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I watched the new Evil Dead on Monday using the Tivo youtube app.

I searched for 'full movie' and watched a documentary about Pablo Escoba, no Evil Dead though. I started up movietube on my phone and saw ED on there.

Back to the Tivo, typed in Evil Dead and it came up with 'full movie', go figure?

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I quite enjoy The Evil Dead, I would say that my favourite would probably be the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. In my eyes, that film is just unrelenting on all fronts and is just pure psychological horror. I love all "types" of horror though, Halloween (pure suspense) Rosemary's Baby (slow burning creepiness through out) and "tasteful" non-excessively gory horror i.e. Martyrs.

I find that modern horror movies are very unoriginal and I feel as if they are trying to force the fear on to me, rather than letting me feel it for myself. Hence the feeling of tameness. Failing that, all that seems to be pumped out these days is "torture p%^n" i.e Saw series, Hostel etc.

Am rather disappointed with the Netflix selection of horror, but I am sure it will improve in time. :)

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If you like older horror films i'd recommend The Shining if you haven't seen it.

A very good portrayal of one mans descent into madness, preferably watched in a darkened room.

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Love this trailer for the Shining http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZexYRkI...%3DZexYRkIRhVs

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Yup, love it thanks John. Such a great film, the characters are all played wonderfully well, Hallorann is so cool. Kubrik and Nicholson is at their best.

I wish their could be a Lloyd in every bar I go to.:(

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Never seen that, that is excellent work. :):):)

I guess you have seen this one, but if not at the other end of the scale we have this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Cby33ZR98

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The Film is good, the book is better!, some great stuff was left out from the book.
Just reading the sequel, Called The sleep Doctor, about the small boy(danny) in the first movie!.

Scary stuff.

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"A Tale of Two Sisters" is the best horror movie of all time.

But of course it's not on Netflix.

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It's on the Brazilian Netflix. If you know how to switch between the countries then www.moreflicks.com is an excellent website to use.

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Sky Movies: Netflix not a competitor

Hmmm, well we will see when the movie contracts are up for grabs.

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Never read the book, will add it to my to read list! :)

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Over the past 12 months SKY have renewed all of their movie deals with the 6 main studios. It's going to be a while before contracts become available again. I suppose it gives the likes of Netflix and Lovefilm 3 to 5 years to plan their strategy.

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It would be interesting to know if Sky are making a profit setting the Now TV film service at £8.99 p/m. If they are, it's not a massive leap for Netflix. But if Sky rely on the £16 p/m from satellite as well, it's a bigger gap or Netflix to jump.

Given that many viewers are not too bothered about HD and PQ in general, it's surprising that there haven't been more complaints about satellite viewers having to pay almost twice as much for movies as those getting them via Now TV.

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From what I can gather from reading articles about each studio deal, SKY have a deal for TV broadcast and a separate deal for streaming. The streaming deal is much cheaper than their TV broadcast deal. They are probably making a similar profit margin, percentage wise, from both streaming and TV.

Seeing SKY Movie customers can cancel by giving 30 days notice, I'm surprised more people aren't cancelling their subscription for NOW TV as a cheaper alternative. For £24.99 you can buy NOW TV with 3 months worth of SKY Movies bundled. You can also claim a further month free if you haven't already used the service. That's less than £6.30 per month for the first 4 months.

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I've been watching a few films on it, and unless I am in a minority, the picture seems to be superb. No flickering or stuttering, and in Super HD1080 as well.

Most impressed (so far)

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l concur succinctly and echo the same thoughts.

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I did find myself watching something yesterday in the middle of the day at 480sd, and the difference was actually quite jarring. In the main though it's been superb, and working fine today.

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A couple of decent US TV shows added recently:

Person of Interest S1
The Good Wife S1-3

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I see the Android app has been updated this week and now has profile support

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They have changed the subtitle colour to white from yellow too. A vast improvement in my eyes, watching subtitled programming proves difficult sometimes as the yellow subtitles blend in too easily to the background.
I spoke to someone from Netflix support yesterday and they said they will be updating the subtitles via TIVO at some point soon. No date was given, but hopefully the same update will include the much wished for profiles too!

