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JMS and Wachowskis Teaming Up for New Netflix Funded Scifi Series
Via Engadget, comes a press release that might bring joy to fans of science fiction dismayed by years without any new scifi shows: "Continuing its quest to sate subscribers' appetites with a flow of original content, Netflix has announced a new original series, Sense8. Due in late 2014, it's being developed by the Wachowskis of The Matrix, V for Vendetta, Cloud Atlas and Speed Race fame, as well as J. Michael Straczynski, creator of Babylon 5. Details are thin, but the press release promises a gripping global tale of minds linked and souls hunted with a ten episode run for its first season."
Hopefully it'll end up available on DVD eventually, for us poor GNU/Linux users who are not worthy enough for Netflix (or: to any Netflix engineers reading, make it work).
so 95% of the world won't be able to see it...
(america's isolationism at it's prime right here)
When did Netflix become a production company? What's next, becoming an ISP?
That group of bovine standing over there appears quite portentous. That's right it's an ominous cow herd.
Someone clearly didn't get the memo. Neflix on Linux is dead simple to run now. Here is a video for noobs that breaks it all down: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfte5su5DIA
Install and enjoy!
Netflix has been working in wine for quite a while.
http://www.iheartubuntu.com/2012/11/netflix-on-ubuntu-is-here.html
Way to be out of date slashdot.
Hopefully it'll end up available on DVD eventually, for us poor GNU/Linux users who are not worthy enough for Netflix (or: to any Netflix engineers reading, make it work).
No smart phone, game system, smart TV, blu-ray player, tablet?
Google Netflix on Ubuntu there's a YouTube video of how to get it working. Its just 3 lines of code to copy and paste. I'm not a programmer or any way comfortable with the terminal and I have it working.
Huh, that's going to be one seriously polished series.
Ezekiel 23:20
So just going from past history...
JMS = doesn't really start to hit his stride until the second season.
Wachowskis = each part of an episodic thing they work on is worse than the one that came before
So either the strengths of one will compensate for the weaknesses of the other, or it's going to start out as on okay show with some promise but a lot of problems to overcome and then go downhill from there.
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While I understand that this is slashdot, and that these sort of conversations are the norm here, why did the article blurb about the TV show have to be followed up with some snip at getting free software ways to play it? Why is that important to add?
I mean, slashdot talks about mobile phones all the time (recently the samsung galaxy has been all over the headlines) and yet the open source gab is not there in the summary. What about the Tesla Model S electric car, which has been dominating headlines too? There's dozens or possibly of hundreds of non-free non-accessible encumbered firmwares in that car, and nobody's adding a sentence to the end of that
I think the main issue I have with it is that the little sentence at the end is mainly _whining_ and there's no actual recourse given as to what one can do about it. But it's slashdot, so that flies here.
It's good if politics interests knows and you have a decent attention span. You do have to pay attention to the show, but I've watched the series to the end and I think it's was worth it. Everything fits together at the end.
Nowadays, we already have the tool to make it better than netflix.
We just need some tool on the browser (using Silverlight and Monolight [1]) as a plugin or a website. The website and plugin must not store any file, so it will not be subject to DMCA.
Then you can use magnetic links like this:
example.com/magnet:?xt=urn:btih:adb526f76cef1f631dfb74728ac7c5f4a54acab9&dn=The+code+linux&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.istole.it%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.ccc.de%3A80
The plugin/website will start download using Monotorrent[2]; It will appear not those fancy torrent download progress bars but a simple one like netflix;
No commercial ads, no bullshit.
The website/plugin will start streaming the main file as soon as its available (and there are many way to determine that), look for subtitles, and PLAY the movie.
example.com/$magnetic-links -> PLAY!
Like Magic!
That the way you do a website/plugin DMCA complaint. As EASY for the USER as NETFLIX, WITH A FAR BETTER AND LARGE DISTRIBUTED CONTENT STORAGE.
