The 'What actually doesn't suck on instant viewing Netflix' thread.

[Triumph]

This is one part of NetFlix streaming I really found annoying. Sometimes shows will just disappear out of my Instant Queue. I was watching the Series "The Universe" and one day I go to watch another episode and it is gone. Will the content was pulled from Netflix.

Because it's licensed and they have to come to an agreement with the license holders about how long their stuff is available. Netflix doesn't have complete authority.

 

[blackdogdeek]

Because it's licensed and they have to come to an agreement with the license holders about how long their stuff is available. Netflix doesn't have complete authority.

understood but it would be great if they could indicate when a licensing deadline was approaching so i could finish up all my strawberry shortcake episodes before they vanished.

 

[venkman]

understood but it would be great if they could indicate when a licensing deadline was approaching so i could finish up all my strawberry shortcake episodes before they vanished.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was part of the contract that netflix NOT provide this information.

 

[blackdogdeek]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was part of the contract that netflix NOT provide this information.

true, that does make sense for the licensor. there would still be demand afterward, if not more.

 

[zinfamous]

I now have about 330 entries in my instant queue.

There is plenty of good content.

 

[dbk]

I mainly stick to foreign content on Netflix.. a buttload of Korean movies and dramas, plenty of Chinese/HK kung fu flicks.. BBC content like Luther, Doctor Who. Netflix does a great job on recommending other shows and movies based on your habits.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

understood but it would be great if they could indicate when a licensing deadline was approaching so i could finish up all my strawberry shortcake episodes before they vanished.

If you have a Roku, you can get the Instant Watch Browser ($2.99) which does just that. If you don't have a Roku, get one.

 

[Brovane]

Because it's licensed and they have to come to an agreement with the license holders about how long their stuff is available. Netflix doesn't have complete authority.

I know that. Doesn't mean I cannot bitch about it. I am the customer and I can bitch about whatever I want.

 

[SMOGZINN]

If you have a Roku, you can get the Instant Watch Browser ($2.99) which does just that. If you don't have a Roku, get one.

Or you can go to Instant Watcher and it will tell you what shows are going to expire in the next month or so.

Oh, looking at that I noticed that Kevin Smith's Red State is going to expire on October 18th, so if you have not watched it I would recommend you do so now! It is a good show.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

Enter the Void
Irreversible
Amadeus
Brian's Song
Letters from Iwo Jima
Starship Troopers
Ghostbusters
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
American: The Bill Hicks Story
True Grit
Paper Moon
Auschwitz: Inside the NAZI State
Radio Bikini
Nova: Science Now!
Nova: Becoming Human
How the Earth Was Made
Blue Planet
National Geographic: The Human Family Tree
Reservoir Dogs
Trainspotting
Memento
Ronin
Snatch
Die Hard
The Way of the Gun
Raising Arizona
A Fish Called Wanda
Swingers
Clerks
Dazed and Confused
The Bad News Bears
Glengarry Glen Ross
Steele Magnolias
Gandhi
Network
Bonnie and Clyde
Man on Wire
Dead Man
The Graduate
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Sling Blade
Donnie Darko
Being John Malkovich
Gosford Park
The Thin Blue Line
The Last Emperor
Metropolis
Chinatown
Lost in Translation
Apocalypse Now!
The Bicycle Thief
Adaptation
Melancholia
Good Will Hunting
The Usual Suspects
28 Days
Hoosiers
The Wind that Shakes the Barley
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Risky Business
The Piano
Doctor Zhivago
Scream
An American Werewolf in London
Beetlejuice
Pitch Black
Interview with the Vampire
The Fly
Misery
Ichi the Killer
Night of the Living Dead
The Evil Dead
Dial M for Murder
The 39 Steps
Pi
Office Space
Tommy Boy
Team America World Police
Battle Royale
Monty Python and the Meaning of Life
The Motorcycle Diaries
12 Monkeys
The Fifth Element
Groundhog Day
Grizzly Man
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Firefly
Serenity
Twin Peaks
Mad Men
Battlestar Galactica
Breaking Bad
The Constant Gardener
Life Is Beautiful
Heavenly Creatures
Like Water for Chocolate

/thread this!

 

[HopJokey]

Arrested Development seasons 1-3.

New season 4 coming in April as well on Netflix:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat...lopment_new_season_all_you_need_to_know_.html

 

[arrfep]

understood but it would be great if they could indicate when a licensing deadline was approaching so i could finish up all my strawberry shortcake episodes before they vanished.

Cheeck your queue. On the rigjt hand side it will list an expiration date for the title if there is one looming. Also, instantwatcher.com (free) has a continuously updating list of what's expiring soon.

 

[WT]

Another thanks for the 'Tucker n Dale vs Evil' recommendation. What a freakin' hilarious movie !!

 

[Kev]

4 seasons of "Damages" is available. It's fantastic. I made it through the first season in 1 day.

 

[tranceport]

Jiro I Dream of Sushi is on there

Awesome doc. :thumbsup:

KT

I agree this was excellent. I'm looking at prices to fly to Tokyo right now actually.

$2019 Round trip.. ouch.

 

[SlowSpyder]

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

You'll never forget this one.

 

[rise]

Trailer Park Boys, the series has some laughs.

 

[Kev]

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

You'll never forget this one.

yeah, that one hit me right in the feels

 

[BUTCH1]

/thread

Ghosbusters 2? my condolences to anyone who sat through that..