Somehow I missed Ken Burn's "Prohibition" when it aired on PBS, and have been waiting for it to show up on Netflix. Today I noticed that it was available for free streaming to Amazon Prime members, though still DVD-only on Netflix (it actually appears to be streaming on Hulu+ also, but that is not on my radar).
When Prime started making films and tv shows available for free to prime members, my initial surveys of the offerings led me to conclude that there were very few titles available on Prime that were not available on Netflix, while the opposite was much more common. Nevertheless, Prime was still of value to me, since it provided an alternate source of streaming content when my Netflix was not available due to streaming by one of my three children. In recent months I seem to be noticing that this is no longer true. I think in the first year or so of Prime streaming I only watched one title for free that was not available on Netflix (Punchline, which I wanted to watch again after hearing Kevin Pollack and a guest bash Tom Hank's performance, which I had thought was pretty good). This summer, I have found myself watching several titles on Prime that were not available on Netflix (including my favorite Mel Gibson film, Payback, which I have been trying to watch again for more than a year). Netflix of course still has some premium content not available on Prime (like Mad Men and Breaking Bad, I think). But the gap seems to be closing. My question: Is there some source that compares Amazon Prime, Netflix and maybe Hulu+ and shows what content is uniquely available on each? -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
