Netflixation

by Dr. Netflix Anonymous | posted 12.10.2010

"Dr. Netflix Anonymous here. Do you find yourself Netflixing all the time? You know, that insatiable urge to stream movies and TV shows over the internet to your favorite Netflix-enabled device. Flix after flix. Pulling from your Instant Queue, program after program? I'm here to tell you that you're not alone. Come on in, take a seat. Join your the other Netflix Junkies. We'll commiserate together and see how we can get your life back together... Life, yes, the stuff that goes on around you between Netflix fixes. We'll also talk about how best to enjoy your Netflixation experience. Hey, if you're going to fall off the Netflix sobriety wagon, you might as well enjoy the journey, right? So okay all ready, take a seat. We'll begin our session in a sec."

"Ahem, good evening everyone. My name is Dr. Netflix Anonymous. I'm glad you are all here. We're going to begin our support group for Netflix Junkies, Netflixaholics, or whatever you'd like to call your addiction to Netflix internet streaming. Yes, if you're here, you know you're one of us. The purpose of this support group is to share our experience of that darker part of our lives: where we do the minimum in life to just get by until the next flick, or Netflix that is, excuse me. Without further ado, let's begin this first session with a round of introductions. I'd like to go around the room and ask that each one of you introduce yourselves: your first name will do, tell us how long you've had that urge, how you like your fix served. That's good for now. So let's begin with you over here."

"Hi, my name is John."

"Hi John", the group replies.

John continues, "I have been a Netflix Junkie for about six months now. It all started when I bought a Sony Playstation 3 at the beginning of summer. My main purpose was to use it for gaming, you know. I just felt the Call of Duty. Then, one night, my dudes were over and we were serving together in the Call of Duty. After a while, we got a little tired and decided to watch a movie. Instead of heading out to the video store to pick up something the guys can all agree to, my bud Reed suggested that we give Netflix instant streaming a try. Normally, I would be skeptical. But okay, we gave it try. And that was it. There was no turning back. We picked a war movie and started the instant streaming to my PS3 gaming console. The picture quality was great and the sound was pretty good. I was totally tripped out with the experience. After that night, I downloaded the free Netflix app to my iPod touch. Now everywhere I go, and I mean everywhere, I check for Wi-Fi service. If it's available, I'll just start streaming right then and there. Forget about the gaming apps. And ther'es no need to wait to get home and sit in front of my PS3 to stream from Netflix. When I do get home, I can just resume where I had left off with the iPod touch. What could be better? I find myself watching all sorts of movies now. It's way cool."

Tune in next time to read the next installment of Dr. Netflix Anonymous' support group session...

Disclaimer: The storyline and characters in this blog post are fictional and are intended for entertainment purposes only. Any resemblances to real life personalities are purely coincidental.