Netflix - News & Discussion
09-25-19 | 04:30 PM
#801
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
When I was in my teens in the early 2000s I discovered a bunch of old sitcoms like Gilligan’s Island, The Brady Bunch, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Cheers, and more due to Nick at Nite. These old sitcoms are good to have because they’re easy to throw on if it’s late at night and you want to watch something either quick and fall asleep to it or only half pay attention to. It makes sense why Netflix would pick up Seinfeld since they’re losing both Friends and The Office. Both of which are highly streamed.
09-26-19 | 06:09 AM
#802
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
I prefer the older stuff and have recently stayed away from Netflix.
Not sure what older tv series they carry and would love too see a complete listing.
Not sure what older tv series they carry and would love too see a complete listing.
09-26-19 | 08:42 AM
#803
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
Prime video has a ton of old TV series. Dick Van Dyke, Here's Lucy, The Rifleman, Carol Burnett, to name a few.
It does not, however, have any of the old sitcoms Mike86 mentioned.
It does not, however, have any of the old sitcoms Mike86 mentioned.
09-26-19 | 08:50 AM
#804
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
It does have Gilligans Island on its free service(IMBd. TV) which is part of Amazon Prime but does contain commericals.
09-26-19 | 09:34 AM
#806
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
I've been watching episodes of Family Affair, purely for nostalgic reasons (it's pretty bad). It was funny, however, to watch Sebastian Cabot reading Winnie the Pooh to the kids, and on a later episode, Sterling Holloway appearing as a window cleaner.
09-26-19 | 09:00 PM
#807
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
I love The Rifleman. I went to add it to my watchlist and it's actually not on Prime. It's on IMDBTV. So you have to watch it with ads....
09-26-19 | 10:08 PM
#808
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
Weird. It looks like it's a rare situation where content is available on Prime for Canadians, but not Americans. It's definitely on Prime for me.
10-04-19 | 01:10 PM
#809
DVD Talk God
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
All Netflix ads will be dropped from all Disney platforms. Looks like they're playing hardball.
10-04-19 | 05:47 PM
#810
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
While I understand, I saw a news item that said people weren't planning on dropping Netflix in lieu of Disney+. I've always said as inexpensive as D+ is, you can have both.
10-15-19 | 09:45 PM
#811
DVD Talk God
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
Deadline has a post up laying out Netflix’s holiday originals that will be hitting the streaming airwaves soon enough. I may be part of a small number of fans but I am excited that more Netflix holiday films will be available for me to enjoy.
10-18-19 | 12:27 AM
#813
DVD Talk God
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
I feel that they quickly become guilty pleasures and we do have the popularity of Hallmark’s Countdown To Christmas to thank for Netflix leaning into original holiday films. I forgot to mention that I am especially excited that they turned the last two Rose McIver films into a trilogy! The first two films are arguably just bad, not so bad they are good, but I find that having Rose McIver as the star of the films just makes the films a bit more enjoyable to watch.
10-21-19 | 01:42 AM
#814
DVD Talk God
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/net...2COT7deFH-blkw
Some analysts are predicting that Netflix could lose as much as 10M subscribers in 2020 if they don't reassess their pricing model.
Some analysts are predicting that Netflix could lose as much as 10M subscribers in 2020 if they don't reassess their pricing model.
10-21-19 | 10:54 AM
#816
DVD Talk Reviewer & TOAT Winner
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
They would rather lose me as a subscriber than include a simple on/off setting for their end credit interruptions and Skip Intro prompts. (I'm not against the OPTION of skipping intros, but I don't want to see that indicator onscreen every time.h
10-21-19 | 12:15 PM
#818
DVD Talk Reviewer & TOAT Winner
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
And one would think that if I were willing to pay extra for 4K or whatever the highest quality is, I might actually want to read the credits and find out what made that quality possible. Some people meanwhile purposely set it to the lowest bitrate possible just to save a few pennies.
Netflix blew it with 3D also- they had a few 3D titles but hardly any equipment actually supported it (nothing I ever had did), and then they dropped it due to "lack of interest"! Doing it properly would have gotten 3D content into far more homes and made it more successful.
Netflix blew it with 3D also- they had a few 3D titles but hardly any equipment actually supported it (nothing I ever had did), and then they dropped it due to "lack of interest"! Doing it properly would have gotten 3D content into far more homes and made it more successful.
