By Yasmine Reyna
Here and there, in someone’s free time, he or she might get bored or just enjoy watching a certain television show. One of the most commonly used sites to watch movies on is Netflix. There are students at Plymouth High School who use Netflix.
This is the Netflix home screen, which views television shows and movies. Photo contributed by: Janessa Salazar
On Netflix, there are shows that students enjoy watching. Junior Katy Corsaw, who said she enjoys watching “Orange is the New Black,” said, “I love that show because it shows a different side to even the worst of people.” Along with Corsaw, junior Tea Peltz learned about Netflix through friends and family. Peltz’s favorite show Bates Motel is currently on Netflix. She said, “It is so interesting and mysterious. It gets you hooked so you keep watching it and waiting for more episodes. I also like the style in the show. Norma Bates seems like the ideal perfect female. She cooks, cleans, she is smart, and she always wears pretty dresses.” Netflix is a site that allows people to watch their favorite show or movies.
Freshman Mackenzie Winrotte said she had always watched the show Friends on Netflix. Winrotte said she feels like the show causes her go to sleep later than she usually does. Sophomore Mimi Southwell said she “stumbled upon her favorite show Criminal Minds on television originally, then found her show directly on Netflix.” Southwell knows that the show “does not affect her in any way.”
There was a time when Peltz had watched Netflix for an entire weekend when she was sick. Freshman Callie Burch loves to watch her favorite show Freaks and Geeks. The most time that she has spent watching Netflix was about “seven hours in total.” For nearly two years, Peltz has held her account. Corsaw has had an account for an entire year. Winrotte has had Netflix for as long as she could remember.
Netflix can also be accessed by a cellphone. Photo contributed by: Eric Burch
Burch said she had already spent an entire day watching How I Met Your Mother, but if she could have the chance to watch an entire show all day, it would have to be Freaks and Geeks. Corsaw said if she could spend an entire day watching Netflix, she would watch Orange is the New Black.
There are alternative websites that are used to watch television shows and movies. Winrotte has also used another web site similar to Netflix, Watch 32. Hulu is a similar website to Netflix. Comedy is the main genre that Burch prefers to watch because “sometimes it has a life lesson towards the end.” Reality, romance, comedy, horror, and mystery/thriller are the genres that Peltz enjoys watching. Horror and comedy are the genres that Winrotte prefers watching.
Netflix is a site where a person can stream thousands of television shows and movies. They are easily accessed on smartphones, tablets, or laptops.