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- (Finebros) In this episode, we're actually not having you
react to a video per se-- - Oh.
- (Finebros) Instead, we're having you react
to this video service. - Oh, okay.
I wouldn't say I recognize it.
- What are we looking at, guys?
- This is, uh, stuff I want to watch.
- Netflix?
- Oh, Netflix.
Yeah, I've seen it advertised.
- I watch it all the time. (laughing) I'm a movie buff.
- Netflix! How many... shows are there now?
That's too much content for me, almost.
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- (Finebros) So do you know about Netflix? - No, I don't.
I really don't.
- I do know what Netflix is, yes.
- It's a streaming thing where you can watch TV and movies?
That's about all I know!
You know how I am, technologically.
I cannot figure out how to make it work, and I wish I could.
- They have great new shows now.
They have House of Cards. They have Orange Is the New Black.
If you've got a Smart TV, maybe we could watch it all the time.
- (Finebros) You know a lot about this! - I guess I do.
- (Finebros) How long have you had Netflix? - Probably a year.
- For the next month, for free, and then we'll see.
- Three, maybe, years? Three years, I think.
My daughter is the one who persuaded me. (laughs)
- For a couple of years.
I haven't really watched it that much though
because it took me a while to figure out how to use it.
- (Finebros) So why is Netflix not been something
that you've ended up subscribing to? - I don't need it for Jeopardy.
I don't need this much.
- I'm technologically inept.
- Look at that son of a bitch!
I'm still working on the thing.
Technology, I can't learn all this stuff!
- (Finebros) All right, so we are going to walk you through
how simple it is to use Netflix. - All right.
- (excitedly) Oh, cool!
- (laughing) Watch how simple I am.
- (Finebros) So first go to the Search in the top right.
- Uh, top right. Uh... okay, Search.
- (Finebros) Then type what you want to watch.
- Oh, all right. Let's see this.
- Okay, um... oh.
(typing)
- Okay.
They don't have that. That, I'm surprised.
That was a Bogie and Bacall movie.
(typing)
- I bet this isn't here.
It's unavailable. See? Yeah.
- Homeland. "Unable to stream. DVD only."
- (Finebros) Looks like it didn't have She Wore a Yellow Ribbon.
Let's try again! - Well, shit.
- I could do Hell on Wheels. - (Finebros) And there it is!
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- (Finebros) So, but what do you think that you looked for this old movie
and there it was, right there? - Well, why don't you guys go for coffee?
I'd like to watch the movie.
- (to herself) The... Twilight... Zone.
Oh, they didn't take it. - (Finebros) Nope!
- Oh, there it is!
- (screen) ...vast as space-- - Best series ever made.
- (Finebros) It actually has all of the seasons.
- So they've got all of 'em?
Oh my gosh!
- (to herself) House of Cards, the English version.
The English version, yes. The GOOD version.
- House of Cards. I can do this.
There it is. It wasn't hard.
- (Finebros) That's just one title.
Netflix has full seasons of so many TV shows and movies,
both new and old. - Shut the front door! Get outta here.
What, like 2,000? 3,000?
- (Finebros) More. - More?! (laughs)
That's amazing! What next, eh?
- (Finebros) So Netflix has also started to win awards
that typically go to television shows
with content that they're making, that they own,
and only is available on Netflix. - Boy, that's cool.
- (Finebros) So right here on this screen...
all of this is made by Netflix.
There's this much programming now. - Oh my gosh.
Oh, so Chelsea Handler has a show on here now.
- Oh, Orange Is the New Black.
I've heard about that and I've always wanted to see it.
- Daredevil, I watched that.
I watched The Happy Valley.
I watched a little bit of Marco Polo,
and Grace and Frankie wasn't funny enough.
- (Finebros) What are your thoughts that here is a company
that is exclusively online, that is now making some of the most
acclaimed shows in all of media? - I think it's terrific.
- It's a lot more (laughing) than the old days.
When I was young, you had The Late show
and The Late Late Show.
- I expect that you're gonna see
pretty much everything coming over the internet
instead of television.
- It makes you wonder if, I mean,
if television is gonna go by the wayside.
Because now that becomes a question mark,
when it was the standard.
- (Finebros) One of Netflix's appeals is shows that release all at once.
So when they make an original show like Orange Is the New Black,
the entire season is available immediately.
- Oh, really? Oh, you mean the whole series?
- They've never had that on television.
In fact, you're lucky if you get to go through a whole season
with some of the series that you might like.
- I hope I would not fall into that, but I know I might.
- With Breaking Bad, we couldn't help ourselves.
We watched three in a row! (laughs)
- I've heard people spend a whole ten episodes at a time.
I don't think I'm quite ready for that.
- (Finebros) So what do you think about Netflix as a service
that has countless amounts of movies and TV shows
that you can just watch whenever you want? - Oh, I think it's great.
I think it's wonderful.
- I was able to find things back in the '60s.
- I think it's a great service.
I remember when you had to be home a certain day,
at a certain time, to watch a certain show.
- For me, it's probably not the best
only because I don't use a laptop.
- (Finebros) Did you know you can watch Netflix on a television?
- But do you have to have a laptop
to take in there to get it? - (Finebros) No.
- Well, that's interesting.
- (Finebros) So Netflix is available online,
meaning you can watch it on a computer or on your smartphone.
- Right, yeah.
- You can watch a TV on your phone?
- (Finebros) But you also can watch it on your television.
- Oh, yeah, that's how I watched it.
- Every TV in my household are hooked up.
- Don't you need what they call a certain kind of televi--
a Smart TV?
- (Finebros) You can use devices like a Roku or an Apple TV
to connect Netflix to your television, or you can buy a Smart TV,
where it's built in. - This is what my husband's telling me
and trying to justify the $1,900 television he wants to purchase.
- This future's getting to be overwhelming.
I mean, but it's so cool!
Oh, this is what's so perfect!
I was just thinking about this the other day,
and I was like, "I wish I could do Netflix."
Now I can do it-- and I can get a new TV.
- (Finebros) So now that you've experienced a little bit of Netflix
and learned more about it, what do you think of it now?
- I think it's good. Now I might consider it.
- I'm definitely considering it.
- Well, it might be something I want
to take advantage of on some level.
- Yeah, if I could put that into my budget, I would definitely buy.
- It's great for those who particularly have specific desires.
You could stream right into it
and go directly to what you'd like.
- I want to be able to pick and choose what I want,
and not have to pay up the yahoo for what I don't want,
which is most of it.
I am a believer!
- Thank you so much for watching this episode of Elders React.
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- So goodbye for now, and enjoy your Netflix.
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