As the world reacts to Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary series, high-profile Australians share their thoughts on the first three episodes.
So far, the show has explored the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s love story, their feud with the British press, and their path to Megxit in 2020.
Future episodes are expected to include damaging smears about the royal family.
Despite the hype surrounding the series, for which Netflix is believed to have paid $100 million, Australian journalists have called it “dull” and “dull” so far.
As the world reacts to Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary series, high-profile Australians share their thoughts on the first three episodes.
Noted television pundit Robert McKnight didn’t mince words when he blasted the show, tweeting: ‘BORING! It’s been 30 minutes and I haven’t learned anything.’
Latika Bourke of The Sydney Morning Herald called it boring, boring, boring’. Channel Seven and 3AW entertainment reporter Peter Ford said he “goes around in circles”.
Acid-tongued gossip columnist Andrew Hornery said he was “bored” by the first episode and stopped watching it after 15 minutes, adding that he was puzzled by the press coverage the series had generated.
Despite the hype surrounding the series, for which Netflix is said to have paid the Sussexes (pictured) $100 million, Australian journalists have called it “dull” and “boring” so far.
Bored. Last 15 minutes. How fucked up is our society that this becomes THE biggest story? Ukraine, Iran, Qatar, China, Trump, the weather… even poor Celine [Dion] Are you sure there are topics that are worth more? he wrote.
Broadcaster Meshel Laurie noted the irony of Meghan and Harry complaining about press intrusion while selling details of their private lives to the highest bidder.
“If Meg wanted privacy she should have stayed in Suits because I’ve never heard of it before,” she wrote on Instagram.
However, Harry and Meghan had some fans Down Under, with former MAFS star Jules Robinson telling her 745,000 Instagram followers that she “loved it.”
Broadcaster Meshel Laurie noted the irony of Meghan and Harry complaining about press intrusion while selling details of their private lives to the highest bidder.
“If Meg wanted privacy, she should have stayed in Suits because I’ve never heard of it before,” Meshel wrote on Instagram.
Netflix describes the series as “an unprecedented six-part documentary that explores the span of their relationship, from the early days of the couple’s courtship to the challenges that led to their departure from the Royal Family.”
It comes after radio host Ben Fordham unleashed a scathing attack on Netflix docuseries, saying their trailers are “full of editing tricks and tricky scenes.”
He says the series includes interviews with family and friends “who have never spoken publicly about the couple’s relationship before,” as well as historians and journalists who discuss the effects of the media on the couple.
Acid-tongued gossip columnist Andrew Hornery (pictured) said he was “bored” by the first episode and stopped watching after 15 minutes.
Hornery added that he was baffled by the press coverage the series had generated.
Noted television pundit Robert McKnight didn’t mince words when he blasted the show, tweeting: ‘BORING! It’s been 30 minutes and I haven’t learned anything’
Latika Bourke of The Sydney Morning Herald called it boring, boring, boring’
Channel Seven and 3AW entertainment reporter Peter Ford said it “goes around in circles”.
Home and Away star Lynne McGranger suggested Australians watch ‘cracking’ cricket instead of Harry and Meghan’s Netflix docuseries
“So we have false claims, photos that have no link to the royal family, videos that have no link to Harry and Meghan and images taken out of context,” he told his 2GB radio show on Wednesday morning.
Fordham told listeners that a scene in the trailer shows paparazzi footage surrounding a car as Harry is heard complaining about the pain and suffering of women marrying into the Royal Family and dealing with the “feeding frenzy”. of the media.
But the images do not involve Harry or Meghan or “not even a member of the royal family,” according to Fordham.
The first three episodes of Harry & Meghan premiered on Netflix on Thursday, December 8, and the last three will premiere on December 15.
Harry and Meghan had a few fans Down Under, with former MAFS star Jules Robinson telling her 745,000 Instagram followers that she “loved it.”
Netflix describes the series as “an unprecedented six-part documentary that explores the span of their relationship, from the early days of the couple’s courtship to the challenges that led to their departure from the Royal Family.”