No, I Don’t Want to Watch Your Straight Hockey Show
Key takeaways
- But there’s one key difference: Icebreaker and Off Campus are about heterosexual romances, while Heated Rivalry is about a secret gay relationship.
- Off Campus, which debuted last month, is about Hannah Wells, a reserved musician who agrees to enter a fake relationship (?) with college hockey captain Garrett Graham in exchange for philosophy class (??) tutoring.
- Hockey aside, Icebreaker and Off Campus have a lot in common with Heated Rivalry.
Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.
Still from Heated Rivalry.Courtesy of HBO Max Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story. The streaming industry has gotten a lot of flak over the past few years, but there is one thing that Hollywood studios are undeniably good at: recycling the same idea, over and over and over again until the world ends (or until everyone finally decides they’re sick of Harry Potter, whichever comes first).
This tried-and-true formula is now playing out in real time with Prime Video's Off Campus and Netflix’s upcoming series Icebreaker, shows that, like Heated Rivalry, are hockey-themed romances about two polar opposites who just can’t seem to keep their hands off each other.
But there’s one key difference: Icebreaker and Off Campus are about heterosexual romances, while Heated Rivalry is about a secret gay relationship. And considering how much queerness played a role in Heated Rivalry’s explosive popularity, it seems like the clamor for straight horny hockey content is another example of Hollywood just not getting the message.