Recommended Netflix Titles For Your Entertainment While Staying at Home!

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Staying at home during COVID-19, even though it is for health purposes, can make one antsy. As stated in our previous blog post, to read this blog, click here, detailing the things we recommend on doing during this time, one of the things you can do to be entertained is to watch some movies or play games. Based on this, this post entails some of the recommended movie titles or shows on Netflix (Canada) that have made such a good impression on us and we would just like to share it with you all!

1. Friends

The cast of Friends [Digital image]. (2020). Retrieved from https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-02-21/friends-reunion-special-hbo-max-jennifer-aniston

Friends, one of the most popular sitcoms of all time, ran from 1994 to 2004, follows the lives of six close friends in the Big Apple. The show is a great one to watch for the purposes of laughs and for unwinding. It also teaches us so many things, such as loyalty and friendship. With some jokes and comical situations in between. Could this show BE any better? Comment below if you understand this reference and who, without realizing it until he/she was mocked for it, usually speaks like this!

2. Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine cast [Digital image]. (2020). Retrieved from https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine-season-7-release-date-trailer/

Brooklyn nine-nine. Another sitcom that we recommend. Like Friends, it takes place in New York and follows the chaotic, yet funnily portrayed, lives of the cops at the nine-nine NYPD precinct! This show also speaks about camaraderie and reminds us that, in professions such as law enforcement, or even in emotionally stressful situations, a little laugh goes a long way. This show is toit! Comment below on which character this is in reference to!

3. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air [Digital image]. (2017). Retrieved from https://www.therockfather.com/news-and-reviews/grownups/music-news/musicforall/item/5327-watch-listen-the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-metal-cover-that-the-world-needs

And of course, if we are talking about the classics of the 90s, this show must be mentioned. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air speaks about the life of a character by the name of Will Smith, who moved to Bel-Air after getting into a fight in his hometown of Philadelphia, and stays in the home of his rich uncle, a lawyer by profession, his aunt Vivian, a teacher, the butler of the household, Geoffrey, and the four children, Hilary, Carlton, Ashley and later on in the series, Nicky. Watch the show and follow Will's adventures from his high school days to his college days, learning more about maturity and responsibility, while having some fun and getting into some trouble along the way. This show highlights family values and how to be a responsible adult. Watch the show to see where the famous dance to "It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones. Comment below on which character the dance is named after!

4. Full House

Cast of Full House [Digital image]. (2020). Retrieved from https://ew.com/tv/full-house-cast-opening-credits-quarantine-makeover/

Full House, a sitcom full of family values and morals, follows the lives of three men, TV personality and father Danny Tanner, musician Jesse Katsopolis and comedian Joey Gladstone, as they raise DJ Tanner, Stephanie Tanner and Michelle Tanner, in a household located in San Francisco, after the mother of the three girls experienced a fatal and tragic accident. This show is, for sure, one of the classics, and is still loved by an expansive fandom today! Oh Mylanta! Comment below on whom this catchphrase belongs to!

5. Back to the Future trilogy

Back to the Future, featuring the DeLorean [Digital image]. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.vitalthrills.com/2019/10/30/back-to-the-future-trilogy-the-exhibit-hollywood-museum/

Another classic that deserves to be mentioned. Back to the future details the time-travelling adventures of Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett Brown with the aid of the DeLorean car. This movie teaches us the importance of time - how we do not have much of it as we would like to think and to make the most out of what we got as much as possible. Get your flux capacitor at the ready and prepare yourself for a classic movie of adventure. What's your favourite movie in the franchise? Let us know in the comments below!

6. The Greatest Showman

The Greatest Showman [Digital image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.movierewind.com/2018/greatest-showman-2017

Looking to hear Zac Efron sing again and relive his High School Musical days as Troy Bolton? Say no more! This movie has him, Zendaya, Hugh Jackman, who is known for his portrayal of the Wolverine, and many more, putting on a number of performances! The important takeaway of the movie is to embrace yourself for who you really are. To love yourself and to not change yourself for anyone else, as well as to acknowledge and fully accept your uniqueness. It truly is the greatest show! Give the movie a try and get ready to stream all of the songs non-stop on your Spotify! Or Youtube. What's your favourite song from the movie? Let us know in the comments!