[1]: http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight
[2]: http://www.monotorrent.com/
I heard that "Lilyhammer" was supposedly Netflix exclusive but there were scene releases available immediately, for everyone whose money Netflix had said no to (e.g. all-Linux houses like mine). Was I wrong that it was exclusive (i.e., the scene got the video from somewhere else) or has Netflix been cracked?
I've been looking forward to Arrested Development season 4, and this thing (or at least its first episode; Lilyhammer turned out to be pretty boring and I stopped watching after two or three episodes) might be worth a watch too. I've assumed that Netflix' staunch position of "fuck you, don't pay me," (dudes, I think you're misquoting Ray Liotta) won't matter (we'll be able to get the video in spite of Netflix not wanting to do business) but maybe I'm wrong. Am I?
Who still watches netflix on their computers, anyways? At least half the blu-ray players on the market today can play netflix out of the box. Every major game console can as well. Quite a few TVs have it built-in now, too. Why on earth would you want to watch it on your computer?
Damn_registrars has no butt-hole. Damn_registrars has no use for a butt-hole.
Well you may need to see your doctor for a potential ADD diagnosis. House of Cards was one of the best shows I have seen recently. Admittedly, you need to pay attention, and this is obviously made hard for the average viewer as the explanations that make everything obvious are limited to a minimum, and there are no shootings or gory deads in the first 30 seconds of each episode. Oh and yes, there are no protagonists to root for and everybody is a bad guy (i kind a like this). This is probably the worst offense to the years of conditioning that Hollywood has provided to the viewing audiences.
so 95% of the world won't be able to see it...
I'd say the chances are quite good that production will be co-financed through partnerships with other networks and services.
Honestly, it sounds ... well, it has potential anyway. I seriously enjoyed three of the four movies mentioned (let's just play pretend and say that fourth one never happened, mmmkay?)
Fringe is over after a good run, V was canceled just as it was getting really good and there's not much else out there I can find with as much character depth.
Bring it on!
Even worse, look at the editor bitching about Netflix not working on Linux when it's a solved problem.
Violence is like duct tape. If it doesn't solve the problem, you didn't use enough.
I like how Netflix delivered "House of Cards" in one shot. That's how TV shows should be. No more Neilsen ratings crap. There are SO many great shows that were axed because of prime-time competition. I hope this model will work and become the norm for TV entertainment and kill those NBC/CBS/ABC/ and other networks.
I have two htpc's (AMD A-10 and A-8 and Linux Mint 14 KDE). One at home and one at work. Watch online content, Netflix, Hulu and play Stream. With 700+ dvd's who needs a BluRay player? Skipped right over it to all digital. Thanks....
by TheSpoom (715771) Uncaring Linux user here. I have nothing to add to this but please continue. *munches popcorn*
The Java Message Service is teaming up with the Wachowskis? That's going to make for a strange movie. (Seriously... stop using acronyms for peoples' names. We get enough without that.)
As a cable TV boycotter, all I can say is :
"All good as long as cable companies do not make a cent of it)
Maurice W. Hilarius Voice: (778) 347-9907
There were several new shows in the past years. Not many made it though..
From memory, and the amount of scifi might be discussed but in no particular order:
Threshold, Werehouse 13, Defying Gravity, Lost, Person of Interest, Revolution, FlashForward, Eureka, The Event, Fringe, Alcatraz, Stargate Universe, Continuum, Heroes, V (the new one), Dollhouse..
Harald
You either have gigabit internet, or don't mind recompressed video quality. Some of us don't have that kind of bandwidth and appreciate a good picture.
Is it really proper to say, "of Cloud Atlas and Speed Racer fame"?
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i got bored after 30 minutes
I'm sure that's why they hired the Wachowskis, they need shows to appeal to those with no taste. It's too bad they couldn't land Michael Bay for you.
