Netflix Rebooting Startling A&E Show, and the Internet Is in Disbelief
Social media is in an uproar over Netflix's upcoming revival of Sexy Beasts. The show made a [...]
Furry
— mr.mittens (@cowabunnga) June 23, 2021
First and foremost, many viewers compared the concept of this show to various forms of the "furry" fetish. They speculated that the participants must be at least a little interested in animal roleplay to get involved in such a show.
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God, it’s so ridiculous & it’s gonna be such a huge hit. https://t.co/Z0pU3ojUmv
— Jack Appleby (@JuiceboxCA) June 23, 2021
Even as they mocked it, viewers admitted they would be watching this show, and predicted that others would too. Most seemed to agree that this would be an easy hit for Netflix.
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Am I on drugs pic.twitter.com/W0yjxu8WTn
— Sibley The Best (@Goldfishwars) June 23, 2021
The trailer was simply so shocking to some viewers that they were left to question reality itself. Many wondered if they were really seeing what they thought they were seeing.
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beastarz season 2 is not looking so great https://t.co/P7NSZ0xE05
— miguel (@itshemiii) June 23, 2021
Fans couldn't help comparing this to the Netflix original series Beastarz — an animated action show that is also popular among self-described furries.
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All those people are thin and attractive underneath of the costumes so the “based on personality alone” thing is a bit of a stretch.
— Riven 💜 Diluc Wanter 🥲 (@ladyriven) June 23, 2021
While the prosthetics might completely obscure a contestant's face, some viewers complained that it still left their body type in perfect view, so going strictly off of "personality" was not quite an option.
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y'all cancelled Kim's Convenience for THIS ???? I HATE Y'ALL https://t.co/drWoIxYRbn
— Anjali. (@Anjalaaay) June 23, 2021
Imagine having a pitch rejected by Netflix when they said yes to "Bojack Horseman cosplay but they fuck". https://t.co/svDOJZacDN
— Alexander Brown (@AlexofBrown) June 23, 2021
Of course, fans of other Netflix original series that had been canceled couldn't help feeling bitter to see money going towards this instead of their favorite show. Some went even further, imagining how writers must feel after getting pitches rejected only to see shows like this picked up.
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release the footage of the meeting where this show was greenlit https://t.co/7kCy46vMV7
— Francesca Bacardi (@OriginalFresca) June 23, 2021
On a related note, some wondered how Sexy Beasts itself got pitched. They were more interested in seeing that pitch meeting than the show itself.
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