Netflix created more original content in 2018 than all movie studios combined.
That’s the line they’d like us to believe - I’d like to know if that includes buying in content that wasn’t getting a theatrical release or facing box office floppery.
It also kinda pisses me off when they buy up previously successful shows and call them 'netflix originals' yeah, one season maybe.
Trailer Park Boys is the best show ever made and is 100% not a netflix original, it really annoys me that they claim it is, now, I'm glad they bought the rights and let the guys make the show how they want, and I know the main guys involved really enjoy the freedom netflix give them but the show is older than netflix itself ffs.
Trailer Park boys - 2001 Netflix - 1997
Trailer Park boys did exist before Netflix Originals, which started being created in 2012.
Before it was online streaming, it was like LoveFilm who were taken over by Amazon in 2011. Then known as Amazon Instant Video, who eventually became Amazon Prime Video.
Netflix is far better than that load of ball bags on there.
I have to disagree on Trailer Park boys being the best show ever made, but that's just my opinion.
Received 3 emails from Netflix last night, saying I had logged in from Gambia and then Brazil and then that my email had now been successfully so i was unable to log in this morning. So please be aware.
I just called them, very easy to get through and they've changed my email address to another one for me and all reset.
Received 3 emails from Netflix last night, saying I had logged in from Gambia and then Brazil and then that my email had now been successfully so i was unable to log in this morning. So please be aware.
I just called them, very easy to get through and they've changed my email address to another one for me and all reset.
Which kinda proves they don't care about VPN usage, as there's no way I travel from England to American, Sweden and Mexico most nights.
I binge watch the 8 episodes yesterday. Based on a true/ish story which makes it a little more watchable but obviously glammed up a bit for entertainment purposes.
All 8 are pretty good with a nice finale and (I hope I'm not spoiling here), I think it will be the only 8 that are made. Most times with American series, if they are good they become cash cows and the story lines become more stretched with lots of filler nonsense.
Received 3 emails from Netflix last night, saying I had logged in from Gambia and then Brazil and then that my email had now been successfully so i was unable to log in this morning. So please be aware.
I just called them, very easy to get through and they've changed my email address to another one for me and all reset.
Which kinda proves they don't care about VPN usage, as there's no way I travel from England to American, Sweden and Mexico most nights.
Received 3 emails from Netflix last night, saying I had logged in from Gambia and then Brazil and then that my email had now been successfully so i was unable to log in this morning. So please be aware.
I just called them, very easy to get through and they've changed my email address to another one for me and all reset.
Which kinda proves they don't care about VPN usage, as there's no way I travel from England to American, Sweden and Mexico most nights.
Cheers Netflix 👍
The only people negatively affected by the VPN usage are those who have already paid for exclusive rights, only to see Netflix flout them. Those companies (i.e. Sky) would need to put pressure on the studios, but in my experience, they're not keen to do that. I'm not entirely sure why - my guess is that maintaining relationships with studios is a tricky business and this isn't a battle worth fighting. Perhaps it's not prevalent enough.
I don't think there's any other reason for Netflix to put a stop to it. It has to come from studio pressure. Maybe if the studios thought that DVD or Blu-Ray sales were being affected they'd stop it. Again, I don't think enough people are doing the VPN thing to make that an issue.
Received 3 emails from Netflix last night, saying I had logged in from Gambia and then Brazil and then that my email had now been successfully so i was unable to log in this morning. So please be aware.
I just called them, very easy to get through and they've changed my email address to another one for me and all reset.
I got Bucharest and Canada so changed my password. Then got a call from m father in law wondering why I'd changed the password, turns out it was him using a vpn
Received 3 emails from Netflix last night, saying I had logged in from Gambia and then Brazil and then that my email had now been successfully so i was unable to log in this morning. So please be aware.
I just called them, very easy to get through and they've changed my email address to another one for me and all reset.
Which kinda proves they don't care about VPN usage, as there's no way I travel from England to American, Sweden and Mexico most nights.
Cheers Netflix 👍
What are you watching on Mexican NetFlix?
