Ah, January. New year. New semester. Everyone begins spring semester with a clean state. That means even the biggest slacker can choose this as the time to buckle down and get ahead on school assignments. OR! You can get ahead of your procrastinating and shameless binge watching, and Netflix is here to help by offering a whole plethora of new shows and movies to watch.
Highlights of the January Update include:
New Girl: Season 4
This is what we’ve all been waiting for. After a long hiatus, New Girl is finally back, and here is our chance to get caught up just as new episodes start airing on television.
Degrassi: The Next Class: Season 2
If you ever need a reminder that you do NOT want to go back to high school, tune in to the non-stop drama-rama that is Degrassi, which, for those of you who weren’t obsessed with this Canadian high school series as teenagers, is where rapper Drake got his start.
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)
In this latest installment on the Sharknado film series, a monstrous tornado full of sharks attacks innocent civilians all the way from Washington DC to Orlando, Florida. Is this sharknado a metaphor for the campaign trail of a certain presidential candidate? Probably not. But we can pretend it is in a desperate attempt to give this movie something resembling artistic relevancy.
Other great additions include:
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 10
Parks and Recreation: Season 7
“We Need to Talk About Kevin” (2011)
“The Last Five Years” (2014)
“Occupied” (2015)
“The Overnight” (2015)
“Words and Pictures” (2013)
Of course, the new year always come with a lot of “out with the old; in with the new,” and Netflix is no exception. The January Update is saying goodbye to Rambo 1-3 and Rocky 1-5, along with a handful of Disney animated classics like Pocahontas (1995), The Aristocats (1970), and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). Finally, Jan. 14 comes with the end of the road for some reality TV shows including, Storage Wars, Intervention, and Hoarders.
