The Conan O’Brien and Graham Nortons talk shows of the world are slowly dying out, as the population gravitates to the more accessible, truthful and frankly painful accounting of a celebrity’s life behind closed doors. We’re of course talking about Sean Evans’ ‘Hot Ones‘ which pits celebrities looking to promote a new movie or what have you against a plate of wings, the hottest sauces known to man, and Evans’ excellent questions.
Who woulda thought?
Hot Ones is a work of art that has become one of the most popular shows in the world, and now it might be time to reap the rewards. Netflix is reportedly angling to add the series to its platform, chuck it behind a paywall, and watch the series’ morals crumble as it conforms to the societal norms of talk shows of old. It’s about to become a whole lot more boring, in other words.
It might not be all bad news. Bloomberg – which first reported on Netflix’s interest in picking up the show, its branding, and of course, Sean Evans, from current owner BuzzFeed – isn’t exactly explicit. The deal may not include a full Hot Ones buyout at all, and would rather host a couple of live episodes of the show to bolster Netflix’s burgeoning live-streaming efforts. That would mean Hot Ones would remain right where it is.
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Whatever the case, Netflix is interested in picking up at least some of the insanely popular series, even if it can’t quite manage to eat the whole wing. As for the why of it all, don’t look at us. We’re not entirely sure what hosting an episode of Hot Ones live would achieve that a regular pre-recorded episode of the series wouldn’t, but Netflix certainly has ideas. If a deal can be found, it’ll be announced as early as this month, according to Bloomberg.
We’re not particularly keen on the idea of a Netflix-led Hot Ones and we can’t see it being a big hit among the show’s current crop of fans nor the older generation who might stumble upon it while looking for The Crown. Netflix obviously thinks otherwise, which might see the show’s success as a springboard to get even more advertisers on board, something it’s been working on for some months now.