Netflixia is the affliction which causes you to rent a movie that someone recommends to you, or because it's a great "classic", but then you hold onto the movie forever without watching it, feeling guilty the whole time. If the guilt becomes too great, you cancel your subscription. You are a Netflictim.
I suppose I'm too conscious of the expense of the subscription and of how many other titles there are in the queue that I really want to see to let Netflixia happen. I force myself to watch every disc within a day or two, even if I'm not in the mood. It helps to re-arrange the top of your queue often to suit your mood.
ReplyDeleteBut I do sympathize with the woman who's had "The Deer Hunter" for 6 weeks. I supplement my Netflix subscription with movies taped off cable, and it was over 6 months before I could bring myself to watch "The Deer Hunter." (And then I hated it!) The same's true for "Platoon" and "Patton." These war-ish Best Picture winners bore me to pieces.
--Manda
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ReplyDeleteI have gone back into my queue -after the first month - (or after ordering seasons of sopranos and realizing that I had to get each disk as one of my choices) and added variety into my mix. I'd breakup a season of sopranos with other movies in between.
ReplyDeleteI had Animal House for about four months. And I LOVE Animal House. Seen it many times. Wanted to check out the new DVD, but for some reason I was NEVER in the mood to watch it. I'd always say, Tomorrow, tomorrow. What a waste.
ReplyDeleteYes!
ReplyDeleteI have Netflixia,
ReplyDeleteI have been debating for several months on whether or not to cancel my subscription to Netflix. At first, it was the best thing that has happened to me in a long time.. the ability to watch several independent or art films that I know Blockbuster will never carry, in one weekend. It was great. But then, slowly, I would just ignore the discs or not watch them, especially with work piling up and long nights at the office, I come home and ignore my films sitting here.
Currently, I have out 5 films and I can only recall where 3 of them are. I need to go and do some serious cleaning and begin to send them back. It is cheaper than when I would go to blockbuster, and turn around is pretty great. It is just that I have lost all sense of time and time management to squeeze cinema into my life.
I am a victim of Netflixia.
I have Netflixia,
ReplyDeleteI have been debating for several months on whether or not to cancel my subscription to Netflix. At first, it was the best thing that has happened to me in a long time.. the ability to watch several independent or art films that I know Blockbuster will never carry, in one weekend. It was great. But then, slowly, I would just ignore the discs or not watch them, especially with work piling up and long nights at the office, I come home and ignore my films sitting here.
Currently, I have out 5 films and I can only recall where 3 of them are. I need to go and do some serious cleaning and begin to send them back. It is cheaper than when I would go to blockbuster, and turn around is pretty great. It is just that I have lost all sense of time and time management to squeeze cinema into my life.
I am a victim of Netflixia.
I feel for you. I, too, have Netflixia. I've been sitting on a couple of silent Russian films for a couple of weeks.
ReplyDeleteI've been a Netflixer for several years now... (long enough to be getting 6 at less than the current 5 price). Suffered from Netflixia last summer... I had The Maltese Falcon (spelling it wrong?) for about 4 months! Was quick turn around on the other 5 dvds so didn't really feel like I had nothing to watch whilst I tried to force myself to watch that old classic. Finally watched it and fell asleep. Gave up and sent it back. Probably gave it a 5 rating just so I'd look sophisticated. Ha-ha!
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