St. Eligius hostage crisis ends

After nearly a month, Disc 1 of St. Elsewhere is finally on its way to us from Netflix. Yay!

For the record, our lengthy delay in getting this disc is noteworthy because it's so rare: We're still very happy with Netflix and this sort of month-long delay is not something that's ever happened to us before. There are few things in life better than movies and TV shows arriving in your mailbox several times a week.

St. Eligius held hostage, day 19

Disc 1 of St. Elsewhere is still listed as "Long Wait" at Netflix, 19 days after we added it to the queue. It's great that so many people are still interested in the show after all these years, but WTF?

Another open letter to my fellow Netflix subscribers

Dear fellow Netflix subscribers,

Thank you for easing up on your viewings of The Wire long enough for us to get the second disc of season one. Now, I must ask, WHY ARE SO MANY OF YOU WATCHING ST. ELSEWHERE?!? The bloody show's been listed as "Long Wait" since before New Year's...

Respectfully,

Matter-Eater Lad

An open letter to my fellow Netflix subscribers

Dear fellow Netflix subscribers,

WHY ARE SO MANY OF YOU PICKING NOW TO START WATCHING THE WIRE?!?

All best,

Matter-Eater Lad

The Wire

We finally started watching The Wire via Netflix last night. Usually, when everyone tells you how great something is, it isn't. The Wire is one of those happy and rare cases where everyone really is right. Plus you get to play "Spot the Homicide/Oz actor" in just about every scene!