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What Movies or TV Shows Do You Want on Netflix Streaming?
Reader Yassin writes, "I would like to suggest The Wizard of Oz (1939) to Netflix." I agree, especially with the recent DVD/Blu-Ray release of Oz The Great and Powerful. What movies or TV shows would you like to see on Netflix streaming?
We actually had this feature for a long time last year on the PS3. (Perhaps we were part of some kind of silent beta test or something?) At any rate, we found it terribly annoying. We usually debate after watching an episode of something what we should watch next, and now we only had 15 seconds to do so before the next episode started playing. (Of course you can hit "stop," but then it shows up on your list as one you've already watched, and it just generally makes things more complicated.) Also, my kids would chain-watch things on Netflix all day if I let them, and it's a lot harder to make them stop at the end of a certain episode when the next one starts autoplaying after a few seconds. So I was extremely relieved when this feature eventually went away, and now we're getting it back again? Oh, joy!
Netflix Adds "Post Play" Feature to Streaming Multiple Episodes
Netflix announced a new "Post Play" feature that will stream the next episode of a TV show when one ends, or suggest other titles when you finish a movie. When you finish watching an episode of a TV show, we’ll minimize the credits and tee-up the next episode. If you do nothing, the next episod...
I think this is a case of everything old being new again, as I remember years ago they had a similar feature. Back then, among the categories listed on the "Television" page were BBC, CBS, PBS, A&E, and a few other big networks that had distinctive brands for their shows. When they only had a few TV series available this was a very useful thing, but I guess they moved away from this when it became unwieldy. And now we've come full circle!
Netflix's Cable Network Brand Experimentation
Advertising Age noticed that Netflix is quietly testing TV network brand pages for some channels (but not ABC, CBS, Fox, etc.). These pages, which Netflix is trying out with a few cable networks, let Netflix users browse shows by TV network. Viacom , the parent of MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy C...
@Eric and derekm-- I've had a similar situation with the extra bonus discs I get when something comes from a different shipping center. I figured out that I'll keep getting an extra disc until I return the one that originally came as a bonus, which seems to remove the extra slot from the queue. (If that one happens to be a TV series disc that can be stretched out for a while, I've been able to take advantage of this for a week or two at a time.)
All Netflix DVD Customers are Getting a Free Bonus Rental
A source at Netflix confirmed that all DVD customers are getting a free DVD rental, but they're staggering the coupons so they won't overwhelm the shipping centers. Mine arrived earlier today -- have you received yours?
I'm happy to report that mine showed up a few minutes ago. So there's still hope if you haven't gotten yours yet!
All Netflix DVD Customers are Getting a Free Bonus Rental
A source at Netflix confirmed that all DVD customers are getting a free DVD rental, but they're staggering the coupons so they won't overwhelm the shipping centers. Mine arrived earlier today -- have you received yours?
No, I didn't get it, but I did get one encouraging me to buy a Netflix gift subscription for someone else!
Netflix Offering a Bonus DVD Rental for the Holidays?
Reader Brian received a free DVD rental -- has anyone else seen this?
95% of customers quit? It didn't seem like that many to me! ;)
Netflix CFO at Tech Conference Admits Netflix Learned "Painful Lessons"
Netflix CFO David Wells, speaking at the Credit Suisse 2011 Technology Conference, admitted that Netflix has learned some "painful lessons" recently. Wells said Netflix broke some social norms, like grandfathering existing customers and there was poor execution as to how the changes were communi...
I've had this happen a couple times just in the last month. It seems my local shipping center (Charleston, W.V.) is able to supply with me with less and less, but I like getting a bonus disc, so I'm ok with that for now. It has made me order my queue very strategically, though. Now I always make sure that the item in second position is something I wouldn't mind getting first.
Netflix Still Providing Extra Rentals for Delayed Delivery of DVDs
When Netflix shipped Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides from a distant shipping center, they also shipped a bonus rental because of the delay. It's been a while since I had a disc shipped from a distant shipping center, so it's good to see Netflix still honoring the promise of an extr...
I've been having the same problem as Kyle with the PS3 Netflix interface now displaying at a ridiculously huge resolution. Since the playback of the shows themselves is fine, I'm learning to live with it, but it makes it very hard to browse through the items in my queue when only about two fit on the screen at the same time.
Netflix Customers Report Queue & Streaming Bugs
Here's a roundup of recent queue and user interface bugs reported by Netflix customers to HackingNetflix: Holly is getting streaming when she only had a DVD plan, "I downgraded to the 2 at a time DVDs without streaming with the recent pricing change. For some reason today streaming showed back ...
We weren't able to get in at 10 pm, so I almost gave up, but tried again on a whim at 10:15 and was able to see it. (Although I didn't stick around long for fear of spoilers!) So we came back at 11 pm to watch the rebroadcast and saw it with no problems.
New Torchwood on the Live Starz Channel
Reader Jack reports that the new Torchwood is available on the live Starz channel, "Even though people had previously posted on HackingNetflix that it could not be viewed immediately, I took a chance and clicked on Netflix StarzLive Channel Friday July 8, 2011. Episode 1 was available at 10PM ES...
I don't see how this could be cost effective unless you had at least 4 adults watching. (No matter how much people act like they are, popcorn and candy are not mandatory purchases, you know.)
Premium Video on Demand: $30 Rentals 8 Weeks After Theatrical Release
It's been rumored for a while, and Variety reports that Warner, Universal and Fox are rolling out premium video on demand. You'll be able to rent new releases for $30 about 8 weeks after the theatrical release. On the premium VOD front, the majors say they're missing out on audiences who aren't...
