. That’s Coach’s mantra in Friday Night Lights, a fantastic show that everyone should watch — even if you have absolutely no interest in American Football. Kyle Chandler is the coach of a small time football team, who moves to the fictional Texas town of Dillon, a place obsessed with the sport. Over the course of five seasons, the show paints a fantastic picture of America through the lens of sport.
Seasons on Netflix: 3
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Better Call Saul is better than Breaking Bad. That’s a sentence we never thought we would write, but it’s now three seasons and it is flawless TV. It doesn’t have the menace or fear that propelled Walter White in Breaking Bad, instead it takes its time to paint a picture of Saul Goodman, someone that was in Bad mainly for comic relief. In his own show, though, creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould have created a well-rounded, means well character whose descent into criminality is a slow burn. Although some characters have started to appear from Breaking Bad, the show doesn’t beg for the appearance of Walter White or Jesse — it’s now it’s own thing and we can’t wait for Season 4.
Seasons on Netflix: 3
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Yes, Bojack Horseman is hilarious. Yes, it’s the best thing Will Arnett has done since Arrested Development. And, yes, it should be the next thing you watch if you are into anthropomorphic comedy about a once great TV star who has fallen on hard times. It’s all of that but it’s also a pretty accurate portrayal of depression and should be celebrated as such.
This may make it sound like the saddest show ever. It’s not but it’s far more weightier than most of the cartoon comedies doing the rounds on Netflix at the moment.
Seasons on Netflix: 4
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Breaking Bad is must-watch TV and one of the reasons Netflix has risen to the popularity it has. Before Breaking Bad, Netflix was seen as a fairly decent streaming service. After it got the rights to show the final season of Breaking Bad in the UK, Netflix propelled itself to superstardom. Not bad for a show that’s ostensibly about a high-school teacher with cancer who goes on to sell meth to pay for his hospital bills.
It goes without saying, if you haven’t yet spent time with Walter White and Jesse — do so now! But, be warned, the show is as addictive as the stuff Walter is peddling.
Seasons on Netflix: 5
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The Confession Tapes does well to fill a Making A Murderer shaped hole. It’s a documentary about six true crime cases where the confessions in question may not be all that they seem. Melding in-depth interviews with the actual tapes is inspired and making each episode a separate case (except for the first two episodes which cover one bigger case) means that this is endlessly bingeable.
Seasons on Netflix: 1
Is The Crown Netflix’s crowning glory? Not quite, but it is a sumptuous look at one of the world’s most famous families: the Royal family. Charting the early years of the relationship between the Queen (Claire Foy) and Prince Philip (former Doctor Who Matt Smith), the show was written by Peter Morgan and, at £100 million, is one of the most expensive TV series ever made. Which means there’s enough pomp and ceremony to keep those pining for a Downton Abbey replacement happy.
Seasons on Netflix: 1
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When it comes to superhero movies, Marvel are bossing DC thanks to the rich tapestry it has weaved with its cinematic universe. Its TV shows, as fun as Agents Of S. H. I. E. L. D and Agent Carter are, haven’t had the same success as DC’s The Arrow or The Flash. Thankfully Daredevil has come along to change all this. Released in one binge-watching dose, Daredevil is superb television, regardless if you are a superhero fan or not. Matt Murdoch’s (Boardwalk Empire’s Charlie Cox) rise from blind lawyer to vigilante is brutal and steeped in realism. The reason it works so well is that it doesn’t shy away from being violent — each crack and crunch is a world away from Ben Affleck’s terrible movie version. And special mention has to go to Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk, his best role since the tortured Private Pyle.
Daredevil season two is out now and adds Elektra and Punisher into the mix. With new showrunners on board, the show has shifted slightly tonally but the brutality of the fight scenes are still there — you just need to check out Episode 3 to see what we mean.
Seasons on Netflix: 2
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There’s a reason Iron Fist isn’t on our Best Shows on Netflix list: it’s terrible. Which is such a shame as the rest of Netflix’s Marvel series have been hard-hitting, explosive delights. Thankfully The Defenders sees the Marvel TV universe fighting fit once more, with the mini series proving that all of the characters are better together — yes, even glowy fist man. Given its limited episode run — it’s a lean eight episodes — it’s a little strange that it takes a good three episodes to get going but once it does, and mostly because of Sigourney Weaver, it’s great.
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Mackenzie Crook was one of the breakout stars from The Office, swapping his brilliant performance as the hapless Gareth for Hollywood roles in Pirates of the Caribbean and Game of Thrones. But it’s on home soil where he fares best.
The Detectorists, written by and starring Mackenzie, is a warm, brilliant comedy. Based around the lives of a group of metal detectorists, it features brilliant writing, acting and characters — in any given episode, you will either be in tears of laughter or poignancy.
Seasons on Netflix: 2
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Following in the footsteps of fellow ‘mumblecore’ members the Duplass brothers — whose brilliant Creep was a Netflix exclusive — Joe Swamberg has hit Netflix with a candid and considered look at sex and relationships.
Easy is an eight-episode look at relationships in Chicago. There’s a different subject for each episode, although each life portrayed eventually overlaps in the show in some way.
Cast-wise, Easy has some surprisingly big names. Malin Akerman and Orlando Bloom star in one vignette, while the likes of Emily Ratajkowski, Marc Maron and Dave Franco also make an appearance.
Don’t go into Easy expecting explosive drama or high-tense action, but as a realistic look at other people’s love lives it’s a great, if slightly meandering watch.
Seasons on Netflix: 1
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The second season of The Expanse has landed on Netflix, which expands on the first’s premise of a missing persons case… in space. Thomas Jane is great as a Blade Runner-esque detective, but what’s really interesting about this show is that it’s serious sci-fi. You have to go all the way back to Battlestar Galactica to find a series that takes ideas of class struggle and politics and wraps it all in a space bubble.
