Ven

Received replacement discs today in NJ.

davidh777

I'm scratching my head over why Netflix doesn't have physical discs of this series.

zyzzle

Unfortunately, Netflix doesn't care about physical media anymore; it's a crutch to them, and it costs more to them than streaming. So, they're letting it languish and rot away. Netflix has lost track of its roots (ie, why they got in the business, and were so successful in the first place), and only cares about its bottom line now. Sad, another one lost to the wolves.

bluetoast

Fuck them. Also, if you have a disc based subscription in the US, you can't stream in regions other regions. So you're "penalized" for being a subscriber.

Dogg

What do you mean by "regions"? The only restrictions that I've heard about are location based on country. Country restrictions are license related.

Why So Blu?

That might have something to do with WB.

bluetoast

That's what I mean, country restrictions. For example, if you were to have a streaming only account in the U.S. and you visited Canada (or otherwise use something like Hola), you can use your credentials and access Netflix there.

But if you have a streaming account with disc based services attached, then you cannot access such content.

PhantomStranger

They look identical. I've checked and the only visible differences are very tiny serial numbers around the rim.

davidh777

You mean like a window delay for movies? I guess that's possible, though it's been a while since release date. I don't rent enough TV from then to notice release patterns.

Or maybe they just don't want the expense of purchasing that many discs. They probably couldn't have just one season since people would complain about the others. So instead they just skip it altogether.

Why So Blu?

Possibly or whether they want to even license the material to be on the site - the physical discs.


But it starts with the studio.

davidh777

Yeah, I'd think with physical discs they could carry whatever they want--not have to get the rights like streaming. But I suppose Warner could refuse to offer them a discount or something, and Netflix might decide that it's not important enough for them to spend their money on.

Not that I really know how these backend deals happen, of course.

Inhumans99

It sounds like the replacement discs are shipping, so my fingers are crossed that I receive them soon.

rennervision

My replacement discs arrived today as well. (Received an email a few days earlier they shipped.)

Guru Askew

So if you wanna see detailed breakdowns with photo illustration on why the envelopes used by WHV offer inadequate protection (in spite of the fact that nobody has reported damaged discs!) AND see several people saying they had a hard time removing the discs from their paper envelopes then the blu-ray.com forums are for you.

tonyc3742

Got mine yesterday. They don't appear to be damaged, but yes, what a PITA that packaging was. I don't even recall what content was messed up.

PerryD

Sale coming at Amazon. Previous lowest price from them was $149.

E Unit

Sweet, here's to hoping it'll be around $120 or less.

Spiderbite

I'm waiting for $75 or less. It will likely be a long wait but I am in no hurry.

Guru Askew

Extremely proud to say I opened the paper envelopes containing the discs with zero difficulty.

My Other Self

I'm sure the non-limited set will get there eventually. That's my sweet-spot.

davidh777

I'd be tempted if this hit double digits. I don't need the trinkets but kind of like them.

DVD Polizei

$135.99? lol

Adam Tyner

Exaaaaaactly.

Mike86

I'm glad to have the set but sort of wish I had waited on a price drop as I didn't really expect it to go on sale so soon after my initial purchase. At least I made $35 back from selling the UltraViolet code which I'd never have used anyways. Still haven't received my replacement discs but I sent my request not too long ago so it may take a while to process my request.

BambooLounge

My "replacement" discs arrived tonight. Since you just needed the UPC, rather than proof of purchase, I put in for the replacement discs to get some episodes to hold me over until a significant price drop on the set.

WB mailed me Discs 1 and 2 (so, the first 24 episodes of the series) on BD. The letter that accompanied the discs said that they were sending Discs 1 and 5 from the BD set.

Just a heads up that people may be getting the wrong discs. Or, it was a typo in the letter and everyone is meant to get BD Discs 1 and 2.

DISREGARD: Just realized that the disc that says, "Disc 2" is actually Season 2, Disc 2, which I believe would actually make it the 5th Disc.

It threw me off when I saw Disc 1 - Season 1, Eps 1-12 and then Disc 2 - Season 2, Eps 13-24. I defaulted into thinking it was a continuation.