Clearly a problem with the front-end.
They could have a seller/buyer rating system cough eBay.
I mean, you're not even trying...
> they're features you wish existed
the netflix UX is not broken. it just hasn't changed. yea, we clearly want more features. and netflix should too - getting to the top and then stagnating is exactly what their predecessor did..
just because you're happy with the way things are, doesn't mean it cannot possibly improve.
Netflix does help with this. Just click on the actor's name in the movie description and it will show other movies (available on Netflix) that the actor is in.
It's like Netflix thinks that by pretending video doesn't exist outside of Netflix that it'll just go away.
I really wish that Netflix's UI wasn't so attrocious.. when I'm in a browser, there are so much better ways of interacting than what they offer... for a tablet/phone I kind of get it... the problem is the box covers aren't great for navigating quickly... Many of which you can't even tell what the movie is without hovering over.. or the cover doesn't offer insight.
Especially when it comes to discovery. They also offered multiple users for interacting far too late.. too many devices are tied to the default account user.
I'm not sure what the best option is.. but it certainly isn't what's in place, and could be much better..
The interface for Plex engages me in such a way that I want to watch a movie. (My roommate feeds movies to Plex so I'm not just feeding movies that I'm predisposed to watching to it.)
Not sure what your point is here. I don't particularly like it, I have friends who complain about it, and some of my coworkers (who are great with tech, btw) also dislike it.
Have none of the people you mentioned have ever recognized an actor but have been at a loss for where they've previously seen them? Say, that's not something that Netflix could help with?
The continued existence) of InstantWatcher, CanIStreamIt?, Flixster, Fanhattan, Yidio, proves that there's a not-entirely-satisfied portion of their customer base. Why it seems they're doing nothing to appeal to those users is beyond me.
> Craigslist is much the same, what they have is easy to recognize, very easy to use for both sellers and buyers, and it has been consistent.
It is consistent, I'll give you that. Sellers ignoring phone calls, not returning voice mails, unreplied emails, listings for things which have already been sold with an irate seller that does pick up but then calls you an idiot for not telepathically knowing the item has been sold, bait-and-switch tactics masquerading as incompetence, the poor quality of listings themselves - that listing in autos for $1 is definitely accurate. Listings gaming the search by cramming half the dictionary at the end of the post. People saying they'll meet you to buy the item and then being an hour late or just completely flaking.
Yeah, that's totally not broken.
> If it's not broken don't fix it.
Back in 2006, smartphones weren't broken, but I'm sure glad Apple came along and 'fixed' it.