Seasons on Netflix: 2
There was a collective groan by Coen Brothers fans the world over when Fargo the television show was announced. But what could have been darn tootin’ awful ended up being fantastic, thanks to the casting of Billy Bob Thornton who is both funny and psychotic — well, his character is anyway. The series thankfully didn’t retread the movie but added to it, acting as a strange but sublime companion piece. It’s so good, the Coens initially refused to have their name on the show — until they saw it and loved it.
The second season is also now on Netflix and surpasses the first. The plotline veers away from the original film, but the heart of Fargo is still very much in this TV show. The second series flips back 27 years before the events of the original.
Seasons on Netflix: 2
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Unfairly cancelled after just one season, Freaks and Geeks was the starting point for many AAA comedy actors, directors and writers careers of today. Set around two factions of kids trying to get by in a typical US school: the freaks and, well, the geeks.
James Franco, Seth Rogan and Jason Segel are fantastic as part of the geek ensemble — Franco playing the heart throb, Rogan the monosyllabic beer fiend and Segel, the loveable stoner. While the geeks include Silicon Valley’s Martin Starr and a superb John Francis Daley. But it’s Lind Cardellini who’s standout, playing Lindsay Weir, the math kid who decides to rebel.
Created by Paul Feig, who recently tried his hand at rebooting GhostBusters, and written by Judd Apatow, the show is great antidote to the whimsical teenage world of Dawson Creek and the like.
Seasons on Netflix: 1
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It was going to be hard for Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain to duplicate their comedy success of Peep Show but they did it with Fresh Meat, a kinder but no less funnier slice of British life. Instead of mining the mundanity of adulthood, Fresh Meat targets student life and it’s brilliant. Given its subject matter, the comedy, although gag heavy, is surprisingly mature. And as its final season is great at tackling that feeling of ‘what now?’ as uni life fast comes to an end.
Seasons on Netflix: 3
The Get Down has a lot to live up to. It’s the most expensive Netflix show ever made — knocking Marco Polo of that perch — thanks to its creator Baz Luhrmann’s vibrant style that suits the show’s premise. And that premise is a doozy: The Get Down charts the beginnings of hip-hop in the 1970s, telling the tale through the eyes of young rapper Ezekiel. Bombastic in its approach and beautiful to look at, The Get Down is a potent mix of fictional characters and real-life stars of the hip-hop scene, including Grandmaster Flash who also produced the show. All 12 episodes are available to binge now — you’ll either love or hate it!
Netflix recently revealed that this will be the only season of The Get Down as it’s cancelled the show — which we reckon is a big mistake as it’s a great watch.
Seasons on Netflix: 1 (part one and two)
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Alison Brie already proved she had comedic chops in Community but GLOW cements her as a comedy genius who can turn on the seriousness when she needs to. In GLOW (gorgeous ladies of wrestling) she plays Ruth Wilder, a struggling actress in ’80s LA who turns to women’s wrestling to make a star of herself. The show is a look at the underground sensation of ladies wrestling, with all the wit and gender stereotype reversing you would expect from the maker of Orange Is The New Black. It’s a great, highly original watch, with a superb cast that includes British singer Kate Nash.
Seasons on Netflix: 1
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Him & Her is one of the best British sitcoms in years. Based around the lives of a bored, lazy but happy 20-something couple, the show’s plot is slight but it manages to get laughs out of the most mundane happenings. Sarah Solemani is fantastic as Becky whose love for Steve (Russell Tovey) never falters, despite her parents disliking him. And Kerry Howard as Laura, Becky’s sister, is the most hateful character since, well, ever.
All four series are now on Netflix and are an essential watch.
Seasons on Netflix: 4
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Homeland, now in its fifth season, is a very different show now than it was when it first aired back in 2011. Based on the Israeli series Prisoner of War, the first few seasons were based around the premise of a returning war hero that may or not be holding a dark secret. This duplicity has been a running theme since then but the narrative has moved on. What hasn’t changed is the brilliant central performance by Claire Danes as the CIA officer with bi-polar disorder — she’s superb and the glue that holds this sometimes disparate show together.
Seasons on Netflix: 5
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If there ever was a poster boy for Netflix, House of Cards would be it. Funded completely by the streaming service, Cards’ first season boasted direction by David Fincher and acting by Kevin Spacey and was addictive television. The reason: Netflix positively wanted you to binge watch, putting all episodes up at once. Now in its third season, Netflix’s Card trick is still impressive and shows just how far Netflix has come, given it’s shot in both 4K and HDR.
House of Cards Season 4 was more timely than ever before, with Frank Underwood fighting to get re-voted in as president which, on the face of it, was about as likely as Donald Trump rising to power. Oh… House of Cards Season 4
And now we have the arrival of Season 5. This is the first without showrunner Beau Willimon. The good news is that is still feels like House of Cards and it also has a number of familiar faces returning.
Seasons on Netflix: 5
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Ever gorged on Toblerone and driven to Dundee in your bare feet? Alan Partridge has. The fictional disc jockey is easily comedian Steve Coogan’s finest creation, and the I’m Alan Partridge series is the character at his cringe-inducing best.
From zombie infestations at travel taverns to arguments with farmers over 20 foot chickens to a guest appearance from «Bono», the BBC’s best worst former employee will have you in stitches.
Jurassic Park!
Seasons on Netflix: 2
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The IT Crowd ended its run after four series and a special, not because of failing ratings but because the people starring in it just got too big. Richard Ayoade (who plays the brilliantly awkward Morris) was to leave to become a director, while Chris O’Dowd (slacker Roy) was headed for Hollywood. This meant that the show ended on a high rather than a ratings slump. Created by Father Ted’s Graham Linehan, the IT Crowd is a harmless, hilarious take on life in the world of IT and thoroughly deserves its cult status.
