24 and Netflix
My roomate Aaron and I finished up watching the first season of 24, Fox’ emmy award winning television show, on Friday night. Wow! We watched all 24 episodes in about two weeks thanks to the power of Netflix. Netflix is one of those things you don’t know how you lived without once you have it.
24 is easily the best tv that I’ve seen since Seinfeld, with the exception of Soprano’s (which doesn’t really count anyways because it’s on HBO). Every episolde builds up and leaves you hanging on a cliff only to come crashing back down as the plot twists and turns its way through the course of an entire day. I think I have to take a break for a couple of weeks to let my blood pressure return to normal before starting the second 24 hours.
I’ve had some interesting coversations lately about the current Netflix model. While I enjoy the service right now, I do have my doubts about their sustainability as we push towards the “on demand” world. I think very soon its going to be all about “what (content) you want, where (location) you want it, and how (device, system) you want it.” I wonder what will become of Netflix in the next 5 years. Thoughts?