Netflix - Delayed New Releases

Is anyone else having this problem?

I subscribe to Netflix primarily for the new releases. I can get the
new releases in the first week without having to drive over to BB or
Hollywood, risk missing to get them, and then have to worry about
returning the disks. It's not a money issue, but naturally I do get a
better deal with them than I do with those other corporations.

I've been a member since 2001 and I love this service. There were minor
hiccups during the first year, but so far they have been excellent.

However, last month I noticed that some releases on Netflix were
getting moved to a week after their actual release date (i.e. if DVD
was releases on 11Oct, Netflix didn't have it until 18 Oct). This was
not cause for alarm to me though but just a symptom.

This month, particularly during the past two weeks (and may affect this
week as well), I've noticed that new releases that I have in my queue
were getting slapped with the "Long Wait" and even the dreaded "Very
Long Wait". This happened for all the new releases of 15 Nov 2005, and
for "War of the Worlds" for 22 Nov. This is despite the fact that a) I
added these films about 6 months ago, b) they were at the top of my
current queue, and c) I had open spaces ready for them to be shipped.

I don't know if this is a new trend as a cost saver so they don't have
to have so many copies of new releases available the first week, or if
they are just having some temporary shipping problems.

If it's a temporary issue of shipping or anything else like that, then
no problem. I don't find this a cause of alarm, and can wait out the
minor hassle this may cause - if only temporary.

But if this IS a new trend to cost cut, then I may find myself dropping
one of my favorite on-line services and perhaps going back to the
dreaded corporate rental services (begging on my knees).

I hope it's not a new trend, but as I said, I use Netflix primarily as
getting new releases and if they are not able to keep up with the
demand (like they have so surpremely done for the past 4 years I've
been a member), then I must consider breaking ties with this excellent
service.

Has this happened to anyone else? (For reference, I live in the
Washington, DC area. My Netflix service center has been Gaithersburg,
MD since it opened in 2002.)

jallen99@cox.net

On some of the disc's maybe it has to do with how now Netflix seems to get
some made special for netflix, especially if was a fliper. These usually
dont have disc art like the retail versions and if a flip its made into 2
disc's so maybe that adds some time. As far as WoW specifically, I added it
to my que about a week or so before release. Was flagged as Long Wait but I
got it saturday anyway.

wrote:
> Is anyone else having this problem?
>
> I subscribe to Netflix primarily for the new releases. I can get the
> new releases in the first week without having to drive over to BB or
> Hollywood, risk missing to get them, and then have to worry about
> returning the disks. It's not a money issue, but naturally I do get
> a
> better deal with them than I do with those other corporations.
>
> I've been a member since 2001 and I love this service. There were
> minor hiccups during the first year, but so far they have been
> excellent.
>
> However, last month I noticed that some releases on Netflix were
> getting moved to a week after their actual release date (i.e. if DVD
> was releases on 11Oct, Netflix didn't have it until 18 Oct). This
> was
> not cause for alarm to me though but just a symptom.
>
> This month, particularly during the past two weeks (and may affect
> this week as well), I've noticed that new releases that I have in my
> queue were getting slapped with the "Long Wait" and even the dreaded
> "Very Long Wait". This happened for all the new releases of 15 Nov
> 2005, and for "War of the Worlds" for 22 Nov. This is despite the
> fact that a) I added these films about 6 months ago, b) they were at
> the top of my current queue, and c) I had open spaces ready for them
> to be shipped.
>
> I don't know if this is a new trend as a cost saver so they don't
> have
> to have so many copies of new releases available the first week, or
> if
> they are just having some temporary shipping problems.
>
> If it's a temporary issue of shipping or anything else like that,
> then
> no problem. I don't find this a cause of alarm, and can wait out the
> minor hassle this may cause - if only temporary.
>
> But if this IS a new trend to cost cut, then I may find myself
> dropping one of my favorite on-line services and perhaps going back
> to the dreaded corporate rental services (begging on my knees).
>
> I hope it's not a new trend, but as I said, I use Netflix primarily
> as
> getting new releases and if they are not able to keep up with the
> demand (like they have so surpremely done for the past 4 years I've
> been a member), then I must consider breaking ties with this
> excellent
> service.
>
> Has this happened to anyone else? (For reference, I live in the
> Washington, DC area. My Netflix service center has been
> Gaithersburg,
> MD since it opened in 2002.)

Looking back over my rental history, I get 3 to 6 discs a week (about
18 per month).
Sometimes it appears that NetFlix manipulates to their business model,
but that still comes out to about $1 per disc and I never have to get
off my fat butt and drive anywhere, and pay more than twice the price
to do so after scouring the shelves for anything watchable.

So far I've only had one NF disc that was unplayable, even after
washing the peanut butter off And they shipped a replacement the
next day, before I had even gotten the damaged disc into the mail.

As to new releases, three of the four queued which are due out
tomorrow, have been marked as shipping tomorrow (Tuesday). The only
oddity here is that this is the first I recall them not being shipped
on Monday? (but let's give them slack for recovering from the
holiday). And there seems to be little one can do to predict which
will be the short or long week. For example, all three discs were
back to NF at least by last Wed - before the 4 day weekend - yet none
was shipped then and none today? Might have been nice to have had a
few lower on the queue discs over the holiday to keep the youngsters
enthralled

Still, its way better than the alternatives.

In article <. com>,
wrote:

> Is anyone else having this problem?
>
> I subscribe to Netflix primarily for the new releases. I can get the
> new releases in the first week without having to drive over to BB or
> Hollywood, risk missing to get them, and then have to worry about
> returning the disks. It's not a money issue, but naturally I do get a
> better deal with them than I do with those other corporations.