I also joined Netflix mainly for classic TV series, and it's nice to know I'm not the only person who's noticed this. More and more, I hear about some new series that has recently come out on DVD, only to look it up on Netflix and discover that it says "availability date unknown." I've also seen a lot of things in my queue doing the "short wait" to "long wait" to "very long wait" to "unavailable" dance, often surprisingly quickly. It's gotten so that I move something up to the top of my queue as soon as it goes to "short wait" for the first time. I've been burned too many times.
How Would You Rate Netflix DVD & Blu-ray Availability?
With 98% of Netflix's management attention focused on streaming, are they still paying attention to the DVD and Blu-ray side of the business? Reader Chuck writes, "I am seeing many more things go to waits, short and long and then unavailable. These are not movies that are out of print. Do you ...
I'm very interested in the Starz/Netflix deal right now because of the upcoming season of Torchwood. If they'd offer the Starz service at half the price or less of what it would cost me to add the channel to my cable, I'd be willing to pay that, at least as long as Torchwood is on the air.
Would You Pay More for Starz?
Hollywood Reporter cites Collins Stewart analyst Tom Eagan that thinks the Netflix & Starz negotiations will result in tiered pricing: "We believe that the creation of a second Starz tier, comprised solely of Starz original programming, is one mechanism to renewing the Netflix deal," he said. "...
I also am very annoyed with these. I have my pop-up blocker set so that I hardly ever get pop-ups or -unders, but somehow the Netflix ones always slip through. Since everyone I know already has an account, it makes me wonder why they're still marketing their services so aggressively. Are they going for total world domination?
Netflix Pop-Under Ads Still Annoy in 2011
I can't believe we're still seeing pop-under ads for Netflix in 2011, but a recent visit to the otherwise great FoodTV website resulted in a pop-under ad: I'm sure it's from FoodTV since "foodnetwork.com" is in the URL for the ad. I know it's the websites and not Netflix that is responsible fo...
I think this is probably legit. If you look at the "Storylines" category under "Taste Preferences," racism is indeed one of them. It makes sense in that context, but not in the way this question was phrased.
Netflix Website Asks a Timely Question about Mark Twain
Boing Boing reader "Mister Eppy" was asked an interesting (and timely) question by the Netflix website: Have you seen any strange questions from the Netflix website? Thanks to Dalesd for sending this in.
I didn't get affected by the outage, as unfortunately I've been too busy to get around to watching anything lately. I did get the email, though, but mine promised a 3% credit! I wonder if this has to do with the plan I'm on (2-at-a-time unlimited).
Netflix Offers Discount for Customers Impacted by Outage
As usual, Netflix has sent out a 2% credit e-mail for customers impacted by the service outage on Tuesday. Were you impacted by the outage? Did you get a credit e-mail from Netflix?
The Apple. I can't explain why, because I love other bad 70's musicals like Can't Stop the Music and Xanadu, but The Apple was farther than I was prepared to go!
What's the Worst Movie You've Seen from Netflix?
Chris Sims at Heavy.com is reviewing one star-rated movies on Netflix, and this week he reviewed Transmorphers (available on DVD and streaming). To be honest, I have absolutely no idea what happens at the end of this movie, other than that Handsomeface dies and that means everything works out o...
Although Coral Stream would be a lovely name for a city, it's actually Carol Stream.
The Chicago Tribune Goes Inside a Netflix Shipping Center
The Chicago Tribune took a tour of the Coral Stream Netflix shipping center, and also posted some great photos from the tour. Its biggest secret remains the warehouses themselves -- for two reasons. No. 1, each holds several million DVDs, not to mention expensive mail-sorting gizmos and dry-boar...
I started seeing this about a month ago, and so far the predictions are accurate. It's nice, as I hate it when I get a disc and then the movie comes to Instant Watching the next week!
Netflix Adds Streaming Availability Dates to the Queue
Netflix is now letting users know when streaming titles will be available by adding "Instant" dates or "Coming Soon" in the Queue. I'm not sure when Netflix rolled this feature out (I only have 2 titles with upcoming streaming dates out of more than 350), but it should help prevent customer...
Yes, I saw it about a week ago and also wondered if it was for everybody or because I'd done something "naughty." (Although I really don't think I did.)
Netflix Reminding Customers about Terms of Use?
A reader sent in an interesting "reminder" they received from Netflix, asking them to read and agree to the Netflix Terms of Use. The notice reads: "Your use of the Netflix service is subject to our Terms of Use. Please take a moment to review the Terms of Use and confirm the following: I h...
I "only" have 300 items in my queue, and it has become so glacial that I recently needed to turn off drag and drop to bring back some semblance of speed, so I'd guess that the 500 item limit is related to performance. And yes, I agree that for those of us who have mostly TV shows in their queues, 500 is a lot less than it sounds like. Especially for shows like the Prisoner that only have two episodes per disc!
Should Netflix Remove the 500 Title Limit?
Davis Freeberg hit the 500 title limit for Netflix queues, and it made me wonder why Netflix imposed the limit in the first place. Do you think Netflix should increase the maximum queue size?
I had a problem with an episode from Family Ties (The Fugitive, Part 2) this weekend. I got caught in a loop; every time I got to a specific point about 7 minutes in, I'd get dumped back to the very beginning of the video again. Fortunately, I know Family Ties is also available on the CBS site, so I was able to finish watching the episode there.
Notice Any Netflix Streaming Sound Issues?
John writes, "HEROES had its season finale this past week, so I wait for it to come to my Roku player since I dropped cable and my DVR. Anyway, I go to watch it, but there is no sound. There is an orchestra-type layer of sound that matches the show. It’s like one of the layers of the sound pa...
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