Tag: TV

  • The Tinder Swindler (Netflix)

    The Tinder Swindler (Netflix)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Tinder Swindler: Swipe right but trust no one. Quick synopsis: The story of a con man who met women through the dating app Tinder and stole a lot of money. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Remember how you watched Tiger King and kept thinking, “there is no way this…

  • Class Action Park (HBO)

    Class Action Park (HBO)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Class Action Park: Of course it was in New Jersey. Quick synopsis: The story of Action Park in New Jersey and how completely bonkers it was. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The owner made up a lot of the rides by himself. And then paid unsuspecting teenagers to test them…

  • Wework (Hulu)

    Wework (Hulu)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Wework: Wework is the most insane basis for a cult ever. Quick synopsis: The story of Wework which was a real estate company and…cult? Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: This company reached a value of $47 billion at one point. For renting office space.   Fun Fact for History Nerds:…

  • LuLaRich (Amazon)

    LuLaRich (Amazon)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for the LuLaRich Documentary: I am told that the clothing isn’t even good. Quick synopsis: The story of LulaRoe which is a women’s clothing company and pyra….multi-level marketing company. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The actual owners of LuLaRoe are on this documentary. I assume they thought they would not come…

  • This is a Robbery (Netflix)

    This is a Robbery (Netflix)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for This is a Robbery: Editor wanted. Quick synopsis: The story of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft in 1990. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: This is the largest art heist in history. Fun Fact for History Nerds: The thieves stole wisely when they poached a few Rembrandts, Degas, and a…

  • Crazy Not Insane (HBO)

    Crazy Not Insane (HBO)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Crazy Not Insane: Irony: Naming your documentary how it makes the viewer feel. Quick synopsis: A documentary about psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis. Or her theories. Or her thoughts on the death penalty. Honestly, I’m not sure what it was going for. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Dissociative identity disorder (DID),…

  • Val (Amazon)

    Val (Amazon)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Val: The Iceman shows his softer side. Quick synopsis: A video autobiography of actor Val Kilmer. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Val Kilmer went to Julliard and is the youngest person ever accepted into their drama school. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Kilmer didn’t want to be in Top Gun…