Netflix

[Elite]

I've seen Narcos (which was magic), might give Justified a whirl though.

 

I've heard good things about Archer but I find that I can't be bothered watching cartoons these days.

Persevere with Justified till near end of season 1 because after that it gets brilliant.

[manwiththestick]

Stranger Things.

Californication.

Travellers.

The League.

[Elite]

Stranger Things.

Californication.

Travellers.

The League.

Forgot about Stranger Things, Class show.

[Mook]

Thanks for all the tips, I'll have a look at some of them over the next couple of days & decide on one or two to have a go with.

 

I've seen Stranger Things, which I enjoyed but thought the ending was pish.

[setreal]

Broadchurch season1

[rubble-rouser]

Justified is class once you get into it,

Narcos is ace as well.

 

Is Justified on there?

[Elite]

Is Justified on there?

I am not 100% but pretty sure it is.

[Bjornebye]

You, me and her. It's ace

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Any recommendations on good programmes to watch on Netflix?

 

We've done all the Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul level ones & seem to end up watching mediocre films a lot of the time now that I usually give up on after about half an hour, I'm thinking about binning it off.

 

Narcos and Deadwood are ace. 13 reasons why is worth watching as is House of Cards and Frontier. Just stated watching Orange is the new Black and it is also OK. I still have loads on my to watch list which people have said are good. Sense 8, Mad men, Designated Survivor and Penny Dreadful amongst others. 

[Bjornebye]

Good documentary about the Oklahoma bombing on there.

[rubble-rouser]

Narcos and Deadwood are ace. 13 reasons why is worth watching as is House of Cards and Frontier. Just stated watching Orange is the new Black and it is also OK. I still have loads on my to watch list which people have said are good. Sense 8, Mad men, Designated Survivor and Penny Dreadful amongst others. 

 

Didn't know Deadwood was on thee in the UK

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Didn't know Deadwood was on thee in the UK

 

I'm in Germany mate, but it was recommended by posters who live in the UK so I'm assuming it is on Netflix UK as well. 

[Lee909]

Not seen it on the uk version

[Guest Pistonbroke]

It's daft that different countries have different things, all down to paying for the rights I suppose. I was reading that they are changing things on Netflix though, the new changes will mean there will be far more content in European countries, which is not the case at the present time. The US get shit loads more than us and yet we pay the same fees. 

 

I used to use a VPN nad when I logged in under the USA I could use theirs, the cunts have Geo Blocked every fucking VPN that was free. 

[VladimirIlyich]

I enjoyed the first two series of the Swedish Wallander,so much so I downloaded the third from the internet. Have a look at the foreign language stuff on there,some decent stuff.

[Sugar Ape]

This new ‘Britbox’ thing by the BBC and ITV seems a bit shit doesn’t it? Just mainly catalogues of old stuff by the sounds of it. They’ll end up moving all the stuff like Luther, Bottom and Peep show (when Channel 4 join ) from Netflix but not sure that will get many people signing up unless it’s dirt cheap. Terrible name for it as well. 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/feb/27/bbc-and-itv-team-up-to-launch-netflix-rival-britbox?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

 

The BBC and ITV have confirmed plans to join forces and launch a paid-for streaming service called BritBox by the end of this year, in an attempt to head off Netflix.

 

Netflix is eating into the market share of traditional broadcasters, as audiences increasingly desert established channels and expect shows to be available instantly on streaming services.

 

BritBox will mainly feature archive BBC and ITV shows, alongside new British commissions made especially for the service. There were no details on pricing; the announcement said it would be “competitive”.

 

However, BritBox will not have the latest BBC and ITV shows, which will remain available through the catch-up BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub services. Other broadcasters are expected to join the service later, with Channel 4 known to have taken part in discussions, which were revealed by the Guardian last year.

 

ITV has pledged to invest up to £65m in the joint venture over the next two years. The publicly funded BBC would not comment on whether it was putting a similar amount of money into the project.

The decision means British broadcasters are likely to stop licensing their archive material to services such as Netflix to try to drive subscribers to the new UK service, which will operate on a fraction of the budget of its deep-pocketed US rivals.

 

The ITV chief executive, Carolyn McCall, said BritBox would be pitched as an add-on for British households that already had one streaming service: “It’s complementary to Netflix because it’s doing a very different thing.”