Initially made on a shoe-string budget, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia first season had a cult following, but low viewing figures meant it was destined to be a one-series wonder. Thankfully, everything changed when Season 2 was eventually green-lit, thanks to some big-time star power. Danny De Vito joined for a 10-episode run that was extended because he loved it so much. He’s still in the show that’s now in its 11th season, bringing with him huge viewing figures. The antics of Dennis (Glenn Howerton), Mac (Rob McElhenney, the show’s creator), Charlie (Charlie Kelly) and Sweet Dee (Kaitlin Olson) won’t be for everyone — at its darkest the show’s ‘comedy’ themes range from nazism to drug abuse — but stick with it and this deliciously depraved classic will reward you.
A new, 12th season, has finally landed on Netflix, after airing in the US earlier this year. The show has also been renewed for two more seasons, which will make it the longest running live-action comedy series on TV ever. Impressive stuff.
Seasons on Netflix: 12
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And there was us thinking that Daredevil’s subject matter was dark. Jessica Jones is another tale set in Hell’s Kitchen that may be under the Marvel banned but is about as far removed from the bromance of Thor and Iron Man that you are likely to see.
Breaking Bad’s Krysten Ritter is superb as the titular Jones, a private detective with superpowers and super issues. This is nocturnal noir that moves in the same circles as Daredevil — figuratively and literally as both characters will eventually team up in the Defenders. It may not have the bone-crunching violence that Daredevil is famed for, but there’s enough booze, sex and black humour on the screen to make this a cracking comic-book caper that’s strictly adults only.
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Seasons on Netflix: 1
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Netflix struck true crime gold with How To Make a Murderer and its done the same again with The Keepers. This time the case in question is the murder of a nun in 1969 in Baltimore. The case remains unsolved and this documentary series goes back to the scene of the crime, speaking to witnesses and people who worked on the case.
This is a meticulously researched series, and one that has been in the works longer than Making a Murderer. It shows, too. Each episode ends on a new piece of evidence and by the end you’ll be horrified with just how this case remained unsolved for so long. Gripping stuff.
Seasons on Netflix: 1
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While it doesn’t quite match the original Danish show for suspense, the US version of The Killing has plenty going for it and has Netflix to thank for its extended run. It was originally destined for cancelation after its third season (and nearly only had two seasons until AMC had a change of heart) but Netflix took it on board for a fourth and final season. We’re glad it did as it was great to see Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman’s story arc end in the right way.
Seasons on Netflix: 4
This awkward rom-com has been penned by Judd Apatow and it’s yet again another hit for Netflix Originals. It’s a similar bedfellow to Master of None, but it improves on the themes of dating, love and city life with characters that are more rounded and a touch more awkward. Community’s Gillian Jacobs is great as the prim Mickey, while Paul Rust is effortless as slacker Gus. The show stealer, though, is Apatow’s uber talented daughter Iris who plays a frankly horrible child star.
The ‘will they, won’t they?’ shenanigans continue in the second season — those expecting a plot-heavy season will be disappointed, though, as Love meanders through its storylines — which is no bad thing if you ask us.
Seasons on Netflix: 2
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Luke Cage is the latest addition to Netflix’s impressive and growing Marvel TV show offering. Marvel has created a rich cinematic universe and although some of its TV shows (Agents of S. H. I. E. L. D and Agent Carter) have struggled to stay on their feet others like Jessica Jones and Daredevil have flourished.
Luke Cage is more in the same vein as Jessica Jones and Daredevil, with less light-hearted superhero fun and more hard-hitting themes, violence, and grit.
After making his debut in the first series of Jessica Jones, Luke Cage is getting his own show which sees him swap Hell’s Kitchen for Harlem, delving into his origins as a hero. Viewers who lamented the fact that they didn’t get to see more of him in Jessica Jones will enjoy the opportunity to find out more about what makes his character tick here. Don’t worry if you haven’t watched Jessica Jones, it’s not a requirement to understand or appreciate anything about Luke Cage.
The first season in its entirety is on Netflix now, making it perfect to settle in and binge watch.
Seasons on Netflix: 1
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Idris Elba was a relatively unknown actor when he blew us all away as Stringer Bell in The Wire. After starring in the show his career catapulted him into the A List, but he thankfully never forgot his TV roots. Luther is a cop show with a difference, and that difference is Elba. He brings that bit extra to a cop who is battling both deranged criminals and his own demons. He befriends murderers and breaks rules, all amongst the beautiful but broken backdrop of London’s East End.
Seasons on Netflix: 4
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Five series of Mad Men have arrived on Netflix. While it may not be the full set — there were seven in all — there’s enough here to bing watch and get caught up in Matthew Weiner’s modern TV classic. On the face of it, Mad Men is about advertising execs — lead by the ever-conflicted Don Draper — in the Sixties but it’s much more. Each episode lingers, taking time to tell its tale, but it’s worth the wait. Superb television.
Seasons on Netflix: 5
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Marco Polo may not have had the accolades that Netflix would have hoped for such an pricey series — at $90 million only Game of Thrones is more expensive — but it has enough going for it to keep you entertained. Benedict Wong is Kublai Khan, founder of the Yuan dynasty, while Lorenzo Richelmy plays Marco Polo, the Venetian whose travels to China see him given a place in the Khan’s court.
Bombastic and old school, Marco Polo is a stunning watch — it’s also HDR-ready so make sure you have a TV that can handle this type of content.
It was announced recently that Marco Polo will not be getting a third season, making it the first Netflix-owned series to be cancelled.
Seasons on Netflix: 2
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Aziz Ansari was part of one of the best comedy ensembles ever in Parks and Recreation, but in Master of None he proves he can hold his own when he goes it alone. Channeling Louie CK, by way of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Master of None is a fantastic look at being in your 30s in Hollywood and all the trappings that go with it. Ansari plays the fictional Dev but this sitcom comes off as deeply personal and is all the better for it.
