Serenity to Drop from Netflix Instant, when the Ball Drops New Year's Eve

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YT

Monday, December 26, 2011 6:26 PM

along with 40 other movies (from Apollo 13, to Zero Effect) in my Instant Q. Netflix subscribers, scan your own Qs & plan accordingly

Keep the Shiny Side Up

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MICJWELCH

Tuesday, December 27, 2011 6:53 PM

I've seen this happen quite a few times, and they usually come back after a week or so. Usually. No guarantees. It's all up to the studios and their negotiations with Netflix.

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BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, December 27, 2011 8:32 PM

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Originally posted by micjwelch:
I've seen this happen quite a few times, and they usually come back after a week or so. Usually. No guarantees. It's all up to the studios and their negotiations with Netflix.

Agreed. Seen shows and movies drop from Netflix only to return within a couple of weeks generally.

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STORYMARK

Wednesday, December 28, 2011 8:07 AM

Ive found www.instantwatcher.com to be a very handy site for anyone who uses Netflix streaming a lot.

You can look up any currently available title and see how much longer it will be up, has a running list of noteworthy films expiring soon, as well as lists of top streaming films/shows on a day-to-day basis.

Firefly expires on, of all days, April Fool's Day.

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ECGORDON

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 4:11 PM

I'm not sure if there was even any gap in its availability on Netflix. It's still in my streaming queue, even though I am unlikely to watch it that way since I have the Blu-Ray.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

STORYMARK

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 6:06 PM

I think it was down for all of a day, which is the case with a lot of the films that expire - they do so only long enough for them to sign a new agreement.

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YT

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 3:11 AM

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
I'm not sure if there was even any gap in its availability on Netflix. It's still in my streaming queue,

I'm with Easy. Not only is it still in my streaming Q, it is still in the same place in my Q, right below Firefly. Howsomever

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Originally posted by micjwelch:
they usually come back after a week or so. Usually. No guarantees. It's all up to the studios and their negotiations with Netflix

, of the 40 other titles that were scheduled to leave my Q, I'd already seen more 'n half. I usually keep stuff I rate 4 or 5 stars, 3 or less I delete, so I wouldn't know if some of the other titles came back. But of the ones I knew I liked, Apollo 13 did not came back, nor Amadeus, nor the Bodyguard, nor Chariots of Fire, nor Driving Miss Daisy, nor . . . Zero Effect. In fact, the only one I noticed that did come back was Serenity

Keep the Shiny Side Up,

YT

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STORYMARK

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 5:35 PM

Most of those that recently went off and did not come back are Warner Bros. titles - as WB is currently playing hardball with Netflix, trying to drive people to HBO-Go and boost DVD sales (they don't like rentals).

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BYTEMITE

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 5:50 PM

Which, you know, if we were talking a post-apocalyptic scenario, then maybe having a library of this stuff around isn't much a bad idea. I mean, the Library of Congress only adds stuff that's historically significant, but there's lots of film art around right now that isn't historically significant (yet?). Having DVDs of them out there somewhere might be the only way to preserve them.

STORYMARK

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 8:41 PM

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Originally posted by nimd4:
Right, so for this one and other movies.. We are supposed to pay a subscription to every single studio's service - once they are set up, instead of having one place to watch any movie? Again the studios will justify pirating movies all on their own, meh.

Well, they make the stuff to sell, not as a public service. And streaming services like Netflix, as popular as they are, don't generate a whole lot of income at $8 a month.

Having to pay for a product isn't justification for theft, whether you agree with the price or not.

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