The day that even Silvio Santos recognized the quality of an OLED TV

If there is one thing that is part of the legacy of Silvio Santos There are countless curious stories about his life and career. The King of Sundays, who passed away last Saturday (17), at the age of 93, due to bronchopneumonia, was the great representative of the golden age of television, a phase that is increasingly distant from the popular imagination, due to numerous factors, such as the multiplicity of content in other areas, such as streaming services.

Silvio made a point of saying that he didn’t like watching free-to-air TV. “I don’t watch television, I only watch movies. Television is work for those who work in television. For those who don’t work in television, it’s entertainment.”, stated during the 2019 edition of the Troféu Imprensa.

Evidently, Silvio also channel surfed, mainly SBT, since one of his main characteristics were the tips and orders he gave directly to those involved in his channel’s programming, but his greatest entertainment was films and series.

“His life was watching television. And now, at the end, it was series, films, all day long. I think now, towards the end, he discovered the internet,” declared Tiago Abravanel, grandson of Silvio Santos, in an interview with Fantástico.

For many movie and TV aficionados, the choice of an OLED TV is unquestionable. In 2015, even Silvio Santos surrendered to the panels known for their “infinite contrast” with a gift from LG. The legendary communicator received an OLED TV from the South Korean brand and even made a video to talk about the television:

“This LG OLED TV. Look, it really is an extraordinary TV. I didn’t know it was that good. If I had known, I would have had it sooner. The image is really very good, you can get an idea of ​​the image that was there and the image that is now. It’s difficult to compare because it’s subjective, but you can see that this is a very good image. It’s an extraordinary image.”said Silvio Santos.

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In the video, you can see that the TV was showing the Netflix screen with the Narcos series. And it was precisely Silvio’s spontaneous action with Netflix that made LG surf this wave and give the communicator an OLED.

The lifetime subscription

Silvio Santos, in one of the episodes that represented his unique way of dealing with issues, even going beyond the possibility of earning huge sums, given the weight of his image always being associated with a high level of credibility, publicly recommended Netflix in 2015 in one of the editions of his program.

During the three-lane game segment, the excellent communicator and businessman said the following:

“Have you watched ‘The Bible’? Watch it, it’s on Netflix. The monthly fee is only R$18.90, subscribe and put it at home. The owners must be seeing me in the United States and they have to send me a free month”, joked.

This speech is capable of bringing back two types of nostalgic effects. The memory of what it was like to watch a program hosted by Silvio Santos and also the memory of a time when Netflix’s monthly fee was lower.

Currently, the monthly fee for the service starts at R$20.90 for the standard plan with ads, something that did not exist in 2015, and can reach R$59.90 for the plan that grants access to content playback in 4k HDR.

Silvio’s spontaneous publicity came to the attention of Reed Hastings, CEO and co-founder of Netflix. He recorded a video offering the presenter a lifetime subscription:

“Hi, Silvio. I watched the video, and I know you asked for a free month of Netflix. But how about a lifetime subscription?” he said. And while I’m at it, I have a recommendation for you: “House of Cards” isn’t exactly the Bible, but I think you’ll like it.”he stated.

Stranger Things na tela do SBT

Two years later, SBT and Netflix formed a partnership to broadcast the first episode of the series Stranger Things. Once again, in his unique way, Silvio joked about the fact in that year’s edition of Telethon. “We made a good sale. They (Netflix) are paying us to show Stranger Things,” said the presenter.

Netflix took a humorous approach to the matter on its social media:

Uncle Silvio recommending Stranger Things. This lifetime subscription is the best investment. THIS MOMENT IS MINE! #SinisterStuff

— netflixbrasil (@NetflixBrasil) October 29, 2017

The platform also did not let the great communicator’s passing go unnoticed. In a post published on its Brazilian X account, Netflix highlighted that Brazilian TV would not be the same without him.

Brazilian TV wouldn’t be the same without him.

Thank you very much for doing so much for entertainment and for bringing joy to all Brazilians. Silvio Santos is eternal, and we will miss him too.

— netflixbrasil (@NetflixBrasil) August 17, 2024

Among the comments on the post, some people emphasized that they found out about Netflix because of Silvio’s recommendation and also asked the platform to release a documentary about his life.