10-21-19 | 12:42 PM
#819
DVD Talk God
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
https://variety.com/2019/digital/new...OBpX5BpfIYkxks
Add another $2 billion to Netflix's debt.
As of September 30th, they are about $12.43 billion in debt.
I know they have to keep paying for and cranking out new content to stay competitive, but I don't know how they can sustain this business model.
I would not be surprised if they put some kind of restriction on password sharing in the future. That's so much lost revenue. Those cheap bastards who borrow Mom and Dad's account or share it with them.
Add another $2 billion to Netflix's debt.
As of September 30th, they are about $12.43 billion in debt.
I know they have to keep paying for and cranking out new content to stay competitive, but I don't know how they can sustain this business model.
I would not be surprised if they put some kind of restriction on password sharing in the future. That's so much lost revenue. Those cheap bastards who borrow Mom and Dad's account or share it with them.
Last edited by DJariya; 10-21-19 at 01:19 PM.
10-21-19 | 01:16 PM
#820
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
Netflix blew it with 3D also- they had a few 3D titles but hardly any equipment actually supported it (nothing I ever had did), and then they dropped it due to "lack of interest"! Doing it properly would have gotten 3D content into far more homes and made it more successful.
10-21-19 | 01:57 PM
#821
DVD Talk Reviewer & TOAT Winner
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
Has there been anyplace else, other than YouTube, where you could watch a lot of 3D content without paying for each individual title?
I think 3D content has been too difficult to access in general- I'm a huge fan but even at its peak I had to go out of my way to get 3D Blu-ray Discs and often pay a premium for them, that's likely what turned off a lot of people to it. If there were 3D movies on Netflix that you could just click on and watch, that would get more people into it.
I think 3D content has been too difficult to access in general- I'm a huge fan but even at its peak I had to go out of my way to get 3D Blu-ray Discs and often pay a premium for them, that's likely what turned off a lot of people to it. If there were 3D movies on Netflix that you could just click on and watch, that would get more people into it.
10-21-19 | 02:18 PM
#822
Banned by request
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
You need mass buy in, not just a small percentage of those who love 3D. We’ve talked a lot about this over the years. From theaters to home video, 3D has always had a premium. That combined with a small percentage who are able to watch 3D at home, makes it a very unattractive option. Not to mention those who try 3D and don’t like it, plus those who just don’t like wearing the glasses. It’ll come back at some time, but it will never penetrate the mass market and become popular. Expect it to come back on a small level when the Avatar movies start coming out again.
It Netflix saw any potential, no doubt they would have added a tier for it and charged an added amount. They didn’t even ponder that.
It Netflix saw any potential, no doubt they would have added a tier for it and charged an added amount. They didn’t even ponder that.
10-21-19 | 02:42 PM
#823
Political Exile
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
10-28-19 | 09:36 PM
#824
Thread Starter
Moderator
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
Alan Smithee's head explodes in ...3....2....1...
Netflix tests speed-binge feature
What if you could watch every episode of Breaking Bad and Stranger Things 50 percent faster?
That’s a feature that Netflix is quietly testing, and it’s quickly drawn a big backlash from Hollywood creatives.
First noted by Android Police, savvy mobile users of the streaming service spotted a new feature on the Netflix Android app that allowed subscribers to speed up (or slow down) playback without muting the volume (to playback speeds 0.5x, 0.75x, 1.0x, 1.25x or 1.5x, respectively). The feature is not unlike what most podcast and audiobook apps already have and is used by some listeners to consume content more quickly (or, in some cases, to slow it down if they have a difficult time understanding it).
What if you could watch every episode of Breaking Bad and Stranger Things 50 percent faster?
That’s a feature that Netflix is quietly testing, and it’s quickly drawn a big backlash from Hollywood creatives.
First noted by Android Police, savvy mobile users of the streaming service spotted a new feature on the Netflix Android app that allowed subscribers to speed up (or slow down) playback without muting the volume (to playback speeds 0.5x, 0.75x, 1.0x, 1.25x or 1.5x, respectively). The feature is not unlike what most podcast and audiobook apps already have and is used by some listeners to consume content more quickly (or, in some cases, to slow it down if they have a difficult time understanding it).
10-28-19 | 10:54 PM
#825
Re: Netflix - News & Discussion
I used to have a Blu-ray player that I could do that on.
thought it was great.
thought it was great.