---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote :
I use Chromecast too, casting to my 55" LED panel. Amazon and VUDU and sometimes Hulu+ with my BD player. The VUDU app has problems with Chromecast and Hulu+ will try to show "selected" ads in HD and freeze for a few seconds. That doesn't happen with the BD player where they stream only SD commercials and then the show in 720p. Some shows on Hulu+ like "Blacklist" can be 1080p on Chromecast. This may come as a surprise to those who know me only here on ffl as a Humanist and kinda poetic. Bhairitu - i understand everything you're saying about the interaction of these technologies. Just let me know if you have a question or two that I can help with. See you, d On 09/23/2014 04:41 PM, danfriedman2002 wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> mailto:noozguru@... wrote : I have Netflix streaming only. I was finding most things I wanted on disc could be more conveniently picked up at a Redbox kiosk at my convenience and I don't rent discs enough to keep the Netflix disc subscription. There are 11 RB kiosks in about a 3 mile radius and two just a couple blocks away. Sunday night Netflix was misbehaving. It may have been due to many of the Bay Area football fans hitting Netflix to watch something after the two local teams lost their games earlier. So I rented "The Zero Theorem" streaming instead on VUDU. As with many of Gilliam's films you wonder WTF you just watched when finished. Also "The Sacrament" was not served well last night. Not sure why as supposedly Netflix did a deal with AT&T too but sometimes Monday and Tuesday can be bad on NF WI. Which makes you wonder why VUDU HDX at about 10 mbps played fine. I also don't rent much for performances and story is my main interest. I spend much of the day working on a computer and thus using my eyes for close reading. Hence it's relaxing for my eyes to watch something on the "panel" (replacing that old term "tube") than reading a book. Have you seen "Utopia" (not the US reality show but the UK series)? HBO got rights to make a US version. I own the all region Bluray which won't play on my Sony player but does my Samsung. Unfortunately I've read where the just completed season 2 won't be released on BD because sales for the season 1 BD were disappointing. Season one on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA-tpe4AeN58Ieaec0c_t7om2lSfLfmLY https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA-tpe4AeN58Ieaec0c_t7om2lSfLfmLY Dear Bhairitu, Utopia looks great. I will watch it, and if i like it, let you know ('speak only the sweet truth'). Your post reminds me how the tricks and traps of Technology/Content Companies can tie us in knots. For example, I subscribe to both Netfix disks and streaming (on Chromecast). I need both beacuse there's more titles available in disk, but not all. So they got me 2X. I don't watch any on the 'panel' all cast to big flatscreen. I too am saving my eyes, as I love to read. The Netflix/AT&T Scam is interesting... On 09/23/2014 03:47 PM, danfriedman2002 wrote: Dear Bhairitu, I think you can reserve the disks of "The Honorable Woman" on Netflix, I just did. I figured that Mr Wright owed me a reco in return for my reco of "Spiral". ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> mailto:noozguru@... wrote : "The Honorable Woman" played on Sundance which requires one of those "archaic" TV services to view. "Ray Donovan" requires a Showtime subscription and even though they have an app it won't play over a TV like HBO GO does. I saw the "Forever" pilot (it was actually previewed before the series began) but was weary of the network it's on and the hook. Just seems like showrunners keep trying to come up with "weird stuff" or "me toos" to get greenlit. On 09/23/2014 01:20 PM, TurquoiseBee turquoiseb@... mailto:turquoiseb@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: I didn't ignore your mention of "The Sacrament," Bhairitu. I duly looked it up on IMDB and decided I didn't want to spend 90+ minutes there. :-) Just differences in where we wanna spend our time, not a judgment per se. As for "The Blacklist," however, I watched the teaser they made to suck people into the series for season two, and it improved my appreciation of how fuckin' good the series was in season one. James Spader has just been *beyond* wonderful as a character actor in this series, which also features some of the best action scenes on TV these days, with by far the largest cast. I admit to never having caught the American version of "The Bridge" wave, but if I get the time to dive into a new series (work, work, work...fulfilling, but it fucks up one's viewing schedule), I'll check it out, because you keep commenting positively on it, and others do as well. I'm somewhat curious about a new series called "Forever." I've seen the pilot, and will keep watching for a while because if you've got to watch a series about a guy who can't die, the guy should at least be cool. The star of this series is way cool. There is also another series I'm undecided on, except that I'm now 5 episodes into it and I'm *still* undecided on it. It's a BBC America production called "Intruders," and it's about a kinda secret cult that lives forever by temporarily taking over the bodies of others. I am still watching because after four episodes I still wasn't quite sure what was going on. I like that kinda ballsiness when dealing with American audiences. "Ray Donovan" is finishing up its current season, and I haven't seen the final episode so I can't comment, but it's held my interest all the way through. I'm going to give "Gotham" a shot *not* because it's based on the DC comic book world (to which I'm a tad averse), but because of Donal Logue. He became one of my favorite actors in "The Tao Of Steve" and in "Terriers," and I hope he does well in this series. I don't know when or whether "The Honourable Woman" will become available in North America, but when it does you really should consider watching it. I still consider it the best series I've managed to catch this year. Loved the opening episode of "The Knick," but haven't had a chance to follow up on it yet. Lost interest in "Extant," but will probably finish watching season one when I get a chance. Haven't caught up with the new episodes of "Utopia" yet. I'm still following "Outlander," but I will save commentary on that one for a later post, just because... From: "Bhairitu noozguru@... mailto:noozguru@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 9:41 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A little cult movie 4 you Movie or TV recs are meant to spur other suggestions for titles. Along that line for the cable cutters "Blacklist" season 2 is now available on Hulu and Hulu+ as is the pilot for "Gotham". And I suspect as soon as the FX season 2 of "The Bridge" finishes Hulu will post season 2 of the Swedish version.... again since they accidentally had it available for awhile in May. On 09/23/2014 10:08 AM, danfriedman2002 wrote: "The Sacrament" is available for the Netflixers here. One of the better cult movies ever made: Bhairitu, I hope I'm not hijacking your thread, but another Netflix to stream is the French series "Spiral". I had recommended it to Barry; as he was looking for something new, and I thought he might enjoy this police thriller. Seems like he hasn't yet written a review. Well all I'll say is that it deserves more attention than any Sam Harris novel. It's a story about Karma and Dharma. Thus the title. Don't want to spoil it for you, so do yourself a favor and WATCH IT!
