Agents of SHIELD on NETFLIX!

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1

2013 - 22 Episodes

Agent Phil Coulson, seen in action in Marvel's The Avengers, assembles a team of top S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to investigate bizarre threats. More Info

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Amazon Prime is a Worthy Alternative to Netflix

While I am a huge fan of what Netflix does, especially the latest enhancements to the user interface and the coming profile technology so families can share an account with separate viewing lists, Amazon Prime is a great alternative. With Amazon Prime, you get free 2 day shipping on most items Amazon sells, $3.99 overnight shipping and $8.99 overnight to Saturday delivery. Often the 2 day shipping orders placed on Friday or Saturday arrive on Monday even though the official guarantee is 2 business days (Tuesday).

Join Amazon Prime - Watch Over 40,000 Movies

With the link above, you get a free 30 day trial of the service, well worth giving it a shot if only for the 1000s of unlimited TV shows and movies in the Prime video catalog.

Check it out and enjoy!

Netflix - User Profiles and Super HD

For all of the complaints after that time Netflix was going to split into two services, the company really does offer a low-cost service with very cool features. Many people don’t even know that multiple users can login at the same time, allowing people to share accounts. In my family we have two accounts, but there are often times when four streams are going between here and another remote location. Pretty cool, huh?

Well, even cooler is what’s next. Netflix is currently testing user profiles to allow for more personalization. Imagine, you and your kids/roommates/significant other get your own customized recommendations and movie queues!

If only they could do something about my 200+ (and growing) instant queue list, like beam the movies right into my head so I don’t have to get through 100s of hours of entertainment.

Here are some articles about the new feature:

http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/11/netflix-streaming-user-profiles/

Image courtesy of engadget and Netflix

http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/11/netflix-will-launch-multiple-user-profiles-this-summer-to-keep-your-recommendations-pristine/

 

Side note: I’ve finally taken advantage of Super HD - the quality difference on my Roku 3 at 42” in 1080p is amazing! You can read about the Super HD format here and check to see if your provider offers Super HD by clicking this link.

Plex Media Server - Another Way to Access Netflix and Your Personal Media

Whether you are using a Mac, Windows or even Linux computer, Plex Media Server is a great tool for accessing your media throughout your home (and remotely). The system does live transcoding and now supports direct access to Netflix from within the client application.

Plex clients run on iOS, Android, Windows Phone 7, Windows 8, Rokus, LG Smart TVs, Samsung Smart TVs and Google TVs. The user interface is intuitive and easy to learn and a browser bookmarklet lets you add content from sites like Vimeo and YouTube directly to your Plex server library to stream later.

Personal media content on Plex appears much like you would expect on Netflix thanks to various metadata libraries that are used to search for title descriptions, DVD covers and fan art. The system is also capable of accessing Amazon streaming services, custom channels from popular podcasters and iTunes libraries. Support for so-called “UnSupported Applications” offer users the ability to access adult-themed video streaming sites, video games (through system emulators) and other nonstandard content. Note: some of the nonstandard content cannot be viewed on remote devices (like a tablet computer).

The Roku 3 is a perfect way to access the Plex Media Server, in addition to its built-in features that cover most subscription services.

 

Search Netflix from Wikipedia

I never got around to finishing this thing, but it’s a great extension for Mac users of Safari.

This extension is a great way to easily see if the performer or title you are viewing on Wikipedia is available for streaming on Netflix.

Enjoy!

Fanhattan? The cool iOS app is a website too!

If you love movies (which is one good reason to read this blog), you’ll love Fanhattan. You can search the iOS app by movie title, actors, and other key attributes of entertainment to find lists of sites and services where you can watch streaming right away! Sometimes when a movie isn’t available streaming anywhere, you’ll just get links to buy the DVD/Blu-Ray instead.

Using search is simple, just type in letters and watch results appear:

One you choose a program, you are presented with watch now and watch list choices.

You can select the option you want to view a streaming choice. If you have Amazon Prime or Netflix, you can often watch your choices free. If the title you want isn’t available for free streaming, add it to your watch list and you’ll be notified when it is available.

The point of this post: I have a few invites left available. Post a comment or send me a message and I’ll hand them out as long as I’ve got them. To be fair, I’ll be accepting requests through tomorrow and choosing randomly from the requests.

Once you get an account for the web version (at http://fanhattan.com) you’ll also be able to invite people after a short delay.

Enjoy!

 

LOST - Still on Netflix and Today is the #EndofLost Twitter Session!

You can still enjoy Lost on Netflix but today is a great time to enjoy the Twitter feed celebrating the anniversary of the End of Lost!

Tweets about "#EndofLost"

Wanna know when Arrested Development starts EXACTLY?

Wanna know when #ArrestedDevelopment is on? “ANN” to 619-EGG-VEAL (619-344-8325) & you’ll receive a text @ the exact moment of the release!

COME ON!

Arrested Development is coming soon!

We’re less than a week away from the return of Arrested Development, and the folks at Huffington Post have given us a list of the best series moments as picked by the cast themselves!

Check it out here.

There are so many great catch phrases and words that we fans of Arrested Development share amongst ourselves, it is hard for me to pick an all-time favorite, but I must say the Afternoon Delight episode is one of my top choices. As with most AD episodes, the best parts are hard to catch the first time (or even second time) you watch. The background jokes for Afternoon Delight are listed on Wikipedia. The episode is #6 of season 2 on Netflix.

You still have time to start season one on Netflix by clicking the link here or the image below! Get to it!

Netflix Originals vs HBO and other pay channels...

Game of Thrones inspired post:

At this point, I'd much prefer most of these HBO shows be on Netflix (as Netflix originals) - I want to watch a season all at once when the season comes out.

With commercial-free pay TV channels, there's really no reason to play one episode a week other than to give you a reason to subscribe all year.

There's no new Game of Thrones next week, another example of dragging out these short orders of episodes. STUPID.

What do you guys think?