THE TV THREAD AKA MY MIND IS BLOWN RIGHT NOW

[r00]

Don't worry, they stop doing that in season 2

I was hoping that would happen!  yay!

also, the song during the credits is owning me.

[Naylzie]

Dear Netflix,

Please check to ensure that when you put a season up for stream, YOU FUCKING LABEL IT RIGHT!  Augh.  I started watching what Netflix assured me was episode 1, season 1 of Doctor Who late last week.  I was mildly perplexed by Christopher Eccleston as the Dr., since I was reasonably certain that he was much later in the lineage than that, but I watched anyway.  When I got to The End of the World, though, the sheer mass of pop culture references that would simply have been IMPOSSIBLE in season 1 (iPod, Britney Spears, Soft Cell, etc), I fled to Wikipedia for a list of the Dr.s, and sure enough, Eccleston was something like NINTH.  I HATE it when Netflix labels stuff wrong!

No <3,
Naylzie

All that said, I do rather like Eccleston as the Dr. and very much look forward to when I actually get there from the beginning.

[Goose]

Actually, Netflix has that right.  That point is widely considered a "reboot" of sorts, after the show had been off the air for 17 years.

As for the really old stuff, the DVDs (and thus what's on Netflix) is all listed by story name, and not by season.  As well, not all of it is out on DVD yet (and thus, not available on Netflix yet).  As well, a significant portion of the old stuff is just gone completely, due to the BBC's stupid old policy of throwing out tapes after airing them.  Check here for a good list and maybe you can line that up with what's available on Netflix.

[doom]

Actually from what I've seen I actually kind of like them.  They were really tastefully done, and captured the essence of the original and kept the style of the time without adding anything flashy or ridiculous.  It really did look like a re-enactment of what was originally done back in the day.

The only reason they had to do them anyways was because the original effects shots were done on 60's videotape, which has obviously degraded to the point of being pure shit.  When they went to do the HD transfer for the show, they really didn't have any other choice.

I assumed the reason for it was along those lines. For what it is, it wasn't like "hey, that doesn't even look like the enterprise anymore" or anything, but sometimes I enjoy the things about a comic/show/movie/etc. that date it, sometimes that's some of the magic.

I just would have rathered it been what was originally viewed back in the 60's (to the "T") if I could have helped it.
its really such a minute to complain about, I know, but yeah, we all have our ticks.

[r00]

SPOCK SHOT FIRST!

[doom]

Netflix is going up in price. Not sure if I should put this here or in the vent thread. 

[r00]

I knew this was coming.  Now that it is such a popular outlet, all the content providers will be jacking up their licensing fees.  I see this shit all the time.  Let's just hope Netflix knows that hardball is the only way to play with these greedy fuckers.  Once they realize the only choice is get paid something versus get paid nothing, they usually come to their senses.

edit:  I just read the new pricing and it's still exactly the same for streaming only (at least in the states) at $7.99/month.  All they are doing is reflecting their cost of replicating and mailing physical media versus their cost of streaming it.  Unlimited DVD's (1 out at a time) is another $7.99/month.

[doom]

oh, then i can deal. ill just torrent what i cant find streaming. 

[amputee]

The whole netflix pricing thing doesn't bother me at all, really. Sure, I'll be paying 60% more, but given their overall operating costs, they could have EASILY doubled the price on us. And I personally think it's still worth it overall.

It would be nice if you had the option to choose one or the other. If you have a disc sent out, streaming gets locked out until it returns, then you can choose when to send another physical disc. I'm guessing that's too close to the current structure though.

In other related news, Home Movies is on streaming now. Brendan Small is a genius.

edit - If I had a gps, I'd want H Jon Benjamin to be the voice on it.

[doom]

New!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAAirNeKWxQ&feature=player_embedded

[r00]

I heard about B&B coming back this morning.  I, for one, cannot wait.

[doom]

im happy they kept the animation the same.

[tim]

I just came across Parenthood, and I'm hooked. I'll watch anything with either Peter Krause or Lauren Graham in, so to have both is fantastic.

[r00]

im happy they kept the animation the same.

yes this.  I dont think the world is ready for CGI Beavis and Butthead.

[naut]

Apart from True Blood I'm not watching much.

Just started The Big C on recommendation from a friend.