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Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul comes to AMC, Netflix in 2014

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s16...x-in-2014.html

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Did anyone else have yellow and white subtitles at the same time (both saying the same thing !) on NetFlix last night ?

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Nope, just yellow tonight so far too.:(

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Right - I have a few days off, so want to try to get involved more in Netflix rather than just watch the odd occasional film.

So, who can recommend a good series for me to watch - one that will MAKE me want to watch it ?

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It might help if you listed some of the shows you currently watch and enjoy so that people can get a feel for your taste in TV.

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good point !
I enjoy comedy, Dexter, M*A*S*H, True Blood, Star trek, and 70 and 80's TV Shows (for example Cheers, Only Fools)

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I enjoyed Lillyhammer Season 1 and Netflix have just added Season 2 , I also enjoyed House of Cards (with Kevin Spacey) Season 1 , the second Season is due very soon.

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Orange is the New Black - Dark Comedy set in a female Prison and is brilliant, it's a Netflix Original and season 2 should be starting soon too.

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One of the things you can do (which I find easier to do on the Netflix website) is look at a series or film you do like, scroll down to the bottom and there are recommendations for similar shows.

For example for Dexter, of the ones it recommends, I like Numbers, Lie to me, Jericho, Sons of Anarchy, Damages and White collar. The last two, in that order, are excellent in my view.

And BTW, Ted Danson (from cheers) is excellent in Damages; a long way removed from Sam!:D

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Happened again last night - on the Spanish language bits of Breaking Bad (season 4)

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Have to be very obvious and recommend Breaking Bad - be prepared to be totally hooked and indulge in 'binge-watching' (lots of episodes one after the other). Up to the end of Season 4 already here in my first month...

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I'm currently watching Weeds and It's always sunny in Philadelphia, both comedys I'd recommend.

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Anybody using Netflix's Android app to control Netflix on their TiVo?

Choosing a show to watch from the Android app when the TiVo isn't already in the Netflix app it seems to regularly timeout before the TiVo app starts. Hitting pause on the remote on the lockscreen also failed to work last week then pressing it again from the notification bar caused my TiVo to completely lock up so it wouldn't even respond to a power-off reset and I had to pull the plug. It then did three reboot cycles before it came back again...

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Is one set of subtitles there because it's translating the Spanish dialogue, and the other because you've turned subtitles on in Netflix?

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Not had this issue myself yet. Am hoping it does not effect me. Probably should probably give VM a call!

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There is no difference in colour between the Swedish or Danish languages in "The Bridge".

Hopefully they are just testing new and improved subtitles, the Android app is using only pure white subtitles now.

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No, I meant if you watch Breaking Bad without subtitles turned on, the show itself still has subtitles for the Spanish bits. If you turn subtitles on are you getting two lots of subtitles?

Not sure if I've explained that very well?

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I understand you now Andy, I have not started on Breaking Bad (:shocked:) so can't give an answer.

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I'll tell you what I've noticed on the iOS app. If you have the app running on both iOS and Tivo and use the remote play feature to select something on iOS and have it play on the tivo, it works. If you try and change programmes, it will not work and the iOS app will eventually time out.

If you then try and exit the app on the Tivo (say, by pressing the TV button on the remote), the screen will go black. The box will hang and eventually reboot.

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I know what you mean, but no, I do not use subtitles. It only doubles up white and yellow on the Spanish bits.

There's no subtitled Spanish in the last episodes of Season 4 (although there is Spanish language !), so unable to check if it is still an issue. May just be an experimental thing, I suppose ?

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Dexter final two seasons added (previous seasons also there)

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I think Netflix is a great addition, and have just really enjoyed watching Orange is the New black, just started with Hemlock Grove, which so far is great, and want to fit in House of Cards next.
A great service, which works great! Love it!.

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Yes l absolutely agree and its even better if you get the 6 months free as well.:)

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Even better when your cousin buys you a 12 month gift voucher for xmas :p:

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very nice present!. enjoy.

