# Netflix question (multi-disc sets) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 29, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-question-multi-disc-sets/483563 "2009-01-29T16:12:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-question-multi-disc-sets/483563/21 "2009-01-30T14:45:06Z")
I love Netflix, but I did encounter something weird this week. I tried to rent the 2-disc _Around the World in 80 Days_ miniseries. Disc 1 is available now, but Disc 2 is not available at all, and the availability is unknown. Why would they continue to rent only the first half of a miniseries? ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-question-multi-disc-sets/483563/22 "2009-01-30T14:50:39Z")
> [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](#): > > I love Netflix, but I did encounter something weird this week. I tried to rent the 2-disc _Around the World in 80 Days_ miniseries. Disc 1 is available now, but Disc 2 is not available at all, and the availability is unknown. Why would they continue to rent only the first half of a miniseries? Because the other half isn’t available on DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-question-multi-disc-sets/483563/23 "2009-01-30T14:54:25Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > Of course, I have no way of knowing if a movie that is “very long wait” in my queue is marked the same way in someone else’s queue. I’ve found that “very long wait” discs are sometimes shipped the same day, so it’s not an exact science. I usually put the long wait choices at the very top of my queue, which I hope gives me higher priority. And I don’t care what sequence series discs are sent in, and sometimes don’t order all of a series anyway. If I don’t like one sample of a series, I don’t order the rest. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-question-multi-disc-sets/483563/24 "2009-01-30T15:13:53Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Because the other half isn’t available on DVD. Ok, I read through the reviews, and some of them indicate that Part 2 is on the same disc as Part 1, even though that’s not how Netflix describes it. But some of the reviews talk about 2 discs. I guess I’ll just have to rent it and see what’s there. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-question-multi-disc-sets/483563/25 "2009-01-30T15:41:07Z")
A slight hijack but how do they handle multiple formats now? When I made the HD mistake, it was annoying that I would have a movie in my queue for HD-DVD with long wait when the standard DVD was available. I e-mailed customer service that they should allow both formats to be in the queue or allow a choice of format with the addition of “first available”. I’ve heard that Blockbuster’s online service does allow a “first available” choice. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-question-multi-disc-sets/483563.md?page=1)