{"id":656,"date":"2008-12-29T21:56:34","date_gmt":"2008-12-29T21:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2008\/12\/29\/feedflix-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-netflix\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:19:32","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:19:32","slug":"feedflix-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2008\/12\/29\/feedflix-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"FeedFlix: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"

FeedFlix<\/a> crunches your Netflix data and offers interesting data about your Netflix account, warts and all.<\/p>\n

The good?<\/span> My average movie cost (includes rentals and instant watch) comes to $0.11! <\/p>\n

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\nThe bad?<\/span> A good friend told me he had no interest in the new Battlestar Galactica<\/span><\/a> since he despised the original. After telling how I, too, loathed the original, but really enjoyed the politically subversive new incarnation, he decided to give the show a chance.<\/p>\n

Later in the same conversation with the same friend, he was telling me how much he loved the new Dr. Who<\/span><\/a>. My dislike of Dr. Who<\/span> is well chronicled<\/a>. My friend wisely pointed out that shouldn’t the same logic I used for BG<\/span> apply to the new Dr. Who<\/span>?<\/p>\n

I know when I’ve been out maneuvered and besides the first three seasons of the new series are available through Instant Watch through my Roku<\/a> player.<\/p>\n

So here’s my current Instant Watch stats. <\/p>\n

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Guess when Brandy and I started watching Dr. Who<\/span>? <\/p>\n

I’ve officially had to eat crow regarding the new adventures of the good doctor. We’re now in the midst of season three and officially hooked!<\/p>\n

\nThe ugly?<\/span> I now have quantitative evidence of how much time I waste watching DVDs and Instant Watch. Never a good idea to stare into the abyss. It’s frightening in there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FeedFlix crunches your Netflix data and offers interesting data about your Netflix account, warts and all. The good? My average movie cost (includes rentals and instant watch) comes to $0.11! The bad? A good friend told me he had no … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n