[–] Doomking_Grimlock 0 points 10 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago
As long as the shows are good, I don't mind. I came to Netflix for a few very good reasons. They are ten times cheaper than any cable provider, they produce quality shows of their own while maintaining a library of tons of other shows I've missed over the years, and I don't have to pay for a bunch of reality TV drek that I'd never watch in the first place.
Keep being awesome, Netflix. Don't fuck us, Bros.
[–] SlappyHo 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Right, now if someone can provide live HD sports that doesn't lag like most streams, then there would be no reason for me to have cable at all. Those assholes at Directv know that I only want sports so they charge me out the ass and give me 300 shit tier channels just to give me the live sports I want.
[–] CatInTheHat ago
Its probably limited to Canada but CBC will stream hockey, maybe other sports but I have only watched hockey there. I watched most of the playoffs on their website last year, quality was decent and worked pretty well compared to other streaming sites I have tried.
[–] Doomking_Grimlock ago
Yeah, buddy, they've got you hook line and sinker, and you have my utmost sympathy for that. Personally, I don't go in for sports. I'll play them, but watching bores me. Guess I'm kinda lucky there.
Tried SlingTV? I want to give it a go, but it's still on time slots although it does have AMC options and CN as well. Their big hook is ESPN.
The problem I have is its like $25 a month so between it hulu, netflix, and prime I'm almost at the cost of a monthly cable sub but the advantage being the majority of the content is on my schedule and far more options than cable.
[–] sniper98g 0 points 26 points 26 points (+26|-0) ago
If they can calculate that, they should indicate it on the shows on Netflix. That way when you are trying a new show you will have a "give it till at least here" point.
[–] Genr8r ago
That would change the math though right? Now more people watch Pinkman and proto-Heisenberg through two episodes and still figure out that bathtubs full of flesh dissolving acid aren't really their thing.
I still like the idea but I think it has its own Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
[–] hectavex 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Cool idea. It's what you usually have to tell friends when pitching a show to them anyway, especially when they come back a day later and say they watched the first episode or two but it was kinda meh. "No I promise dude, you gotta watch like 5 episodes before it gets real good."
[–] ninjai 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Exactly. I remember watching misfits for the first time. I didn't really like it at all until episode 4 or 5. After that I really really enjoyed the slow.
[–] sniper98g 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
I've had a similar experience with books as well. The first time I started reading the Dresden Files, I though book one was kind of stupid, put it down and didn't come back to it for a while. Later on I went back and decided to give it another try, I thought it was OK and read on a bit. Once I hit book three, I was hooked. I binge read right though book 12 in the series (the latest one at the time) in about two weeks.
[–] barset ago
The Wire is the same way. Most I've talked to who lost interest never made it more than three or four episodes in which you generally need to the 5th or 6th episodes to really get a feel for the characters.
Then there's shows like Arrow where you spend almost half the first season not giving a fuck for the pay off to really start hitting in the last half to third of the season and just solid after that mostly.