Oh Good. Netflix to Give Obamas a ‘Global Platform’

March 9th, 2018 2:10 PM

The Obama administration is just a memory, but the entertainment industry is banking that progressives will want to revisit those golden years, one TV episode at a time. First it was CBS, “ordering a pilot for Main Justice, a show based on the life of former attorney general Eric Holder.” Alas, it’s not a prison drama. Heck, it won’t even be grounded in reality, since “Holder is also serving as executive producer.”

Now, Netflix is reeling in the big catch. According to the New York Times, “Barack Obama is in advanced negotiations with Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows that will provide him a global platform.” A “global platform?” Get ready to duck and cover, Israel.

Not only that, the deal’s a two-fer. “Netflix would pay Mr. Obama and his wife, Michelle, for exclusive content.” Bad news, fat kids: one show idea “could feature Mrs. Obama on topics, like nutrition, that she championed in the White House,” according to the Times. Barack Obama “could moderate conversations on topics that dominated his presidency — health care, voting rights, immigration, foreign policy, climate change.” Except Obama doesn’t converse; he lectures.

Best of all: “The former president and first lady could also lend their brand — and their endorsement — to documentaries or fictional programming on Netflix that align with their beliefs and values.”

Hmm. If Hopey-Changey needs ideas, I’ve got plenty. Sitcoms? Cambridge Blue -- Cops Acting Stupidly and That’s so Farrakhan! Dramas too, like ‘Honor and Distinction’: The Bo Berghdal Story.

Then there’s this one, the inspirational story of an idealistic young biracial kid from Hawaii who writes a best-selling autobiography at 14 and who’s first-ever job is President of the United States …