#netflix dvd

[presidentalpaca]

in remembrance of netflix dvd being discontinued later this year, i feel everyone should know that theyve been using the discontinued "penis castle" cover art for the little mermaid under the radar all this time

[xipe-slayground]

The DVD rental side of Netflix is shutting down. One of the first things I rented was the TV show Profit.

I still remember the entire summer I kept Daybreakers and watched it almost every day. I eventually broke down and bought myself a copy.

[benaydogmayan]

- Fight club (1999)

[bearfoottruck]

I forgot to mention this yesterday, but I am PISSED because I found out that Netflix is discontinuing their DVD/Blu-ray delivery service in September. Some of you may make fun of me for being pissed at this, but here's the thing: I watch a lot of 70s-80s movies, and not all of those are available on Netflix's streaming service or Amazon rentals. That, and I also like the physical sensation of being able to put a disc in my Blu-ray player.

[forgotn1]

Yesterday, Netflix announced that they're going to be ending their DVD plans in September. Which I get, but also kinda sucks because I was thinking about restarting that as it's a good way to watch a lot of new & classic stuff that isn't available on streaming.

However, I realize I also have a potential opportunity here. If I get 2 8TB drives to upgrade my NAS storage, I think I'd have enough storage to be able to get the 3 discs out at a time plan and pirate the ever-loving-shit out of their movies until the service ends. I'm very curious as to how many movies I'd be able to rip in the next 5 months before it ends.

[im-the-son-of-rage-and-lov3]

I can’t believe they’re shutting down Netflix DVDs.

[rabidhiss]

This is so stupid. There are tons of movies unavailable to stream that I’d look forward to renting. Why not systematically upload the films first, then say “such and such films are unavailable to rent”?? A gradual separation. Better yet, most people have Blu-ray players, just switch from Netflix DVD to Netflix Blu-ray? Now it’s going to be having to find another dvd by mail service, and it’s probably going to suck.

[kingoftheu]

I've come to the conclusion that the DVD/Blue Ray was the ideal form for home media. Easy scene selection, less time skipping around if you want one scene. Special features and commentary, more content then a film/show just popping up on a streaming service. Also you owned the copy. It could not vanish into nothingness because of a corporate overhaul.

[johnryansullivan]

A Rant About Finding Movies

The past two weeks has made me cranky about streaming movies. So, I wrote about it.

The year is 2003. The place, Austin, Texas. My wife and I have been living here for several months and in that time have joined numerous video stores. We started with Blockbuster and Hollywood video, which are close to our home. Stopping in what I thought think is a record store I find another location, still quite close to home, that has a more diverse selection of movies. Soon I discover I…

[nebulize-my-mind]

friendly reminder amidst all this, the 2024 movie Mononoke: Karakasa/Mononoke: Phantom In The Rain was NOT made by Netflix, they're just streaming it in English. don't let the clickbait titles take the credit away from the awesome artists at Twin Engine that made this movie -- remember to support animators, artists, VAs, animation, etc!

[marshmallowgoop]

no thoughts just Heiji Hattori (HD)

[melefim]

Hey @netflix honestly how do you expect people to watch your shows and invest their time and money into you when EVERY SINGLE TIME you have something people love you just throw it away?

What’s the fucking point if a show with a 92/90 on Rotten Tomatoes and that’s made MULTIPLE Best Of lists isn’t even given a chance to grow?

Let’s look at some comparisons of a few other recent Netflix shows that got a second (or more) season, shall we? How are they stacking up on RT?

Stranger Things: 91/90

The Sandman: 88/80

Bridgerton: 84/74

Shadow & Bone: 83/84

Wednesday: 73/85

Locke & Key: 68/56

Avatar: The Last Airbender: 61/72

Fate: The Winx Saga: 45/82

So good reviews and critical acclaim won’t do it. Multiple weeks on your top 10 won’t do it, making the Nielsen top 10 won’t do it. Engagement from a devoted fan base won’t do it. I’m curious, what’s the metric here? Just because it wasn’t an instant runaway sensation, it’s not worth it to you? Is that what it takes?

Here’s a hot tip: if you want people to continue to pay for a subscription to your service, maybe give stuff a chance to grow. Maybe invest a bit of time into actually advertising a show before it premiers.

One of the most popular tweets about Dead Boy Detectives when it came out was someone saying they didn’t want to watch it because they didn’t trust you not to cancel it and break their hearts. There were THOUSANDS of people agreeing with it. Thousands of viewers, thousands of accounts you missed out on because people didn’t trust you. So how is this move going to help that?

How are you planning to get people to stick around when one of the best shows on your platform isn’t given a chance? How are you expecting them to ever give your shows a chance when you’re proving again and again that you can’t be trusted to follow through?

Dead Boy Detectives is a great show. It’s a quality product. The cinematography, the lighting, the sound design, the sets, the props, the COSTUMES. The scripts are good, the acting is great, the effects are believable. the cast and crew poured their hearts into it and you can see it on the screen. The characters are relatable and real. This is a show that is rewatchable. A show that is fun. A show that is entertaining. That has a good message, that deals with heavy topics with care and sensitivity. That’s got comedy and drama and horror and mystery. That’s got representation and diversity. That means something to people. Means A LOT to people. But that’s not important to you.

Dead Boy Detectives was THE reason I renewed my account. I watched it multiple times. (See how many magnifying glasses there are after my name up there? Fun fact: I added one every time I watched the full season.) I was even making a list of other shows and movies I was planning to check out. But that’s not happening any more, because I’m canceling my account as soon as this post is up. And I know I’m not the only one.

[saijspellhart]

Guys, buy physical media it’s dying. They are taking it from us.

My local Meijer (a regional variant of Walmart) has stopped selling physical media. Like outright. It’s now gift cards for streaming services, and online shit. They are phasing out physical video games too. They are phasing out laptops, DVDs players, blueray players.

I know, I know, streaming services are so easy and convenient. But like, you don’t own it. You are at the mercy of the services. Once they kill physical media completely they can hike up the prices as steep as they like, $30, $40, $50 and more a month. Because it will be the ONLY way (short of pirating) that you can watch shows and movies. They will make it cable and satellite premium levels of expensive. And you won’t be able to stop them. They’ll hold your favorite shows hostage behind paywalls and micro transactions. They’ll vault up shows and movies and make them unavailable for long periods of time. You’ll have to have 7 different streaming services all costing $40 bucks a pop to watch the things you want.

You’ll have access to NOTHING without paying a premium. And remember, you already pay money to have an internet connection. Are streaming services really as affordable as you think? Internet price + the price of each service? That adds up. And they keep raising the price, and will keep raising the prices, because they know you’ll keep paying.

Having physical media means you get to watch your favorite shows and movies anytime. With or without internet connection. Broke as fuck? You can still watch it, because it’s yours. Did they lock up your favorite show or movie to make it more exclusive? You can still watch it with physical media because you own it. Want to let your friend borrow it? You can lend it to them, or burn them a copy. No need to fret about stupid services cracking down on password sharing. Want to watch the movie or show with online friends? You can stream DVDs over Discord so friends can watch with you.

(Am currently streaming Teen Titans the original animated series with my best friend over Discord. It’s mine, so neither of us pay anything to watch it together.)

Companies are writing off physical media as unprofitable. They are culling it. Taking it out of stores, making it less accessible.

People around me talk about all these movies and tv series they’d love to watch, but have to buy another streaming service to access it. And I offer to let them borrow the DVDs or Blueray, and they straight up tell me they don’t own DVDs or dvd players. Why?! WHY!? They subscribe to 4 or 5 different service instead forking out $50+ a month. But they put themselves at the mercy of these services, at the mercy of internet connectivity and access. They can’t even borrow a movie or show from me, because they are so dependent on internet and streaming.

Did you know there are literally ways to save your movies digitally and take them on the go? Streaming should be a neat little thing that’s convenient, it has its perks and uses, but it should NOT the only way to watch media.

Save physical media.

Buy a dvd player.

Buy movies.

Buy shows.

Own your media.

Stop renting it. Streaming is just glorified rental.

Stop renting it.

Because soon that’s all you’ll ever be able to do.

[kanelee]

Alice osman and Netflix really need to put Heartstopper on dvd as one day it won’t be on Netflix and i actually can’t live without it

@chronicintrovert please please I’m begging

[professionalfobtrash]

Fortunately for him there's a whole subgroup of tumblrinas in the house md fandom that start barking loudly anytime he leaves even one (1) additional button on his shirt open (affectionate)