I'm still using just the Netflix DVD plan, because their streaming doesn't work very well for me. Amazon's videos work better, but it takes longer for stuff to show up for free on Amazon Prime, and I'm not going to pay to buy or rent there because the physical copies are usually just a few dollars more, plus there's also the issue with not being ( Read more... )

I had the movie 6 Bullets (aka "Joe Flanigan's in it") at the top of my queue, with the release of 9/11. Only a chance I might manage to snag a copy first, but it was worth a try. Or maybe not, as it now says the expected availability is "unknown".

Netflix has made it quite clear they no longer give a rat's fart about the DVD side of things. They ( Read more... )

I wake up from a migraine induced "nap" and discover my profile page has been invaded by blue dragons. Kewl!

Anyone have Netflix streaming (US edition)? I had been trying to watch The Fades on BBC America, but kept having trouble with the timing on the DVR, plus the blurring of naughty words was annoying. I only saw about half of it, but I saw it ( Read more... )

Hacking Netflix: Netflix Cancels Qwikster DVD Spin-off & Keeps DVDs with Netflix

I'd been wondering about this, because I was still logging into the Netflix site for my DVD-only plan, but never saw the word Qwikster anywhere. If I hadn't received the email from Netflix about it, which I thought was a hoax, I would have had no idea until I read it at ( Read more... )

The Netflix Blog: An Explanation and Some Reflections

This is the official Netflix blog, containing the same info I received in an email this morning. Starts out as sort of a fauxpology over the recent split in price between Netflix DVDs by mail and streaming service that pissed people off, then starts digging the hole deeper by announcing they're ( Read more... )

Funny or Die: Netflix Relief Fund with Jason Alexander

"What am I supposed to do? Go to the video store like a poor person?"
Wait for the punchline at the end. *g*

Personally, I always felt the free streaming was bait to bring in new customers and would eventually become a paid service to add on, so it wasn't a shocker to me. I can't use streaming ( Read more... )