Netflix's US library is shrinking

[Guy]

The number of titles in their US library went down by 50% from 2012 to 2016.
http://exstreamist.com/the-numer-of...-library-is-down-50-over-the-past-four-years/

 

[Nikola Tesla]

Quality, not quantity is what is important.

 

[zippypinhead]

Anyone who has been paying attention has known this for about as long as it's been happening. They announced their intentions long ago:

"The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us."

Their aim is not to be a third party catch-all content provider. They specifically want to compete with premium cable and network television stations, and they've been moving in that direction. They seem to be doing fine with their plan so far, and people don't seem to miss the stuff they aren't getting anymore -- at least not enough to hurt their hold on the market. So, call the plan a success.

On a personal level, though, the cult of Netflix wore thin a long time ago. I'd rather use that $10/mo to pay for services that are more in line with my interests.

 

[Lexi Emerson]

On a personal level, though, the cult of Netflix wore thin a long time ago. I'd rather use that $10/mo to pay for services that are more in line with my interests.

So much this. I will usually get Netflix for a month, then stop and move onto somewhere else because sometimes I can watch anything that has recently been added that I want to watch within that month and then I am left with nothing that I want to watch. Sometimes it has great content but once you watch it I feel like you're left with not a whole lot.

 

[Guy]

So much this. I will usually get Netflix for a month, then stop and move onto somewhere else because sometimes I can watch anything that has recently been added that I want to watch within that month and then I am left with nothing that I want to watch. Sometimes it has great content but once you watch it I feel like you're left with not a whole lot.

Anyone who has been paying attention has known this for about as long as it's been happening. They announced their intentions long ago:

"The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us."

Their aim is not to be a third party catch-all content provider. They specifically want to compete with premium cable and network television stations, and they've been moving in that direction. They seem to be doing fine with their plan so far, and people don't seem to miss the stuff they aren't getting anymore -- at least not enough to hurt their hold on the market. So, call the plan a success.

On a personal level, though, the cult of Netflix wore thin a long time ago. I'd rather use that $10/mo to pay for services that are more in line with my interests.

You can find out where a movie you want to watch is available for streaming and/or downloading through this site: https://www.justwatch.com/us

 

[Val Vega]

The streaming services are quite frustrating. Generally, I have to be in the mood to watch a movie. Moreso, getting in that mood is usually because I've thought of a movie I wanted to watch. I'll then go perusing the major streaming services and none of them have it. I used to be all about Netflix and Amazon Prime, but when it became abundantly that their selections were so poor I just gradually gave up on them. It isn't worth it to maintain a subscription to either when they may or may not have 1-3 things a month worth watching.

 

[AerynShade]

I dunno, I've had Netflix streaming since just after it started... do y'all remember the shit that made up most of their library? It was garbage. I do wish they'd bring back The Munsters and Doctor Who though.

 

[Guy]

I used to have a subscription to Netflix's DVD service. I recently canceled it because I wanted to stop having to wait for movies to arrive in the mail. I never subcribed to their streaming service because it dosent have Syfy channel films or slasher films.

 

[AerynShade]

I used to have a subscription to Netflix's DVD service. I recently canceled it because I wanted to stop having to wait for movies to arrive in the mail. I never subcribed to their streaming service because it dosent have Syfy channel films or slasher films.

Yeah. It does. It has at least some of the Sharknado franchise, has tons of horror movies, all sorts of stuff.
Screenshots from my Netflix taken just now.

 

[Nikola Tesla]

Syfy channel films

It now has MST3K

 

[AudriTwo]

It now has MST3K

It has had MST3k on and off for 8 years. They actually had MORE MST3K then too.