No idea why but Mexico and Brazil seem to get a lot of movies unavailable in other regions, I use a netflix world search site to find whats available and go from there.
Received 3 emails from Netflix last night, saying I had logged in from Gambia and then Brazil and then that my email had now been successfully so i was unable to log in this morning. So please be aware.
I just called them, very easy to get through and they've changed my email address to another one for me and all reset.
Which kinda proves they don't care about VPN usage, as there's no way I travel from England to American, Sweden and Mexico most nights.
Cheers Netflix 👍
The only people negatively affected by the VPN usage are those who have already paid for exclusive rights, only to see Netflix flout them. Those companies (i.e. Sky) would need to put pressure on the studios, but in my experience, they're not keen to do that. I'm not entirely sure why - my guess is that maintaining relationships with studios is a tricky business and this isn't a battle worth fighting. Perhaps it's not prevalent enough.
I don't think there's any other reason for Netflix to put a stop to it. It has to come from studio pressure. Maybe if the studios thought that DVD or Blu-Ray sales were being affected they'd stop it. Again, I don't think enough people are doing the VPN thing to make that an issue.
Hopefully it continues like that, theyve had crack downs in the past, citing pressure from studios but it's never lasted for more than a week or so.
I think you'd also be surprised with how many people use VPNs for netflix, there are loads of websites dedeicated to searching different regions, something that's only useful if you are using a VPN. I wouldn't be surpised if it was as high as 5-10% of their customer base, but that's obviously somewhat of a guess.
I can see why Netflix don't want to stop it, last time they clamped down there was a big push from people on Twitter to get people to cancel their accpounts, as you say, Netflix lose nothing and certainly gain customers.
I had no idea netflix was that old, I stand corrected.
Also you're right, The Wire is the best show, TPB will have to settle for best comedy
Arrested Development is another example of a non original
I recall reading recently the founders of Netflix offered blockbuster video their business for a relatively nominal cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars but they rejected to buy it.
Watched Bird box last night, very decent for a Netflix production.
thought it was shit personally. Had a lot of promise but then nothing really happens.
The Happening all over again
So true...
Netflix with one one or two rare exceptions just makes it easier to find very average tv and repeats...
Completely disagree with you there. Birdbox wasn't great, but some of Netflix's original series are top notch. That's before you even get to the additional series they've added to other favourites, like Black Mirror. Netflix used to have shite films and old series, but it has so much more than that now. The docuseries selection is great.
Watched Bird box last night, very decent for a Netflix production.
thought it was shit personally. Had a lot of promise but then nothing really happens.
The Happening all over again
So true...
Netflix with one one or two rare exceptions just makes it easier to find very average tv and repeats...
Completely disagree with you there. Birdbox wasn't great, but some of Netflix's original series are top notch. That's before you even get to the additional series they've added to other favourites, like Black Mirror. Netflix used to have shite films and old series, but it has so much more than that now. The docuseries selection is great.
Personally think overall the Netflix films are pretty poor, the series' available and especially the Docuseries they do are what makes it worth while.
Netflix have deals with the likes of Lionsgate and Entertainment One, and they tend to make interesting mid-budget movies. Sky have always been really proud of their deals with the traditional big studios but the amount of blockbuster trash that Sony, WB and co. dish out these days... I just don’t think those deals are worth what they used to be. Especially as they’re likely to lose Disney, who are the only studio consistently making decent blockbusters.
Netflix created more original content in 2018 than all movie studios combined.
That’s the line they’d like us to believe - I’d like to know if that includes buying in content that wasn’t getting a theatrical release or facing box office floppery.
Half the stuff marked as 'Netflix Original' on Canadian Netflix was in fact first aired on British TV. Recent examples would be Bodyguard and Derry Girls.
They put 'Netflix Original' on anything they have exclusive streaming rights to in a region. It's a really misleading title.
That ISN'T true. They put original on things they fully finance, acquire part way through production of acquire the exclusive rights in a territory that nobody has the rights to - ie you won't or can't see it on Sky, on DVD etc....
