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The "intended experience" also includes auto playing the next episode. At least they let you turn that off, though only thru the website. No reason not to have the same option for previews... or at least the option to auto mute the damn things.

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My (browser based) Netflix previews are always muted, unless I click to un-mute them. Is this not what you guys are seeing?

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I never watch Netflix via a browser but thru the Apple TV/Fire TV apps... they auto play with audio.

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Like I said, arrogance. I don't personally have an issue with that, but I've seen many other complaints about that with some saying they would be cancelling if that wasn't fixed. Certainly enough that they should do SOMETHING about that instead of saying "you'll take it and like it."

NO serious viewer should be OK with what they do with end credits- at best it's a minor annoyance, in the worst cases it really ruins the ending, plus it's a huge "fuck you" to everyone who worked on the show or movie- they even do it on productions made FOR Netflix and even when they have after-credits scenes! Some have described it as having ice water dumped on you unexpectedly. If they've found that some people like it, then a simple on/off setting would be enough to make everyone happy- but I won't support them anymore if they think that's the optimal way to present a movie. (When watching several movies online, I often get ideas for what to watch next from the end credits, such as cast members or sometimes the mention of another movie that's been referenced or had clips included which are acknowledged.)

Someone even made this video addressing this subject, but nobody at Netflix will so much as say a word in response:


(YouTube has a better and more customizable viewing experience than Netflix, and they're FREE!)

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There is a setting that turns the auto play off.

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For the next episode not for the previews.

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I hear where you're coming from, and that's a great video and I agree with it. You're making two assumptions I don't buy, though. I know you consider yourself "a serious viewer," but you're using a "No True Scotsman" logical fallacy to claim your way is the best. Second, I don't think anyone is saying Netflix is trying to present movies in the optimal way. They're doing it in the optimal make money way. Again, I agree I'd like to see settings that let me watch credits without making that decision each time, or not have autoplay previews, etc. But even as a serious viewer, I know the service I use to watch movies is trying to make money.

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How are they making money when they are doing things that make people cancel their subscriptions? Common sense would say "People are giving this as the reason why they cancelled, let's just put in a simple on/off setting for it and we'll get them back. Those who don't mind it can just keep it on and hopefully get the effect we want them to get from it." Instead they give the bullshit line "We are constantly improving and appreciate your feedback," yet in the end change absolutely nothing- in fact I heard they added yet ANOTHER annoyance, a "Watch That Scene Again" button that pops up periodically- heard about that a few months ago and don't know if they're still doing that, but that certainly shows that their people have no concept of letting us watch their material with ZERO interruptions.

They seem to want us to think they are- I just saw a TV advertised with "Netflix Calibrated mode, to ensure you see things the way the creators intended"- there should be small print saying "excepting the intros and endings." The TV I have is listed as a "Netflix Recommended" model, but its interface is annoying. Older TVs and Roku models at least still have the older Netflix interface which is mostly unintrusive- of course you can't access 4K on those, and people who care enough to pay extra for the best quality just might actually care about how that quality was brought to them.

Netflix used to think outside the box, and seemed responsive to what their customers wanted (they killed the whole "Qwikster" thing when people said that was a bad idea) but now are behaving just like cable networks and the like. So that's why I'm glad to hear they're losing enough subscribers to be newsworthy; maybe they'll actually start listening to the reasons why people cancel. I wouldn't have even minded the price increase otherwise; I thought they were actually under-priced when they started out- but now it's clear a lot of that money is being used to pay their people to find ways to make the viewing experience more annoying, rather than keeping that simple and spending money on as much content as they could get.

Their "company culture" states that they appreciate honesty from their employees; if I were working for them I would have had a meeting with Reed Hastings to tell him how wrong I think this is, and leave if it continued.

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As of Jan, they had 139 million paying subs; math that out. That's how.

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Alan Smithee clearly isn't the only one who's grown tired of Netflix.

Netflix’s Subscriber Shortfall Shaves $15 Billion Off Its Value

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I already have them in my continue watching list. I also searched and was able to find them that way.

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https://deadline.com/2019/08/game-of...ss-1202663930/

Weiss and Benioff just signed a 9-figure development deal with Netflix.

Probably going to be awhile before they get any project going. They still have their new Star Wars film to get up and running.

My guess it's going to be at least 3-4 years before we see their 1st big Netflix project ready to be seen.

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Netflix spending money like it's water.

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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/li...x-deal-1230119

Weiss and Benioff's deal is reportedly worth $200M

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Maybe they'll spend it all in one place and make Bright 3.

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My God, that's crazy money. -eek-

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What's crazier is Jonah Nolan and Lisa Joy got a similarly ridiculous deal from Amazon

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Sadly, it probably means a lot of their "on the bubble" shows in terms of popularity/viewership will get the ax...we've already seen them say goodbye to "The OA."

Rumor is they paid $100 million for Comedian in Cars Getting Coffee as well...so one wonders how much debt Netflix can take on before they start looking for a buyer...or at least a partner.

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Netflix orders Elvis Animated Action Comedy Series Agent King. I'm a huge Elvis fan, but I doubt I will watch this.

https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/net...ng-1203304695/

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I like that artwork in the thumbnail.

You'll watch it, though.

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Is there seriously no “continue watching” section? That blows. I can’t scroll my entire watch list to find what want, especially if series. Help!

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There is, but for some reason it's not always at the top. Sometimes it shows up far down the list. It's really annoying.

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Netflix is doing a weekly release strategy for a couple of upcoming shows: https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/...of-all-at-once

Makes sense for a competition series, to help create buzz and anticipation for a finale. Though I'm used to Hulu doing weekly episode drops, Netflix pretty much created the binge model and I doubt they'll ever abandon it.

Also annoying is their "my list" UI. I much, much, MUCH prefer a grid layout for my queue rather than endlessly scrolling through a single horizontal row. Hulu does it right, especially having separate pages for movies and shows. It wasn't until I played around with Netflix's UI before commenting on Disney+ planned one here that I discovered that you can get to a grid via an option buried on the left side menu. Discovering that last week has probably saved me about 10 years' worth of future scrolling. :lol: