The not so cool Netflix...
A few months ago Netflix came to Australia and I avoided getting an account. But yesterday after discovering I could get a month's free trial, I thought why not. Let's try it out.
And I was rather disappointed. Now, I am not sure if it is like this in the USA (or other countries) because Australia is extremely protective of its TV and who gets to show what and it has all these laws, but essentially every show I wanted to watch and catch up on was not being shown on there. The only show which was on there was Supernatural, but not season 10 which is what I needed.
I do watch things online in other places, but that was getting on my nerves because of all the adds and pop-ups, so I thought to try something else. But it's not suiting my needs haha.
My dad has Foxtel here (cable/pay TV) and part of the deal is he can get something called Foxtel Go on 3 other devices. Even though I live 300km or so away I have it on an old laptop hooked up to a TV. It has a catchup thing, where you can download shows that aren't currently airing, but are available. So I looked through it and thought I'd give a show called Carnivale a go.
My thoughts so far are it's a really complex/intriguing plot line. I reached episode 4 last night of season 1. I'm hoping it makes season 2 available soon. It aired between 2003-2005 apparently, so a rather old show but I am enjoying it.
I previously had a rather lengthy list, but if it wasn't on Netflix or Foxtel (or I hadn't begun watching it) I deleted it. So now my list is significantly limited to:
Chicago Fire (rest of season 3 - Foxtel shows this, but have not made it available on Catchup)
Elementary (latest season)
Supernatural (season 10)
Chicago P.D (haven't started, but it's linked to Chicago Fire, so why not)
Resurrection (the only show I am actually up to date on)
Downton Abbey (finish off season 5 - Netflix shows up to season 4, but I assume that once it is released in Australia on DVD it'll be made available)
Carnivale
Game of Thrones (this is generally available for catchup on Foxtel at some stage or another)
And I was rather disappointed. Now, I am not sure if it is like this in the USA (or other countries) because Australia is extremely protective of its TV and who gets to show what and it has all these laws, but essentially every show I wanted to watch and catch up on was not being shown on there. The only show which was on there was Supernatural, but not season 10 which is what I needed.
I do watch things online in other places, but that was getting on my nerves because of all the adds and pop-ups, so I thought to try something else. But it's not suiting my needs haha.
My dad has Foxtel here (cable/pay TV) and part of the deal is he can get something called Foxtel Go on 3 other devices. Even though I live 300km or so away I have it on an old laptop hooked up to a TV. It has a catchup thing, where you can download shows that aren't currently airing, but are available. So I looked through it and thought I'd give a show called Carnivale a go.
My thoughts so far are it's a really complex/intriguing plot line. I reached episode 4 last night of season 1. I'm hoping it makes season 2 available soon. It aired between 2003-2005 apparently, so a rather old show but I am enjoying it.
I previously had a rather lengthy list, but if it wasn't on Netflix or Foxtel (or I hadn't begun watching it) I deleted it. So now my list is significantly limited to:
Chicago Fire (rest of season 3 - Foxtel shows this, but have not made it available on Catchup)
Elementary (latest season)
Supernatural (season 10)
Chicago P.D (haven't started, but it's linked to Chicago Fire, so why not)
Resurrection (the only show I am actually up to date on)
Downton Abbey (finish off season 5 - Netflix shows up to season 4, but I assume that once it is released in Australia on DVD it'll be made available)
Carnivale
Game of Thrones (this is generally available for catchup on Foxtel at some stage or another)