Tiger King on Netflix

[drquest]

Anyone watching the Tiger King series on Netflix?

It's real life stuff with the real people, and it's pretty hard to describe...

https://www.netflix.com/title/81115994

[Hector]

Yeah, been watching it...

[Nostalgiabuff]

I've heard mixed reviews on it. what is it actually about?

[drquest]

The short explanation is it's about a guy that goes by the name of Joe Exotic that runs a zoo in Oklahoma. The primary draw is large cats, tigers, lions etc... but it turns into a super crazy story regarding a Cat sanctuary in Tampa FL, and several other ones as well. I don't want to give anything away, but the show is the real people as a lot of this happened because Joe Exotic videoed most all of the day to day stuff and it's really hard to explain since all of them are so nuts.

[Makernaut]

I've been reading a self-described "blog about obscure local media" for many, many years and they became fascinated with Joe Exotic several years back. I find it a little surreal that local weirdness has now turned into a national fascination. What a world we are living in for all the conditions to come together to make that so.

Here's a link to the archive from "The Lost Ogle" if anyone is interesting in reading their coverage and thoughts on some of this as it was happening. (Ogle is a family name of news reporters in the OKC area that have been a part of local TV news for years. There is a lead anchor from that family on all three of the four local network affiliates and we are well into the third generation of Ogles on OKC television. Thus, "The Lost Ogle" is a reference anyone from Oklahoma would instantly get.)

https://www.thelostogle.com/?s=Joe+Exotic

[palitoy]

That dude ran for president last election, he was unforgettable.

[Makernaut]

That dude ran for president last election, he was unforgettable.

Then he ran for Governor of Oklahoma. The Lost Ogle joked around about it based on him running for President.
https://www.thelostogle.com/2017/04/...al-candidates/

Then he ran for Governor.
https://www.thelostogle.com/2017/05/...-for-governor/

I find all of this funny because all of my Tulsa friends are just now cluing in. Sooooo.....it wasn't just a "if you lived in Oklahoma, you knew" kind of thing. Apparently, you had to live West of I-35!

[drquest]

https://sethwadleyhats.com/collectio...iger-king-hats

This is the hat Joe Exotic wore through a lot of the series.

[Wee67]

It's real life stuff with the real people, and it's pretty hard to describe...

https://www.netflix.com/title/81115994

A friend described it as "The Weekly World News come to life." I think that sums it up.

[Hector]

I’m on episode four.

[Nostalgiabuff]

i finished it this morning. Every single one of those people is bat**** crazy. the epitomy of Southern white trash. if they didn't have all that video, no one would believe it

[Hector]

Can’t wait for the movie, lol...

[Nostalgiabuff]

Can’t wait for the movie, lol...

by that time, he will probably be out of jail and can play himself

[Nostalgiabuff]

how about that methhead husband of his with 3 teeth? these are all seriously disturbed people

[Nostalgiabuff]

I just heard there is going to be another episode coming too