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Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies from IMDB's Top 250 List

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Re: Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies from IMDB's Top 250 List

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Post by wnevets »

SCdF wrote: post #28

It sucks that Netflix is pushing their own content as a solution. Don't get me wrong, some of their own content is great, but I don't want to subscribe to 10 different streaming services that all have their own original content, I want to subscribe to one. Netflix--and others, like Amazon Prime--are becoming less and less worthwhile, and piracy is becoming more and more convenient again.

> and piracy is becoming more and more convenient again.

which would be a shame because I stopped pirating once things started to become convenient and affordable.

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Post by qwrusz »

nathan_long wrote: post #181
qwrusz wrote: post #57

Why would a company using a monthly subscription model pay to license the most expensive top-rated classic film catalogues? Why would you want them to? A big portion of the money you pay Netflix every month would then go to have indefinite access to films you don't watch or don't watch again often enough to justify this ongoing cost. Would you lease a Ferrari you drove one or two days a year? Especially if a one-day…

What's the point of paying said monthly fee if you frequently can't find anything you want to watch? Why can't I pay a la carte to stream pretty much any movie ever made? Even if that's a fee on top of the monthly fee, I would do it sometimes.

I don't see the point there. I couldn't find anything to watch on Netflix and canceled it a long time ago.

There is no technical barrier for a la carte streaming of pretty much any movie ever made.

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Post by forgetsusername »

gdulli wrote: post #104
SCdF wrote: post #28

It sucks that Netflix is pushing their own content as a solution. Don't get me wrong, some of their own content is great, but I don't want to subscribe to 10 different streaming services that all have their own original content, I want to subscribe to one. Netflix--and others, like Amazon Prime--are becoming less and less worthwhile, and piracy is becoming more and more convenient again.

I like the idea of having one bill for 200+ channels, a single remote/device, no need to change (ugh) apps or inputs on the TV when I go from one service to another. It seems like consolidation was a lesson we learned a few decades ago and are in danger of forgetting. I may only watch 10 channels out of 200+ but from month to month it's not always the same 10. A service like Netflix that would augment real, current T…

>A service like Netflix that would augment real, current TV with a library of older shows/movies would have been worth a separate bill.

Yeah, for you (and me), as a customer. But what advantage is there for the content creator? You're not going to not watch Game of Thrones because it isn't on Netflix. You'll find a way. The content creators have (and in my opinion, rightfully so) the leverage.

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Post by hamax »

unethical_ban wrote: post #170
hamax wrote: post #135

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> We really, really tried to do it the legal way and pay money for the content we wanted to watch, but it was far too complicated to even find a place to watch it, let alone actually successfully watch it. Why didn't you just stream Amazon or Play Movies from the computer since you plugged it in anyways? How was stealing it more convenient?

Is it stealing if he already paid for it, but didn't get it?

He refunded it.

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Post by jrnichols »

wyldfire wrote: post #4

Netflix is clearly making heavy investments in what we've tended to call "Television" programming. It's often deep dramas that are very engrossing, much more so than TV offered a decade or two ago. Netflix likely sees higher returns here. Movies are quickly becoming the "short story" of the cinematic world, IMO (though those countless sequels and prequels are an exception). When done well they have a strict beginning…

Netflix definitely benefits from the fact that they don't have to worry about the FCC guidelines, or the constant complaints from the Parent's Television Council.

I'd much rather watch an HBO show or a Netflix show than anything on traditional TV these days.

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Post by reitanqild »

shadowfiend wrote: post #125
reitanqild wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I for one would be happy with either: Pay per view (multiple sources ok) Or All-you-can-x from one place like Spotify What I don't like is paying monthly to a number of services. Also (honest question, I might send money Apples way if the answer is yes:) Do iTunes work standaloneon Windows (and preferably Linux) and can I legally watch stuff there even if I sit somewhere in Europe?

As far as I now, the answer is yes to Windows (not Linux), and you can legally watch US stuff in Europe as long as your iTunes account is associated with a US account as far as I know (98% certain I did exactly this a couple of years ago). However, iTunes is only pay-per-view for some films, and hasn't been pay-per-view for TV episodes for some time. TV episodes you must buy (either one at a time for typically ~$3 or…

Ok, guess I wasn't clear enough. I'm not a US citizsn, so I guess this means a bunch of VPN trickery && buy gift cards using EBay && enter fake zip codes or is there a simpler way?

I, like many others really want to buy. For me pirating is last option (after "let's just do something else, I don't need to see that movie after all")

Re: Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies from IMDB's Top 250 List

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Post by jimbokun »

SCdF wrote: post #28

It sucks that Netflix is pushing their own content as a solution. Don't get me wrong, some of their own content is great, but I don't want to subscribe to 10 different streaming services that all have their own original content, I want to subscribe to one. Netflix--and others, like Amazon Prime--are becoming less and less worthwhile, and piracy is becoming more and more convenient again.

You say this as if Netflix has any other option.

Netflix (and Amazon) would love to have all the content licenses they used to have. The content companies are the ones making it impossible to have one service where you can get all of the content you want.

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Post by hamax »

lostcolony wrote: post #160
hamax wrote: post #135

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> We really, really tried to do it the legal way and pay money for the content we wanted to watch, but it was far too complicated to even find a place to watch it, let alone actually successfully watch it. Why didn't you just stream Amazon or Play Movies from the computer since you plugged it in anyways? How was stealing it more convenient?

Because after having such a terrible experience they went with one that, should things go wrong, doesn't entail spending 35 minutes on the phone with support for them to get a refund?

He didn't spend 35 minutes getting a refund. He spent 35 minutes trying to resolve the problem.

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Post by harryh »

unethical_ban wrote: post #170
hamax wrote: post #135

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> We really, really tried to do it the legal way and pay money for the content we wanted to watch, but it was far too complicated to even find a place to watch it, let alone actually successfully watch it. Why didn't you just stream Amazon or Play Movies from the computer since you plugged it in anyways? How was stealing it more convenient?

Is it stealing if he already paid for it, but didn't get it?

Yes.
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