Comments on: TV Shows on DVD via Netflix – Part I

By: When TV Became Art

When TV Became Art — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:19:47 +0000

[...] mind-numbing reality shows and intense competition from that series of tubes. A perfect read given my current in-progress series on reviewing shows that I’ve loved to watch on DVD. Rightfully, the piece pays homage to the biggest two shows [...]

By: Ms

Ms — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:13:28 +0000

Bourne wasn’t so bad but I skipped the rest of the movies you list. The problem is these shaky movements are so exaggerated, like these people have never seen any actual docu films. Is there a director who says “Guys, this is supposed to have a documentary feel, so the camera man will wear skates and be drunk during the taping.” ?

Well quit everything and watch Weeds. The initial seasons are mind blowing. The latest season was terrible for so many reasons — I mean how to reconcile with a tunnel that smuggles underage girls or 2 ton cocaine ka pahaad!!

By: Vaibhav Patle

Vaibhav Patle — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:01:37 +0000

Cloverfield takes the cake in this area.

By: Patrix

Patrix — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:34:11 +0000

Dizzy after watching The West Wing? LOL! Then you should definitely stay away from The Bourne Ultimatum, Children of Men, Cloverfield, and The Blair Witch Project, just to name a few :)

By: TV Shows on DVD via Netflix – Part II

TV Shows on DVD via Netflix – Part II — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:02:35 +0000

[...] to my RSS feed or email alerts. Thanks for visiting.Continuing on with my TV on DVD series (Part I), I get into the shows that I really loved; most of which were on premier cable channels like HBO [...]

By: Aditya

Aditya — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:41:10 +0000

Heh. As always, they come with their caveats. They’re not foolproof, but are better than 95% of the other streaming sites in the sense that you get quality + most of the episodes of the top shows.

I watched the first season of the Mentalist, current seasons of Dexter and Curb on this. Right now watching Fringe.

By: Patrix

Patrix — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:26:06 +0000

Ok. After lot of installing, uninstalling, logging in & out, it seems to work. Now if I watch episodes 1-4 and the 5th one fails, I’m coming to get you.

By: Aditya

Aditya — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:33:54 +0000

It’s safe. It’s a javascript plugin that’s safe. And as long as you have Adblock plus, there are no annoying popups or anything. Every DivX link on that site is quality (you have high quality DivX or 720p HD on select shows). I think with their latest updated plugin there’s a bug (due to DivX player upgrade) even that’s fixed if you follow their Intel Mac specific instructions.

By: Patrix

Patrix — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:13:37 +0000

I just hook up my Mac to our TV (via HDMI) and it does the same job as Roku would albeit a little clumsily. I’m waiting on Netflix to switch to online streaming significantly to justify a dedicated box otherwise it just adds to the clutter near my TV.

I’ve heard of Ninjavideo.net. I just gave me some weird message about allowing complete access to my computer; something beyond what I’ve seen on other streaming sites so I didn’t venture further. So you are saying, it is safe to let it access and install anything it needs?

It is less about seeda-saadha than about getting quality content. Although I admit I prefer it the legal way coz I’ve been cited once (twice shy etc.) but trying too hard and struggling through grainy unreliable streams is just not worth it. Anyway, there are more shows than the time I have to watch them so I choose my battles.

By: Aditya

Aditya — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:26:36 +0000

Edit: Of course, I stream them on an Xbox 360. But Roku works just as well.

By: Aditya

Aditya — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:25:44 +0000

If you don’t have a box (with a Netflix streaming functionality such as Roku, Xbox 360) I suggest you get one. Roku is worth it; my friend has one. Many of the recent shows stream in 720p HD quality. I watched the first 3 seasons of Weeds on it, as well as the first 4 seasons of Lost.

Also, why wait till next year for Season 4 of Dexter? This season has been fantastic. Ever heard of Ninjavideo.net? They stream 720p versions of shows on DivX – (PC World have included them in the top sites for TV Shows / movies!).

But I suppose you are obviously going to be the seedha-saadha type and go with the legal route. :)

By: Ms

Ms — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:45:51 +0000

I get dizzy watching the shaky, moving camera work. Hence the avoidance of WestWing , Arr Dev . I felt queasy even watching for a few minutes, lolz!! This has meant I avoid Office and Parks-Rec also though I enjoyed the Brit version of Office.

By: Ash

Ash — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:11:32 +0000

No no, I don’t recommend Tudors! It’s crap compared to Rome ,but good timepass :)

By: Patrix

Patrix — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:51:03 +0000

Never watched Damages and Law & Order is far too episodic to watch consecutively. Frequent change of characters means you can pick it up from any season. Criminal Intent is more fun now coz of its quirky detectives.

The Wire was, by far, the best show I have seen and yeah I agree about the subtitles :) But that’s what makes it so good – original and raw.

By: Patrix

Patrix — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:48:59 +0000

Agree about 30 Rock although I was never into The Office (I know); maybe someday after the series ends on TV.

We’ve just started watching Lost and although it is engrossing, it isn’t as gripping as I thought it to be; perhaps too much expectations. And by your capitalization, I assume that’s a spoiler?

Rome was awesome and if you are interested, Tudor is something Ash enjoys too; if you are into historical dramas.

By: Patrix

Patrix — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:46:14 +0000

We’ve finished three seasons of Dexter and are not subscribed to Showtime so have to wait until next year for the season that is currently running. But yeah, Season 3 wasn’t as great as the first two which were awesome. We plan on getting to Weeds someday.

And I love The West Wing and Arr.Dev for the same reasons you hate it :) and we don’t let critics decision affect our choices. We can always stop watching a series if it doesn’t interest us.

By: Patrix

Patrix — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:43:19 +0000

No ad breaks and marathon sessions make watching TV on DVD all the more fun. And you can follow the story arc too and not just random episodes.

By: Vaibhav Patle

Vaibhav Patle — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:28:11 +0000

I have been doing this for a while now. Watched LOST (Season 1-4) on Netflix and now started season 5.
Some other good series are “Damages”, “Arrested Development” and “Law and Order”.

Also, do remember to turn on subtitles while watching “The Wire”. It is one of the most amazing series ever made and I felt really bad when I finished all of them.

After reading your review, I have to start “Rome” and “West Wing” soon.

By: Supremus

Supremus — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:15:41 +0000

Amongst the newer comedies, 30 Rock and The Office definitely take the cake. Agree with Aditya about Friday Night Lights – the first season was especially tremendous. We need to start watching episodes on netflix too – have been wanting to watch Rome for quite a while but have not got to it… btw, LOST rocked all seasons if you follow it to the T hehe.

By: Ms

Ms — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:52:26 +0000

I watched some of the shows on Hbo as they were playing and it was agony to wait for the next episode. Sopranos was my fave and best to watch in order, back to back episodes, quite a Mumbai feel and some plot lines were quite comical.
I would also recommend Weeds if you haven’t seen it though the newer seasons are kinda bakwas!! Dexter lost it’s way but is back to good standards.
Others on that list are hit and miss – Arr Dev hated the docu feel. West wing too much walk-talk , and it was even spoofed on Snl. Lost was terrible in season 3/4. The rest of the series were claimed to be acclaimed by critics but I claim they don’t deserve acclaim!