The Netflix Thread

[Barty]

TWIN PEAKS!

I just watched the Pilot last night and was absolutely blown away.

[EyesWideOpen]

I really wish there was someway where they could make available every tv show and movie that's been released on dvd on netflix (or some other streaming service). I would pay $50 a month for that service gladly.

[D_Davis]

I just watched the Pilot last night and was absolutely blown away.

It's a remarkable piece of work.

[Dukefrukem]

I think most people here have seen this already (and hated it) but Kick-Ass is streaming on Netflix now.

[EyesWideOpen]

Looks like almost all the shows that were due to expire got put back up. Buffy, Angel, Avatar, Doctor Who, etc.

[EyesWideOpen]

They finally added Doctor Who Season 5 and Sherlock.

[MadMan]

They finally added Doctor Who Season 5 and Sherlock.

Hell yes. I'm glad I just waited for it to pop up on Instant Viewing.

[Dukefrukem]

Miramax pacts with Netflix

[EyesWideOpen]

Any recommendations for Roku channels?

[Dukefrukem]

Any recommendations for Roku channels?

I only use netflix and amazon. My roku sucks. Screen always turns green.

[EyesWideOpen]

I only use netflix and amazon. My roku sucks. Screen always turns green.

I just got one today and I added netflix, amazon, crunchy roll, whiskeymedia, pandora.

[D_Davis]

I just got one today and I added netflix, amazon, crunchy roll, whiskeymedia, pandora.

Yeah! Crunchy Roll = awesome.

[Ezee E]

Lots of Criterion are leaving on 5/26, so get them in if you can.

[EyesWideOpen]

Lots of Criterion are leaving on 5/26, so get them in if you can.

Yeah, the criterion/netflix deal is over then. So all of them should go off instant watch. They'll all be on hulu now.

[Ezee E]

Yeah, the criterion/netflix deal is over then. So all of them should go off instant watch. They'll all be on hulu now.

There's still a lot that are staying still.

[elixir]

There's still a lot that are staying still.

Most are (at least from my queue). Here's a list of some that are leaving (haven't seen any of them): Lord of the Flies, Branded to Kill, Knife in the Water, The Thief of Bagdad (1940), Eyes Without a Face, Mon Oncle, Children of Paradise, Black Orpheus, Harlan County USA, Beauty and the Beast (1946), Sans Soleil, Hearts and Minds, The Spirit of the Beehive.

[EyesWideOpen]

According to the criterion press release there will be no criterion releases available on netflix instant streaming after 2011.

[D_Davis]

According to the criterion press release there will be no criterion releases available on netflix instant streaming after 2011.

It's all for the good of their customers!

[EyesWideOpen]

Sweet. Just found the Nowhere TV channel on Roku where you can watch a ton of shows including Conan and a bunch of Adult Swim shows.

[Irish]

It's all for the good of their customers!

They're in a bad spot. They're selling physical media at a premium when there's a waning interest in it.

Being on Netflix Instant Watch does nothing for their brand. AFAIK, there's no special "Criterion" listing on the website and the streaming option doesn't give you access to all the extras and goodies on the discs that help justify the cost of Criterion DVDs. (Nevermind that technology has pretty much trumped their biggest value add: Better prints and image quality over other available options).

It's a defensive move, but I can see why they'd want to pull their movies from Instant Watch, possibly to get a better deal.

[Dukefrukem]

Lots of Criterion are leaving on 5/26, so get them in if you can.

arghhhh Eyes Without A Face needs to be watched!

[EyesWideOpen]

They're in a bad spot. They're selling physical media at a premium when there's a waning interest in it.

Being on Netflix Instant Watch does nothing for their brand. AFAIK, there's no special "Criterion" listing on the website and the streaming option doesn't give you access to all the extras and goodies on the discs that help justify the cost of Criterion DVDs. (Nevermind that technology has pretty much trumped their biggest value add: Better prints and image quality over other available options).

It's a defensive move, but I can see why they'd want to pull their movies from Instant Watch, possibly to get a better deal.

They didn't pull them to "possibly get a better deal". They already got one through hulu plus. They gave them their own section and are going to have special features available to watch also.

[Irish]

They didn't pull them to "possibly get a better deal". They already got one through hulu plus. They gave them their own section and are going to have special features available to watch also.

That was my point. Pure speculation, but if I had to guess I'd say they tried to get a similar deal with Netflix first, and when they couldn't, Criterion let the licensing deal expire. Only then did they make an arrangement with Hulu.

Because of Hulu's position in the marketplace, I can't imagine they're anyone's first choice for anything.

[Dukefrukem]

Phantasm and Cigarette Burns expire on June 1st. Just two movies in my queue that I thought I'd let people know.

[Mysterious Dude]

For the last several days, every time I add a movie to my instant queue, the order gets completely scrambled. I spent hours putting that in chronological order! :sad: