I had Netflix years ago and used it “the old fashioned way” – ordered a DVD, waited in the mail, got the DVD, sent it back, waited again. After too many lost DVDs that never got to me, I went nuts and canceled, jumping to Blockbuster’s service which allowed me to go around the corner to get a quick fix at least at the alts.
Then I got PlayOn, and started loving the whole streaming thing since I didn’t have to do it from my office desk – the office desk being the place I try to peel myself away from periodically lest I merge with my office chair. After devouring LOST on Hulu up to the 5th season, I went in search for more shows to get addicted to. Found a few, but not enough, and a friend suggested Netflix.
Those list DVDs and Blue Rays had really chapped me, and I hesitated. A quick Twitter mention had people singing it’s praises for streaming, and so I signed up for the free month (which they even gave me again. Thanks, Netflix.)
I’m not a TV watcher for the most part, but Netflix has been eye opening with regards to what I’ve been missing while I’ve been avoiding my living room and living in my office. Getting the disks for the Playstation 3 and Wii made our house into a media-focused group once again, but with the fantastic side benefit of being able to call the time and devote as much, or as little, as we want because the shows are always there.
So far, I’ve become a fan of Firefly, The Sara Conner Chronicles, and I just loaded up Heroes and Dollhouse for viewing at some point in the future. None of these shows were shows I was remotely interested in, much like I never bothered with Harry Potter until Book 7 and I could read the whole series straight through.
Well played, Netflix.
I love Netflix streaming. You should check out Doctor Who if you haven't already, I think Jacob would probably love it. I'd venture that it's the most well-written scifi show on at the moment.