ELDERS REACT TO NETFLIX

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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.

(movie reel clicks)

- (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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