 

She said Netflix commissioned shows on a global basis but BritBox’s original material would be aimed at UK viewers: “When we’re commissioning content we’re looking at it working in the UK specifically. It is a permanent, comprehensive home for the widest range of British content available in one place.”

 

The decision to launch the service came a decade after Project Kangaroo, a proposal for a similar British cross-channel streaming service, was blocked on competition grounds. Many in the British TV industry blame the Competition Commission’s decision for opening the door for Netflix to dominate.

 

This time around, the media regulator, Ofcom, said it welcomed the BritBox proposal because it wanted to see British broadcasters “collaborating to keep pace with global players, by offering quality UK content that’s available to viewers whenever and however they want to watch it”.

 

BritBox is already available in the US, where it has 500,000 customers who pay for a selection of UK television shows. The new service will only be available to British subscribers. They will be able to watch it on holiday within the EU, but only if the government strikes a trade deal with Brussels.

 

McCall admitted the existing ITV Hub catch-up service was not good enough and “very clunky”, but said ITV was investing heavily in improving it.

 

She said: “If you look at it today, the look and feel has already changed. It’s much cleaner and nicer to be on. You’ll also be led through it in a much better way. There’s a whole load of things to come.”

ITV programmes are available on ITV Hub for a month after their initial broadcast, in line with the BBC’s iPlayer policy.

 

However, the BBC is seeking approval to make many shows available on iPlayer for up to a year, which could affect when material becomes exclusively available on Britbox.

 

The announcement that talks on Britbox had almost concluded was timed to coincide with ITV’s annual financial results, which show the broadcaster’s profits dipped slightly in a tough market.

 

The company warned this year could be tougher, since 2018 was aided by strong advertising in a World Cup year and success in its production business, which makes shows for other channels, such as the BBC’s Bodyguard.

 

The BBC director general, Tony Hall, said the streaming service would be “truly special”. “A new streaming service delivering the best homegrown content to the public who love it best,” he said. “The service will have everything from old favourites to recent shows and brand new commissions. It’s an exciting time for the viewing public.”

[Section_31]

It's shite Netflix, I only watch Star trek on it now that the Marvel shows have been canned. 

[Sugar Ape]

1 minute ago, Section_31 said:

It's shite Netflix, I only watch Star trek on it now that the Marvel shows have been canned. 

Er, Titans!

 

I still think it’s quite good personally. My Mrs loves all the documentary stuff and they churn a lot of that out at a high quality. 

 

Apart from Star Trek, Titans and the Marvel stuff in the last year I’ve liked Santa Clarita Diet, Stranger Things, Mindhunter, Godless, Altered Carbon, Lost in space and The Haunting off the top of my head. Probably a few more I can’t recall.

[Pureblood]

ShitBox

[Tony Moanero]

33 minutes ago, Sugar Ape said:

This new ‘Britbox’ thing by the BBC and ITV seems a bit shit doesn’t it? Just mainly catalogues of old stuff by the sounds of it. They’ll end up moving all the stuff like Luther, Bottom and Peep show (when Channel 4 join ) from Netflix but not sure that will get many people signing up unless it’s dirt cheap. Terrible name for it as well. 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/feb/27/bbc-and-itv-team-up-to-launch-netflix-rival-britbox?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

 

The BBC and ITV have confirmed plans to join forces and launch a paid-for streaming service called BritBox by the end of this year, in an attempt to head off Netflix.

 

Netflix is eating into the market share of traditional broadcasters, as audiences increasingly desert established channels and expect shows to be available instantly on streaming services.

 

BritBox will mainly feature archive BBC and ITV shows, alongside new British commissions made especially for the service. There were no details on pricing; the announcement said it would be “competitive”.

 

However, BritBox will not have the latest BBC and ITV shows, which will remain available through the catch-up BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub services. Other broadcasters are expected to join the service later, with Channel 4 known to have taken part in discussions, which were revealed by the Guardian last year.

 

ITV has pledged to invest up to £65m in the joint venture over the next two years. The publicly funded BBC would not comment on whether it was putting a similar amount of money into the project.

The decision means British broadcasters are likely to stop licensing their archive material to services such as Netflix to try to drive subscribers to the new UK service, which will operate on a fraction of the budget of its deep-pocketed US rivals.

