r/mildlyinfuriating • u/LieutenantLeftovers • Aug 29 '26
Ruined by Technology When finishing a movie on Prime you get 8 seconds before another movie is automatically played.
Just finished watching Dune Part 2 on Prime. I really like the movie and I want to feel the emotions and music that is at the very end of the movie. I want to listen to Hans Zimmer’s score and talk Dune theory instead of having to quickly find the remote.
Jeff Bezos wants me to automatically be watching another movie on his streaming service and he graciously gives me 8 seconds before it starts playing. Most of the time I have to dig around my couch for the remote to quickly find it and click on the button that says I actually want to watch the credits.
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u/BankHottas Aug 29 '26
I also hate the “customers also watched”
Out of all the words they could use, “customers” ain’t the one
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u/Lukebekz Aug 29 '26
"hostages" would be more honest but honesty has no place in tech anymore, it seems
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u/TransportationIll282 Aug 29 '26
It's also pretty sad that streaming platforms have worse recommendations than piracy these days. No more shoveling their own stuff into my face.
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u/ElusiveGuy Aug 29 '26
Many years back our city's train announcements switched from "passengers" to "customers".
I hate it.
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u/frecklejam Aug 29 '26
Sydney?
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u/ElusiveGuy Aug 29 '26
Yup.
To me passenger implies someone they're responsible for transporting. Customer implies I'm just a source of revenue. It feels so gross.
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u/OverlordWaffles Aug 29 '26
IT Management at the last 2 companies I've worked for call our users "customers" and I hate it. We're internal IT by the way, not external facing nor an MSP.
They're not customers, they're end users
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u/conniethedoge Aug 29 '26
“Movies that their producing companies paid us to tell you to watch that aren’t even close to the movie you just watched”
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u/Fragrant-Employer-60 Aug 29 '26
I mean it seems fine to me, I can’t think of a ton of other words they could use, I guess “viewer”?
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u/linjaes Aug 29 '26
I just hate it because I don’t care what other people watched. Their tastes are different from mine.
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u/Ypuort Aug 29 '26
The worst part is the timer starts when the credits roll. Some of us want to watch the credits.
This is particularly frustrating when watching a movie with a toddler who both likes the credits and will be disappointed if another movie starts and we have to stop it right away.
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u/BubblesZap Aug 29 '26
It bothers me every time, lot of the time the movie just ended with something impactful that you're supposed to sit with while the credits start so immediately having something shoved in your face takes you out of it before it's time.
Like think of Infinity War's ending hard cut to credits and not getting to just sit with that in the void for a minute really hurts it
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u/lockjawshortman Aug 29 '26
Exactly. That nice feeling drains out of my body as I fumble around for the remote racing against the clock. Sometimes I want to listen to the music too.
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u/HurricaneShane Aug 29 '26
I work in the film industry. I watch the credits every single time I am in the theater.
It bothers me so much when streaming services skip the credits, or go quickly into another show/movie.
I not only watch the credits out of respect, but also I am often curios where something was filmed.
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u/anuthertw Aug 29 '26
Im not in the film industry but I always watch the credits too while digesting the movie. That and I like to find extremely specific titles for people like "depressed swamp girl with rifle #3".
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u/meissatronus Aug 29 '26
I work in VFX, it’s ridiculous how hard it is for some reason to just…let the credits play. Let me find my friends for god’s sake
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u/FemtoKitten Aug 29 '26
Me annoying my friends being excited to see who I know on the pre-production and visual development rather than getting up to go
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u/Itherial Aug 29 '26
I mean, that is likely because the overwhelming majority of viewers do not care to see the credits and will go out of their way to skip them.
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u/yuvi3000 You know what's infuriating? Unfinished fla Aug 29 '26
This is absolutely correct, so what they should do is give viewers the OPTION to set auto-skip on. Or even have it as the default and give viewers the option to turn it off.
Making it the standard for everyone and having no option to turn off that function is the actual problem.
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u/Lymi123 Aug 29 '26
Having the option to skip credits are not the same as it automatically happening or making it hard to watch them.
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u/Itherial Aug 29 '26
People have already forgotten a time where nobody stuck around in theaters at all except for maybe one or two people due to mid/post credits scenes not yet being a thing.
