Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Bad News for Netflix viewers

Only 5 of the hundreds of disks I rented from Netflix in the last year were new releases. 3 of the 8 new releases I watched I rented from the local Blockbuster because I didn’t want to wait for Netflix to ship them because there was a wait. Since I wait for months after the theatrical release to see a movie anyway, waiting another lunar month isn’t going to kill me.

What’s bothersome to me is that some companies are shipping “watered down” versions of the movies to the rental places. If part of the agreement it to also eliminate that (hope it is) then I don‘t mind it so much. Though on general principle and following the slippery slope argument I don’t like this at all. What’s next?

Ever use the "move to top of queue" feature? I have only about 10-20 movies in my queue at a time, and at least half of them have been on there for 6-8 months because I keep moving other stuff to the top. I guess I really don't want to see some of them that bad.

OH, just read the part about how this could lead to more instant streaming availability. If that is indeed the case I think it won't be half bad. But if i don't see a noticeable increase in quality streaming releases out of the deal I might be one of many members who cancel their service.

Yes, but rarely. I guess I must of put them there for a reason (a year ago), so I just watch them all in-line. I did top of queue for the latest animation movie (pre-quel) that Dean mentioned. Something about paper, don't remember the name.

“R.O.D the TV?” It’s the prequel/sequel to “Read of Die” a stand alone movie. It covers the time span the movie falls in though both are stand alone stories.

Yeah. "Read or Die" the movie. I just got an e-mail notification that Netflix has sent it.