I think the recommendations are not good on Netflix because the content is mostly not good. Lots of Netflix Original stuff that lacks staying power and seems de

I think the recommendations are not good on Netflix because the content is mostly not good. Lots of Netflix Original stuff that lacks staying power and seems designed to pander and not to actually be good. Fortunately, as time marches on, Turner Classic Movies is starting to show films from the 70s and 80s (I guess something can only be a "classic" if it's at least 40 years old), so I imagine that TCM will get a better and better selection in the coming years. If you have a cable subscription, you can stream their rotating selection of films online. I also find that Hulu generally has better options for TV series than Netflix. You have to deal with ads unless you pay extra for the premium subscription, but it's not like they aren't harvesting your data anyway, and it's easy to just mute the ads (I always muted them on cable, too) and go do something else. It's also still a lot fewer ads than on cable TV.