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Meet men and women who thought they were happily married until they uncovered secrets about their spouse that would unravel their peaceful Russian crime ring
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"Terminator 2: Judgement Day":http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Terminator-2-Judgment-Day/60028202 "Regular Show":http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Regular-Show/70221402?trkid=222336
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About

Summary Bug is a single topic blog featuring odd instances of plot summaries for various films and TV shows available on Netflix that are drawn from two different text sources due to a glitch in the streaming application. More specifically, the bug combines the first four lines of a title synopsis with the last line taken from another title, often yielding an absurd and genre-bending premise for a story that has yet to be written.

Origin

On May 17th, 2014, American software developer Bob Lannon launched @SummaryBug, a blog devoted to highlighting incoherent synopses that had been accidentally spliced together, on Twitter[1] and Tumblr.[2] Within two weeks of launch, @SummaryBug has posted over 110 instances of summary bugs and garnered more than 8,590 followers.

"source":http://summarybug.com/image/86230652403 "El Bulli: Cooking in Progress":http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70178292?strkid=332645545_0_0&trkid=222336&movieid=70178292 "The Babymakers":http://www.allflicks.net/movies/70234444/
"source":http://summarybug.com/image/86411055110 "The Sum of All Fears":http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/The-Sum-of-All-Fears/60022974?trkid=222336 "DreamWorks Spooky Stories: Volume 2 - Season 1":http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70242630?trkid=1889703
"source":http://summarybug.com/image/86325032152

Spread

On May 19th, Detroit-based author Saladin Ahmed[3] tweeted one of the bugged summaries based on the synopsis for Star Trek: The Next Generation:https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/star-trek-the-next-generation-parodies (shown below). Later that same day, Ahmed's tweet was picked up by Laughing Squid[4] in a compilation article.


On May 21st, Netflix[5] announced that the glitch had been fixed via its official Twitter account:


On May 22nd, the glitch was reported on by numerous internet culture news sites, including BuzzFeed, Slate, Gizmodo and Uproxx, followed by another round of coverage on May 27th from The Mary Sue, Geekosystem and The Escapist.

Various Examples

Note: Click on each thumbnail for the sources of the title synopses.

"source":https://twitter.com/SummaryBug/statuses/469161422916952064 It appears that a server bug with Netflix caused all sorts of madlibs
"Terminator 2: Judgement Day":http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Terminator-2-Judgment-Day/60028202 "Regular Show":http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Regular-Show/70221402?trkid=222336
Kevin Hart and other real-life husbands of Hollywood celebrities play fictionalized versions of themselves in this string of grisly murders. lu Mick Cannon

This gripping trilogy starts with an investigation into a 40-year old cold case and ends with a court casę involvina murder and goat herder mentor, Goat Man. 3 (O Rapace, Michael Nyqvist,
Goofy's son Max is eagerly heading to college. When Goofy loses his job, he gets sent back to school himself and ends up at River State Penitentiary lason Mardsen, Rob
Meet men and women who thought they were happily married until they uncovered secrets about their spouse that would unravel their peaceful Russian crime ring

Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter – @SummaryBug

[2] Tumblr – Summary Bug

[3] Twitter – Saladin Ahmed's Tweet

[4] Laughing Squid – Summary Bug, A Project Collecting Amusing Movie and Television Show Summary Glitches on Netflix

[5] Twitter – Netflix's Tweet

[6] Slate – Netflix Glitch Mashes Up Plot Summaries, and the Results are Amazing

[7] BuzzFeed – A Glitch Caused Netflix’s App To Create Some Truly Weird And Wonderful Movie Summaries

[8] Uproxx – This Netflix Glitch Results In Unintentionally Hilarious Movie Mashups

[9] Gizmodo – The Best Fake Movies from Netflix's Summary Screw-Ups

[10] Geekosystem – Netflix Bug Smashes Plot Descriptions Together, the Results Are Hilariously Weird

[11] The Mary Sue – NETFLIX BUG MASHES SUMMARIES TOGETHER TO CREATE THE 10 NEW MUST SEE SHOWS AND MOVIES OF 2014

[12] The Escapist – Netflix Summary Bug Creates Movies We'd Love to See

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About

Summary Bug is a single topic blog featuring odd instances of plot summaries for various films and TV shows available on Netflix that are drawn from two different text sources due to a glitch in the streaming application. More specifically, the bug combines the first four lines of a title synopsis with the last line taken from another title, often yielding an absurd and genre-bending premise for a story that has yet to be written.