"From the depths of my skeptical and rationalist soul, I ask the Lord to protect me from California touchie-feeliedom."
Once again some idiot is confusing Linux users at large with RMS.
A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.
I hope.
I'm not sure... are you angry that there's a spam problem, or that it keeps beating you out for the first post?
Makes me set my expectations low, if religious mystery is already communicated in such prominent a line. As much as I liked B5, JMS's embracing of everything religious and metaphysical was in my opinion the most annoying aspect of the series. Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to find out whether my prejudice will be proven right or wrong!
The Spam problem has been somewhat annoying, and when I saw the opportunity to keep the bot from locking in the first spot I jumped on it. And then followed up with an on-topic reply to self to give the community a place to comment guaranteed to be above the bot. It appears to be working.
That group of bovine standing over there appears quite portentous. That's right it's an ominous cow herd.
Most BD players these days are as cheap as dedicated streamers and have exactly the same apps that you would want from the dedicated appliances.
A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.
If by "solved" you mean that a software engineer grad student and his pocket protector stand an even chance of knocking it out in a spare weekend then yes my good sir, that problem is solved.
The sad part is that the attitudes of the characters in the series are probably realistic.
Seriously, can we film a Sci Fi series somewhere other than the desert southwest and British Columbia. How about space? You know, the nothing that takes 99.99999% of the universe. Sorry executives, good scifi requires some actual sci and that costs money. Stop being such accountants and actually imagine something for a change.
Even if you can't get Netflix working under Linux, you can always buy an AppleTV or Roku box for under $100 and run Netflix on that. The experience is superior anyway, no plugins or updates, Netflix runs really well and you can easily attach it to any TV.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
No constant reminders of what has happened and trailers of what is going to happen? I might just have to check it out.
You may think me a tired, old, cynic. I'd have to disagree about the tired bit.
Yep because everything is either plastic disks or streaming over the internet.
Nobody would rip blurays on their computer (or pirate raw bluray files) and store them in their HTPC's media library unrecompressed (or recompressed much more gently than either typical "1080p" streaming rubbish or scene downloads).
You put three links, none of which take you to the person who did it.
What's currently running in the U.S. is just a remake of a BBC series from 1990. Naturally it doesn't really eflect Washington in 2013.
" might bring joy to fans of science fiction dismayed by years without any new scifi shows:"
If you can't find new scifi shows, you aren't looking.
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In what was does a BD with a dedicated 'streamer' Magically increase the person bandwidth?
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If by "solved" you mean that a software engineer grad student and his pocket protector stand an even chance of knocking it out in a spare weekend then yes my good sir, that problem is solved.
Assuming most people can copy/paste, it is extremely easy.
Open a terminal from the menu and paste "sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ehoover/compholio" Enter your password when prompted. Then "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install netflix-desktop"
It is now installed in your programs menu.
I really don't see how this is more difficult then installing in windows.
Not everyone runs Ubuntu. I wouldn't consider it solved until it's an easily installed package on most or all of the major distros.
And the masses cried out, "09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0!"
Jeremiah no thanks ...that was utter crud crap....this just sounds like a bunch a people broke cause they spend to much money looking to cash in again...like season 5 and crusade and the last 2 matrix movies.
good luck cause obviously no one else is wanting them either.
seriously the indiana jones moves do all you want and xfiles ...trying to merge the two with whom they had ...sorry didnt work and i could hardly watch 2 eps let alone the 3 i did
Zombies attack Vampires while the Transformers and Supergrandpa look on in the 25th century. Can't wait. Sci fi has been a lost art for eons now.
Wuddooeyeno? IITYWYBMAD? Like nuts? eclecticallyincorrect.com
Freedom is what causes it to be non-crap. If it weren't free, the controlling entity would turn it against the users to make it crap.