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Exactly what we're getting from the wife's brother!

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My cousin has Netflix for 12 months already so i bought her a 12 month lovefilm instant voucher instead so she now gets best of both worlds.

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Netflix 4K

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s23...y-netflix.html

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That looks excellent MM!

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Only if Santa brings me a 4K TV for Christmas; and that aint gonna happen sadly :D

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Is that the only way you will be able to watch this series?

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Same here :D its amazing though that a streaming service could potentially be the first to start with 4K content.
No it will be available to view on any TV , the quality is obviously dependant on your BB connection.

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As i'm new to this Netflix discussion, and if i take up the free offer, would House of Cards first series be available?

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Yes House of Cards Series 1 is available and Series 2 will arrive in the New Year , if you have a HDTV you'll find the Netflix quality is excellent. You'll be able to use your Netflix account on your TiVo but also on many other devices you have around the house for example Android tablet/smartphone , iPhone/IPad , PS3 , Xbox , Roku , PC/Laptop , many smart TVs.

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That's brilliant mate thank you, and yes, i do have an HDTV.

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Yes the quality is indeed excellent Max.

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Sounds good, so tell me chaps, if i go onto the Netflix site and register for a free month trial, how does this actually work, i mean i know it's on the TiVo which i have, but do Netflix activate it on your TiVo?

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You can get 6 months free from VM I believe however I'm not sure who qualifies and who doesn't I'm sure someone will be able to advise you on this , if you just elect for the free month on the website its as simple as registering then choosing a password. Once you have your password its as simple as opening the Netflix app on your chosen device and entering your email and chosen password and your in.

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Excellent, thank you MM.

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To get the 6 months free, you need to recontract for 12 months and be on Premier or VIP collection.

You also can't have any loyalty discounts on your account.

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Hm, that's me snookered then! I'm on the top VIP package which has various loyalty discounts, I would have thought that if you are committing to another 12 month contract, then you should still be able to get this deal.

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As long as you don't have any additional discounts such as Mates Rates you may be eligible. Give them a call.

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Will do mate, thanks.

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Bear in mind that the value of 6 months Netflix is less than £36 before you commit to a twelve month contract for it. With price rises coming you might find you're in a better position if you're out of contract.

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Good point, cheers Andy!

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Anybody ever had problems with Netflix buffering? I was watching a film a few nights ago when it did this to me about five times. I wouldn't have thought this would be a problem on my 60mb connection. Mind you, I've only watched four films so far since I joined, so I'm hoping that it was a one off problem.

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If you're watching via Tivo, it isn't using your 60 meg BB connection, it is accessing Netflix via Tivo's inbuilt 10meg connection.

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Very true, but 10Mb should be adequate, the Netflix site quotes 0.5Mb as enough for streaming.

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My parents have found Netflix hit and miss via TIVO during the day it will stream at Super HD however some evenings and weekends its down at 480 and occasionly hits 720 , they don't have this issue if they use there home VM BB connection.

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Hi all i got my 6 month code so i went on netflix app and it says start free one month trial. If i choose this can i have 7 months free or do i not do this.

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Yes, you can do the trial first

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Can confirm this works as I did it ;)

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Thanks

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cool:I love netflix think it is great value for money

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Me too, i've just started watching over the last few days and I must say i'm really impressed, if I could drop some of the garbage from my VIP package and it saved me money, I would seriously consider paying the £5.99 per month for Netflix.

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What I am finding slightly annoying about Netflix is that some of the TV shows do not have every series of that show available for viewing. Fair enough if the series has just been shown on the normal TV station, but for example Star Trek The Next Generation, which has been off the air for quite a while, only has series 1 to 4; Castle only has the first two series.

I don't like starting watching a show and then wondering how am I going to watch the remaining shows; is it going to appear on Netflix soon or even at all. I just finished watching series 1-3 of Justified, but now I am stuck about series 4, will it appear? Luckily 5usa appear to be repeating series 4.

