HFS names to conjure with xpost
― demonic mnevice (Jon Lewis), Sunday, 5 July 2015 21:05 (eight years ago) link
netflix's browse doesn't surface a lot of the catalog which is fucking annoying.― akm, Friday, July 3, 2015 9:19 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― akm, Friday, July 3, 2015 9:19 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this. it's like there's a whole catalogue of stuff on netflix instant that's just submereged underneath the same 100–200 titles that keep showing up in the lists they choose to show me.
my guess is there's some kind of pay to play thing going on, wher ethe terms of the deals netflix strikes w/ distributors include "featuring" their films in some kind of predictable rotation, and the films not subject to those deals are largely buried by their algorithims (sp?).
― wizzz! (amateurist), Sunday, 5 July 2015 21:49 (eight years ago) link
just reaffirmed you CAN do a-z browsing by genre on Netflix's website
― da croupier, Sunday, 5 July 2015 22:21 (eight years ago) link
xp it's not pay-to-play, but from my info there is a wide, wide disparity in what Netflix pays for each individual title and from what studios, depending on each deal. payment isn't per stream, it's a set fee for a set time period, regardless of actual use. not only that, the studio doesn't actually get the viewer info! so the stuff that pops up a lot is probably the stuff Netflix paid the most for, not counting their original material.
― Nhex, Monday, 6 July 2015 03:47 (eight years ago) link
Yeah scrolling through a-z on their site, there is a LOT of dross, so I can see why they'd rather remind us all of the same big draws over and over even if us needs get frustrated
― da croupier, Monday, 6 July 2015 05:49 (eight years ago) link
Us nerds, I mean
― da croupier, Monday, 6 July 2015 05:50 (eight years ago) link
i have the house to myself this week so i think it's gonna be hell on wheels the whole way. #dadrock
― scott seward, Monday, 6 July 2015 17:30 (eight years ago) link
Conrad Bain, Jim Backus and Red Buttons
one of those guys never got a dinner.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Monday, 6 July 2015 17:32 (eight years ago) link
that's a serious love boat trio right there.
― scott seward, Monday, 6 July 2015 17:39 (eight years ago) link
Hulu has been our worst experience by far. Not only do they interrupt your (paid) subscription with commercials, but they can't even lure good commercials, which forces you to sit through the same shitty borderline PSA commercials again and again. When my kids and I watched Masterchef Junior, all the ads for American Idol - the same one, again and again - very quickly started eliciting angry groans, which I'm sure was not the intent.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 6 July 2015 18:31 (eight years ago) link
Weirdest is when Hulu interrupts shows that originally aired without commercials with commercials. There's no break or sign that it's happening, so it seems like the commercial is part of the show for the first few seconds
― Evan R, Monday, 6 July 2015 19:20 (eight years ago) link
Yup. It's especially atrocious for the older full length movies they get, the ad breaks cutting in totally randomly. A real shame because they actually have a pretty good back catalog of HK and Japanese stuff from the 60s and 70s
― Nhex, Monday, 6 July 2015 19:35 (eight years ago) link
really? even if you pay to subscribe, they interrupt movies with ads??
― wizzz! (amateurist), Monday, 6 July 2015 19:35 (eight years ago) link
Yes.
― WE WANT FET WAP (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 6 July 2015 19:36 (eight years ago) link
hulu doesn't interrupt most of their mainstream movies, but they do all of the tv shows. it made watching in the cut abominable.
― like a giraffe of nah (forksclovetofu), Monday, 6 July 2015 19:38 (eight years ago) link
i don't have cable, so hulu has been good as far as new sitcoms/dramas. never would have seen nashville otherwise.
― scott seward, Monday, 6 July 2015 19:51 (eight years ago) link
I wonder how many jokes the Netflix offices must make about Hulu's commercials. I'm guessing dozens a day.
― Evan R, Monday, 6 July 2015 20:00 (eight years ago) link
We also have the Amazon streaming thing, but it's so cumbersome, making it really hard to distinguish between free content and pay per view content, and so clunky, requiring so many clicks to access the library, that we hardly ever use it. Can't believe a major tech company investing heavily in streaming has such an awful interface
― Evan R, Monday, 6 July 2015 20:02 (eight years ago) link
I watched War Games with my son yesterday because he's into computer stuff and I had warm fuzzy memories of the film from way back when I was a kid. What I didn't remember was how much the concept of PG ratings has changed since then. There was a pretty constant barrage of cursing throughout the film, which made me cringe, but didn't really faze my son.
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Tuesday, 7 July 2015 20:41 (eight years ago) link
apparently Netflix has 7 Keaton silents right now.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 7 July 2015 20:45 (eight years ago) link
What I didn't remember was how much the concept of PG ratings has changed since then. There was a pretty constant barrage of cursing throughout the film, which made me cringe, but didn't really faze my son.
Try watching The Bad News Bears, your son will learn lots of new ethnic slurs they don't put in kids movies anymore
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 7 July 2015 20:48 (eight years ago) link
yeah I've avoided that one; it comes up every year at little league.
― akm, Tuesday, 7 July 2015 21:07 (eight years ago) link
ahhh...i didnt know about this:
Los tiempos de Pablo Escobar Season 1
― UYD: Oxys, Percs, Vics, Addys, Rit-Dogs and Xannys (sunny successor), Friday, 10 July 2015 21:02 (eight years ago) link
Is that the same series that was on tv?
