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It is basically full-blown summer in South Africa right now which means that a lot of us will braai and kuier kakhard on Saturdays and spend our Sundays on the couch, crying and nursing a groot babelaas and not moving a lot. This normally happens in front of the TV with the aircon blasting. The best way to relax with a groot kop is with ASMR-type TV. What is ASMR? It is a relaxing, often sedative sensation that begins on the scalp and moves down the body. Also known as a “brain massage” and it is triggered by placid sights and sounds such as whispers, accents, and crackles. It is basically Sir David Attenborough’s voice soothing you to sleep. We’ve come across 7 doccies which will relax your fokken boude. The first three are only available until next Saturday, so maybe start with them first.
(Last chance – 31 October)
No-brainer alert: All the great rivers are the main arteries planet earth. It is what keeps us thankless humans alive. Experience breathtaking shots of animals and landscapes along these rivers from sources to sea. The latest and greatest camera technology make life and nature alongside the great waterways around the globe come alive. Discover the extraordinary animals, astonishing landscapes and remarkable people found alongside the Amazon, Mississippi and Nile rivers.
(Last chance – 31 October)
(Last chance – 31 October)
Spy in the Wild infiltrates the animal world using animatronic creatures and hidden cameras disguised as everything from eggs to dung balls. These give us some of the closest-ever views of animal friendships, love and mischief. More than 30 animatronic spy cameras were disguised as animals to secretly record behavior in the wild. The series captures rarely seen behavior that reveals how animals possess emotions and behavior similar to humans – including the capacity to love, grieve, deceive and invent. Brilliant stuff.
Chasing the Sun
You might have come across this on DStv right before you want to slit your wrists watching Carte Blanche. If you don’t have DStv, you can luckily catch it on Showmax. This is a 5-part series which takes a behind-the-scenes look into the Springboks’ 2019 Rugby World Cup triumph. All 5 episodes will be available to binge from 6pm on Monday 2 November. This is some inspiring stuff. In fact, ask your boss to stream it at work every Friday while you sneak a beer or two. It is good for team building and team building is good for South Africa. This is what we need right now.
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Need more? Check out our top 10 list of movies and TV series picks from the Plumlist. It is my to-go-to website when I’m stuck for streaming ideas:
| #10. Telenovelas, soaps and sepies to stream in South Africa Okay, first things first: soap operas and sepies are identical – except soapies are in any one of 10 of the official 11 languages of South Africa (English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa or Zulu), while sepies are in Afrikaans (the 11th of the official languages). |
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| # 9. Five local music doccies to stream for a live-concert vibe at home For the past 14 years, October has been the month of Rocking the Daisies, set in Darling amid the spring flowers. While this year’s epic music is no doubt missed, there’s nothing stopping fans from picking some daisies, setting up a tent in your living room and taking the festival experience virtual on Showmax with these Rocking the Daisies headline acts. |
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| #8 If you liked Cobra Kai, stream these martial-arts picks The latest entry in the Karate Kid franchise is built on nostalgia: 30 years after their epic rivalry first kicked off, Johnny and Daniel come face to face again, this time without the guidance of Mr Miyagi, when Johnny decides to reopen the Cobra Kai dojo. Johnny and Daniel train up a whole new generation of Karate Kids to compete in their own version of the All Valley Karate Tournament. |
On Netflix & Showmax (read more) |
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| #7 New Showmax Original, the Afrikaans murder mystery Skemerdans, now in production In the upcoming Showmax Original, filmed at the iconic Galaxy nightclub in Cape Town, Glenn Fortune, the owner of The Oasis jazz club, is murdered in cold blood. As soon as he’s out of the picture, the club becomes the centre of a power struggle between two brothers, a scorned widow and an organised crime syndicate. |
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| #6 The Train of Salt & Sugar is an African cross-country adventure with powerful social themes The Train of Salt & Sugar made history as the first Oscar foreign-language entrant for Mozambique. A landmark film for the country, it is laden with historical significance and set during the Mozambican Civil War. The African conflict spanned 15 years as armed rebels restricted the free flow of basic commodities such as sugar, which became precious enough for civilians to risk their lives, travelling hundreds of miles by rail in order to trade salt for sugar in Malawi. |
On Showmax (read more) |
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| #5 Halloween horror kicks off with the Haunting of Bly Manor Being Halloween month, the supply and demand of spooky entertainment is at its annual peak. We, as viewers of streaming television, demand to be terrified – within the safe comfortable space of our own homes, of course. |
On Netflix (read more) |
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| 4# This stylish series is “the most fun you can have watching chess” It gives me enormous pleasure to inform you that The Queen’s Gambit is quite possibly the best thing to happen this year. I say “possibly” because it’s been a frightfully long year and it’s hard to believe it also contained Tiger King, which feels like a lifetime ago. There may have been some equally excellent shows or movies in 2020 but for the life of me, I cannot name a single one at this moment as all pales in comparison. |
On Netflix (read more) |
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| #3 HBO’s Euphoria to return with two special episodes in December 2020 Zendaya just announced on Twitter that her Emmy-winning HBO drama series Euphoria will return with two special episodes in December 2020. The first, Trouble Don’t Last Always, will debut on Monday, 7 December 2020 on Showmax. |
On Showmax (read more) |
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| #2 The most revealing interviews in Chasing the Sun so far SuperSport’s five-part documentary about the Springboks’ momentous journey to winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup is personal, poignant and sensitively told. Interviews with players and crew have shown a candour and depth of emotion linked to both their on- and off-field experiences in Japan last year. |
On DStv Now & Showmax (read more) |
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| #1 Where to find Mzansi’s meanest mothers International soap operas may think that they set the standard when it comes to mean moms – like Bold & Beautiful’s Stephanie Forrester, who repeatedly called Brooke “that whore from the Valley” – but they’ve got nothing on Mzansi’s meanest mothers. |
On DStv Now & Showmax (read more) |
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Each week we take a number from 1 to 10 from our list of suggestions and put it through a randomizer to choose a trailer to show you. This week it landed on our number 2 spot, “Halloween horror kicks off with The Haunting of Bly Manor” – my wife wanted to watch it earlier this week and I was like “Fuck no! We have to watch it during the day, I can’t watch scary shit at night!”
From the producers of The Haunting of Hill House comes a new ghost story. The Haunting of Bly Manor arrives October 9th, only on Netflix. The Haunting of Bly Manor stars Victoria Pedretti, Henry Thomas, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Kate Siegel, T’Nia Miller, Rahul Kohli, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Amelie Smith and Amelia Eve.
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