Comcast Entices Cord Cutter Back, Can’t Manage To Ship Him A Box

This is why you shouldn't trust cable companies to stick to their side of the bargain when they try to get you back to cable after you cancel. Not only did the guy in this Consumerist article not receive a new cable box after multiple requests on his way back to Comcast, but the deal he was after wasn't even that good. $70/month instead of his previous $65, but now with HBO and internet - and raising to $79/month without HBO after the year is up? If that's an unbelievable deal for cable then it's no wonder they're on their way out. Personally I'll pay for internet, Netflix, and the occasional Amazon purchase.

Thanks to The Consumerist for the great write-up.

Arrested Development Season 4 Trailer!

Arrested Development season 4 comes to Netflix on May 26, 2013.

What to Watch on Netflix Flowchart!

Thanks to Silveroakcasino.com

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According to the Reddit comments, make the following changes:
- You don't need to be into football to watch The League
- There are a lot of hour long episodes in the 30 minutes section (Star Trek, Firefly and X-Files)
- Add Doctor Who to the fantasy section
- Secret Garden may be ok even without the kids
- Replace Sliders with Fringe (unless you're feeling nostalgic)

Bobs Burgers, Futurama, and American Dad New Episodes on Netflix

Bob's Burgers Season II, as well as new episodes of Futurama and American Dad have been uploaded to Netflix. Since Netflix doesn't really announce these things we thought we would help spread the word. Enjoy them, Bob's Burgers is great!

10 Great New Movies to Watch on Netflix - May 2

Despite losing some older titles yesterday, there are a ton of great movies that have come out today and recently on Netflix; so if you haven't browsed recently, check this list out and watch anything you haven't seen before (Instant Watcher links, click "Play" on the left of the page for the Netflix link):

1. Pulp Fiction - If you haven't seen it, see it. Pulp Fiction was added to Netflix May 2nd, and is one of Tarentino's defining works.

2. Beowulf - An epic story told through CGI, allowing them to animate everything without limits. Great voice acting by Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright, and Crispin Glover; and great modeling for naked CG scenes by Angelina Jolie.

3. Mission Impossible II - The good one. Sit back and enjoy the action.

4. Defiance - This is an emotional true story about 4 brothers fighting back against the Nazis in World War II. The story of the Bielski partisans in Belarus should be known by more people.

5. Chinatown - This 1974 drama/noir classic was also added to Netflix on May 2nd, and is widely considered one of the best films ever made.

6. Street Fighter - So bad it's good! Don't make your girlfriend sit through this hating every minute, but do grab a beer and microwave popcorn and laugh at this ludicrously awesome movie.

7. The Call of Cthulhu - Based on H. P. Lovecraft's dark and inspiring story, this movie made in 2005 was filmed as if it were a 1920's horror film. There's a reason Lovecraft's Cthulhu has stuck in people's minds for generations.

8. Ken Burns: The National Parks: America's Best Idea - This documentary explains the important struggle to preserve and protect our greatest natural areas by naming them national parks. See the incredible views, learn why they're so important, and enjoy narration from Tom Hanks, John Lithgow, and George Takei.

9. Day Watch - The second in a Russian novel trilogy: Night Watch, Day Watch, and Twilight Watch. You can start with Day Watch and not miss too much, though if you haven't seen it, Night Watch is also great and available on Amazon Instant. It follows the fantasy story of The Others: possessors of supernatural powers owing allegiance either to The Dark - the Day Watch - or The Light - the Night Watch.

10. Tie: A Royal Affair / What to Expect When You're Expecting - Both were added to Netflix at the end of April, and the choice is yours whether you're in the mood for a historical character drama following the court of 18th-century Denmark, or a romantic comedy about the ups and downs of pregnancy.

Netflix to Lose 1,300 Older Titles on May 1st

Yet again, entrenched media moguls MGM and United Artists have had a really bad idea in the hopes of making money - by pulling all pre-1986 titles today to make them exclusive to their new Warner Archive Instant service. We already have Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon, and this new service is sure to cause no so much as a dent in any of their traffic numbers. Surely someone inside the companies thinks this is going to be the next big thing, but we're pretty sure they would have made more money by just renewing their contract with Netflix.

Read more about it at Slate: http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/04/30/netflix_queue_to_become_netflix_list_maybe_also_many_movies_no_longer_streaming.html

Why 1,300 instead of the 1,794 reported? As a Netflix PR guy wrote to Mashable, they'll also be adding about 500 new movies on May 1st. So, goodbye MGM/UA, we'll see you in contract negotiations with your lion's tail between your legs next year...

Netflix May Want to Remove Instant Queue

According to miskatonicraft on Reddit, Netflix Customer Support has admitted that with new user accounts, Netflix has been trying different changes out and one of them is complete removal of the Instant Queue. Here's his picture of his Netflix without the queue: http://imgur.com/XWgoVP9

This means two things for Netflix users: 1, If you ever need to make a new account, watch out, you may have different 'tests' run on your account adding in or removing different features. And 2, Netflix testing this out means this is something they want to do and are seeing if new users notice it or not. Why they want to get rid of the instant queue is anyone's guess though...

HBO Shows on Sale on Amazon

Amazon emailed subscribers who have shown an interest in HBO (Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, Rome) that select titles are up to 64% off. If you've been holding off on buying Game of Thrones on Blu-Ray now is probably the time: Up to 64% Off Select HBO Favorites‏
(Game of Thrones)

Drake & Josh - Season 2

As with Season 1, Season 2 of Drake & Josh is out of order. Thanks to anon for pointing it out to us. As always, we read all the comments made on the blog so report anything you see out of order (you can report it to Netflix, but they usually just remove it from the instant queue like they did with Drake&Josh Season 2, Eps 2 and 8 when people reported them out of order).

Unfortunately, the same episodes currently seem to be missing from Amazon, though the rest of the episodes are free with Amazon Prime: Drake & Josh - Season 2

Season 2:
Ep 1: S2E1
Ep 2: "Guitar" missing
Ep 3: S2E3
Ep 4: S2E4
Ep 5: S2E5
Ep 6: S2E6
Ep 7: S2E7
Ep 8: "Blues Brothers" missing
Ep 9: "Driver's License" missing
Ep 10: "Number One Fan" missing
Ep 11: S2E9
Ep 12: "The Gary Grill" missing
Ep 13: S2E10
Ep 14: S2E11

Drake & Josh - Season 1

Thanks to anonymous for letting us know the Drake & Josh is badly out of order on Netflix. Here is Season 1, with the rest of the seasons coming soon.

Season 1:
Ep 1: Pilot "Hug Me, Brother" missing [link]
Ep 2: "Dune Buggy" missing [link]
Ep 3: S1E1
Ep 4: S1E2
Ep 5: S1E3
Ep 6: "Grammy" missing [link]

* [link] = link to watch on Amazon Instant for episodes that aren't on Netflix. They may be free with Amazon Prime at different times, otherwise they cost $1.99.