The Decameron on Netflix

[InTheCloset 16,849]

A new show has premiered on Netflix (in my region) . The Decameron. 

Ive just finished the first episode and i almost died laughing.

[alsemanche 90,288]

I saw it the other day and thought it was an actual adaptation of Boccaccio's book but the fact that it's a comedy turned me off so much idk 

Edited 2 hours ago by alsemanche

[TimotheeChalamet 3,715]

It's a shame to the source material 

[blondeskinnyrich 1]

idk I really liked it... What's there to hate? It's just a mindless entertainment and I'm here for it.

[River 99,130]

My Italian husband was angry at the trailer with a  lot of porco dio, porca madonna and vaffanculo

[Scri 797]

As researcher who published on Boccaccio's works: they should have called this thing "Another Bridgertone spinoff" and call it a day

[Scri 797]

7 minutes ago, River said:

My Italian husband was angry at the trailer with a  lot of porco dio, porca madonna and vaffanculo

I mean, the original book works so well, with all the fun material... I'll never understand Netflix, but maybe that's why I don't have the subscription 

[TimotheeChalamet 3,715]

11 minutes ago, River said:

My Italian husband was angry at the trailer with a  lot of porco dio, porca madonna and vaffanculo

... 

(me too) 

[TimotheeChalamet 3,715]

15 minutes ago, blondeskinnyrich said:

idk I really liked it... What's there to hate? It's just a mindless entertainment and I'm here for it.

Nothing to hate but us Italians get very defensive when foreign productions revisit our ancient classics. It's an innate cultural thing, since we're educated with those books since we're basically toddlers

[Doroteyo 374]

2 hours ago, alsemanche said:

I saw it the other day and thought it was an actual adaptation of Boccaccio's book but the fact that it's a comedy turned me off so much idk 

I haven't watched the series, but boccaccio's book is a comedy, too. 

[alsemanche 90,288]

16 minutes ago, Doroteyo said:

I haven't watched the series, but boccaccio's book is a comedy, too. 

Yeah I worded my comment weirdly, it's not the Netflix kind of comedy if you know what I mean? There's this specific genre of 'old times' comedy shows that makes me cringe so hard 

[Pennywise 35,671]

3 hours ago, alsemanche said:

I saw it the other day and thought it was an actual adaptation of Boccaccio's book but the fact that it's a comedy turned me off so much idk 

yeah I was like "they made WHAT into TV??"