If you've been perusing Netflix's Top 10 lists recently, you may have seen a surprising entry. Currently sitting cosily on the list, at #9 position in the UK and at similar positions in other regions, is a fireplace show: Fireplace 4K: Crackling Birchwood from Fireplace for your Home.
Like many other "ambient" shows on Netflix and other streaming services, Fireplace for your Home is just an hour-long static shot of a crackling log fire. People opt to put these on their TV for some ambiance, particularly at Christmas, as a fake fireplace to replace a real one... but its popularity on the Netflix Top 10 is a bit of a misnomer, one that gives us a good window into the weird way that the streamer's rankings work.