The second season improves on what is a fantastic first season. Dev is now in Italy, making pasta and trying to forget about acting. It’s not long before he heads back to New York, though.
Seasons on Netflix: 2
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The world’s fascination with real crime seems to be at its highest at the moment and it’s all thanks to the podcast Serial. Now on to its second series, Serial highlights cases of crime in forensic detail. Making a Murderer is in a similar vein. This 10-part series looks at Steven Avery, someone who spent 18 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit and is then accused of a different crime. The show has been ten years in the making and is gripping stuff.
Seasons on Netflix: 1
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Narcos is that wonderful thing: a TV show that doesn’t scrimp on controversy. Based on the exploits of Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar, the show examines the criminal’s rise to the top of one of the biggest drug rings the world has seen, while constantly trying to avoid the clutches of the DEA.
Uncompromising, uncomfortable but completely unforgettable, Narcos is exactly the sort of thing that Netflix should be commissioning. It’s also the sort of thing that HBO would have snapped up just a few years ago — which is very telling as to where television is today.
The third season is available now on Netflix. We’re not one to offer up spoilers but it’s fair to say that it’s all change for Narcos in season 3.
Seasons on Netflix: 3
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The OA rounds off what has been an exceptional year for television on Netflix. Co-created by and starring the ever-brilliant Brit Marling, the show consists of eight episodes that rival Stranger Things for, well, strangeness.
Marling is a blind woman who comes back after disappearing for many years. Her sight is restored and she has a tale to tell. Although there are eight episodes they vary wildly in length — from 70 minutes to 30 minutes. The whole thing has been made to make you feel uneasy and it does a great job of that.
Seasons on Netflix: 4
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Orange Is The New Black consistently tries to oust House of Cards from the Netflix top spot, with its superb tale of life in a women’s prison. It’s so popular that its makers have announced that the show will be running until at least season seven.
The show has finally returned for a fourth season and things of gotten very dark! Racial tensions and issues with the US prison system are the main plot points for season four and while the comedy is still there, it’s slathered with a fair bit of drama.
Seasons on Netflix: 5
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Tatiana Maslany may not be able to master a cockney accent but watching her take on multiple roles in Orphan Black is a joy. The show, now into its fifth season manages to bring the premise of cloning to a mainstream audience without veering too much into sci-fi. While Orphan Black took something of a dip in Season 2, it’s worth watching as quality does return to the show. And Maslany is endlessly watchable in any of her many guises.
Seasons on Netflix: 5
Netflix’s latest TV drama has been tipped as the next Breaking Bad, but it doesn’t quite deserve that accolade. One of the main reason is that Jason Bateman’s Marty Byrde has already broke bad, helping a Mexican cartel to fudge their figures. This means the descent that was so brilliant in Walter White isn’t really seen here. But that doesn’t mean that show isn’t worth a stream — it’s a tense, occasionally terrifying watch that mashes stereotypes and cultures as the Byrde family leave their home in Chicago for the Ozarks in Missouri.
Also, Jason Bateman is always worth a watch, even when he isn’t winking at the camera Arrested Development style. But the real scene stealer is the ever-brilliant Laura Linney. She acts, directs and produces in this series, proving she’s the real star of the show.
Seasons on Netflix: 1
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All nine seasons of Peep Show are now on Netflix — and if you haven’t seen the show, then you are in for a treat. Charting the rather mundane lives of two flatmates Jez (Robert Webb) and Mark (David Mitchell), the show is a wry look at adults trying and failing to be adults.
All shot in first person — hence the name — Peep Show doesn’t shirk from sex, drugs and political incorrectness but it does it all in such a brilliantly British way, that you don’t mind at all when you are watching some of the most awkward TV moments, including one of the characters serving up a dead dog for dinner.
Don’t ask, just watch.
Seasons on Netflix: 9
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From the mind of Jonathan Nolan — Inception writer and brother to Christopher — this twist-ridden series is as high concept as it gets. A computer algorithm offers up ‘people of interest’ to a crack crime-fighting team which consists of former Jesus Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson, last seen chewing the scenery as Lost’s big bad Benjamin Linus. While the first season is a little by the numbers, this show has blossomed into something of a must watch.
Seasons on Netflix: 4
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As its third season nears, it’s a perfect time to get into Rick and Morty. The show on its most linear level focuses on the relationship between a grandfather and his grandson. But it’s oh so much more. It’s a meditation on sci-fi tropes, a pop culture cauldron, a high-concept cartoon that’s endlessly quotable and also a show that contains more than its fair share of fart jokes. It’s endlessly bingeable and very funny — all thanks to its creator, Community’s Dan Harmon.
Seasons on Netflix: 3 (new episodes streaming every Tuesday)
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Slathered with a fantastic dose of black comedy, Santa Clarita Diet stars Drew Barrymore are the stereotypical TV mum, with one difference: she likes eating people. This brand-new show on Netflix is a great send up of the family sitcom, taking all the tropes that make Modern Family and the like so successful, then turning them on their head, and then eating their head. And be warned: when things are eaten it’s all very grizzly. Timothy Olyphant also stars as the dad who is happy for his wife to be a flesh eater.
Seasons on Netflix: 1
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The Wachowski siblings have been more miss than hit lately — Cloud Atlas was brave but flawed, Jupiter Ascending was just flawed — but Sense8 sees something of a return to form for the directing duo.
Yes there are problems with Sense8 but this uneven show is brilliantly high concept and packed with interesting characters. Well, eight characters in all, from different parts of the globe that are connected in a variety of ways.
The disparate batch of characters means this is a show that has a lot in keeping with Cloud Atlas, where different genres nestled uneasily against each other. But it’s a brave show and one that suits the lavish cinematography the Wachowskis are famed for.