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u/Hereiamhereibe2 Aug 29 '26
For real, i think Pixar was one of the first to make credits interesting in any way with the Toy Story Bloopers.
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u/Efficient_Dress_6101 Aug 29 '26
That may be true, but the overwhelming majority of viewers also do not want to watch a random movie 10 seconds after they finish the movie they chose to watch, so it's not about what the viewers want anyway
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u/bcleveland3 Aug 29 '26
Do you know the amount of end scenes I’ve missed in Rick and Morty because of the timer on Hulu? They’re like impossible to get to even if you turn off the timer. It’s like figuring out the puzzle of a video game to get the clicks right
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u/Unknown1776 Aug 29 '26
I was watching the good place earlier this week and it skips things so quick you can actually miss the twist/important stuff from the end of the episodes sometimes.
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u/HellPigeon1912 Aug 29 '26
I've been watching Angel on Disney plus and same, it's timed badly enough that on more than one occasion it cuts off the end of the episode
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u/GuyWishPartakeViolen Aug 29 '26
Been watching Abbott Elementary on Disney+ and same thing is happening to me. Each episode has one final gag which sometimes leads into a plot thread and I have to rapidly back out to not go into the next episode.
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u/Huitlacochilacayota Aug 29 '26
Haha yeah I feel you. My son likes watching Madagascar’s credits and would get pissed if I quit it
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u/masterofbeast Aug 29 '26
As I gotten older, I appreciate the people that work on movies and I will red the credits. There needs to add a way to turn off this suggestion nonsense.
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u/Mairex_ Aug 29 '26
You can disable auto play most times, but you still get these bright recommandation screens, which completely blind you when watching the dark credits. I love my plex where I can just watch the credits undisturbed.
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u/TartRose13 Aug 29 '26
I HATE this feature with a passion. I want to sit in the credits, listen to the music and digest what I just saw. Having to hurry and grab the remote so that it doesn't skip to something else completely takes you out of that reverie. Why only 8 seconds?? At the very least make it 30 seconds. And then if I don't get to the remote in time, it switches to something I would never have any interest in watching. SO frustrating.
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u/LieutenantLeftovers Aug 29 '26
Or at least wait till the very end of the credits. But no….our evil overlords want us always being fed content to we stay docile. Just my theory though
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u/AnotherOrbiter Aug 29 '26
Sure they added this around the same time they added adverts (in my country atleast) so to me it felt like a stat booster for their stock meetings, like look out viewership is at all time highs! No people just fell asleep or left the TV running
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u/BlazingImp77151 Aug 29 '26
Hell, 30 seconds doesn't feel like it would be enough most of the time. Having to go reach for the remote disturbs that sitting and processing.
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u/aaron2933 Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26
What I hate the most is when either the next movie starts, or you accidentally back out of the movie trying to cancel the autoplay, you then try to go back to the original movie to watch the credits, and it plays the movie from the start again.
So now you have to either fast forward all the way to the credits or just give up. Both things ruin the experience.
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u/Muddled_Opinions Aug 29 '26
I hate features like this. Even streaming shows like Rick and Morty, that ALWAYS has an end credit scene(some of them can be quite long), it shrinks the window to ~15% and suggests another show, as soon as the credits roll.
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u/wild_bronco96 Aug 29 '26
This is an auto play setting that can be turned off.
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u/Environmental_Bus507 Aug 29 '26
Is there a different autoplay setting for movies and shows? For shows, I want the next episode to start, but not for movies.
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u/wild_bronco96 Aug 29 '26
I think it all falls under the same setting unfortunately
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u/BrosefDudeson Aug 29 '26
And that's the whole gambit. At least I now have the muscle memory to click it away when the credits start rolling so I can process the movie for a bit
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u/CrowdGoesWildWoooo Aug 29 '26
Everything is “Shows” for this platform. This is QOL setting for shows, they just couldn’t be bothered to categorizing it
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u/LieutenantLeftovers Aug 29 '26
I’m searching for it currently in the settings👍
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u/CodingNeeL Aug 29 '26
Did you find it? Apparently you need to log in to a web browser did this.
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u/DVus1 Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26
From web browser:
I believe you can also set it from the mobile app too.
You cannot separate auto-play for movies and TV shows. If it's on, its on for both (and vice versa.)
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u/CodingNeeL Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26
Thanks!
