Starz play leaves Netflix (or assorted Gerbil rant on shallow people)

[XionTawa]

Amazon's Prime streaming is getting there, but still pales in comparison with Netflix. Their Anime selection (the ONLY thing I watch) is weak.

 

[Echodelta]

I'm on Amazon Prime's 1-month trial. Agreed it's got a long way to go to compete with Netflix's streaming. Unsure if I'll keep it though. Redbox is still cheaper as well. Their free 2-day shipping is the only thing going for it as I buy from Amazon a lot.

 

[Tek7]

Seen it, meh, forgot most of it.

And I'll probably forget most of it when it's over. I'm already struggling to stay interested. The series starts strong enough, but seems to take a nosedive around episode 12-13. It's...not bad. I'm just not invested in the characters any more. I guess that's what happens when you move from telling stories across two settings to dividing your story across four settings.

Come on Tek you got to tell me you at least watch at least a few old movies sometimes right? Gerbil looks all dewy eyed T_T.

It's not that I don't watch old movies, it's more that I hardly ever watch anything longer than 43 minutes (and usually only 23 minutes) in one sitting any more. I'm sure I'd appreciate some of the old movies, but I can't even keep up with current anime series at the moment (and given the overall mediocre quality of the current anime series, that's saying something).

Amazon's Prime streaming is getting there, but still pales in comparison with Netflix. Their Anime selection (the ONLY thing I watch) is weak.

Yes, but is it dubbed or subbed? That is the key question (for me).

 

[ursen]

Movie Vault brings you hundreds of classic public domain Movies and TV shows from the last hundred years. All content features original cover art as well as detailed information direct from IMDB. Action, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Westerns, and more!

Looking at the plethora of channels for Roku can get you very lost, very amused, very informed or yes. I did find the above and the following.

Pub-D-Hub offers you classic films, trailers, tv shows, cartoons, radio & more from the 1930s, 40s, 50s,60s, and 70s

Crunchyroll is an online video service and community that offers full-length episodes and movies of the very best in Japanese anime and Asian entertainment. Watch your favorite shows within 1 hour of Japanese broadcast in HD!

On-demand classic 50's and 60's sci-fi and horror movies. Only $3 per year to watch as much as you want, as often as you want. Even cheaper than the drive-in was in the 60s, when these classics were hits.

That is just a sampling. Including a huge selection of Spiritual channels, Christian, Jewish, Islam, Mormon, whatever fancys your tickle.

 

[XionTawa]

Yes, but is it dubbed or subbed? That is the key question (for me).

Didn't bother checking.

And last I checked, Netflix gave you the option to watch in subbed or dubbed, at least it does on the Xbox. I watched some InuYasha subbed. Roku probably does as well. Usually built in Netflix players (like DVD or BluRay) are really lacking some features.

 

[Odale]

It's getting to the point where you have to subscribe to so many services to get everything you want that you might as well have satellite...

That does sound eerily famliar to cable and satellite... neither of which I am willing to pay for (on the other hand I dont pay for these services we're discussing here, either).

The gay or condom ones are the most fun yay... not -_-.

If Hulu+ is anything like "poor people Hulu" you can down-vote ads and reduce the chance you see them. You can also mute them.

 

[The Mighty Gerbil]

It's not that I don't watch old movies, it's more that I hardly ever watch anything longer than 43 minutes (and usually only 23 minutes) in one sitting any more. I'm sure I'd appreciate some of the old movies, but I can't even keep up with current anime series at the moment (and given the overall mediocre quality of the current anime series, that's saying something).

Have Gun Will Travel is a 26 minute show including credits and each is a stand alone story. Quick watch all six seasons before Starz leaves with it on the 29th XD !

I'll have to put up more suggestions for old tv series for you.

If Hulu+ is anything like "poor people Hulu" you can down-vote ads and reduce the chance you see them. You can also mute them.

I do vote them down and I use poor man (or poor gerbil ) Hulu. Entertainment wise streaming only Netflix is the only thing we pay for other than our internet connection.

 

[XionTawa]

A couple days in...Netflix is AWESOME! Since losing Stars they have added a boatload of new shows, movies, and Anime to Netflix. I am very impressed with the way they handled this.

 

[Tek7]

A couple days in...Netflix is AWESOME! Since losing Stars they have added a boatload of new shows, movies, and Anime to Netflix. I am very impressed with the way they handled this.

But is the anime subtitled?

The only thing keeping me from dropping Netflix in favor of Hulu Plus is the ads.

Of course, if Amazon beefs up the selection for their video streaming service, I may drop-kick Netflix over a fence anyway.

 

[XionTawa]

But is the anime subtitled?

The only thing keeping me from dropping Netflix in favor of Hulu Plus is the ads.

Of course, if Amazon beefs up the selection for their video streaming service, I may drop-kick Netflix over a fence anyway.

As I pointed out before, Netflix (at least on the Xbox) lets you choose the language and subtitles. But I have yet to check if they have Japanese as a language for speaking, but I know they always have english for subs. I will check the next time I watch something, but I am almost sure it does.