#August2013

NETFLIX GET: Aziz Ansari premiering next stand-up special on the service.

Aziz Ansari.

Netflix has landed a big, beefy comedic debut from a small, wiry beloved little man. Aziz Ansari is dropping his next stand-up special on the service first, in a snag for the streaming original content Leviathan. I don’t particularly give a shit about Ansari, but the kids are absolutely mad for the guy. Maybe the adults too.

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‘BREAKING BAD’ creator VINCE GILLIGAN loves our insane BINGE WATCHING.

Breaking Bad.

Vince Gilligan is the creator of Breaking Bad, and he respects the shit out of our Netflix binge watching. In fact, the dude credits the ability to dig deep into the show’s soul over a weekend as one of the instrumental reasons for its success.

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More people watch NETFLIX than any cable channel. Streaming like woah.

Videodrome.

Of course more people watch Netflix than any cable channel. You can’t get the truth-bringing documentaries about the Illuminati-Trilateral Commission on the fucking Disney channel. We need our Truth! Our Lies Assassins! Bless you, Netflix documentaries.

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86% of Netflix users say ‘HOUSE OF CARDS’ makes them less likely to cancel. Spacey riot!

SPACEY RIOT.

What is a Spacey Riot? It is when a thousand clones of Kevin Spacey roll into your house. They begin kicking down objects, mashing them into bits while mimicking Spacey’s heinous Lex Luthor performance. You will cry and scream, but they will not relent. Should you even think of cancelling your Netflix subscription, they will end you. American Beauty style.

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Netflix snags exclusive streaming rights for new DISNEY, MARVEL, and Pixar flicks starting in 2016.

Netflix has closed a hell of a deal. Starting in 2016, they have the streaming rights to Disney, Marvel, and Pixar flicks. Does this count Star Wars? Is the Force going to be streaming?

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More Movies Will Be STREAMED Than Watched On Disc In 2012. Tangibility Weeps.

This is the year that more movies will be streamed than watched on disc. It is a frightening development for Tangibility, who tries to persuade us with promises of discs clogging up media racks and trips to the store that we don’t want to make.

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Netflix Deal With Cable Providers, While David Fincher Fights Them over Budget Of His Show

Netflix moving to cable? Shaking hands, high-fiving? I’ve always thought of Netflix streaming as the antidote  to cable, and now they may get cozy? Reality is melting! Someone hold me. Pass the blanket.

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The Weinstein Company Taking ‘The Artist’ And Other Flicks To Netflix Streaming Instead Of Cable.

Oh golly! Guess where you’re going to have to go to see that totally cute dancing dog from The Artist! Not cable. No sir. No ma’am. Motherfucking Netflix! The Weinstein Company is getting their streaming on.

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Trailer: Netflix First Original Series, ‘Lilyhammer’. Oh Boy.

The trailer for the first Netflix original series Lilyhammer has dropped. Oh boy! I couldn’t even get through it. At least there’s the Fincher/Spacey collaboration in the pipes. Somewhere. Right? Soon. I hope?

Hit the jump to check it out.

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Verizon and Redbox Planning Netflix Rival, Pfft! They Sweat HBO.

Verizon and Redbox are combining their powers to create a monolithic entity to grapple with Netflix. Good luck, boys! Netflix may have taken an arrow to the knee, but I’d still proclaim them Chief Gamma-Irradiated Beast. What’s the titan they’re fearing the tussle with? HBO. HBO indeed, yo.

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