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purr1n replied to the thread Merv's Texas Adventures.

I had a chuckle when I found out that high schoolers are required to watch this video in order to graduate in Texas. Personally, I think...

purr1n replied to the thread Netflix Discussion - failure and success.

It's cliche to say that the studio heads screwed up a film here or there, wrecking a creator's vision, but the truth is that the studio...

purr1n rated ColtMrFire's post Epic in the thread Netflix Discussion - failure and success.

An interesting addition to this is most of the entertainment companies have been infiltrated by "woke" ideologues, usually fresh out of...

purr1n replied to the thread Netflix Discussion - failure and success.

Netflix's algorithm sucks balls. If it were not for entertainment Internet sites and the SBAF thread, I would have cancelled Netflix one...

purr1n rated rhythmdevils's post Epic in the thread Netflix Discussion - failure and success.

Exactly. I refuse to have more than 2 tv/movie subscriptions at once. Plus, to add to this, digital movie rentals are twice what DVD...

purr1n rated saint.panda's post Epic in the thread Netflix Discussion - failure and success.

Best article I've read on the topic https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2019/7/31/Netflix While they had a technology edge out of...

purr1n replied to the thread Netflix Discussion - failure and success.

That's the problem. Netflix isn't a studio. They are trying to become one, but their DNA is sillycon valley, but studio. It also...

purr1n liked ColtMrFire's post in the thread Netflix Discussion - failure and success.

There was a great post mortem type article about the failure of the Netflix model:...

purr1n liked ColtMrFire's post in the thread Netflix Discussion - failure and success.

Supposedly their next big play is videogames, I guess steaming them or something, though I don't know the details.

purr1n liked Pharmaboy's post in the thread Netflix Discussion - failure and success.

I subscribed to Netflix a lot later than most--about 6 years ago. Back then their top-tier, 4K streaming plan cost $11.99/month. In...

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Netflix Discussion - failure and success

Anyone still have Netflix? We suddenly realized we've watched all of Netflix's good shows, that Netflix doesn't have a catalog, and...

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purr1n replied to the thread Film and Episodic Content Discussion Thread.

Spoilers Warning . . . The Batman I guess emo younger Batman who hadn't quite gotten all his shit together yet wasn't too bad....

purr1n replied to the thread Merv's Politically Incorrect Audio Blog.

You know how old people can be. In Taiwan among many older folks, there's still lingering distrust of government. They've also lived...

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So I was talking to my dad a few days ago and he mentioned that COVID was going nuts. I was like wut? Check this out. [ATTACH] Looks...

purr1n replied to the thread Why didn't Fuji ever make a full frame camera?.

Was talking about diameter. Trust me, the Canon flange diameter is a lot bigger than Nikon's. Anyone who has used both systems and...