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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2015 18:07:50 GMT -5
I've wanted to watch Scandal since I hear so much about it. I actually set my dvr to record the last two seasons but I didn't watch them because I refuse to start in the middle lol. Maybe I'll figure this gadget thing out if I can start at the beginning on Netflix. Can I do that? Don't laugh, but I'm not even sure how Netflix works. ETA: I just checked and I see I can. I'm kind of laughing at myself now. Pink, do you have a blue ray/DVD player or gaming console (Xbox etc)? You can stream Netflix and Amazon thru either of those. Both have been able to do it for a while now so if either is fairly new you should be able to. No, I have neither. My friends and my kids get exasperated with me because of my "dinosaurs" as they call them. My 15yo (heavy ass) tv works fine and has a crisp, lovely picture, so I haven't replaced it. It was the "top of the line" when I bought it and has a thousand places to plug stuff into it, but it's still old technology. I do have a flat screen in my bedroom, but only because my Mom wanted to sell it and by giving her the money for it, at least I got a tv out of the deal. My 10yo DVD player works fine, so I haven't replaced it. Well, it did the last time I used it, which was who knows how long ago. I've had my Ipod for 8 or 9 years, and my smart phone for over 4 years. Starting to get the picture? I have a hard time replacing things that work. And the thought (and expense) of bringing all my stuff up to date gives me a slight headache. Especially since I don't watch a lot of tv anyway and can live without being "connected" 24/7. The only reason I have a tablet (and Netflix) is because somebody else was trying to bring me into 2015 with gifts. LOL! Thanks for trying to help though.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2015 9:29:38 GMT -5
Not Netflix but since we cut cord we buy Shameless seasons as soon as they are on ITunes and make a weekend of it, that show is deliciously disgusting.
House of cards is the same way, when its out on Netflix we make a weekend of it.
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moneymaven
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Post by moneymaven on Mar 28, 2015 22:18:27 GMT -5
SOA: amazing. I am still mourning the end of that show.
Scandal: I binge watched on Netflix, then I try to keep up as scheduled. Otherwise, I use my parents cable login online and watch on ABC go.
House of Cards: so good.
Same with Blacklist.
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Timberwolf
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Post by Timberwolf on Mar 28, 2015 23:16:21 GMT -5
I hate cliffhangers. The first season of heros - I might have died if I had to wait a week till the next one.... Sometimes - that can backfire. If you don't watch in real time - it can get cancelled. alphas was good - and then it was gone.... Oh no, DH is watching Alphas right now on Netflix and really likes it, I don't think he knows it got cancelled. Do I tell him or not? We will have to finish off our unwached episodes of heros.
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Post by msventoux on Mar 29, 2015 3:53:06 GMT -5
I don't have cable, access to network TV or Netflix, so if I watch any popular series it's probably years after it's gone off the air. I did sign up for Amazon Prime again so I have watched some somewhat newer series. And started watching all seasons of the X-Files again.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Mar 30, 2015 9:00:28 GMT -5
Pink, do you have a blue ray/DVD player or gaming console (Xbox etc)? You can stream Netflix and Amazon thru either of those. Both have been able to do it for a while now so if either is fairly new you should be able to. No, I have neither. My friends and my kids get exasperated with me because of my "dinosaurs" as they call them. My 15yo (heavy ass) tv works fine and has a crisp, lovely picture, so I haven't replaced it. It was the "top of the line" when I bought it and has a thousand places to plug stuff into it, but it's still old technology. I do have a flat screen in my bedroom, but only because my Mom wanted to sell it and by giving her the money for it, at least I got a tv out of the deal. My 10yo DVD player works fine, so I haven't replaced it. Well, it did the last time I used it, which was who knows how long ago. I've had my Ipod for 8 or 9 years, and my smart phone for over 4 years. Starting to get the picture? I have a hard time replacing things that work. And the thought (and expense) of bringing all my stuff up to date gives me a slight headache. Especially since I don't watch a lot of tv anyway and can live without being "connected" 24/7. The only reason I have a tablet (and Netflix) is because somebody else was trying to bring me into 2015 with gifts. LOL! Thanks for trying to help though. It was worth a shot. I have kids so I have an Xbox, and that is pretty much it's main use, streaming stuff. Games cost too much lol I still have more tube tvs than new ones, the only new one belongs to my oldest and he watches TV so little that it's in the living room.
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