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

Streaming looks fine on my laptop ime and 100x better than via tv antennae which is how I saw star trek tng the first time around

My only problem with streaming is that since the PS3 hack I've been completely unable to get the Netflix streaming to work.

It crapped out for me once, but then I did a system update and now it's fine

Hmm, I've tried two system updates so far but it keeps saying 'this title is not available' for every single movie/show I try to watch.

maybe the movies you're picking are shy

they are shy because they are indecent.

i had the same issue the last time i fired up the ps3; 360 is working fine though

http://www.geekosystem.com/netflix-sharing-charges-more-concurrent/

that post uses the word "seem" a lot

Starz and Netflix are no more? Motherfuckers are gonna make me take my Party Down DVDs out of their case and actually put them in the DVD player to watch them??

Ha, Party Down is the only thing I'm streaming right now; when I finish s2 I will probably go to discs-only for various reasons. I did notice that British comedy 'Pulling' is available to stream, which is pretty cool.

It’s hard for me to write this after over 10 years of mailing DVDs with pride, but we think it is necessary and best: In a few weeks, we will rename our DVD by mail service to “Qwikster”.

We chose the name Qwikster because it refers to quick delivery. We will keep the name “Netflix” for streaming.

http://blog.netflix.com/2011/09/explanation-and-some-reflections.html

http://i.imgur.com/tMqTM.gif

Qwikster will be the same website and DVD service that everyone is used to. It is just a new name, and DVD members will go to qwikster.com to access their DVD queues and choose movies.

For me the Netflix red envelope has always been a source of joy. The new envelope is still that distinctive red, but now it will have a Qwikster logo.

.... really?

i'm quoting from a blog post from the ceo, so

nearly every movie ever made is published on DVD

ugh. I don't give a crap about the new name, but the queue thing is just a pain. There have been a good many occasions where a film in my DVD queue has turned up streaming, and my queue lets me know that. This is especially relavant re: new releases that go to streaming. I would have wasted a DVD of 13 Assassins being sent had I not noticed that it went up on Streaming almost immediately upon release.

Quikster.

Guk, theyre counting on that

Yeah, I know. The shits.

Anyway, you can't kill Blockbuster and then leave me without an avenue with which to to watch Prom soon after it is released.

http://i.imgur.com/uO5iH.png

<3 pizza imo

ahahaha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Tn8n5CIPk

finding this guys "sorry guys, really sorry" attitude to not be very winning

the video was . . . not good

maybe the dvd version is better

i can't believe they're serious about this, it sounds like a bad SNL joke

http://i.imgur.com/cKevd.png

sqwikster

yeah p sure this is a horrible idea

http://twitter.com/#!/Qwikster

Anyway, you can't kill Blockbuster and then leave me without an avenue with which to to watch Prom soon after it is released.

In the weekly set of coupons I get via snailmail, Blockbuster has supplied a flier for a "Goodbye Netfilx/Hello Blockbuster" 30 day free trial program. This is probably the best thing to happen to them in a long time.

http://twitter.com/#!/Qwikster

― markers, Sunday, September 18, 2011 7:38 PM (21 seconds ago)

omg looool

Don't bother telling me who my ex is now dating ! Cuzz now I feel bad for the bitch that has my sloppy seconds :)

this made me lol hard:

It’s hard for me to write this after over 10 years of mailing DVDs with pride, but we think it is necessary and best: In a few weeks, we will rename our DVD by mail service to “Qwikster”.

the solemn buildup

http://www.akoelectrical.co.uk/images/kwik_save.jpg

NOT SINCE
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss51/tr_fudge/AmwayPh2.gif

qwikster is a dumb name, but otherwise i am ok with this. they are pushing new users to the streaming service (which is the way of the future and probably a lot more profitable) by giving it the known brand name.

The amway coincidence is hilar

That said I doubt this will be a partic big deal

It is clear from the feedback over the past two months that many members felt we lacked respect and humility in the way we announced the separation of DVD and streaming and the price changes. That was certainly not our intent, and I offer my sincere apology. Let me explain what we are doing

i'm pretty sure ppl are upset about being charged more for a service that is getting worse instead of better. not a concern about respect + humility

this lame "apology" makes me want to quit netflix more than the price hike

http://silentstephi.com/Misc/shoot-the-hostage.jpg

This is just laughably disingenuous to do this in the form of an "apology." All they're doing is further putting the screws in about having to pay twice.

"And to make up for my poor communication, we're making sure you will no longer be able to conveniently cross-check queues to which in your dvd queue are also streaming. Fuck you very much."

"to SEE which MOVIES in your...."

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Kenneth Kufluk · San Francisco, California
If a film I search for on Netflix is not available for streaming, will the website still tell me if the DVD is available?

Or must I search twice?

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Reed Hastings · Top Commenter · Netflix
ouch. You'd have to search the second place if we didn't have it in the first place.