Proposal for a new DU Group: Netflix Streaming Videos & DVDs.

[elocs]

Proposed mission statement (open for discussion and/or change): discussion of Netflix streaming videos and dvds, suggestions for videos to view, discussion of any problems related to Netflix streaming videos or dvds, and discussion of devices (such as the Roku set-top box) used to view Netflix streaming videos.

At least 10 DU members with donor stars must respond in this thread and agree to be active participants in the new group. Members must agree upon a mission statement in this thread and then an Administrator will be contacted to consider the request for this new group.

I regularly read posts here about Netflix streaming videos asking about video suggestions or giving them. I thought I'd propose a group to see if there is enough interest to sustain a group specifically about Netflix and particularly the streaming video. I've found Netflix streaming video along with getting the physical dvds to be about the best bang for an entertainment dollar that I have ever gotten and I think that others would agree. So let's see what happens.

[texanwitch]

1. Count me in.

It is nice to have a Netflix forum.

There is so much to watch.

[Inchworm]

2. Yay! I'm in

I'll be a little scared to open threads once it is going.

I hope there is a **SPOILER** clause ;)

:thumbsup:

[elocs]

3. That certainly could be added to an agreed upon mission statement. n/t

[JonLP24]

4. Sure

I have some questions and look forward to a forum so others could give an answer.

[elocs]

5. That's 4 down and 6 more to go. n/t

[Dappleganger]

6. Please do!

Count me in!

[alphafemale]

7. Sure. Sounds like a good idea.

:hi:

[travelingtypist]

8. Count me in.

I keep having to resinstall Silverlight and would love a dedicated place to vent about it...

[Terra Alta]

9. I think this is a great idea! nt

[blogslut]

10. I support starting the forum

But I am an extremely lazy person and therefore, am unable to promise that I will be an active participant.

PS: I think Netflix Instant might be down at this time, which totally pisses me off. :hi:

[elocs]

15. I just finished watching a streaming movie called "The Crazies".

It listed as Horror/Zombies, but it was kind of interesting.

"When a plane crashes in a small town, a secret biological weapon is released. As the toxic substance infiltrates the local water system, some residents become gravely ill, while others descend into homicidal madness."

[flvegan]

11. If it's Netflix and porn, I'm in.

:evilgrin:

Nah, kidding. I'm in.

[madinmaryland]

19. Vegan porn?? Carrots and Venus flytraps??

:hide:

[flvegan]

21. That's classified.

[nolabear]

12. I'm definitely in favor. Count me in.

[demmiblue]

13. Count me in!

:hi:

[sarge43]

14. I'm for it. n/t

[elocs]

16. We've got our 10 members, now to settle on a mission statement.

My suggestion:

Proposed mission statement (open for discussion and/or change): discussion of Netflix streaming videos and dvds, suggestions for videos to view, discussion of any problems related to Netflix streaming videos or dvds, and discussion of devices (such as the Roku set-top box) used to view Netflix streaming videos.

Something more simple, or something added. This is likely to be mostly about the streaming video, but I didn't want to exclude the dvds because sometimes there is something special going on there as well.

Suggestions about the mission statement are encouraged.

[travelingtypist]

17. Looks good as-is as far as I'm concerned.

Succinct and inclusive.

[texanwitch]

18. Looks good to me.

I am watching Route 66 on dvd now.

The dvd part is important.

I mostly watch the streaming, but some shows are on dvd.

[elocs]

20. I'm going to get the dvd for the streaming Harry Nilsson video I recommended

for all the extras on it. Sometimes you can get all the episodes in a series except for a couple only available on dvd. I watched 6 seasons of "Have Gun, Will Travel" and only the Christmas episode from the first year was missing and only available on dvd. So the dvd part of Netflix is an important aspect of it all as well.

[texanwitch]

23. I finally finished watching Have Gun Will Travel, that took awhile.

Excellent show, not a typical western for its day.

[elocs]

29. It took me awhile too, but I watched one episode after another.

I couldn't really remember too many episodes in particular even though as a kid our local tv station was a CBS affiliate.