7. White Chicks

White Chicks [Digital image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.yamdb.org/movies/12153-white-chicks

White Chicks. A movie about two FBI agents that go undercover as two of their clients. Get ready for some hilarious moments with the Wayans brothers! This movie underlines having your companion's back through thick and thin. Even though this aired a little over 15 years, it's a good one if you want some laughs and a little FBI action. Let's kick it old school! What's your favourite scene from the movie? Feel free to let us know in the comments section below!

Also, Terry Crews, who currently has a role in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, was in this movie!

8. Jumanji franchise

Jumanji, starring Robin Williams [Digital image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.impawards.com/1995/jumanji_ver3.html

Would you like to feel nostalgic and reminisce your childhood with Robin Williams' portrayal of Alan Parrish in Jumanji, or, one of the classics of the 90s? Would you like to remember the sounds of the scary drums that play during an incoming ominous situation as the characters beat the board game? Would you like to have some suspenseful adventure with Robin Williams and young Kirsten Dunst?

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle [Digital image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://jumanji.fandom.com/wiki/Jumanji:_Welcome_to_the_Jungle

Or, would you like to watch the reboot starring Kevin Hart and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson *smoldering intensity*, among others, and have both a laugh and adventure as they try to beat the video game? Or, would you like to watch both? All of the above is indeed possible! The franchise has a high dose of adventure, thrills, occasional laughs and suspense, which can be watched over and over! The overall franchise teaches us how to keep a level head when faced with intimidating tasks and that, sometimes, you don't have to go through those alone. Give this franchise a try! We recommend that you watch the one with Robin Williams first and then the reboot, in order to fully experience a change in the times, i.e when children in the 90s would play board games more and when the children or teenagers now prefer video games a little more. Also, the sequel of the Jumanji reboot, Jumanji: The Next Level, which has yet to be released on Netflix as of the publishing date of this blog, was recently released! Feel free to check it out!

Jumanji: The Next Level [Digital image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.impawards.com/2019/jumanji_the_next_level.html

What's your favourite movie in the franchise? Let us know in the comments!

9. Fiery Priest

The Fiery Priest [Digital image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fiery_Priest

You can never go wrong with watching a Korean drama! This one and the next one are two Korean dramas that we highly recommend! This drama, in particular, has about 20 episodes and 1 season, which can be easily finished in under a few days. Although, given how this series is a blend of action and comedy, you will be unable to stop. You may end up watching it all in one go. Fiery priest follows a hot-tempered soldier, who, after an assignment gone wrong, felt undeserving to be one, retires from this profession and becomes a priest, where he still manages to right the wrongs of gangs and other criminals with his fighting skills. Following an incident that befell his mentor, he strives to solve the case surrounding his fate with the assistance of two detectives and a prosecutor. This show really illustrates how strong one's faith can be and how you can count on the people you care about to pull you out of the dark. Give this one a try and let us know what you think in the comments below!

10. Signal

Signal [Digital image]. (2019). Retrieved from https://channel-korea.com/signal-drama-review/

How about a Korean drama that has time-travelling and police procedural elements? This series is right up your alley! Signal follows a cop in the present, who stumbles upon an old walkie-talkie that belonged to a cop 20 years, or so, in the past. Through this walkie-talkie, a bridge between the past and the present is formed and together, they work on cases. This series emphasizes the unity between the parties when pursuing a similar goal and the importance of time as well. Try watching this series! You will certainly not regret it! Let us know in the comments below about what you think!

Do you have any Netflix recommendations that you would like us to try? Would you like a blog comprising of Korean drama recommendations? Or would you prefer us posting another blog about a different topic? Also, which of the above did you like the most? What was, or were, your favourite moments of any of the above titles? Please feel free to let us know in the comments section!

Until the next blog, everyone! Thank you for reading and stay safe!