MLP:FiM disappearing from Netflix - Ongoing discussion

[MechanicalDoom 300]

I watch it online anyway since I don't have The Hub Ne- oh I'm sorry, I mean Discovery Family. It'd be a waste to pay all that money for one channel.

[dekutree64 711]

But doesn't that thing have viruses on it?

I don't wanna mess up my new gaming PC.

I sure hope not My siblings and I have been using it for years without any trouble. But I did just do a bit of searching, and it sounds like some people have had trouble with it popping up ads and stuff, but also in conjunction with it being sneakily installed along with other things, so maybe there's a bad version of it, or it wasn't even DownloadHelper causing the problems, but some other thing installed by the same trojan. And my Avast antivirus says downloadhelper.net is safe, which is where I got it. After installing, it's just a grayed out icon up in the firefox navigation bar, and it un-grays if you're watching a video that it can save. Never had it push any ads at me.

[Judgement 445]

It's a shame because Netflix is my main way of watching the show. My family got rid of cable over two years ago and now we just use streaming services. Hopefully everything gets worked out and they decide to keep it on Netflix.

[spade 88]

Ten days and counting...

Better get my pony time in now while I still can. I'm holding out hope for an eleventh hour renewal!

[Tameless 979]

Well I'm switching to Hulu.

 

Just another thing to go wrong..

[Gearbox10mm 794]

Shame, Netflix is were I originally watched the whole series. Time to drop it and save some money. You can watch most of the movies elsewere anyway through other means for free.

[Nit Pick 247]

I've never liked Netflix for different reasons, now I have a new reason.  :okiedokielokie:

[NamelessHorse 59]

Did I miss something? Why are we still discussing this? I was under the impression Netflix stated they weren't actually getting rid of the series after all. Did something change? Did Netflix change their mind?

[Jangocoolguy 433]

Come to think of it, how does one learn about what shows & movies are coming and going on Netflix anyways???

Edited January 21, 2015 by Jangobadass

[spade 88]

Come to think of it, how does one learn about what shows & movies are coming and going on Netflix anyways???

Just do a Google search for what's leaving Netflix

 

http://kfor.com/2015/01/20/full-list-of-what-is-arriving-leaving-netflix-in-february/

[Cleverclover 1,525]

Did I miss something? Why are we still discussing this? I was under the impression Netflix stated they weren't actually getting rid of the series after all. Did something change? Did Netflix change their mind?

 

Yes, something changed. Hasbro decided that they are going to pull their shows from Netflix in support of other digital distributors. So ponies leaving Netflix is now a confirmed fact. 

[SaburoDaimando 1,196]

Yes, something changed. Hasbro decided that they are going to pull their shows from Netflix in support of other digital distributors. So ponies leaving Netflix is now a confirmed fact. 

What are these Digital Distributors that they are going to?

[Neon Sparkleflutter 22]

Wow! This is very unfortunate. The last I had heard about this was Netflix stating their desire to renew it, This really, really sucks as It is the most accessible way for people to see the show. I have all the official Home Video media but it's nice for convenience to be able to watch an episode on the go whereever I want and in HD.

[Geek0zoid 1,467]

Mmmmmmmm this won't stick.

Stuff like this has happened with Hasbro and Netflix in the past. When Hasbro says "We're going to stop our deal with Netflix" you can bet your ass Netflix will do whatever it takes to keep MLP on there. I know a lot of Netflix users who have Netflix almost solely for MLP. Allowing Hasbro to remove it would be idiotic of them. Netflix won't let Hasbro take it off. It didn't happen the previous times, and it won't happen this time either.

[spade 88]

Welcome neon sparkleflutter!

hope you enjoy it here. Anyway...

Wow! This is very unfortunate. The last I had heard about this was Netflix stating their desire to renew it, This really, really sucks as It is the most accessible way for people to see the show. I have all the official Home Video media but it's nice for convenience to be able to watch an episode on the go whereever I want and in HD.

it's very unfortunate. Especially for things like phone/tablet viewing as I don't have room for 4 seasons of mop on my phone but enough room for a single streaming app. :/ sad sad day

[Neon Sparkleflutter 22]

Many people I know don't even have The Hu.. I mean Discovery Family, so Netflix is really the only convenient way to see the series and view it in chronological order. I don't even have DF in HD so until Netflix picked it up I was stuck watching it in pretty crappy quality as the SD feed of that channel from my satellite is not great. Not everyone has the money or space to collect the DVDs, so many potential fans will missing out on a truly great show.

[Jangocoolguy 433]

^ Okay, thanks.

 

And it looks like they're losing ALL their Hub shows...

 

Looks like something else we owe those Discovery dimwits

Edited January 22, 2015 by Jangobadass

[VulpineTaco 525]

I have Discovery Family, plush I could just watch episode streams.

[pakicetus 312]

I wouldn't be surprised if the demand for it resulted in it getting added back.

[Neon Sparkleflutter 22]

I actually didn't even realize until now that Netflix had all of that G3 stuff on there too.

[Pixel Stick 927]

Add me to the list of "Not surprised" folks.  Netflix's business model is partly to blame, as they run a pretty tight ship and have to cycle their licensees periodically to keep their costs down.  But Hasbro, being the money hog that it is, has the balls and the chutzpah to dictate their licenses to whomever they like.  Want more money?  Take your show to someone who's willing to pay more.  Make services like Netflix beg.

 

We're probably going to keep our subscription to Netflix anyway, since there are a lot of other good shows on there that they haven't said anything about pulling yet.  But I also wouldn't be surprised if MLP:FiM shows up on Amazon Prime Video at some point (probably in the non-Prime section where you have to buy seasons for twice as much as it would cost to buy them on DVD ).

[pakicetus 312]

I actually didn't even realize until now that Netflix had all of that G3 stuff on there too.

 

It has g3 stuff in there? e_e

[Pinkie-Guy 563]

But I also wouldn't be surprised if MLP:FiM shows up on Amazon Prime Video at some point (probably in the non-Prime section where you have to buy seasons for twice as much as it would cost to buy them on DVD ).

 

Amazon already sells the digital copy of all the seasons.  In HD, they cost $44.99, $34.99, $29.99, and $49.99 for season 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively.

[Pixel Stick 927]

 

Amazon already sells the digital copy of all the seasons.  In HD, they cost $44.99, $34.99, $29.99, and $49.99 for season 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively.

 

Just goes to show how seldomly I go looking for that sort of thing on Amazon.  And yeowch!

 

Then again, I can't say I'm too surprised by those prices - if Amazon can sell an 8-episode season of "Yes Prime Minister" (a very good but relatively low-budget brit-com) for $25, asking $50 for a season of a kid's show shouldn't be surprising in the least.

[Pinkie-Guy 563]

Just goes to show how seldomly I go looking for that sort of thing on Amazon.  And yeowch!

 

Then again, I can't say I'm too surprised by those prices - if Amazon can sell an 8-episode season of "Yes Prime Minister" (a very good but relatively low-budget brit-com) for $25, asking $50 for a season of a kid's show shouldn't be surprising in the least.

I suppose it is possible for FiM to show up on Amazon Prime, being a competitor to Netflix and all.  Still, if it weren't for FiM on Netflix, I might never have watched the show in the first place.