I do remember getting for Christmas the Paladin gun and holster as well as the "Have Gun, Will Travel" cards. They would probably be worth some money today if I still had them in decent condition, but my toys were to play with just like my old records were to actually play and my comics were to read and not to put away in plastic bags.

[texanwitch]

34. I don't remember any of the shows either, the show was more adult.

All I could remember was the opening of the show with the gun play.

I might have received one the show's guns.

I remember getting a really nice gun and holster for Christmas.

There was something like 39 shows per season.

Good show.

[elocs]

43. It's amazing how many shows used to comprise a season compared to today. n/t

[texanwitch]

44. The actors back then worked really hard making whole those episodes.

I have all the Man from UNCLE dvd's, lots of episodes to watch.

OK, I still have a thing for Illya.

I had everything UNCLE sold, a few things I still have.

[siligut]

24. Can the MS include other streaming avenues, like Hulu?

Or Amazon-video on demand? Like, right now, PBS has all three Sherlock Masterpiece videos up for watching. http://video.pbs.org/video/1618636168/#result

[texanwitch]

25. That would be ok with me.

I watch Hulu and Fancast also.

Youtube has Midnight Cowboy in 11 parts.

[elocs]

31. See post #28 where I expanded the mission statement to make it more inclusive. n/t

[Terra Alta]

26. Sounds good to me.

I'm always on the lookout for new videos/DVDs to watch.. of course, this will only serve to feed my Netflix addiction even more...

[Inchworm]

27. A **spoiler** clause?

Somehow asking that subject lines have **spoiler** in it if too much info is shared?

Just an idea.

:)

[elocs]

30. I edited my post #28 to include a spoiler warning.

One might assume that would be a given, but as usual, anytime you assume things you get into trouble.

[JonLP24]

40. I don't have any issues

I never read those things anyways.

[jannyk]

22. I want in on this - please!

We no longer have cable/satellite and now 'stream' everything through Roku. I think the new group is a brilliant idea!

[elocs]

28. How about this as the group: Online Video Streaming.

Mission Statement: A group for the discussion of online video streaming from such sources as Netflix, Hulu, Fancast and others. In conjunction this discussion would include dvds from Netflix as well as devices used to stream video such as the Roku set-top boxes or BluRay players and others. Spoiler warnings required for too much information given about a particular video in a post.

As a group title this would be more inclusive than just Netflix along with the mission statement. Or would I technically have to keep the original title since that was the one approved? If that were the case the original group title could be kept with the mission statement expanding upon it.

[siligut]

32. Sounds good!

This is such a great idea, thank you.

[Inchworm]

33. Looking good, Elocs!

:yourock:

[NV Whino]

35. Count me in

I've seen more good movies based on suggestions on DU that I wouldn't ordinarily have seen. This would keep it away from the lounge crazies, too.

And, if you haven't seen it – Lovely Bones. Great movie.

[elocs]

37. Not a streaming video, but a good example of a Netflix dvd recommendation.

I think I might have seen this movie because it was directed by Peter Jackson. I have the Netflix one disc out at a time/Blu-Ray so I can check out if a disc is a Blu-Ray that I might want to buy.

The Lovely Bones
2009PG-13 135 minutes

When 14-year-old Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) is murdered, she watches from above as her family deals with her tragic death -- and as her killer prepares to strike again. Torn between vengeance and healing, Susie's loved ones are forever changed. Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz star in Peter Jackson's adaptation of Alice Sebold's riveting, best-selling novel; Susan Sarandon and Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci co-star.

Cast:
Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon, Michael Imperioli, Amanda Michalka, Thomas McCarthy, Nikki SooHoo, Reece Ritchie

Director:
Peter Jackson

Genres:
Drama, Crime Dramas, Crime Thrillers, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, Dramas

Based on the Book, Australia/ New Zealand, Paramount Home Entertainment, Blu-ray

This movie is:
Emotional, Dark, Mind-bending, Suspenseful

Format:
DVD and Blu-ray

[cyberswede]

36. I'm in! n/t

[one_voice]

38. Sounds great...

I love Netflix. I agree, great entertainment for the money. Count me in.

