The Netflix Thread!
Jul 16, 2012 15:19:17 GMT
Post by Dave on Jul 16, 2012 15:19:17 GMT
At the request of one person, here's a thread to chat about Netflix!
I thought it was a good idea because it would be helpful for me too (and one other person I can think of actually), so if only two (or three) of us use it, it's still useful! ;D
If you're not in the know.. Netflix is a film streaming service that costs £5.99 a month for unlimited viewing! The range of films and TV shows is a mixed bag but definitely improving every week.... and this where this thread comes in.... it's a place to recommend stuff that's on Netflix, or even just mention unusual discoveries on there!
Netflix is viewable on your computer obviously through the website but best of all, it is available on the Xbox360 and PS3 for easy TV viewing. I guess it must also be available on other TV based things (Blu-ray players, Smart TVs etc).
The streaming video quality on my PS3 is far better than any other similar service.. LoveFilm for example. I can stream up to 'medium HD' quality on a pretty crappy broadband connection (less than 5mbps) and it looks pretty stunning!
So, my recent discoveries on Netflix that I thought were pretty great were
GARAGE, and ADAM & PAUL... two films by Lenny Abrahamson and written by Mark O'Hallaran.
TROLL HUNTER just popped up on the site recently which is brilliant and should be viewed if you haven't yet seen it.
TV wise, I have got through all three seasons of BREAKING BAD that are on there.... ow waiting for season 4 to appear! I've never got into any long running TV drama ever before.. or since actually. It really is something quite stunning. Only one episode out of all of the three seasons I have seen was rubbish... a pointless filler episode about a fly in the lab.
I have also started having a gander at quite a few of the TED talks. Some really interesting ones to be had on there. Just watched one about bionic exo-skeleton legs for augmenting the strength of the human body... and one about creating a low-powered radio-controlled bird simulator!
Recommendations are welcome for Netflix viewing ideas because even though it is improving, it's still a bit weird and keeps loads of films hidden from view because they don't fit your film-preference-profile on the site... which is a bit annoying because I'm pretty sure that it doesn't think that someone who enjoyed GARAGE and INSIDIOUS is someone who would also want to see ZATHURA and THE EXPLORERS!
Oh yeah... INSIDIOUS is worth a watch. A much-better-than-expected haunted house type of film. It's not fuelled with gore, it's just all about the spookiness!
I thought it was a good idea because it would be helpful for me too (and one other person I can think of actually), so if only two (or three) of us use it, it's still useful! ;D
If you're not in the know.. Netflix is a film streaming service that costs £5.99 a month for unlimited viewing! The range of films and TV shows is a mixed bag but definitely improving every week.... and this where this thread comes in.... it's a place to recommend stuff that's on Netflix, or even just mention unusual discoveries on there!
Netflix is viewable on your computer obviously through the website but best of all, it is available on the Xbox360 and PS3 for easy TV viewing. I guess it must also be available on other TV based things (Blu-ray players, Smart TVs etc).
The streaming video quality on my PS3 is far better than any other similar service.. LoveFilm for example. I can stream up to 'medium HD' quality on a pretty crappy broadband connection (less than 5mbps) and it looks pretty stunning!
So, my recent discoveries on Netflix that I thought were pretty great were
GARAGE, and ADAM & PAUL... two films by Lenny Abrahamson and written by Mark O'Hallaran.
TROLL HUNTER just popped up on the site recently which is brilliant and should be viewed if you haven't yet seen it.
TV wise, I have got through all three seasons of BREAKING BAD that are on there.... ow waiting for season 4 to appear! I've never got into any long running TV drama ever before.. or since actually. It really is something quite stunning. Only one episode out of all of the three seasons I have seen was rubbish... a pointless filler episode about a fly in the lab.
I have also started having a gander at quite a few of the TED talks. Some really interesting ones to be had on there. Just watched one about bionic exo-skeleton legs for augmenting the strength of the human body... and one about creating a low-powered radio-controlled bird simulator!
Recommendations are welcome for Netflix viewing ideas because even though it is improving, it's still a bit weird and keeps loads of films hidden from view because they don't fit your film-preference-profile on the site... which is a bit annoying because I'm pretty sure that it doesn't think that someone who enjoyed GARAGE and INSIDIOUS is someone who would also want to see ZATHURA and THE EXPLORERS!
Oh yeah... INSIDIOUS is worth a watch. A much-better-than-expected haunted house type of film. It's not fuelled with gore, it's just all about the spookiness!
