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 Post subject: Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
PostPosted: Thu January 28, 2016 4:19 pm 
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it has a better interface than amazon, at least

You aren't lying. Amazon is the worst to navigate around to find something. I search for a show and next thing I know I'm buying the whole season on Blu-Ray. :/

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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
it has a better interface than amazon, at least

You aren't lying. Amazon is the worst to navigate around to find something. I search for a show and next thing I know I'm buying the whole season on Blu-Ray. :/

send me all your blu-rays

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Rank the streaming services!

Apple TV
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... the fuck is crackle?


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durdencommatyler wrote:
... the fuck is crackle?


http://www.crackle.com/

Their two big offerings are Seinfeld and Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

Edit: Super Mansion, with Bryan Cranston and Keegan Michael-Key, sounds fun, but I've yet to see it.


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crackle came as a free app on my roku player

crackle has good movies from time to time, but there's too many commercial breaks and the quality isn't that good

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Hulu is pretty great. They've got hundreds of Criterion titles, which really sets it apart from Netflix/Amazon. The Roku app used to be a shitshow but it works well now. The rewind/fast-forward is still imprecise, and browsing/queueing on both the website and the Roku app isn't great. I usually use the Criterion website to choose what I want to see on Hulu.
And I'm interested in Mubi, but they don't have a Roku app so I haven't pulled the trigger on that yet. What they do is unique is that they only have 30 movies available at a time, each up for just one month. And the selection is usually pretty eclectic and top-notch.
Netflix is great, too, IMO. I have zero complaints about the Roku app---and never have. I can usually find something I'm in the mood to see. Their original programming hasn't produced anything truly great and actually worthwhile yet (except maybe Jessica Jones actually), but their shows are ambitious and I'm sure they'll find their groove in that regard pretty soon.

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The Argonaut wrote:
Hulu is pretty great. They've got hundreds of Criterion titles, which really sets it apart from Netflix/Amazon. The Roku app used to be a shitshow but it works well now. The rewind/fast-forward is still imprecise, and browsing/queueing on both the website and the Roku app isn't great. I usually use the Criterion website to choose what I want to see on Hulu.
And I'm interested in Mubi, but they don't have a Roku app so I haven't pulled the trigger on that yet. What they do is unique is that they only have 30 movies available at a time, each up for just one month. And the selection is usually pretty eclectic and top-notch.
Netflix is great, too, IMO. I have zero complaints about the Roku app---and never have. I can usually find something I'm in the mood to see. Their original programming hasn't produced anything truly great and actually worthwhile yet (except maybe Jessica Jones actually), but their shows are ambitious and I'm sure they'll find their groove in that regard pretty soon.


I think House of Cards, With Bob & David, and Kimmy Schmidt are all great (the latter was produced by NBC/Tina Fey, and Netflix picked it up once NBC passed on the finished product).


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Outside of Mad Men's final season, Bloodlines is probably the best thing "on tv" in the last couple years.


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I'm not a big anime guy. but I loved FLCL and look forward to some new ones

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I'm not a big anime guy. but I loved FLCL and look forward to some new ones

http://www.avclub.com/article/adult-swi ... -hi-234318

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I would not mind another season of Seinfeld. I would love to see it in today's current social environment.


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I would not mind another season of Seinfeld. I would love to see it in today's current social environment.

Someone cobbled together all the Seinfeld bits from Curb season 7, it's like 6 whole minutes of new Seinfeld.


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Strat wrote:
I would not mind another season of Seinfeld. I would love to see it in today's current social environment.

what if seinfeld still on TV today

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This year, Walking Dead and Game of Thrones were both guilty of killing off major characters in a way that the fans knew wasn't really the end for the 'dead' characters. LOST was able to kill off a major character in a believable way, and then bring him back in a surprise! One more reason why #LOSTwasbetter

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This year, Walking Dead and Game of Thrones were both guilty of killing off major characters in a way that the fans knew wasn't really the end for the 'dead' characters. LOST was able to kill off a major character in a believable way, and then bring him back in a surprise! One more reason why #LOSTwasbetter

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I could probably go for another re-watch of LOST soon. I was thinking earlier about how I want to re-watch West Wing, but I'm disheartened by the idea of slogging through the shitty parts and dealing with the more boring episodes. I think I'll just stick with watching random Toby clips on youtube.

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