Hollywood's hetero hockey romances miss the point of "Heated Rivalry's" queer success
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Ej Dickson
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
The article criticizes Hollywood streaming services for recycling the same concept — heterosexual hockey romance shows — following the success of the queer hockey romance "Heated Rivalry." It argues that Amazon's "Off Campus" and Netflix's "Icebreakers" miss the point by stripping away the queer representation and turning the formula into generic straight romances, reflecting a broader pattern of studios learning the wrong lessons from successful diverse content.
Key quotes
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This tried-and-true formula is now playing out in real time with Prime Video's Off Campus and Netflix's upcoming series Icebreaker.
But there's one key difference that the article goes on to explore.
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