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, Washington-based developer Bob Lannon launched @SummaryBug[1], a Netflix-themed novelty Twitter account devoted to spotting and highlighting a variety of grammatical errors or incoherencies found in the synopses of the available titles as a result of a software glitch. In less than a week of its launch, @SummaryBug reached more than 4,000 followers.
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External References
[1]Twitter – @SummaryBug
[2]Tumblr – Summary Bug
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Geekosystem – Netflix Bug Smashes Plot Descriptions Together, the Results Are Hilariously Weird
Gizmodo – The Best Fake Movies from Netflix’s Summary Screw-Ups
Laughing Squid – Summary Bug, A Project Collecting Amusing Movie and Television Show Summary Glitches on Netflix
Slate – Netflix Glitch Mashes Up Plot Summaries, and the Results are Amazing
Uproxx – This Netflix Glitch Results In Unintentionally Hilarious Movie Mashups
The Escapist – Netflix Summary Bug Creates Movies We’d Love to See
BuzzFeed – A Glitch Caused Netflix’s App To Create Some Truly Weird And Wonderful Movie Summaries