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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:Simply by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Informative

    No ST cartoon.

  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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    "Save the whales, feed the hungry, free the mallocs" -- author unknown
  4. Re:In related news... by mblase · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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.

    Sums it up nicely. For years we've been complaining that we'd gladly pay a reasonable fee for unlimited streaming, and not only does Netflix finally deliver that, it does it on more internet-enabled devices than any other provider.

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

    I wasn't blaming Microsoft, I was blaming Netflix, and the various copyright holders that control them. Your own Roku example illustrates that there's no technical limitation to streaming on Linux (Roku, IIRC, runs Linux). I already have a nice HTPC running Linux. As you point out, I could by another piece of hardware to enable me to spend more money to subscribe to Netflix, but frankly, it's just not worth it to me. If someone expects me to be their customer, they should treat me like a customer, not like a pariah.

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    "Save the whales, feed the hungry, free the mallocs" -- author unknown