9 Simple Things That Would Make Netflix Way, Way Better

We really , really loveNetflix . But after spending the past several years getting to know the app and its challenger likeHulu , Amazon Prime , andmany , many more , we ca n’t help but notice some glaring omissions in the streaming military service ’s functionality .

We ’re dreamers , so we ’ve pile up some suggestions for feature Netflix really ought to have by now . Some have been accomplished by other platform or third - party internet site ; others are thing we find ourselves wishing for as we push into hour five of a weekend battle of Marathon . Ted Sarandos , take bank bill .

My List organization

Many of us share Netflix profiles with significant others and friends who have dissimilar priorities of what they want to watch over and when . freestanding " My listing " waiting line within the same visibility would help with this , especially when using Netflix with Apple television set , where switching profiles is a multi - step , multi - screen cognitive operation . And with the ability to rename those list , we could also store picks for unlike music genre or themes – consider a movie " playlist " for a menage tripper , or your bucket lean of far-famed motion-picture show you ’ve always require to watch .

Clear cataloguing of what’s new and what’s expiring

Much as we eff to compile lists about what’scomingandgoingfrom Netflix for you every month , it makes no sense that this info is n’t integrated into Netflix ’s own user interface . This way you ’d never neglect a picture show , and would be up on the hot new stuff to the military service . Better yet , every title should have an well approachable expiration date , à la HBO GO , so you know how much time you have left to get it .

In-app recommendations and reviews for friends

Apparently , social functionality is among the company ’s lowest priorities : CPONeil Hunt told Business Insiderearlier this class , " We have experimented and explore , and it does n’t do work , " citing their anterior failure of social integrating . Perhaps the want of social add - ons is meant to encourage IRL Netflix - and - chill knack … For those merely bid toexchange golf links , at least you could send specific championship from fluid twist to mobile gadget .

Binge-watch calculator

Some of us are very end - oriented when it comes to our bingeing schedule ; serial with an overmuchness of episodes can really get in the fashion . What if you ’re attempt to rip off the superhuman job of watching everyGilmore Girlsepisode beforethe revival , broken into an efficient schedule ? Or you ’re aLaw & Ordercompletist ?

We propose a calendar - calculator hybrid that allows exploiter to take the show they ’re try on to catch in full , how many hours they ’re uncoerced to commit per daylight , and an algorithm that spits back how long it will take . Because sometimes sticking to a agenda is the motivation you need .

Commentary tracks

A tragical loss fromthe videodisk erawas special feature – most notably , the comment track that conductor , actors , writers , and various people associated with production would immortalise . Why ca n’t Netflix offer these as optional attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - ons ? Those of us who no longer own videodisc player have few choice for try reflexion from our favorite writers , actor , and conductor alongside their work , and we would n’t want all their fun trivia to be a injured party of history .

Rentals at an extra fee

Not every title usable to rent from Netflix ’s old - schooltime videodisk library is available to stream . Believe it or not , we ’d be willing to bear an special fee to stream them – either as a renting or a leverage – as iTunes and Amazon admit us to . Streaming permissions can be complicated , but distinctly somebody else has figured it out .

Roulette mode

Hunt ’s paradox of selection is very material , and sometimes we just want to hand the decisiveness - take a shit rein over to somebody else . Third - company site can play line roulette for you … so why ca n’t Netflix integrate its own version into the platform ? Better yet , what if Netflix could mime linear TV and continually broadcast a random stream of titles that you could choose into watching ?

More movies

It ’s no secret that Netflix ’s feature - duration aggregation is shrivel , though the troupe ’s exploitation White House have tried to disorder you with an copiousness of original series . We know rights do n’t come cheap , but perhaps the company should put more financial support behind make more feature . How many original indie movies do you remember Netflix could have made withThe Get Down ’s bruit $ 120 million budget ?

More accurate recommendations

It seems that Netflix ’s algorithms now answer to title you merelywatch– whether it ’s for two min or two minute – regardless of whether you actuallylikedthem . In an idealistic world , recommendations would be based on the thing we ’ve range extremely , not those we ’ve but clicked into by accident . " Because you watchedReal Rob … " may mean you ’re a glutton for penalisation , but not that you ’re at all interested in come to title . Call us when there ’s hooey to keep an eye on " Because you * LOVED*BoJack Horseman … " please !

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