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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).

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  1. Netflix works on linux by h4rr4r · · Score: 4, Informative

    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    Way to be out of date slashdot.

  2. Re:linux ppl love to sell out by The+Mighty+Buzzard · · Score: 4, Informative

    Even worse, look at the editor bitching about Netflix not working on Linux when it's a solved problem.

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    Violence is like duct tape. If it doesn't solve the problem, you didn't use enough.
  3. Re:JMS... by PortHaven · · Score: 4, Informative

    JMS was JMS before Java Messaging Service. And probably has more internet acclaim than java messaging does as well.

    Dang, JMS was on GEnie yes, before the world wide web was even popular. Hell, JMS predates Java itself

    Sorry your failed at your nerdiness...

  4. Re:linux ppl love to sell out by JackieBrown · · Score: 4, Informative

    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.