# I just canceled my Netflix. Here's why.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-canceled-my-netflix-heres-why/742209>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 5, 2016, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-canceled-my-netflix-heres-why/742209 "2016-01-05T07:38:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-canceled-my-netflix-heres-why/742209/81 "2016-01-06T21:52:14Z")

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> [@Rigamarole](#):
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> Hm, what shows did they drop? I haven’t seen that happen before.

It happens all the time - Netflix buys the rights to certain properties for _x_ amount of time. Eventually that time runs out and they decide whether to renew or not.

Back in August, Hulu picked up the rights to the Epix (Lionsgate, Paramount, and and MGM) movies just a few hours after Netflix decided not to renew its deal.

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**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-canceled-my-netflix-heres-why/742209/82 "2016-01-06T21:59:01Z")

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> [@gaffa](#):
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> I’ll follow up with a paper letter to the office of Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix. This was astoundingly annoying, and I’ve never seen this happen on any of the dozens of Roku apps I use on a regular basis.

Unfortunately, I heard Netflix has gone paperless.

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**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-canceled-my-netflix-heres-why/742209/83 "2016-01-06T22:06:02Z")

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My reply to this thread is not available for streaming.

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**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-canceled-my-netflix-heres-why/742209/84 "2016-01-06T23:34:54Z")

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> [@edwards\_beard](#):
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> Unfortunately, I heard Netflix has gone paperless.

It’s true. My _Alvin and the Chipmunks 4: The Road Chip_ DVD came with a stamp stuck to it, and now my Emerson is all gummed up and making a weird noise.

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