A Sense8 Christmas special helped fill the gap before the second season — but now the second season is here and proves that the show is developing into something great. Unfortunately, the second season will be the last as Netflix has decided to pull the plug on the show.
Seasons on Netflix: 2 (plus a feature-length Christmas special)
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Sherlock is a show that has been drip-fed to it audience over a number of years. This is partly due to its stories working better as three-episode arcs but also because its main stars, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman have become bonafide superstars during its run, so pinning them down is somewhat difficult.
Cumberbatch is superb has the modern day Sherlock, but the show works because of a potent mix of scriptwriting (thanks to Doctor Who’s Stephen Moffat), deft direction and a fair bit of challenging the viewer. Superb stuff.
Seasons on Netflix: 3
There’s very good reason Sons of Anarchy is the highest rated show on FX ever — its Shakespeare-esque plot (think Hamlet on bikes), following the tumultuous lives of a motorcycle gang, has everyone who watches it gripped. The show ended in 2014 after seven glorious seasons — although later seasons could never quite reach the glory days of one to three — and is perfect fodder for those looking for another Breaking Bad-style fix.
Seasons on Netflix: 7
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Now celebrating its 50th year, Star Trek is a movie and TV phenomenon that has no signs of slowing down. The original series, The Next Generation, Voyager and Deep Space Nine have all landed on Netflix but it is the first two series that are the best.
Watching it now, the original Star Trek maybe full of creaky sets and suspect acting but the show was bold, colourful and slathered in ’60s sci-fi innovation. The first series is superb, with perhaps the greatest-ever TV double act: William Shatner’s Kirk and Leonard Nimoy’s Spock. Kirk is all bluster and pomp, Spock is cool, calm and authoritative.
Unlike the original series, the Next Generation took a few seasons to get things right but it still fantastic viewing. Patrick Stewart is effortless as Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the rest of the crew are — including Data, William T Riker and Geordi La Forge — up there in stature with the original crew.
Seasons on Netflix: 3 (Original Series); 7 (The Next Generation)
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It was inevitable that Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle would eventually get cancelled by the BBC. But at least we got four series of absolute genius from one of the UK’s finest comedians. Three of those seasons are now on Netflix, with subjects for each 30-minute episode ranging from the global financial crisis, satire and London. Lee’s comedy is not for everyone but his observations are always spot on and utterly hilarious.
When it comes to TV and movies, the ’80s is the nostalgia decade of the moment. Whether it’s Jeff Nichols’ Midnight Special that plays like a Steven Spielberg film, if Spielberg still made films like he did in the Eighties, or The Goldbergs and Red Oaks mining the decade for laughs, filmmakers can’t get enough of the shell suits and Sony Walkmans.
Stranger Things is another brilliant homage to this era. Leaning heavily on Spielberg, John Carpenter and Stephen King — so much King — the story revolves around a small town, a group of friends, a missing person and a dodgy science lab. Writing anything else would give away the myriad twists in a show that is full of brilliant creepy fun.
The second season of Stranger Things had a new trailer debut at ComicCon and it looks epic.
Seasons on Netflix: 1
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The Thick Of It is perfect satire. It is the closest we will ever get to the machinations of politics, until they decide to let cameras roll 24/7 at Number 10. From the ever-sweary Malcolm Tucker to the string of forever-wrong MPs he has to protect with his profanities, The Thick Of It manages to show the world what an omnishambles a government in charge can be, with hilarious consequences.
Seasons on Netflix: 4
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As catchphrases go, «Yes, I can hear you Clem Fandango» should be up there with the best. If you haven’t witnessed Toast of London the you are in for a treat. It’s about the life of a struggling actor who dreams of being on the stage but has to make ends meet as a voice over artist and whatever else his terrible agent (a superb Doon Mackichan) throws at him. Matt Berry is fantastic as Steven Toast, one-part Larry David to two-parts Larry Olivier, the middle aged actor who consistently fails to make it big.
Seasons on Netflix: 3
The Trip is the perfect gig for Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon and one that must have been too good to pass on. Based on the flimsy premise that hyper realised versions of the two comedians drive around rural England eating in the best restaurants as food critics, the show shouldn’t work but it really does. Completely unscripted, each episode is strewn with movie star impressions and passive-aggressive jokes, where the two try to one-up each other. Director Michael Winterbottom manages to hold the show together with clever editing and cinematography and manages to add subtle plot through phone conversations with Steve and Rob and their respective families.
The second season has also landed on Netflix and it feels like a sumptuous main course. Italy is the setting and its beautiful surroundings seems to have made the pair more relaxed about life, while still bringing the funny.
Seasons on Netflix: 2
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Someone escaping from a Domesday cult shouldn’t be a recipe for comedy but Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt manages to squeeze the funny out of this premise. Created by Tina Fey and starring Ellie Kemper as the title character, the show sparkles with wit and is the right side of kooky — unlike some other shows *cough* New Girl *cough* we won’t mention.
Season Two of Kimmy Schmidt has arrived and is fizzing with the same energy of Season One and there’s not long to wait for Season Three — it’s out 19 May.
Seasons on Netflix: 2
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The prequel to a film sequel that no one watched, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp is both fantastic and utterly stupid. It has a cast list to die for — most of Mad Men are in there as is Ant Man’s Paul Rudd and Bradley Cooper — and focuses on the goings on at the first day at camp.
These goings on include X-Files style conspiracies, homoerotic dancing, long lost rock singers, journalists going undercover and government hit men. In the original film the cast were in their 30s and were playing 17 year olds. In the prequel, the same cast is now in their 40s and are playing their characters’ younger selves. If you can get your head around that, then you are going to love the show.
Its TV sequel Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later has also arrived and follows the gang 10 years after they left school.
