Prince Harry and Meghan Markle like their holiday cheer with an extra hint of virtue.
couple Sent your public Christmas card this weekWhich includes a montage of photos – During this time many photographs were taken of the good people of Nigeria hugging and holding hands “Fake” royal tour earlier this year.
They’re humanitarians here to save the world, whether the world wants them or not.
The message on the card was all the warmth of the chat GPT robot, reading, “On behalf of Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Archewell Productions, and the office of Archewell Foundation, we wish you a very happy holiday season.” Best wishes.” and a Happy New Year.”
Despite the collection of happy photographs (more personal photos were reportedly sent to friends), the vaunted Sussex corporation is a failed venture. After landing a massive $100 million deal with Netflix — the ultimate Nepo-baby trophy — the pair still can’t read a room or an audience.
His latest offering, the docu-series “Polo”, is a resounding flop.
Prince Harry has said, “The series gives viewers an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the passion and determination of some of the world’s elite polo players, highlighting the spirit behind the glamour.”
Sounds great, Harry! I love sports. I love sports documentaries. I like Argentine people.
so even though The series has received critical acclaim.I went in with an open mind. That open-mindedness went dark about 10 minutes into the first episode, when, in an ambient state, I suddenly found myself studying the inside of my eyelids.
Still I persisted. I got injured again. I kept watching. But, soon, “Polo” turned into background noise while I was cooking. (At least my dinner was good.)
Sold by Netlix as “high stakes”, the five-part “Polo” features stakes as low as a $2 scratch-off ticket.
It does nothing to draw the audience into this rarefied world or convince them to get emotionally invested in the fates of these players. There is an abysmal failure to transform the action on the field into entertaining, dramatic footage. There are no highlight reels set to music. No training montages (and, has “Rocky” taught us anything, it’s that training montages rule).
It’s a snooze fest with beautiful people. But not the heart.
To be honest, this is to be expected, given that both Harry and Meghan were reportedly heavily involved in the editing process.
Remember when Spotify is on Bill Simmons called them “f–kin grifters”Yes.
These two are great at one thing: exploiting the royal family. Lest we forget, her biggest hits have been that now-famous car-crash interview with Oprah and Harry’s scathing “Spares” memoir.
None of which makes them savvy TV producers, either (sorry, Netflix). or podcast host (Sorry, SpotifyOr, I predict, lifestyle entrepreneur.
While the Invictus Games, which Harry founded, is a truly wonderful initiative, Nobody saw “Heart of Invictus”,2023 Netflix doc about it.
There was also “Live to Lead” which profiled activists including Greta Thunberg. by collecting Material. Markle’s animated series “Pearl” was shelved before it even saw the light of day. His latest podcast with Lemonada sounds as rare as his expensive homemade jams.
Now a report has come The DOA “Polo” has put Markle’s Netflix cooking show — which is to be paired with her lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard — in jeopardy and could mean renewing the couple’s $100 million deal with the streaming giant. Will not be done.
“There will be no other deal. Might be a one-off but that’s it,” said a source.
But Harry and Meghan won’t learn any lessons. They are so blinded by their own good works that they cannot admit what they are doing.