Origin

On May 17th, 2014, American software developer Bob Lannon launched @SummaryBug, a blog devoted to highlighting incoherent synopses that had been accidentally spliced together, on Twitter[1] and Tumblr.[2] Within two weeks of launch, @SummaryBug has posted over 110 instances of summary bugs and garnered more than 8,590 followers.


"source":http://summarybug.com/image/86230652403 "El Bulli: Cooking in Progress":http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70178292?strkid=332645545_0_0&trkid=222336&movieid=70178292 "The Babymakers":http://www.allflicks.net/movies/70234444/ "source":http://summarybug.com/image/86411055110 "The Sum of All Fears":http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/The-Sum-of-All-Fears/60022974?trkid=222336 "DreamWorks Spooky Stories: Volume 2 - Season 1":http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70242630?trkid=1889703 "source":http://summarybug.com/image/86325032152

Spread

On May 19th, Detroit-based author Saladin Ahmed[3] tweeted one of the bugged summaries based on the synopsis for Star Trek: The Next Generation:https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/star-trek-the-next-generation-parodies (shown below). Later that same day, Ahmed's tweet was picked up by Laughing Squid[4] in a compilation article.




On May 21st, Netflix[5] announced that the glitch had been fixed via its official Twitter account:




On May 22nd, the glitch was reported on by numerous internet culture news sites, including BuzzFeed, Slate, Gizmodo and Uproxx, followed by another round of coverage on May 27th from The Mary Sue, Geekosystem and The Escapist.

Various Examples

Note: Click on each thumbnail for the sources of the title synopses.


"source":https://twitter.com/SummaryBug/statuses/469161422916952064 It appears that a server bug with Netflix caused all sorts of madlibs "Terminator 2: Judgement Day":http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Terminator-2-Judgment-Day/60028202 "Regular Show":http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Regular-Show/70221402?trkid=222336 Kevin Hart and other real-life husbands of Hollywood celebrities play fictionalized versions of themselves in this string of grisly murders. lu Mick Cannon
This gripping trilogy starts with an investigation into a 40-year old cold case and ends with a court casę involvina murder and goat herder mentor, Goat Man. 3 (O Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Goofy's son Max is eagerly heading to college. When Goofy loses his job, he gets sent back to school himself and ends up at River State Penitentiary lason Mardsen, Rob Meet men and women who thought they were happily married until they uncovered secrets about their spouse that would unravel their peaceful Russian crime ring

Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter – @SummaryBug

[2] Tumblr – Summary Bug

[3] Twitter – Saladin Ahmed's Tweet

[4] Laughing Squid – Summary Bug, A Project Collecting Amusing Movie and Television Show Summary Glitches on Netflix

[5] Twitter – Netflix's Tweet

[6] Slate – Netflix Glitch Mashes Up Plot Summaries, and the Results are Amazing

[7] BuzzFeed – A Glitch Caused Netflix’s App To Create Some Truly Weird And Wonderful Movie Summaries

[8] Uproxx – This Netflix Glitch Results In Unintentionally Hilarious Movie Mashups

[9] Gizmodo – The Best Fake Movies from Netflix's Summary Screw-Ups

[10] Geekosystem – Netflix Bug Smashes Plot Descriptions Together, the Results Are Hilariously Weird

[11] The Mary Sue – NETFLIX BUG MASHES SUMMARIES TOGETHER TO CREATE THE 10 NEW MUST SEE SHOWS AND MOVIES OF 2014

[12] The Escapist – Netflix Summary Bug Creates Movies We'd Love to See

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