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10-22-2010 , 05:06 PM

#1251

tuq

TEEJ

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Both Bad Lieutenant movies are top notch, albeit quite different from one another aside from the name.

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10-22-2010 , 05:43 PM

#1252

MattSuspect

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The Vicious Kind; indie dramedy with Adam Scott is pretty awesome.

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10-22-2010 , 06:09 PM

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Wires

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Originally Posted by KingOfFelt

And yeah, the selection in Canada is BRUUUUUUTAL. Anyone know why it is so bad? Is it CRTC issues, cost or does Netflix just not give a ****?

None of the above. It's a licensing issues. It's the same reason we've never been able to access Hulu or watch streaming television shows directly from the US network websites.

For example... The Lord of the Rings is distributed in the US by New Line Cinema so Netflix has an agreement with New Line that allows them to offer the movie. In Canada LoTR is distributed by Alliance Films. Netflix doesn't have a relationship with Alliance so they can't offer the movie. This is the case with pretty much every movie or television show.

The question is whether or not Netflix will make the effort to hammer out agreements with these distributors.

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10-22-2010 , 06:22 PM

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boozy

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My chick convinced me to watch Hounddog and it was really good

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10-22-2010 , 06:25 PM

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KingOfFelt

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Originally Posted by Wires

Interesting. I'd imagine they would have to because if the selection stays this poor I can't see them lasting in Canada.

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10-22-2010 , 06:27 PM

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Xaston

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Originally Posted by tbhouston

The watch instantly feature is "okey" at best for TV shows, and downright awful for movies

Unless you have been in jail for the past 4 years and missed stuff from 2006, than maybe you will enjoy it

By what measure is it downright awful for movies? There are a ton of great movies (yea theres even more ****** movies, but you don't have to watch those) to choose from.

Unless you're talking about the Canadian version which is apparently much more limited.

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10-22-2010 , 06:29 PM

#1257

TheCroShow

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Originally Posted by Wires

None of the above. It's a licensing issues. It's the same reason we've never been able to access Hulu or watch streaming television shows directly from the US network websites.

For example... The Lord of the Rings is distributed in the US by New Line Cinema so Netflix has an agreement with New Line that allows them to offer the movie. In Canada LoTR is distributed by Alliance Films. Netflix doesn't have a relationship with Alliance so they can't offer the movie. This is the case with pretty much every movie or television show.

The question is whether or not Netflix will make the effort to hammer out agreements with these distributors.

Alliance is also guilty of putting out rush jobs on their blu-rays, sub-part quality and stuff like no subtitles, no extras. i hate alliance =(

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10-22-2010 , 09:36 PM

#1258

tuq

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Originally Posted by Xaston

I think he means the US version, and that's just an awful comment. I'm thinking of ditching my 75 cable movie channels because of the depth of the Netflix streaming library. It's pretty ridic to say it's limited in terms of titles.

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10-23-2010 , 01:07 AM

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175503

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Is there a way to get netflix to play all episodes in a series? Kind annoying when I'm tryin to get my 30 rock on

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10-23-2010 , 01:18 AM

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Pocket Trips

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Originally Posted by 175503

Is there a way to get netflix to play all episodes in a series? Kind annoying when I'm tryin to get my 30 rock on

Yeah that one mouse click or game controller button press every 22 minutes is really tilting.

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10-23-2010 , 01:37 AM

#1261

175503

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Originally Posted by Pocket Trips

I don't know the answer.

Yeah it is when you're trying to watch it from your bed half asleep.

Anything else you want to not contribute?

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10-23-2010 , 01:42 AM

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Pocket Trips

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Originally Posted by 175503

Yeah it is when you're trying to watch it from your bed half asleep.

Anything else you want to not contribute?

Hey you know what they say, ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer. And btw not contributing is what I do best.

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10-23-2010 , 01:44 AM

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175503

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Normally I'd tell you to say that to my face but I live up two flights of stairs and well, you know.

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10-23-2010 , 01:48 AM

#1264

Pocket Trips

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Originally Posted by 175503

Normally I'd tell you to say that to my face but I live up two flights of stairs and well, you know.

You'd forget what you were on your way downstairs for by the time you reached the bottom floor?

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10-23-2010 , 04:32 AM

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BK1248

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i think its a legit ? , because my son watches cartoons and im trying to sleep and i have to keep pressing next episode for him evry half hour (is there a way?)

i wouldnt mess with 175503 hes a bad mufqr

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10-23-2010 , 10:54 AM

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PLOmesoftly

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Midgets vs Mascot was surprisingly entertaining.

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10-23-2010 , 12:48 PM

#1267

cult_leader

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I think claymore is worth watching. About 8 episodes in I went from liking it to loving it.

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10-23-2010 , 12:55 PM

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TheNoodleMan

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Originally Posted by tbhouston

The watch instantly feature is "okey" at best for TV shows, and downright awful for movies

Unless you have been in jail for the past 4 years and missed stuff from 2006, than maybe you will enjoy it

Unless you're Roger ****ing Ebert or something, there are hundreds of good movies you have never seen.

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10-23-2010 , 02:36 PM

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cubicZ

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Been watching Monk, love it so far.

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10-23-2010 , 02:54 PM

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DonkeyKongSr

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Originally Posted by TheNoodleMan

Unless you're Roger ****ing Ebert or something, there are hundreds of good movies you have never seen.

Yeah, as long as you don't go in expecting to find whatever blockbuster you want to watch, you should be able to find something worth watching. Use the discs for blockbusters/recent releases, use WI to fill in the gaps. My WI queue is currently at 148, so I don't have any excuse for watching garbage on my TV because "nothing is on".

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10-23-2010 , 03:02 PM

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cubicZ

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Originally Posted by TheNoodleMan

Unless you're Roger ****ing Ebert or something, there are hundreds of good movies you have never seen.

Perfect irony

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10-23-2010 , 07:15 PM

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dukemagic

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Originally Posted by cubicZ

Been watching Monk, love it so far.

i just finished psych so i'm about to start this.

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Originally Posted by DonkeyKongSr

yeah my queue is at 155. my disc usage has dropped from 2/week or so to less than 1/week over the last few months as i've been watching more and more stuff on WI.

netflix is just such a sick value, it's ridiculous.

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10-23-2010 , 07:25 PM

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cubicZ

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Originally Posted by dukemagic

i just finished psych so i'm about to start this.

Just finished season 1 of Monk, and it's great, enjoy!

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10-23-2010 , 08:06 PM

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TomVeil

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Originally Posted by Thug Bubbles

All of Battlestar Galactica (new series) is available. If you haven't seen it, definitely check out the first episode (It's the 3 part miniseries). I've turned on Sci-fi haters to this series with that first episode.

edit:

scratch that. Disk 1 is the miniseries, Instant viewing only has disk two which is technically episode 1 of the show. But it still starts off great.

Watched this over the course of a couple weeks. It was pretty good. Frusterating that I couldn't see the first "lead-in" mini-series, but I just read a recap of it online and felt up to speed when the show started.