Netflix

The best shit on Netflix was not made by Netflix.

Netflix buying more shit is bad for consumers.

Wish Netflix turned into steam

netflix or saudi arabia gets dc comics take your pick
- Both seem capable of churning out the current level of superhero slop, so meh.

It's kinda ironic that a streaming service that used piracy sites to bid on movies to add to their library is now becoming the monopoly that will push people back to piracy.

Every movie, TV programme or anything else that I watch is from file sharing. Because if I buy media I expect media and not bundled viruses, digital restrictions management or corporate surveillance.

My favorite part about all this DRM-lockdown that the movie industry loves so much is that gog.com makes tons of money and is successful with zero DRM. People buy games when it's convenient, they don't in general share them with 10 friends. Some people pirate, but if I don't have to deal with DRM from a first-party store, I'm not going to bother with piracy. Meanwhile, the movie industry spends millions on innovative new DRMs that make things worse. I have tried to keep up with 4K Blue Rays, but it's exhausting. Every 4k player sucks, freezes mid-movie, or refuses to play movies I paid full price for. DRM totally kills my incentive to pay studios for products.
that's why i have youtube premium. there are no ads so corporate bastards can't sway me with their propaganda
- Sounds like you've already been swayed if you're just handing Google money
- Or just ... use uBlockOrigin
- Unpopular but still: I use Grayjay. I think it's good software, even though it comes from bad people.
- Eh, we still get the sponsor ads in the videos. They're skippable but still tick me off for something I pay for to still hit me up every video.

You all act like water brothers were any better at the streaming game. Hell a couple years ago they took all their content off Netflix in order to launch their own streaming service to charge more

I’m just glad it’s not Disney.
I don't care for streaming that much anymore, especially for movies. I rarely watch movies at home, and when I do it's my favourites on 4k bluray with Dolby atmos. Every other time it's going to the cinema usually once a week if I can. Netflix have always been shit when it comes to the cinema.
- All streaming is bad. Any blip in connection drops it below 720p. Between that and data usage and data collection, why not pirate? That's even before mentioning giving money to mega-cops.

It's been a long time since I sailed the seas. I don't even know how the kids do it anymore.

If you plan on building a proper pirate ship, a good place to start is https://trash-guides.info/.
Although I would highly recommend automating it with https://github.com/raydak-labs/configarr
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/30393940 <- everything you need
- Oh Captain, my Captain!
- The sea’s, she calls my name again! 🏴‍☠️
Stremio with torrentio and realdebrid and you get 4k streaming from all torrent sites regardless of seeders
it certainly has evolved,
i used to think i enjoyed surfing sites for the best files but it really is nicer letting the Arrs do it for you
- Pretty easy to setup quality filters as long as the sites you're downloading from have releases with proper filenames to identify exactly what codec/audio/etc the release is.
- Browse to discover, arr's for the actual lift.
Jellyfin. Radarr. Sonarr. Big HDD.
It's like Kaleidescape but for poor people.
fmhy
I’m still using:
A btguard VPN.
Transmission for the torrent client.
1337x.to to search.
I’m sure that’s not the latest, hippest setup, but it works for me.
Is that still an ok flow? Should I change anything? I’m old and set in my ways.
- Transmission kinda meh, in my testing. I would suggest using qbittorent, unless you hate Qt.
- Honestly still fine. There's some niche things you won't find on 1337x but it's rare.
Torrents still work, though I definitely need to update my tracker list.
I started with things like Audiogalaxy, then moved on to kazaa. Oh man, then DC++ in college. Those were the days.
- If you miss DC++, nicotine (part of Soulseek network) is still great, it's got some quirky and weird users you can avoid pretty easily but the files are good

Too soon. Ellison’s Paramount is mounting a hostile takeover of Warner Brothers that may supersede this.

Is it weird that both options are horrific and dystopian?
- I'd rather have Netflix own it than the Trumpists. But yeah, none of this is ideal. Warner should be independent just as MGM should be.
- No, I'd say you're having a normal, human reaction to this news.
- can't help but feel like either way any side buying loses $ WBD is going out of business because they can't make $ off their mountain pile of IP's...why would it be any different for netflix or paramount. the 4-5 media companies already effectively have a monopoly between themselves via cooperation, the people who are gokng to give then $ already are/have. all they can do now is drive more people away by enshittifying further

So, are they not going to do DVD and Blu-Ray releases for warner films? Because Netflix crap never comes to DVD.

Netflix crap never comes to DVD.
I dunno if it's a thing exclusive to libraries or not, but at my public library I've seen some Netflix movies, and things like Stranger Things and Castlevania come through.
Not sure if those discs hit traditional media shelves or not.
- Awww shit, I forgot about Stranger Things. I think that's the exception rather than the rule however. I could be full of shit though. I was too lazy to research. I remember The Ritual only got a DVD release in the UK (which I bought) and a Blu-ray in Brazil which I can't find a copy listed anywhere. It doesn't seem a priority for Netflix at least.

There is reason to care even if you don't pay, as it's likely to affect media production.

Good. Fuck Hollywood. Maybe this'll strengthen the worldwide film industry.
- Maybe this'll strengthen the worldwide film industry.
  Maybe I should finally see if Who Killed Captain Alex lives up to the hype. 🤔

Fewer or lower quality productions also affect those of us who download the content.

If that happens: Don't watch shit and certainly don't pay for shit.
Even if nothing good is made for years, I guarantee there are millions of hours of undiscovered movie and series content for you to find in older releases. These companies are going to consolidate more and more, and will churn out sequels, spin offs, low effort movies, AI trash and easy cash-grabs. We need to not watch that shit and let these companies die. Pick the indie movies. Pick better quality older stuff. Wait for however long it takes for the industry to get over its unacceptable enshitification.
Games have the same problem. It is your responsibility to not pay for this micro transaction hell.
- Yes, of course, but the meme gives the idea that by pirating it no longer matters if things continue more and more towards enshitification, I do care, I hope it doesn't happen, it's not like I can do anything to change it, but it does make me very sad that we continue walking in the wrong direction more and more

Netflix can take their paid, ad-riddled service and piss right off with it.

Shorter theatrical release times mean I can see more back catalogue in the theatres, right?

Right?

I'd very much welcome shorter theatrical release times.

why
- Because it means I'll get to watch them sooner (I don't do cam rips).

"We're upping our subscription price because of the added value provided by or VB catalog"