Netflix have deals with the likes of Lionsgate and Entertainment One, and they tend to make interesting mid-budget movies. Sky have always been really proud of their deals with the traditional big studios but the amount of blockbuster trash that Sony, WB and co. dish out these days... I just don’t think those deals are worth what they used to be. Especially as they’re likely to lose Disney, who are the only studio consistently making decent blockbusters.
We also sell them about 20 things a year and it's so regular they are almost our output partner too now.
They put 'Netflix Original' on anything they have exclusive streaming rights to in a region. It's a really misleading title.
That ISN'T true. They put original on things they fully finance, acquire part way through production or acquire the exclusive rights in a territory that nobody has the rights to - ie you won't or can't see it on Sky, on DVD etc....
Is that not what I just said
People were asking why 'Original' is put on things they didn't finance
They put 'Netflix Original' on anything they have exclusive streaming rights to in a region. It's a really misleading title.
That ISN'T true. They put original on things they fully finance, acquire part way through production or acquire the exclusive rights in a territory that nobody has the rights to - ie you won't or can't see it on Sky, on DVD etc....
Is that not what I just said
People were asking why 'Original' is put on things they didn't finance
No you said anything they have exclusive streaming rights on. Which isn't true - they have exclusive STREAMING rights on nearly everything they have on the service - but doesn't mean you can't buy a DVD of it, or rent on iTunes, Sky Store etc - so not correct. Technically.
They put 'Netflix Original' on anything they have exclusive streaming rights to in a region. It's a really misleading title.
That ISN'T true. They put original on things they fully finance, acquire part way through production or acquire the exclusive rights in a territory that nobody has the rights to - ie you won't or can't see it on Sky, on DVD etc....
Is that not what I just said
People were asking why 'Original' is put on things they didn't finance
No you said anything they have exclusive streaming rights on. Which isn't true - they have exclusive STREAMING rights on nearly everything they have on the service - but doesn't mean you can't buy a DVD of it, or rent on iTunes, Sky Store etc - so not correct. Technically.
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Netflix - 1997
Trailer Park boys did exist before Netflix Originals, which started being created in 2012.
Before it was online streaming, it was like LoveFilm who were taken over by Amazon in 2011. Then known as Amazon Instant Video, who eventually became Amazon Prime Video.
Netflix is far better than that load of ball bags on there.
I have to disagree on Trailer Park boys being the best show ever made, but that's just my opinion.
Also you're right, The Wire is the best show, TPB will have to settle for best comedy
Arrested Development is another example of a non original
I loved the first few seasons of the wire and am watching it back on NowTV at the moment to catch the final season.
I just called them, very easy to get through and they've changed my email address to another one for me and all reset.
Cheers Netflix 👍
I binge watch the 8 episodes yesterday. Based on a true/ish story which makes it a little more watchable but obviously glammed up a bit for entertainment purposes.
All 8 are pretty good with a nice finale and (I hope I'm not spoiling here), I think it will be the only 8 that are made. Most times with American series, if they are good they become cash cows and the story lines become more stretched with lots of filler nonsense.
I don't think there's any other reason for Netflix to put a stop to it. It has to come from studio pressure. Maybe if the studios thought that DVD or Blu-Ray sales were being affected they'd stop it. Again, I don't think enough people are doing the VPN thing to make that an issue.
I think you'd also be surprised with how many people use VPNs for netflix, there are loads of websites dedeicated to searching different regions, something that's only useful if you are using a VPN. I wouldn't be surpised if it was as high as 5-10% of their customer base, but that's obviously somewhat of a guess.
I can see why Netflix don't want to stop it, last time they clamped down there was a big push from people on Twitter to get people to cancel their accpounts, as you say, Netflix lose nothing and certainly gain customers.
Four episodes, an hour each.
Netflix with one one or two rare exceptions just makes it easier to find very average tv and repeats...
People were asking why 'Original' is put on things they didn't finance
No you said anything they have exclusive streaming rights on. Which isn't true - they have exclusive STREAMING rights on nearly everything they have on the service - but doesn't mean you can't buy a DVD of it, or rent on iTunes, Sky Store etc - so not correct. Technically.