Seasons on Netflix: 2 (First Day Of Camp / 10 Years Later)
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Netflix shows no sign of slowing down when it comes to creating its own original content. The following shows will be out later in the year and all of them have had A Lot of money spent on them and big stars attached… Out TBA
Comic-Con San Diego has thrown up a ton of new trailers for the comic-book crowd. One that’s causing quite a stir is the new trailer for Inhumans, a new TV show for Netflix. The first trailer wasn’t that well received, with the acting, costumes and effects all looking a little shonky, but the second trailer is a vast improvement. We’re still not 100% convinced but maybe that’s because there’s been a glut of superhero stuff around at the moment. October 27
Stranger Things was a revelation when it first landed on Netflix. A love letter to the horror and sci-fi movies of the ’80s, the show played on nostalgia but also managed to be something original. The second series looks to expand on the mythos behind The Upside Down and promises bigger and scarier monsters. 25 September
Star Trek Discovery has been a long time coming. Show-runner Bryan Fuller delayed the show as he was working on American Gods but now we finally have a release date. It will be shown in the UK on Netflix from 25 September, with a new episode to air weekly. Although the show is 15 episodes long only eight are being released initially with the rest coming in the new year. This is to help with pre-production, apparently. This was a trick The Get Down used — it’s unknown how many actually came back to watch the second batch of episode of the now-cancelled show. Discovery stars The Walking Dead’s Sonequa Martin-Green and is set 10 years before Kirk and his crew boldly went through space and beyond. Out TBA
We may soon have a new must-have watch in our best shows on Netflix guide! Do you remember Dark Crystal, the fantasy, puppet-filled adventure from the brilliant mind of Muppet creator Jim Henson? It’s set to make a comeback as an all-new prequel TV series thanks to Netflix. It’s vaguely slated to be «coming soon» to the service, but you can get a sneak peek in the trailer. Out November
The Punisher was meant to just play a bit part in Netflix’s Marvel world. But Jon Bernthal’s depiction of Frank Castle, the vigilante war veteran was so good in Daredevil: Season 2 he’s been given his own show. The plot is still shrouded in mystery but don’t expect this one to be a laugh-fest. The character of the Punisher is one of the most tortured around, so the atmosphere for this show is going to be dark, dark.
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Krysten Ritter recently revealed that Jessica Jones: Season 2 will be more ‘bingeable’ than season one. Quite what that means we don’t know but it does point to a faster-paced than the first fun but stretched instalment. Alongside Ritter, Trish Walker (Rachael Taylor) is back and the action takes place after The Defenders show, which debuts in August. Out October
David Fincher is no stranger to Netflix, he’s heavily involved in House of Cards as producer and directed the first episode, but Mindhunter is Fincher going full Fincher. It’s based on John Douglas’ book of the same name and charts the life of an FBI profiler whose job it is to track serial killers. Out Winter 2017
If you are at a loss after watching Stranger Things, the Dark is for you. It’s the first German-language series Netflix has made and the lot is about two missing children — but it’s not just about that as there’s supernatural elements and sci-fi twists galore.
Star Trek Discovery is yet another Netflix exclusive that looks set to be a smash hit. Set before the exploits of the Starship Enterprise, the show is filled with Roddenberry characters. But while the original series had shades of light this is a much darker look at space exploration. Sonequa Martin-Green is great as the first officer who has a past inartistically linked to Star Trek characters of the past — we can’t wait to see where this series goes.
Seasons on Netflix: 1 (episodes weekly)

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Notfälle: Flieger von Air Berlin schießt über Sylter Landebahn hinaus

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Sylt (dpa) — Das ging noch einmal gut aus für 82 Passagiere von Air Berlin. Sie erlebten am Samstagmorgen bei der Landung ihres Fliegers auf der Promi-Insel
Sylt (dpa) — Das ging noch einmal gut aus für 82 Passagiere von Air Berlin. Sie erlebten am Samstagmorgen bei der Landung ihres Fliegers auf der Promi-Insel Sylt eine Schrecksekunde: Der Airbus A320 rollte über die Landebahn hinaus und kam erst 50 Meter dahinter zum Stehen.
Das sagte eine Sprecherin der Regionalleitstelle. Die Maschine blieb auf dem aufgeweichten Rasen stecken. Die Räder haben lange Furchen hinterlassen. Keiner der Passagiere wurde dabei verletzt.
Die Ursache für den Vorfall des Fliegers aus Düsseldorf ist nach Angaben der Polizei noch unklar. Das Bundesamt für Flugunfalluntersuchungen hat sich eingeschaltet und die Ermittlungen übernommen. Zum Unfallzeitpunkt sei die Sicht schlecht gewesen. Das Wetter auf der beliebten Ferieninsel ist an dem Vormittag diesig. Wie es hieß, war die Landebahn nass, als der Flieger aufsetzte.
«Wir sind froh, dass es nicht schlimmer gekommen ist», sagte Feuerwehr-Einsatzleiter Wolfgang Kloth der Deutschen Presse-Agentur. Das Flugzeug sei mit geringer Geschwindigkeit auf eine Wiese kurz hinter der Landebahn gerollt. «Da muss jetzt eine spezielle Bergungsfirma ran.»
Alle 82 Passagiere und die 5 Crewmitglieder wurden von Einsatzkräften aus der Maschine geholt. Auf Bildern ist der Flieger mit Gangway zu sehen, davor einige Maulwurfshügel. An dem Flugzeug entstand laut Polizei kein offensichtlicher Schaden. Der Airbus sackte aber in das nasse Erdreich ab. Für die Bergung ist schweres Gerät erforderlich.
Der Flugbetrieb wurde zunächst für den Samstag eingestellt. «Die Wetterlage lässt aktuell den Flugbetrieb auf der Querpiste für den Linienverkehr nicht zu», teilte der Flughafen mit. Für Sonntag sähen die Bedingungen aber besser aus. Dann scheine eine Nutzung möglich. Die Hauptpiste könne dagegen erst nach Abschluss der Untersuchungen und der Bergung des Airbus erfolgen.
