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All Star Trek TV Coming To Netflix

Posted by timothy on from the hulu-minus dept.

tekgoblin writes "This is great news for all the Star Trek fans out there. Starting in July, every episode from every Star Trek series will be available for Instant Watch over Netflix. Right now Star Trek TOS is available for Instant Watch, and the movies, but that's all. Soon it will all be here for our viewing pleasure."

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  1. Re:In my daughter's word(s) by mikael_j · · Score: 3, Interesting

    That's a highly subjective opinion.

    My personal ranking is:

    1. ST:DS9 - I liked that it had a large overarching plot
    2. ST:TNG - It's a classic
    3. ST:Voy - Yes, it had plenty of lame bits but at least it wasn't as shitty as Enterprise...
    4. ST:Ent - The best description I've heard of this is "If you just make it through the first two seasons it gets better..."
    5. ST:TOS - It may be a classic but it's still crappy by today's standards, and Spock frequently makes appeals to logic which are actually purely emotional
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  2. Re:In related news... by GrumpySteen · · Score: 5, Interesting

    > Not sure what netflix has over my NAS

    1) It's legal.
    2) The studios that produced the shows get some revenue which correlates to the level of interest people have in Star Trek, which encourages them to produce more material.
    3) Netflix gets some revenue, which correlates to the level of interest people have in Star Trek and encourages them to continue providing Star Trek and maybe other sci-fi series.
    4) The actors who worked on the series get some money via residuals, making Star Trek seem like a decent career move for other actors.
    5) Paying $8 a month isn't a hardship and you're contributing to our culture by paying those who produce our entertainment rather than leeching and not giving back for what you receive.

  3. Re:In related news... by theCoder · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Unfortunately, as a Linux user, I am not allowed to stream Netflix because of their (or the studios) rampant paranoia. So I am not a Netflix customer. I guess having less customers is better than someone maybe copying the stream.

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