VOD : Netflix/Streaming Services

[johnathome]

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

Netflix price increase from £6.99 to £7.49 for new customers, current customers get the old price held for a year.

Again? Glad i've got an old subscription although it's getting to the price where do I think is it worth it when the old price ends.

Source?

Found it here

https://www.netflix.com/getstarted?locale=en-GB

[MutleyF]

and confirmed on an email last night they sent ... to be fair a 50p increase is nothing to worry about ...

Dear Mr A ,
In order to continue adding more TV programmes and films, including great Netflix series such as House of Cards and Better Call Saul, we are increasing our price for new members from £6.99 to £7.49 for the 2 screens at a time plan. As a thank you for being a member of Netflix already, we guarantee that your current plan and price will not change for one year.
You can review your membership details at any time by visiting Your Account. As always, if you have questions, we are happy to answer them. Please call us at any time on 0800 096 6380.
–The Netflix Team

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by MutleyF

and confirmed on an email last night they sent ... to be fair a 50p increase is nothing to worry about ...

Dear Mr A ,
In order to continue adding more TV programmes and films, including great Netflix series such as House of Cards and Better Call Saul, we are increasing our price for new members from £6.99 to £7.49 for the 2 screens at a time plan. As a thank you for being a member of Netflix already, we guarantee that your current plan and price will not change for one year.
You can review your membership details at any time by visiting Your Account. As always, if you have questions, we are happy to answer them. Please call us at any time on 0800 096 6380.
–The Netflix Team

50p is nothing really considering how much original programming they are making nowadays.

[MalteseFalcon]

Exactly, and if they had stuff on there like Rizzoli and all 3 of the NCIS franchises then I would only need Virgin for the Sports so I could watch the golf.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

50p is nothing really considering how much original programming they are making nowadays.

I agree. However, as more programming gets added, costs will increase for Netflix.

They may reach a point where they need to have a two or three tier structure so that you can pay less for a more limited choice. However, that may be a few years off yet.

[harry_hitch]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

50p is nothing really considering how much original programming they are making nowadays.

Original content does not equate to quality though. Bloodlines was pretty acceptable, but some of the other stuff has been pretty standard in my eyes.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by harry_hitch

Original content does not equate to quality though. Bloodlines was pretty acceptable, but some of the other stuff has been pretty standard in my eyes.

Everyone has different tastes in shows personally i thought from dusk til dawn the series, orange is the new black, marco polo, sense8 and daredevil were superb.

[Kabaal]

I never finished From Dusk til Dawn and Sense8 i'm on the fence with as i felt it was too buch bloat and not enough substance, but Straczynski is known for sowing seeds that seem pointless to begin with but turn out to be important in later seasons, season 2 will hopefully have less Wachowski and more Straczynski. All of their other original shows i've loved or liked though, Bloodlines probably the least.

[harry_hitch]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Everyone has different tastes in shows personally i thought from dusk til dawn the series, orange is the new black, marco polo, sense8 and daredevil were superb.

Indeed they do. I have greatly enjoyed House Of Cards, ORITNB and Lilyhammer. They do have great content too, but unfortunately, like all other content providers they are going to produce original content that is not of interest to me or content I do not like. I never cared for Marco Polo or Dusk Til Dawn and Sense 8 is really not my thing. Daredevil is fairly decent, I agree, it's just that I struggle with the premise of that super hero. A couple more recent releases - Kimmy Schmidt and Frankie and Grace are just not for me either.

I guess I am a bit odd with my viewing habits, as well as documentaries, I really do like dark TV shows with a bit mystery, that are set very much in the present with characters who seem like they could be real people and often have morale conundrums in them. Luther, Broadchurch, Whitechapel, Law and Order: CI, Law and Order, Shield, Braquo and True Detective are probably my favourite TV shows from the past 10-15 years. As such, this really limits the content I like. It's the same with Atlantic, so much is not of interest or has shows what I would class as average or poor. I am happy to try new shows, but it's rare for me to rave over them.
For example - Banshee, is sadly pretty average. It's plot for the second season was better than I thought it would be and it does very little wrong in terms of script, acting or direction. There is something missing that stops me from enjoying it as much as I would like to though. Also, Battlestar Gallactica and Fire Fox were excellently made all round, but I could not rave about them purely because they did not keep my attention enough - and much to my brothers amazement I can only rate them as average TV shows.

