3 ms·

I don't understand why sites like Netflix or MUBI do not allow an easy search or easy browsing of their ENTIRE catalog by certain criteria (country, length, rat

• reciprocity 5y ago
  Netflix makes their user interface terrible to search. This is by design: when things get pulled due to licensing or whatever other arrangements are made with studios or their parent companies, users are all none the wiser. The reason why P2P will reign supreme is because it cuts through the bullshit of backwards business restrictions and empowers people to watch content on whatever device they want, when they want, and how they want. Netflix has, what, 30,000 titles available? Compared to the 400,000 titles at your nearest P2P based source.
• quickthrowman 5y ago
  Netflix doesn’t want you to see how bare-bones their catalog actually is
• rainbowzootsuit 5y ago
  There is a way to browse by genre which map to a generic URL but are much more direct than the default aimless auto-playing nightmare of their default interface. https://www.finder.com/netflix/genre-list https://www.finder.com/netflix/genre-list http://ogres-crypt.com/public/NetFlix-Streaming-Genres2.html http://ogres-crypt.com/public/NetFlix-Streaming-Genres2.html Some don't resolve to any results, which I think is a result of their poor catalog. http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/68778 http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/68778 = Action & Adventure starring Tom Cruise