Wer die Nordseeinsel am Samstag mit dem Flieger verlassen wollte, hatte also schlechte Karten. «Ich hatte einen Flug über Düsseldorf nach Mallorca gebucht. Der ist annulliert, das Geld ist weg. Keiner kann sagen, wann ich wie runterkomme von der Insel», schimpfte ein verärgerter Passagier. Eine Frau mit zwei Kindern freute sich indes: «Eigentlich hätte ich heute nach Salzburg fliegen sollen. Jetzt kann ich eine Woche länger hierbleiben. Das geht aber nur, weil ich bei meiner Schwiegermutter wohnen kann. Mit dem Zug wäre das sonst schwierig geworden mit zwei kleinen Kindern bis nach Salzburg.»
Ein älteres Ehepaar wartete dagegen etwas ratlos am Flughafen. «Wir wurden von der Fluggesellschaft angerufen, dass wir zum Flughafen kommen sollen. Mal sehen, wie es jetzt weitergeht. Wohl erst mal mit dem Zug nach Niebüll auf das Festland und dann sehen wir weiter», berichtete der Mann aus dem Rhein-Neckar-Raum.
Bereits anfliegende Maschinen sind am Samstag umgeleitet worden. Acht ursprünglich für den Tag geplante Landungen und neun Starts wurden gestrichen. So steht es auf der Internetseite des Flughafens. Laut Air Berlin wird der Flughafen Sylt von der Airline täglich im Schnitt fünfmal angeflogen. Etwa fünf Verbindungen täglich gebe es außerdem von der Insel.

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Atomkonflikt: Tillerson: USA stehen in direktem Kontakt mit Nordkorea

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In Peking sprach US-Außenminister Tillerson mit Chinas Führung über die Spannungen mit Nordkorea und berichtete später über einen direkten Kontakt nach Pjöngjang.
Die US-Regierung hat erstmals bekannt gegeben, dass sie im Konflikt um das nordkoreanische Atom- und Raketenprogramm in direktem Kontakt mit Pjöngjang steht. „Wir können mit ihnen sprechen. Wir sprechen mit ihnen“, sagte Außenminister Rex Tillerson der „New York Times“ zufolge am Samstag vor Journalisten. Danach gefragt, ob die Kommunikationsdrähte über China liefen, schüttelte er den Kopf. „Direkt“, sagte er. „Wir haben unsere eigenen Kanäle.“
Ob Pjöngjang in irgendeiner Form geantwortet hat — jenseits des öffentlichen Austausches von Drohungen mit US-Präsident Donald Trump — sagte der Chefdiplomat nicht. Tillerson hält sich zurzeit in Peking auf.
Zuvor hatten China und die USA ihren Austausch über das Vorgehen gegen die Provokationen Nordkoreas intensiviert. Der Konflikt um Pjöngjangs Atom- und Raketenprogramm stand am Samstag im Mittelpunkt der Gespräche von Tillerson mit der chinesischen Führung in Peking. Sogar Staats- und Parteichef Xi Jinping empfing Tillerson, der zugleich den geplanten Besuch von US-Präsident Donald Trump im November in China vorbereitete.
Xi Jinping lobte dabei die „sehr guten Arbeitsbeziehungen und persönliche Freundschaft“, die seit seinem ersten Treffen mit dem US-Präsidenten im April in Trumps Golfclub Mar-a-Lago in Florida bestünden. Er gehe davon aus, dass Trumps erster Besuch in China „besonders, wunderbar und erfolgreich“ werde.
Angesichts der Spannungen mit Nordkorea warnte Kanzleramtsminister Peter Altmaier (CDU) vor einer Eskalation des Konflikts. „Die Lage ist absolut unerfreulich, weil wir im Augenblick einen Krieg der Worte erleben, der uns einer Lösung nicht näherbringt“, sagte Altmaier dem „Focus“.
Die Probleme seien nur durch Gespräche und nicht durch rhetorische Eskalation zu lösen. „Wir brauchen kein Säbelrasseln, wir müssen erkennen, dass Konflikte wie in der Ukraine oder in Nordkorea durch Waffeneinsatz nicht zu lösen sind“, sagt Altmaier. In dem Streit erwägt Trump auch militärische Optionen und hatte mit der „totalen Vernichtung“ Nordkoreas im Falle eines Angriffs gedroht.
Der Konflikt dürfte auch seine in sechs Wochen geplante Reise nach China überschatten. Xi Jinping setzt große Erwartungen in den Besuch von Trump. „Die Visite wird eine große Gelegenheit für die Entwicklung der chinesisch-amerikanischen Beziehungen“, sagte der Staats- und Parteichef laut amtlicher Nachrichtenagentur Xinhua bei dem Empfang von Tillerson in Peking.
Auch der US-Außenminister sprach bei einem Treffen mit Chinas Staatsrat Yang Jiechi von einer „sehr regelmäßigen und engen Arbeitsbeziehung“, die Trump und Xi Jinping entwickelt hätten. Yang Jiechi, der oberste für Außenpolitik zuständige chinesische Politiker, rief dazu auf, sich auf die Kooperation zu konzentrieren und „angemessen mit unseren Differenzen umgehen“. Tillerson traf auch Außenminister Wang Yi, der in der Machthierarchie unter dem Staatsrat steht.
Die Visite Trumps in Peking ist Teil einer Asienreise, die den US-Präsidenten vom 3. bis zum 14. November auch nach Japan, Südkorea, Vietnam und auf die Philippinen bringt. Geplant ist dabei eine Teilnahme an den Gipfeln der Gemeinschaft Südostasiatischer Staaten (Asean) auf den Philippinen und der Asiatisch-Pazifischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (Apec) in Vietnam.