― La Lechera, Friday, 10 July 2015 21:26 (eight years ago) link
Could be good...anyone seen it?
― calstars, Friday, 10 July 2015 23:39 (eight years ago) link
if it's the same one that i saw on univision (i think?) it was quite goodi didn't watch the whole series, and was predisposed to be wary of the subject matter being sensationalized but i liked what i saw. the journalist is a great character and her hair changes are charmingthe guy who plays pablo escobar is also great
― La Lechera, Friday, 10 July 2015 23:46 (eight years ago) link
Wasn't this a plot line on Entourage?
― calstars, Saturday, 11 July 2015 00:43 (eight years ago) link
haha...a pablo escobar movie yes
― UYD: Oxys, Percs, Vics, Addys, Rit-Dogs and Xannys (sunny successor), Monday, 13 July 2015 16:00 (eight years ago) link
"Lost Angels" - good docu narrated by Catherine keener about LA's Skid Row neighborhood, mostly interviews with & footage of ppl who live there and ppl who have come out the other end of living there
― demonic mnevice (Jon Lewis), Monday, 13 July 2015 16:30 (eight years ago) link
did you guys watch Teacher of the Year? i don't know whether to recommend it or not. key of key & peele is so over the top i'm tempted to use that old cliche about someone being in a different movie than everyone else in the movie. and the mix of drama/mockumentary comedy is just....weird.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 18:34 (eight years ago) link
have you guys watched that series where murderers talk at length about how they murdered people? i think i might be too scared to watch it.
― scott seward, Thursday, 30 July 2015 20:34 (eight years ago) link
Meet the Press?
― let's not get too excited w/ the ouches (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 30 July 2015 20:44 (eight years ago) link
a+
― tender is the late-night daypart (schlump), Thursday, 30 July 2015 21:18 (eight years ago) link
ps todd barry's crowdwork is available through this service & it is v funny
― tender is the late-night daypart (schlump), Thursday, 30 July 2015 21:19 (eight years ago) link
i watched the todd barry thing. it was AMUSING. but not really LOL.
― scott seward, Thursday, 30 July 2015 21:54 (eight years ago) link
i mean he is really good at that thing. no doubt. i loved how most of the people he talked to said they were something and then it turned out they weren't really that thing much. artist/DJ/musician...
― scott seward, Thursday, 30 July 2015 21:55 (eight years ago) link
standup comedy is a dead medium. there are no funny standups.
― chaki (kurt schwitterz), Thursday, 30 July 2015 22:09 (eight years ago) link
disagree but ok
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 30 July 2015 22:13 (eight years ago) link
except george wallace of course
― chaki (kurt schwitterz), Thursday, 30 July 2015 22:14 (eight years ago) link
http://i.gyazo.com/ca9563b1fcad36e8b7053a26bb01e431.png
― chaki (kurt schwitterz), Thursday, 30 July 2015 22:15 (eight years ago) link
george is the best
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 30 July 2015 22:15 (eight years ago) link
have you guys watched that series where murderers talk at length about how they murdered people? i think i might be too scared to watch it.― scott seward, Thursday, July 30, 2015 9:34 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post PermalinkMeet the Press?― let's not get too excited w/ the ouches (forksclovetofu), Thursday, July 30, 2015 9:44 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― scott seward, Thursday, July 30, 2015 9:34 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― let's not get too excited w/ the ouches (forksclovetofu), Thursday, July 30, 2015 9:44 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Posts Very Much In Dr Morbius' Character
― Credit: howtokeepapositiveattitudedotcom (stevie), Friday, 31 July 2015 08:49 (eight years ago) link
really loved obvious child btw
I Dream of Wires, for all the analog synth fans out there
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Tuesday, 18 August 2015 16:52 (eight years ago) link
Some Shaw Bros. productions are trickling in. Any recommendations?
― aaaaablnnn (abanana), Sunday, 23 August 2015 11:01 (eight years ago) link
It's been a while but I remember really liking "Come Drink With Me" and "Heroes of the East".
― rob, Sunday, 23 August 2015 12:57 (eight years ago) link
Both good!Recommend: The Avenging Eagle, Executioners from Shaolin
― Nhex, Sunday, 23 August 2015 19:01 (eight years ago) link
Finished Mad Men, I've watched and re-watched all the good HBO series, not interested in rewatching Breaking Bad.
What show should I watch next? The Bridge?
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Sunday, 23 August 2015 19:58 (eight years ago) link
have you seen the shield? it's got some corny 'this ain't network television' extreme aspects and there's a heavy homicide influence in the early seasons but it's pretty great imo and really holds up thru the end and feels it's actually building toward it's conclusion in the same way breaking bad did. it's only streaming on hulu plus though. i'd suggest homicide as well, esp if you liked the wire obv, but it's apparently not streaming nor available for digital purchase anywhere.
― balls, Sunday, 23 August 2015 21:08 (eight years ago) link
Good call on the Shield. I wanted to try that a couple of years ago but it wasn't streaming anywhere at all.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Sunday, 23 August 2015 21:14 (eight years ago) link