Joel McHale's Netflix Tiger King follow-up seemed unneccessary

The Ringer

"I’ll pretty much take whatever content I can get, but this type of special—rushed, filmed remotely on iPhones, and largely taking place in McHale’s Los Angeles home—seemed … unnecessary?" says Megan Schuster of McHale's The Tiger King and I after show special that Netflix released on Sunday. "Many of the interviewees spoke about how their lives had changed since the series dropped—how they’re getting recognized at Walmart, asked to take photos, and, in Rick Kirkham’s case, seeing two-page specials in Norwegian newspapers written about them. But it’s pretty clear why Netflix did this. Sure, the show’s viewership numbers were probably inflated by the fact that COVID-19 is keeping people around the world in their homes, but any time 34 million people tune in for anything, it’s a pretty big deal. And Netflix wanted to maximize it. So they got the gang back together for one more run—and it certainly didn’t seem like they had to twist McHale’s arm to host. ALSO: Here are Tiger King and I's biggest revelations, including that Joe Exotic is terrified of big cats.