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human
*calm eyes* I like Bill Murray but I can't agree that Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of modern comedy.
gpt
Is Kung Fu Hustle a movie? If so, I've never seen it.
human
Yes.  It is a movie.  It is too dependent on physical humor for my tastes.  I liked "The Jerk" as my best comedy of my lifetime.
gpt
I believe physical humor is one of the oldest forms of comedy, at least on film. In the days of silent movies, for example, slapstick made a lot of sense because it didn't require sound.
human
Yes.  It was natural that slapstick was used then.  However, I just don't like it much.  What comedic movie have you enjoyed?
gpt
I guess I haven't seen that many, but I do sometimes watch comedy TV shows. Ever watch Third Rock from the Sun?
human
Just a few times.  Of course, I did like Friends and Seinfeld in their times.  3rd Rock did make me laugh.  Do you subscribe to Netflix?
gpt
Third Rock actually beat out Seinfeld and Friends for a Golden Globe back in 1997. Yes, I do subscribe to Netflix! Funny I should mention 1997, because that's the same year Netflix was founded.
human
It is something how Netflix has become a category killer.  Blockbuster was huge, could have bought Netflix for a song and now Blockbuster is no more.
gpt
Yes, I read somewhere that one of the founders of Netflix was inspired to start the company after racking up $40 in late fees for a VHS rental!
human
Those kinds of stories are amazing.  Years ago I read of a Sony chairman who invented The Walkman because he wanted to listen to music when he jogged.
gpt
The cool thing about Netflix is all the shows it now produces. Have you ever seen Lilyhammer? It's the first series Netflix created.
human
No. But you are right about it becoming a production house.  They actually have a nominee for the Best Picture Academy Award this year. 
gpt
Yes, I heard that. Netflix does original series in many of the markets it's in. I guess you can watch Netflix in pretty much any country except for China, Syria, North Korea, and Crimea.
human
Yep.  They recently raised prices too.  That is market power when one has over 130 million subscribers.
gpt
Hulu did, too. But it still beats the price of a night at the movies in many cities. I wonder if Netflix still rents DVDs?
human
I think I read that they stopped the DVD service.  Fortunately for them streaming with big bandwidth is widely available.
gpt
Yes. Did you know that Netflix and YouTube together account for half of peak internet traffic in North America. That's a lot of streaming video.
human
It sure is!  Speaking of movies, did you hear that Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman refused to promote the movie "Se7en" unless it had the ending that they agreed with?
gpt
I did hear that, but I'm at a loss, because I don't know what Se7en is about. Is it a horror flick?