[bikebloke]

39. I'm in.

Though I don't view much via streaming. Sometimes, I'll watch the first 5 minutes to see if I want the DVD sent home. The one time I tried watching an entire film on my iMac, the Comcast monopoly had one of its regular dial-up impersonations and lost the connection (bastards).

[elocs]

41. I use the Roku box and I watch all my streaming video on my 50" plasma

and it looks great. I have basic broadband cable with Charter and have never had a movie interrupted. I also use the Roku box when I want to rent a recent streaming video from Amazon and the high def ones do look very good.

Here's the Roku site: http://www.roku.com/roku-products#2

[myrna minx]

42. This is a great idea. Count me in.

:hi:

[elocs]

45. I want to keep this thread up for another evening before applying for approval

so we can get some more discussion or suggestions about the mission statement.

This is the Mission Statement that I proposed in post #28:

Mission Statement: A group for the discussion of online video streaming from such sources as Netflix, Hulu, Fancast and others. In conjunction this discussion would include dvds from Netflix as well as devices used to stream video such as the Roku set-top boxes or BluRay players and others. Spoiler warnings required for too much information given about a particular video in a post.

[Betty88]

46. I'm all for it nt

[Dinger]

47. I'm In

Cool:)

[WolverineDG]

48. I'm in

been using Netflix for years & recently started streaming when there's nothing on TV

dg

[elocs]

49. The streaming video really sealed the deal for me.

Sometimes I kind of struggle to find a disc that I want to get in the mail and I have a good turnaround time. I have one disc out at a time and returned one today and if there were mail tomorrow I would get an email they had received it and then another that they had sent out the next one in my queue which I would get Friday.

[Dappleganger]

50. Are we there yet?

Looking forward to this--we stream netflix using our son's PS3 in one room and a blu-ray player in the main living room. If your'e a tv series watcher this is awesome.

[elocs]

52. I think pretty much. I'll apply for approval tomorrow morning and we'll see what happens.

It's been nice to see how enthusiastic everyone has been about getting this group. It should be an interesting, entertaining, and helpful group. I look forward to it.

[texanwitch]

53. Everyone keep you fingers crossed.

Thanks for doing this elocs.

[elocs]

54. You're welcome. I did suggest it in one thread, so I thought I had better try it.

There are some DU groups that I check out occasionally that have very little activity, but I think this one will likely get threads and posts frequently.

Thanks to all who replied to this thread. Here's to you: :toast: :fistbump: :applause:

[Inchworm]

55. It'll be fun

I find a lot of movie-watching ideas just randomly posted in the Lounge.

I'm an avid "group user" and your persistence will help me hehe. I sometimes think I've watched ALL of Netflix.. then BAM someone mentions something cool!

:applause:

[elocs]

56. I sometimes think the Netflix suggestions that are supposed to help me out

sometimes causes me to miss some good things that I would have never known were there if I hadn't read about them here. And if I don't know what I'm looking for it is hard to do a search on it.

[texanwitch]

57. Same here.

Sometimes I find a show or movie that I really like but I don't post about it.

Now I can, this will be fun.

[gmoney]

51. I'd participate

[elocs]

58. I made the suggestion for this new group this morning & it's now in the hands of the Administrators.

I checked out the Arts and Entertainment section of the DU groups and I have to think that this new group about online video streaming should do very well as far as the number of posts and activity compared to the ones already there. I think the DUers here who have expressed their interest and support of the group are very enthusiastic and I'm sure it will be a great group, helpful to all.

[elocs]

59. The word from Skinner about the proposed group:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=437&topic_id=887&mesg_id=905

We have a few groups that we need to set up.

I will try do get to it early next week.

[TreasonousBastard]

60. I'm in. Missed this the first time around, but it's a great idea.

[elocs]

61. Thanks. Hopefully the group will be up by next weekend.

I just got a good tip for Netflix streaming for Veronica Mars. I'd heard of the series, but never checked it out. Now I'm watching one episode after another which is what I like to do.

[NV Whino]

62. Thanks for the tour, JeffR

Just added it to my instant queue.

[travelingtypist]

63. I sure wish this group was set up.

I've spent the entire weekend watching both seasons of the Sarah Connor Chronicles. I'd be in there just raving about it.