 

The ITV chief executive, Carolyn McCall, said BritBox would be pitched as an add-on for British households that already had one streaming service: “It’s complementary to Netflix because it’s doing a very different thing.”

 

She said Netflix commissioned shows on a global basis but BritBox’s original material would be aimed at UK viewers: “When we’re commissioning content we’re looking at it working in the UK specifically. It is a permanent, comprehensive home for the widest range of British content available in one place.”

 

The decision to launch the service came a decade after Project Kangaroo, a proposal for a similar British cross-channel streaming service, was blocked on competition grounds. Many in the British TV industry blame the Competition Commission’s decision for opening the door for Netflix to dominate.

 

This time around, the media regulator, Ofcom, said it welcomed the BritBox proposal because it wanted to see British broadcasters “collaborating to keep pace with global players, by offering quality UK content that’s available to viewers whenever and however they want to watch it”.

 

BritBox is already available in the US, where it has 500,000 customers who pay for a selection of UK television shows. The new service will only be available to British subscribers. They will be able to watch it on holiday within the EU, but only if the government strikes a trade deal with Brussels.

 

McCall admitted the existing ITV Hub catch-up service was not good enough and “very clunky”, but said ITV was investing heavily in improving it.

 

She said: “If you look at it today, the look and feel has already changed. It’s much cleaner and nicer to be on. You’ll also be led through it in a much better way. There’s a whole load of things to come.”

ITV programmes are available on ITV Hub for a month after their initial broadcast, in line with the BBC’s iPlayer policy.

 

However, the BBC is seeking approval to make many shows available on iPlayer for up to a year, which could affect when material becomes exclusively available on Britbox.

 

The announcement that talks on Britbox had almost concluded was timed to coincide with ITV’s annual financial results, which show the broadcaster’s profits dipped slightly in a tough market.

 

The company warned this year could be tougher, since 2018 was aided by strong advertising in a World Cup year and success in its production business, which makes shows for other channels, such as the BBC’s Bodyguard.

 

The BBC director general, Tony Hall, said the streaming service would be “truly special”. “A new streaming service delivering the best homegrown content to the public who love it best,” he said. “The service will have everything from old favourites to recent shows and brand new commissions. It’s an exciting time for the viewing public.”

Sounds interesting, in my opinion. Depends on how extensive the back catalogue of BBC and ITV is, though. Be shite if it’s just relatively recent stuff. 

 

I’d like to see

 

Grange Hill - complete boxset

Brookside and Eastenders - 80s and 90s complete boxsets

Classic 70s and 80s kids televion programmes - far too many to mention

Takes of the Unexpected 

Minder boxset

The Sweeney boxet

The Monicled Mutineer

The Lakes

Our Friends in the North

And loads, loads more.

[Bjornebye]

So UK Gold is relaunching then

[RedKnight]

As predicted, all the companies are realising that selling their content to Netflix is a mistake and soon you'll need multiple subscriptions to get everything that you once had for a single price. Physical media is still the cheapest, best way to curate a library of stuff you like.

 

And the Netflix practice of throwing 1000s of hours of content out, with barely any quality control, will soon become tiresome too.

[Section_31]

15 minutes ago, Sugar Ape said:

Er, Titans!

 

I still think it’s quite good personally. My Mrs loves all the documentary stuff and they churn a lot of that out at a high quality. 

 

Apart from Star Trek, Titans and the Marvel stuff in the last year I’ve liked Santa Clarita Diet, Stranger Things, Mindhunter, Godless, Altered Carbon, Lost in space and The Haunting off the top of my head. Probably a few more I can’t recall.

Yeah Titans was class. The Mrs likes the sinner, mindhunters and making a murderer. Stranger things is great too. 

 

Not a lot of hits though considering the sheer amount of stuff on there. They've produced some of the worst films I've ever seen too. 

 

I liken Netflix and Amazon prime to an 80s video shop, one or two good things that you've already seen and everything else is called 'Star Force' or 'The Rug'.

[Pureblood]

I'm not paying for anything with "Brit" in the title. 

[ZonkoVille77]

Netflix make some great shows but that user interface is fucking useless and the algorithms for suggestions is a load of bollocks. So fucking frustrating.