Freedom doesn't indicate quality, but lots of anecdotes suggest it might be a requirement for quality. I mean the user having a quality experience, not the fundamental technical architecture. For example, a QNX system, which is non-free, may be technically excellent in every way. But the reason someone might use QNX, is that the licensing would allow them to use it to build a product which works against the user. So you'd get well-operating crap: something which (unlike Windows) actually works, but works to harm its user (like Windows).
What OS do you think is in all those BluRay players that have Netflix?
Things I own that will run Netflix.
My android phone. My android tablet. The blu-ray player in the living room. The blu-ray player in the bedroom. The xbox. The Wii.
I don't see how running linux would stop any common person from using it. It's virtually everywhere.
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The CEO of Netflix is Reed Hastings.
Reed Hastings is also on the board of directors of Microsoft.
Why do you think they switched to silverlight?
I run several flavors of Linux at home and work and am disappointed that Netflix doesn't work natively under Linux. Rather than fudging around with a virtual machine or trying to get things working under Wine, I walked into my local electronics store and paid $70 for a nice blu-ray, internet enabled player. A Smart TV box. I now watch Netflix, Amazon Prime, Youtube and more without taking a hit on my laptop performance.
If you're not running the "Linux for human beings" distro, then I would operate under the assumption that you know what you're doing enough to adapt the instructions to your distro of choice.
I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it! --Longbottle
Not to mention expensive to do properly.
You have to postulate working anti-gravity without acknowledging the ramifications of that technology. Or spend more on wirework and/or CGI than can be coped with by a standard show's budget.
And you have to find plots that haven't been done before. Without resorting to reversing the polarity of the neutron flow or getting this cheese to Sickbay. There's what, about 800 episodes of Trek in all its incarnations, plus Galactica old and new, Babylon 5, and stuff that only made very short runs, S:AAB, Space Rangers etc.
All the science fiction from the last decade I can think of is earth-based, and I don't think it's because it's easier or cheaper to make, although it probably is. I think much of it is because any time someone comes up with an idea for a space-based series, it just sounds like Star Trek, The Nth Generation, or Babylon 6.
Of course if you're on Debian.
yum,rpm,zypper,emerge.... not so easy.
If they want my money they are.
HAL 7000, fewer features than the HAL 9000, but just as homicidal!
Hopefully it'll end up available on DVD eventually, for us poor GNU/Linux users who are not worthy enough for Netflix (or: to any Netflix engineers reading, make it work).
You know, I get netflix on a bunch of embedded systems in my house - one TV, two refurbished blue-ray players I got from Woot! I'd be surprised if none ran Linux. Oh, and my kindle fire gets it, it's Android, so ... Linux.
Really, you felt an article about a new show was improved with a "pity me, I'm persecuted because I use Linux" whine? It's like complaining that your electric toothbrush doesn't run Linux, but you hope Colgate will fix it. I love Linux, doesn't mean that I expect one tool to do everything. Well, Perl, but that's a different story. (And a quick search on CPAN shows WWW::Netflix::API. I'm scared.) Buck up, put out a good story, and if you're editorial doesn't add to it, leave it out.
Circling back around, I was just thinking about rewatching B5 again, it's been a couple of years. I'm looking forward to this, I wonder how long it will take to produce and when it will come out.
LITTLE GIRL: But which cookie will you eat FIRST? C. MONSTER: Me think you have misconception of cookie-eating process.
More to the point, hopefully it comes out on DVD so that the >95% of the world that does not live in the USA gets to watch it as well! All of this wonderful new content being exclusive to the internet streaming services is a real blow for most of the denizens of our fine planet, as they cannot access any of it!
once again the rest of the world gets fucked.
> or: to any Netflix engineers reading, make it work
Because only trivial numbers of sci-fi fans use Linux, and only trivial numbers of sci-fi Linux fans know how to use torrents when they can't get it legally, even though, as engineers, they can easily afford it and want to to support it.
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I get an excellent HD picture with a 20 Mbps connection. Gigabit internet is not necessary.