Why? The fodder coming out of Hollywood these days isn't even worth a
nickle and a stick of gum. Stick with the classics man; back when
Hollywood still knew how to make GOOD movies instead of CGI light shows
with scripts written by 10 year olds. *cough* Stealth *cough*

> This happened for all the new releases of 15 Nov 2005, and
> for "War of the Worlds" for 22 Nov.

Bah. They made a War of the Worlds movie 52 years ago. Just rent that
one from Netflix if you want to see aliens trying to destroy the earth.
And best of all, you won't even have to deal with that looney Tom Cruise.
--
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we.
They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people,
and neither do we." - George Dumbya Bush

"Black Locust" <> wrote in message
news:bl2112-...

>> And best of all, you won't even have to deal with that looney Tom Cruise.

Glad to know its not just me. The Special effects & CGI were good and all
but Mr Cruise , IMHO, sucked. His acting/performance was so bad I couldnt
help but wish the aliens would polish him off and turn to fertalizer,hehe.
Only just saw the remake last night but glad I didnt pay to see it in the
Theater.

On 28 Nov 2005 08:46:46 -0800, wrote:

>Has this happened to anyone else?

Try getting the first disc of BattleStar Galactica.

It's been on "very long wait" for months.

Repeated appeals to get them to order more copies are totally ignored.


--

"One must realize that the world is a network of real and virtual
combat zones where the stakes are high, struggle is the primary
mode of being and only total victory is acceptable.
-- Sun Tzu, "The Art Of War"

On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 15:12:40 -0600, Black Locust <>
wrote:

>The fodder coming out of Hollywood these days isn't even worth a
>nickle and a stick of gum.

Worse than that it isn't even worth a nickel(sic).



--

"One must realize that the world is a network of real and virtual
combat zones where the stakes are high, struggle is the primary
mode of being and only total victory is acceptable.
-- Sun Tzu, "The Art Of War"

"Bob" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On 28 Nov 2005 08:46:46 -0800, wrote:
>
>>Has this happened to anyone else?
>
> Try getting the first disc of BattleStar Galactica.
>
> It's been on "very long wait" for months.
>
> Repeated appeals to get them to order more copies are totally ignored.
>
>
> --
>
> "One must realize that the world is a network of real and virtual
> combat zones where the stakes are high, struggle is the primary
> mode of being and only total victory is acceptable.
> -- Sun Tzu, "The Art Of War"

Which disc 1 are you talking about? There are several Battlestar Galactica
sets available thru netflix. The origonal show, the miniseries & the 2
seasons of the new show. I don't think season 2 is out till Dec. 20th
though. Anyway for the heck of it I put the 1st disc of each available set
into my queue and they all show as available "Now", other than season 2 disc
1 of course.

"Bill's News" <> wrote in message
news:438b57cd$...
> wrote:
> Looking back over my rental history, I get 3 to 6 discs a week (about
> 18 per month).
> Sometimes it appears that NetFlix manipulates to their business model,
> but that still comes out to about $1 per disc and I never have to get
> off my fat butt and drive anywhere, and pay more than twice the price
> to do so after scouring the shelves for anything watchable.
>
> So far I've only had one NF disc that was unplayable, even after
> washing the peanut butter off And they shipped a replacement the
> next day, before I had even gotten the damaged disc into the mail.
>
> As to new releases, three of the four queued which are due out
> tomorrow, have been marked as shipping tomorrow (Tuesday). The only
> oddity here is that this is the first I recall them not being shipped
> on Monday? (but let's give them slack for recovering from the
> holiday). And there seems to be little one can do to predict which
> will be the short or long week. For example, all three discs were
> back to NF at least by last Wed - before the 4 day weekend - yet none
> was shipped then and none today? Might have been nice to have had a
> few lower on the queue discs over the holiday to keep the youngsters
> enthralled
>
> Still, its way better than the alternatives.
>


Look back over the last 3 months and check your average per week. If you are
paying for 3 DVDs outstanding, I seriously doubt you will average more than
3 a week, or 12 a month. You might really be lucky and get 14 in a given
month. I'd be jealous if you did.

On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 21:38:34 -0700, "Bratboy"
<> wrote:

>> Try getting the first disc of BattleStar Galactica.

>> It's been on "very long wait" for months.

>> Repeated appeals to get them to order more copies are totally ignored.

>Which disc 1 are you talking about? There are several Battlestar Galactica
>sets available thru netflix. The origonal show, the miniseries & the 2
>seasons of the new show. I don't think season 2 is out till Dec. 20th
>though.

According to amazon.com:

Battlestar Galactica - Season 2.0 (2005)
Availability: This title will be released on December 20, 2005.

But that release is only the first half of Season 2.

>Anyway for the heck of it I put the 1st disc of each available set
>into my queue and they all show as available "Now", other than season 2 disc
>1 of course.

This is copied directly from my queue.
+++
Movie Title Availability
Battlestar Galactica: Season 1: Disc 1 Long Wait
+++

http://tinyurl.com/cxnx2/

This disc includes the following episodes: "33," "Water," "Bastille
Day" and "Act of Contrition."

I had it in my queue before it was released - in the Saved section.
That was 3 months ago. Only recently did it change from "Very Long
Wait" to "Long Wait" in my queue.

If it shows as available "Now" in your queue, then there is something
really screwed up.


--

"One must realize that the world is a network of real and virtual
combat zones where the stakes are high, struggle is the primary
mode of being and only total victory is acceptable.
-- Sun Tzu, "The Art Of War"