You could post movies until your fingers fall off and people would still bitch about content. They have been since forever. Even when there are free/cheap/easy-to-use resources out there that makes the library better.
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Netflix gains 4.9 Million Subscribers in Q1. Shares 12% up.
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You could post movies until your fingers fall off and people would still bitch about content. They have been since forever. Even when there are free/cheap/easy-to-use resources out there that makes the library better.
metalmonstar
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Congrats to them. I am really enjoying the original content. Feels like they have definitely gotten better.
jamesinclair
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I mean, when it comes to movies, thats absolutely true.
Netflix streaming has always had a bad movie selection, and it has only gotten worse.
Netflix used to be synonymous with "watch any movie ever" now it isnt.
I wish they at least offered a rotating new release movie every month. (New release like new on redbox release)
Yea their movie lineup could be a bit better but I'm shifting to mostly TV shows anymore as it is. Their almost as graphic, fill out the story a lot more than a couple hour movie will, and can be viewed over lunch or right before bed which is when I watch most. This is going to sound stupid but if I'm looking at 120 minute movie or a 40 minute TV show the show usually wins even if I binge on several episodes. I don't know, I feel like I can move on easier vs a definite two hour comittment. Unless its something I really want to see that is. I will also say that the limited amount of what I'd call good movies has made me branch out to foreign movies I'd assumed were B rated crap like Snowpiercer and Housebound but lo and behold their pretty damn awesome so the latest Fast and Furious rehash doesn't interest me at all anymore compared to better movies I hadn't considered previously.
You could, but they would be bad movies.
Inferno313
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Expecting a low-priced "all you can eat" subscription service to have as many new releases as an individually-priced rental service is crazy talk.
The One I Love, American Psycho, Upstream Color, Silver Linings Playbook, Ferris Bueller's Day off, and Reservoir Dogs are not what most people would consider bad movies.
I can keep 'em coming.
It's a consumer friendly business decision and they've got my money because of it. Binge watching is soooooo good.
Was gonna say the same thing.
The One I Love, American Psycho, Upstream Color, Silver Linings Playbook, Ferris Bueller's Day off, and Reservoir Dogs are not what most people would consider bad movies.
I can keep 'em coming.
You should. I don't understand why it's taken people so long to realize it's rotating content. You're never going to always have what you want when you want it, but time and time again for the last 7 years I've had my Netflix account there's always been something really great to watch with the service. It's laughable to think of the expectations people have for Netflix when in reality most of those expectations could never happen (having what you want to watch when you feel like watching it, just buy it on bluray if the movie/show means that much to you).
Don't know if you've gotten this response, but personally, BoJack is easily their best show. I'll admit I'm saying this as someone halfway through Daredevil and watched all three seasons of House of Cards. Haven't seen their other shows.
I would disagree with that. I don't think 'new releases' necessarily has to be the criteria for a 'good' movie selection. Particularly when new releases are an issue with streaming subscription services on the whole. If we're going to talk context, the limitations of the industry as a whole should be considered.
Also, I believe in any given month HBOGO only has a couple or 3 hundred movies. I would be surprised if Netflix or Amazon doesn't have a much higher count than that.
exmachina64
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Netflix was never synonymous with "watch any movie ever."
snoopeasystreet
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I'd assume their goal is to release one series that people want to watch every month in order to keep them subscribed.
jamesinclair
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Yes, it was. I guess you never subscribed to their mail service.
SamuelSupreme
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I am fully on board supporting NetFlix I've always wondered though..outside of subscriptions how do they pay for their Original Series? Don't they have to give a cut of the profits to the original owners of all shows that they stream?
Escape Goat
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I imagine theres a flat fee they pay and the rest is based on usage. .
Well deserved. They have an incredible lineup of original content and unbeatable value.
At the moment I'm watching Dardevil, The Returned, a couple Anime shows, Better Call Saul, Once Upon a Time among many others.
Insane value for money there. They literally accommodate for every type of viewer and have original content in most genres.
At the moment I'm watching Dardevil, The Returned, a couple Anime shows, Better Call Saul, Once Upon a Time among many others.
Insane value for money there. They literally accommodate for every type of viewer and have original content in most genres.
poppabk
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Not as a streaming service, in the heyday of the disk service it pretty much was. Nowadays the disk service us spotty as they haven't replaced disks and the new releases come months after they are released on Blu-ray for purchase.
Read a few shady things about free Hola.
http://www.reddit.com/r/AdviceAnima...oo_long_ago_reddit_taught_me_about_hola_just/
ZenMate seems to be the better alternative. Just tried it and it worked. You can even turn it off after the movie started.
https://zenmate.com/
I think you made a typo with "Saul".
No?
To the best of my knowledge, the networks don't give a portion of their profits to their various shows.
Firstly, I believe they ARE one of the owners of the show, given that they finance them.
Secondly, they likely pay a flat fee for the streaming rights.
The production house of the show is then able to further monetize it by selling it to VOD services, DVD and Blu-Rays, etc.
Rimon-hanit
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Yep, so far the only Netflix OC I didn't like is Hemlock Grove.
brickarts295
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Honestly the fact that they have Breaking Bad is more than enough to justify the price. That's the show I tell everyone to see the minute they get Netflix and from then on they become binge watching addicts. Everything else like Daredevil and HOC is just icing on the cake.
Wind's Howling
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Some colleagues laugh at me when I say I pay 9 euro's per month for Netflix because they have this huge boycot against paying a monthly fee for something you never own.
I don't care. I accept that it comes with the territory but at least I get to watch stuff like House of Cards, Better Call Saul, Orange is The New Black etc. Netflix is doing a mighty fine job.
I don't care. I accept that it comes with the territory but at least I get to watch stuff like House of Cards, Better Call Saul, Orange is The New Black etc. Netflix is doing a mighty fine job.
I couldn't care less if I own movies/series, it just takes up space in my room and it's more expensive. Most movies I only watch once and when I don't it's because they're just randomly running on TV when I'm chilling. I don't own movies I watch in theatre either.
I started using Netflix only a few days ago and I'm already super satisfied, especially now that I can see US stuff, too (unfortunately they seem to plan to crack down on Proxy users). So convenient.
HoodWinked
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after seeing their lackluster performance in EU last quarter i didnt expect netflix to rebound so strongly. it was 329 janurary this year and 553 right now.
Do they pay for cable? lol
Streaming/digital is my present and future. I had a massive pile of 300+ movies, mostly DVD but some bluray plus a shitload of old consoles and games. Nearly all of that is gone. I own one physical PS4 game and some blurays otherwise its just books and CD's left. Between Google Play and Netflix I couldn't give a shit about actually owning anything these days. Just bought a couple movies at lunch that were cheap but that's the exception for me these days. Hell Netflix streams on any device I have and is so damn convenient. Bluray needs a box, good TV, and decent sound so its a lot more fixed if you will.
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