Die USA hatten versucht, China zu mehr Druck auf Nordkorea zu drängen, das rund 90 Prozent seines Handels über den großen Nachbarn abwickelt. Peking ist aber gespalten: Zwar will das Land in seiner Nachbarschaft keine Atomwaffen. Jedoch fürchtet China einen Kollaps Nordkoreas, der Flüchtlingsströme nach China und das Heranrücken von US-Truppen bis an die chinesische Grenze zur Folge haben könnte.
Peking will deswegen nicht zu weit gehen, setzt aber die mitbeschlossenen UN-Sanktionen gegen Nordkorea um. So ordnete Peking erst am Donnerstag im Rahmen der UN-Beschlüsse eine Schließung aller nordkoreanischen Unternehmen in China bis Ende Januar an, lehnt aber ein von den USA gefordertes komplettes Öl-Embargo gegen Nordkorea ab.
Der Konflikt spitzte sich in den vergangenen Tagen weiter zu, nachdem Nordkorea als Reaktion auf kriegerische Töne von Trump mit dem möglichen Test einer Wasserstoffbombe über dem Pazifik gedroht hatte. Ob Nordkorea tatsächlich über eine Wasserstoffbombe verfügt, ist zurzeit allerdings unklar. Die USA schickten zugleich B-1B-Bomber und Kampfjets in den internationalen Luftraum östlich von Nordkorea. (dpa)

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空中分解の原因探る…墜落小型機、回収始まる

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奈良県山添村の 山林に８月、 小型機が墜落し、 乗っていた２人が死亡した事故で３０日、 機体の 回収作業が始まった。 今後、 県警と運輸安全委員会が事故原因などを調べる。 現場ではこの 日、 回収業者が、 散乱した機体をヘリコプターで次【社会】
奈良県山添村の山林に８月、小型機が墜落し、乗っていた２人が死亡した事故で３０日、機体の回収作業が始まった。 今後、県警と運輸安全委員会が事故原因などを調べる。 現場ではこの日、回収業者が、散乱した機体をヘリコプターで次々とつり上げ、近くのグラウンドに下ろした。 県警などによると、小型機は８月１４日、八尾空港（八尾市）を離陸し、福島空港へ向かう途中に墜落した。何らかの原因で空中分解したとみられている。

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Mainstream Media Distort Every Single Thing Gary Cohn Says About GOP Tax Plan

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No matter what the GOP tax plan does, the opposition media is intent on describing it as a tax cut for the rich.
In an appearance on ABC News, George Stephanopoulos questioned Cohn about the administration’s plan to kill the state and local tax deduction, which allows taxpayers who itemize to deduct taxes paid by state and local governments on their federal returns. The deduction disproportionately benefits high-income taxpayers, with more than 88 percent of the benefit going to those with incomes over $100,000, according to the Tax Foundation. Forty-five percent of the benefit goes to taxpayers with incomes over $200,000.
Stephanopoulos: In New York City, the city of New York says nearly half the middle-class families earning between $50,000 and $75,000 will get an increase because you eliminate the deduction of state and local tax taxes.
Cohn: If you look at the reality of the country as a whole, less than 25 percent of the families itemize. Only the people that itemize today – less than 25 percent of the family itemize – they’re the only ones taking a deduction for the state. We’re solving for the greater good of the country. You have to look at what we did in the entirety. We doubled the amount of income that people can keep at 0 tax rate. That’s a substantial thing. We lowered the 15 percent tax rate to 12 percent. When you look at the first couple tax rates and how much money you can keep at 0 and 12, we’ve done a substantial thing. Then we’re increasing the childcare credit. People will get a much larger credit. That credit is deducted directly from your tax liability.
Stephanopoulos: But you’re not saying how much you’ll increase it. If I’m hearing you, you can’t guarantee no middle-class families will get a tax increase, correct?
Cohn: George, there’s an exception to every rule.
Stephanopoulos: That’s a yes? I can’t guarantee anything. You can always find a unique family somewhere. What we’ve been working on in the white house is create an economic stimulus package
Cohn: I can’t guarantee anything. You can always find a unique family somewhere. What we’ve been working on in the White House is create an economic stimulus package to drive the economy of the United States. That’s what the president ordered us to do, and we’re doing it.
This reasonable admission by Cohn that some exceptional middle-class Americans might possibly see their taxes rise even while most middle-class Americans get a large tax cut was given a starkly misleading headline. “Trump adviser says he can’t guarantee middle-class families won’t see tax increase under new plan,” ABC News declared. There was no mention that this was presented as something that might apply to a “unique family.” The exceptional case was presented as the general case.
The headline was so misleading that it caused other reporters and editors to travel even further from reality. “Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn admits tax plan doesn’t guarantee middle-class help,” read a headline in New York’s Daily News. Misleading stories based on the interview appeared from CBS, New York magazine, and Business Insider.
Long Island’s Newsday was the odd-man out, giving the story the more accurate headline: “Cohn can’t guarantee tax cuts for all middle-class families.”
Later on Thursday, Cohn appeared at the White House press briefing to elaborate on the tax overhaul–and again had his statements distorted by misleading headlines.
“Based on our assumptions, a typical family earning $100,000 with two children that has been a standard deducter, has used the standard deduction and continues to use the standard deduction, they can expect a tax cut of about $1,000,” Cohn said.
CNBC’s headline: “Cohn says a typical American family earns $100,000 a year–here’s how much they really make”:
That headline was later changed, and the story itself completely revised. A correction was appended to the story, explaining that Cohn was using a family earning $1,000 a year as an example rather than asserting that this was the income of a typical American family.
The uncorrected version, however, lives on in syndication to CNBC’s partner websites.

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