Netflix No More

October 16th, 2016 by

When I bought my Apple TV about six years ago, I subscribed to Netflix streaming as a supplement to the DVD deliveries. Netflix offered a good deal of content from what I considered 1st tier cable channels, Discovery, History, Animal Planet, etc. Netflix even offered content from Starz.

Four years ago, I decided to end my cable television relationship with my service provider, and only have high speed internet. Netflix was a big reason for the ending of cable television, because the catalog of programs was still excellent. Netflix was moving into their own programming as well. Most of the original programming I considered mediocre, but decent to watch. Over the next several years, there were some stand out programs.

About two years ago, Netflix content began changing dramatically. At first Netflix still offered programming from some top tiered channels, but those programs were bundled into “Best of” formats. Then Netflix dropped those shows completely, and offered shows that were similar from 2nd Tier cable channels.

As Netflix began producing more and more of their own programming, the content from what might be competitive channels dropped off entirely. Even programs from 3rd tier cable channels that were marginally watchable, disappeared. “The Vanilla Ice Project” was not bad.

When Netflix original programs that I considered good began to nosedive as well, I was debating whether it was worth keeping. After finishing the sixth season of the Walking Dead, I decided why pay for something I do not watch.

So I joined Hulu. Hulu offers similar selections in programming, and a catalog from top tier cable channels. Hulu will air an episode from a program that is still on going a day or so after it aired. I can put up with commercials for better programming, and lower prices, though I have not yet tried the Hulu original programming. Right now I have watched a few episodes of Deadliest Catch and MythBusters which I missed after I cut cable.

Well, my subscription ends at the end of October, and more than likely, I will not be watching anything on Netflix.