Netflix's The Perfect Lie, Rakuten TV, and the ALCS

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDorien Goertzen wrote the Netflix series The Perfect Lie, adapted from Saskia Noort's novel, and has been explaining how it became a global hit.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA show called The Perfect Lie, and the whole world watched it. I'd say that tells you everything about the world.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt tells me people like a good thriller on a Sunday night, but go on.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAlso, Rakuten TV is coming to America by the end of the year.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's a free streaming service, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which has it first.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFree.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFree is how it starts.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThen you're watching nine ads for a mattress in the middle of your crime drama, and you thank them for it.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI already do that on the sofa. I just don't thank anyone.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd the ALCS starts today with the Rays and the Guardians, two teams that have never won a title, and CBS Sports says its experts are all leaning the same way.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAll of them. That's usually when the other team wins.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBrilliant. One of them finally gets a trophy, and the other keeps waiting, just like the rest of us.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFor the record, I picked the Rays, and I am already preparing to be wrong.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDr. Byte, what gadget is about to disappoint me this time?