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I have long thought Netflix should offer such a service. Have a sitcom channel that plays constantly from a slowly evolving list. Even better if I could just pi

I have long thought Netflix should offer such a service. Have a sitcom channel that plays constantly from a slowly evolving list. Even better if I could just pick say Seinfeld and get random episodes from an episodic show. I do not want to have to expend energy picking a season+episode, just trying to decompress.

joshmarinacci 1y ago
Netflix wants you to watch their own shows, not TV from the 90s that they have to pay licensing fees for.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 1y ago
  Ah of course. Naturally there is an economic incentive to not deliver the product I want.
- ranger_danger 1y ago
  They could still have a random/channel-surf button that plays their own shows in a similar way.
mingus88 1y ago
Plenty of other services do this. Plex has a whole cable-style directory of “live” shows
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starkparker 1y ago
Isn't this just Pluto TV? Like, https://pluto.tv/us/live-tv/633354b63df9700007f6a1b7 https://pluto.tv/us/live-tv/633354b63df9700007f6a1b7 is the sitcom channel, https://pluto.tv/us/live-tv/66ba495ffe11e5000881f049/details https://pluto.tv/us/live-tv/66ba495ffe11e5000881f049/details is the channel of just Cheers and Frasier, etc. Just playing non-stop through one episode after another on a schedule as quasi-"live" TV.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 1y ago
  That is exactly what I imagined! However, I would prefer a service I already use, free of commercials. Definitely going to consider using this.
slig 1y ago
WatchSeinfeld dot net, works on my TV browser.
andix 1y ago
I think they had this feature at some point. It randomly selected something to watch, with a skip to next button.
Scoundreller 1y ago
On the radio side, XM radio has a lot of channels like this. A 70s channel, 80s, 90s, 2000s, 10s, etc. A lot of black-market IPTV services (the kind with "30 000" channels") will have dedicated channels. A Simpsons channel, etc. where you just get whatever episode it's currently playing.
jazzyjackson 1y ago
youtubeTV in my area has a Portlandia channel, non-stop on a loop. Always thought it was strange that was the only marathon channel. It is nice not to have to pick an episode.

joshmarinacci 1y ago

Netflix wants you to watch their own shows, not TV from the 90s that they have to pay licensing fees for.

0cf8612b2e1e 1y ago
Ah of course. Naturally there is an economic incentive to not deliver the product I want.
ranger_danger 1y ago
They could still have a random/channel-surf button that plays their own shows in a similar way.

mingus88 1y ago

Plenty of other services do this. Plex has a whole cable-style directory of “live” shows

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starkparker 1y ago

Isn't this just Pluto TV? Like, https://pluto.tv/us/live-tv/633354b63df9700007f6a1b7 https://pluto.tv/us/live-tv/633354b63df9700007f6a1b7 is the sitcom channel, https://pluto.tv/us/live-tv/66ba495ffe11e5000881f049/details https://pluto.tv/us/live-tv/66ba495ffe11e5000881f049/details is the channel of just Cheers and Frasier, etc. Just playing non-stop through one episode after another on a schedule as quasi-"live" TV.

0cf8612b2e1e 1y ago
That is exactly what I imagined! However, I would prefer a service I already use, free of commercials. Definitely going to consider using this.

slig 1y ago

WatchSeinfeld dot net, works on my TV browser.

andix 1y ago

I think they had this feature at some point. It randomly selected something to watch, with a skip to next button.

Scoundreller 1y ago

On the radio side, XM radio has a lot of channels like this. A 70s channel, 80s, 90s, 2000s, 10s, etc. A lot of black-market IPTV services (the kind with "30 000" channels") will have dedicated channels. A Simpsons channel, etc. where you just get whatever episode it's currently playing.

jazzyjackson 1y ago

youtubeTV in my area has a Portlandia channel, non-stop on a loop. Always thought it was strange that was the only marathon channel. It is nice not to have to pick an episode.