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Enjoying Netfuxed and Amazombie Prime?

Living in a B-Movie? The thing about being locked away for any length of time, is that it tends to mess with your top-deck's wiring. Coupled with the need to while away countless evenings, we’ve collectively turned to the likes of Netflix or Amazon Prime, to take our minds off the current Coronavirus conundrum. But what do we find? A whole host of movies and shows that instead of whisking us away from the real pandemic crisis, lands us slap bang into a screenwriter’s version of our current situation! Homadamus?   The Simpsons have for years been accused of having a crystal ball, allowing them to predict events with uncanny accuracy. Matt Groening’s creation has nailed Trump’s tenure in the White House, Smart Watches, FaceTime, Autocorrect Fails, even Lady Gaga’s half-time Superbowl entrance. They’re no stranger to predicting Viruses either, with them spooking America during the 2014 Ebola outbreak. Marge is seen reading Bart a book entitled ‘Curious George and the E...