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For some reason everytime i watch netflix the picture is rubbish. It either judders or the lip sinc is out, how can this be sorted out

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You might need to set your TV's refresh rate if TIVO is the same as the WDTV with Netflix and doesn't change it automatically. For example if it's a 23.976fps show/movie then set your TV to 24hz, if it's 25fps set it to 50hz and if it's 29.97fps set it to 60hz.

You can start whatever it is you want to watch in a web browser then press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+C to see the frame rate you need to set.

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Thanks but my TV is LG and as far as i know i cant change it from 50hz, any ideas. Everything else on Tivo plays well just netflix judders and its awful and unwatchable

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My TV is LG too and i need to change the refresh rate manually through the WDTV each time i watch Netflix. Check the TIVO's settings as it may let you change manually too, i don't have TIVO so can't check.

It's a pain in the backside but better than having juddery panning scenes all the time.

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My tv is a LG42LF7700 Trumotion 100Hz, i do not have a problem with netflix but my son does on his Lg 32 50hz tv so he watches it through his xbox and that seems to work for him don't know why it just does.

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Sorry to be a pain but what does WDTV mean and how do i change the settings on tivo?

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I am sure that Customer Services can sort this out for you rather than having to start worrying about these technical issues. You may need a visit, though.

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You need to go into settings on Tivo and see what the video output is set to.

If the TV being used will support 24fps, then try to set the video output on Tivo to include the 1080p/24fps setting. It will say something like 'pass through only'.

You can test what resolutions your TV supports in the Tivo video settings menu.

Not sure about the UK Netflix, but much of the US Netflix, (film and TV) is 1080p/24, so include that setting in Tivo if y0ou can.

The WDTV is a streamer box that does Netflix and has nothing to do with Tivo settings.

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:( What a let down sometimes things are too good to be true :bigcry:

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Content expires new content comes that's how on demand services work.
Same happens with Sky, Lovefilm etc rights expire and new content arrives. No let down about it.

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thank goodness for that i have just got netflix but still a bit sad as there is a couple of films i wanted to see but they are getting removed on the 1st January and won't have time with work and all but looking forward to see the new

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They'll add new content gradually :) i highly recommend Orange is the new black and Hemlock grove.
They are both made by Netflix and put a lot of mainstream shows to shame imo lol.

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Agreed, Orange is the New black is great, just watching Hemlock Grove, which I think is great, really different.

House of Cards is Next.

Netflix is great IMO, and a great addition.

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Quick question is Netflix subscription done through your personal direct Debit with them or VM, if it is through Netflix how would VM credit your account with 6 months free subscription?

Thanks in advance.

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The free offer is in the form of a credit, VM provide a code by email which you give to Netflix, once the credit runs out you have to pay for your subscription by Direct Debit which can be cancelled at any time.

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You can pay your Netflix subscription by Paypal too ;)

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This is how i normally pay, atm i have 12 months free as a xmas prezzie of my cousin lol.

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Netflix are experimenting with alternative cost streaming plans.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/30/5...-new-customers

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Only being a single dollar cheaper, losing HD and being limited to one device i can't see that one getting much uptake.

Hopefully they start experimenting with higher tiers that offer more than just extra devices. I wouldn't mind paying a little more for DTS audio for example.

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As someone pointed out on another forum, if you mainly view on a tablet with a small screen, where HD is not as important, it maybe attractive; maybe?

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Yeah i suppose, although i doubt many people use a tablet as their sole viewing device but rather as a secondary one. I'm sure it would be useful to some, i just doubt it would be very many.

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I have just started watching orange is the new black and i love the show.

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Brilliant show would recommend lilyhammer aswell both s1&2 are available now

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Orange is the new Black is one of the best shows I've seen in ages, also Hemlock Grove is proving a great watch.

I'd have been lost at Christmas without Netflix, I hope they continue to add great stuff.

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Indeed Lillyhammer is very good Howard.

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Anyone confirm this post on HUKD?

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/netf...gin-up-1781191

Netflix free for 6 months on Virgin Media Just call Virgin up