Perhaps I should stay out of content discussions because I am a very fussy watcher of TV.

Netflix is a great service as it stands, though, but in a years time I may have a £2 price hike to contend with, in which I may not get HD content and I would then have to decide whether or not the service is worth while. With the content it is producing at the moment, I would have to question whether it is..

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by harry_hitch

Indeed they do. I have greatly enjoyed House Of Cards, ORITNB and Lilyhammer. They do have great content too, but unfortunately, like all other content providers they are going to produce original content that is not of interest to me or content I do not like. I never cared for Marco Polo or Dusk Til Dawn and Sense 8 is really not my thing. Daredevil is fairly decent, I agree, it's just that I struggle with the premise of that super hero. A couple more recent releases - Kimmy Schmidt and Frankie and Grace are just not for me either.

I guess I am a bit odd with my viewing habits, as well as documentaries, I really do like dark TV shows with a bit mystery, that are set very much in the present with characters who seem like they could be real people and often have morale conundrums in them. Luther, Broadchurch, Whitechapel, Law and Order: CI, Law and Order, Shield, Braquo and True Detective are probably my favourite TV shows from the past 10-15 years. As such, this really limits the content I like. It's the same with Atlantic, so much is not of interest or has shows what I would class as average or poor. I am happy to try new shows, but it's rare for me to rave over them.
For example - Banshee, is sadly pretty average. It's plot for the second season was better than I thought it would be and it does very little wrong in terms of script, acting or direction. There is something missing that stops me from enjoying it as much as I would like to though. Also, Battlestar Gallactica and Fire Fox were excellently made all round, but I could not rave about them purely because they did not keep my attention enough - and much to my brothers amazement I can only rate them as average TV shows.

Perhaps I should stay out of content discussions because I am a very fussy watcher of TV.

Netflix is a great service as it stands, though, but in a years time I may have a £2 price hike to contend with, in which I may not get HD content and I would then have to decide whether or not the service is worth while. With the content it is producing at the moment, I would have to question whether it is..

I think we are all fussy viewers, Harry, but we are all hung up on different things. Most of the programmes you have highlighted I like very much, and it is the very wide distribution of those programmes over many different channels and streaming services that makes us all pay rather more than we want to pay in the end.

However, for me, content is everything and my hope is that in the not too distant future we will be able to choose practically whatever we want from the libraries of programmes available to us. However, I don't like to dwell too much on how much this might cost!

[harry_hitch]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I think we are all fussy viewers, Harry, but we are all hung up on different things. Most of the programmes you have highlighted I like very much, and it is the very wide distribution of those programmes over many different channels and streaming services that makes us all pay rather more than we want to pay in the end.

However, for me, content is everything and my hope is that in the not too distant future we will be able to choose practically whatever we want from the libraries of programmes available to us. However, I don't like to dwell too much on how much this might cost!

Yeah, I guess that is where I might be lucky in the future. I will happily drop services if the content is not there for me.

I think your idea is what everyone wants, but like you say, cost is best not mentioned.......nor potential advertising

[tassiekev]

Orange is The New Black S03 now on Netflix

[zantarous]

I have loved a lot of their Original Content, House of Cards, OITNB, Daredevil (This was superb one of the best superheroes TV series I can remember) Marco Polo, Arrested Development.

I have only seen one episode of Sense8 and found it a bit messy which is a shame due to the great JMS being involved.

Hot Girls Wanted seems rather intersting

[tassiekev]

Originally Posted by zantarous

I have loved a lot of their Original Content, House of Cards, OITNB, Daredevil (This was superb one of the best superheroes TV series I can remember) Marco Polo, Arrested Development.

I have only seen one episode of Sense8 and found it a bit messy which is a shame due to the great JMS being involved.

Hot Girls Wanted seems rather intersting

This reviewer suggests sticking with Sense8 - at least for the time being. Well written review if you're interested:

http://www.the-medium-is-not-enough....x2_netflix.php

[BenMcr]

http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/wachowsk...etflixs-sense8