Netflix - Not bad! Qwikster - uh, never mind...

oh man, i really wanted to see that

We’re sorry, the Netflix website and the ability to instantly watch movies are both temporarily unavailable.

However, our shipping centers are continuing to send and receive DVDs so your order is in process as usual.

wonder what specifically causes these outages

It's my fault. I tried sorting all the "steamy romances" by my predicted star rating.

Huh, now it's switched around:

We’re sorry, the Netflix website and our DVD shipping operations are temporarily down.
You can still instantly watch movies via your Netflix ready device.

i will probably take this back soon enough, since i just signed up bc there is a free 1-month trial and instant watch is a thing in canada now, but:
Canadian Netflix is some bullshit

due to two moves and my lack of organization, I now have had 4 DVDs checked out since December of 2007. I've paid the minimal fee each month to avoid having to pay replacement fees, though that's kind of moot now that I've probably made more than I would have.

The good news is, I now know where all of them are. Don't have the sleeves or the envelopes, but I can send them back and start renting again!

like, how is everything i want to watch 'not available'? The Wire, 24, the sopranos. i am trying to catch up on years of tv culture here, ca.netflix.com
xp

there's a lot of "seriously, you don't have this??"s on Netflix. I was surprised the last time I used the streaming service.

What I hate the most is when they have a sequel but not the original movie.

you have to treat it like a disorganized book store: browse for something that looks fun and interesting rather than go in expecting to find something specific

n/a otm

tbh though that's why I still prefer the rental service. the streaming picture quality kinda sucks too (even on the television).

plus teh speed of the service makes it easy to watch an assload of movies. I had the 4-dvd plan at one point, and since work has a mailroom, I would watch a movie, then go to the mailroom and drop it off teh next day. watched 20 movies in a span of 3 weeks that month.

even on a 1-dvd plan you could rack em up fast.

ah, yes, i kinda get that, but no, aren't these extremely popular tv series available in the US? i do believe they are...
eesh, can't even watch x-files. but they do have farscape :)
xps
i don't even have a dvd player at the moment! lol netbook. quality picture is not where i am at. soon tho.

HBO series generally aren't on netflix streaming, but i think 24 is

yeah, but they're not even available for ordering on dvd o_O
tbh canada is just not very good at the internet in general :/ i mean, we're getting there, fingers crossed, upcoming election and all that

24, dexter, I think the x files is on there now. but HBO shows are not. some showtimes series are.

the picture quality has gotten a lot better (for me) lately. I imagine there are all sorts of regional problems with that.

it depends largely on the bandwidth of your connection. I have shitty dsl and the image quality is pretty subpar over appltv. ok for some things but anything with lots of motion it's a digitized mess.

i am enjoying the hell out of the young indiana jones on instant watch

First four seasons of Mad Men coming to streaming in July.

Battlestar Galactica has been eating up my late nights recently since they added the miniseries.

i watched all of season one of farscape in 3 days last week
tbh

if you'd been meaning to get into the That's So Raven fandom, now's the time! all seasons on instant watch!

PREDATOR

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it depends largely on the bandwidth of your connection. I have shitty dsl and the image quality is pretty subpar over appltv. ok for some things but anything with lots of motion it's a digitized mess.

― akm, Tuesday, March 29, 2011 1:58 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark

Yeah you would think so, but I haven't moved or changed internet services and it has steadily gotten better. I'm impressed so far; I thought they'd start cutting quality as more and more people used the service.

Toy Story 3 is streaming

like, how is everything i want to watch 'not available'? The Wire, 24, the sopranos. i am trying to catch up on years of tv culture here, ca.netflix.com

haha this is the most irritating thing abt living in canada i think fwiw ive been told its licensing issues & that theyre mostly being worked out - i guess the amount of content is already exponentially better than it was @ launch

kinda lol but i was having brunch w/ ~media ppl~ this weeknd & heard a lot abt how 'theres no money in tv anymore' & was like... all you do is buy american programming and force ppl to watch your commercials. this is p much the easiest business to run in the world. anyway the digital rights for shit is already p locked up & netflix i guess is just negotiating it all...

Re: quality, I've been streaming to tv via Apple TV, with att uverse--surprisingly the quality is pretty good for most tv, newer movies don't seem to look as sharp.

HEY, FUCK YOU NETFLIX

they're changing their pricing plans to make it more expensive to stream AND get physical DVDs

well, i barely ever use physical dvds so its a couple bucks cheaper 4 me ^__^

kinda sux, but I stream 95% of the time anyway no bigz

xp ha

if they ever get HBO to stream their tv shows i would totally ditch physical discs, but alas

i need to get the wire on dvd already and then it will be cheaper for me, too

lol xp

i'm hooked on bluray

i love dvds http://www2b.abc.net.au/tmb/BoardFiles/164/Emoticons/sunglasses.gif

oh dave cool. you love everything.

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dave cool wasn't really using the streaming part anyway. new system saved me a couple a bones http://www2b.abc.net.au/tmb/BoardFiles/164/Emoticons/sunglasses.gif

I'm more likely to dc the dvd's. which will reduce my selection but as it stands it takes me forever to get around to watching them, they sit around the house forever.

^^^this

ive had 'i love you man' for going on three months

but ive watched "R.O.T.O.R." like 8 times

via streaming

I keep putting these v. thoughtful acclaimed depressing movies in the dvd queue and then I'm like "well...is tonight the night I wanna watch the critically lauded one about all the people who are hopeless and can't get their act together...no fuck that I'm going to stream me a slasher movie"

I think the USPS will be the main loser here, and maybe not even them.

i cant recommend 'r.o.t.o.r.' enough btw. it is artfully incredible at being terrible -- like, it would have been easier to make a good movie

i don't even bother getting movies now, but i still burn thru dvds of tv shows

I keep putting these v. thoughtful acclaimed depressing movies in the dvd queue and then I'm like "well...is tonight the night I wanna watch the critically lauded one about all the people who are hopeless and can't get their act together...no fuck that I'm going to stream me a slasher movie"

― love in a grain elevator (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Wednesday, July 13, 2011 4:28 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I used to do this all the time and **PROTIP** when you find yourself doing this, up your netflix plan by ONE. In that extra slot, always cycle something stupid. It's a little more expensive but you'll def get more movie watching done. I'm on the three-DVD system
--something smart
--something stupid
--whatever tv show that my and my girl are watching together

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