By the way, your screenshot is showing (part of?) your name.
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u/LJ161 Aug 29 '26
I have turned off every setting I can find but it still does this. God forbid i fall asleep while watching something. I have so many movies and shows in my 'continue watching' list.
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u/Spoda_Emcalt Aug 29 '26
Actually having the option to remove films & shows from the 'continue watching' section would be very useful, so of course they don't include it.
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u/Merc4food Aug 29 '26
Weird, I have an easy time removing stuff from my continue watching, but I'm usually watching through a browser. Disney+/Hulu on the other hand had no way other than skipping to the end of shows.
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u/AnonAwaaaaay Bernie 2028 Aug 29 '26
I've tried a dozen times and it doesn't work. It's just window dressing for me.
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u/wild_bronco96 Aug 29 '26
Profile icon->accounts and settings -> player tab-> auto play/auto play next episode
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u/AnonAwaaaaay Bernie 2028 Aug 29 '26
You know what, looking back I don't even have the option.
I have a left side tab with Settings, in it is Auto Play.
It has one on/off that's labeled "Video" and under that says "Automatically play trailers, previews, and live events." that i had skipped over and assumed was the normal Autoplay.
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u/Appropriate_Cow94 Aug 29 '26
I've tried. It just comes back. Then you also have a movie or show on your "continue watching" list that only can be removed by starting your PC up and taking off that way. MybRoku can't.
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u/PackOfCumin Aug 29 '26
Padding the numbers for investors.
“prime viewers watch on avg. 3 movies back to back”
kind of bullshit
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u/maratonininkas Aug 29 '26
"Viewers turn some movies off after 7 seconds - need faster paced hooks"
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u/Impossible_Range6953 Aug 29 '26
Thats how they cook the stats and user engagement bs.
They design these things deceptively to hit one marker or another.
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u/Slickity Aug 29 '26
Absolutely a calculated move. A free, simple, and easy way to pad viewer counts for programs. These statistics are used in their licensing negotiations to leverage better deals.
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u/P0pu1arBr0ws3r Aug 29 '26
No one asked for autoplay on by default. Yet somehow its become the default.
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u/GoldunGote Aug 29 '26
Because they get more views from people who arent paying attention or fall asleep.
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u/preyforkevin Aug 29 '26
It’s like this with all the streaming services I subscribe to. It’s obnoxious as shit.
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u/StaticSystemShock Aug 29 '26
I hate this shit on Youtube so much I need to use special uBlock filter that blocks Youtube from automatically progressing to next video.
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u/pants_the_man Aug 29 '26
Isn't there a button on screen to turn off autoplay on YouTube? Sometimes I accidentally turn it on and it's pretty quick to untick it.
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u/1Ferrox Aug 29 '26
Yes but not always. For example when watching downloaded videos with YouTube premium it will automatically play through all downloaded videos and it only stops when you press pause
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u/KaiserDilhelmTheTurd Aug 29 '26
In your profile settings you can set it. Really shouldn’t be able to turn it back on by accident.
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u/UJ_Reddit Aug 29 '26
If you don't stop.it fast enough, the new thing also clogs up you 'continue watching' feed
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u/pants_the_man Aug 29 '26
Baffling feature. "Did you like the dramatic conclusion to that film? Really taking in the final beat of a classic? Sorting your emotions about the fate of a complex character? Well, how about The Beverly Hillbillies? I'll go ahead and put it on for you."
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u/Rare-Designer-1008 Aug 29 '26
Have you tried
Go to the Amazon Website and log in to your account.
Navigate to Prime Video.
Click your Profile icon in the top right corner and select Account & Settings.
Click on the Player tab at the top of the page.
Turn off Autoplay (for the next episode) and Autoplay trailers.
Not sure if this only works for TV shows or if it works on movies, as I havent tried it
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u/ZestyPyramidScheme Aug 29 '26
You can turn this off. I had to do it with Hulu because a lot of shows I watch have post credit scenes, and auto play will play the next episode before the credits end or it will jump to the next episode in the middle of the post credit scene
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u/aWildBendyStraw Aug 29 '26
Not sure if same for everyone else based on platform. But you can turn off autoplay. profile > account and settings > player > autoplay > toggle off.
The next up card will appear but it won't auto go to it
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u/D3rangedButFun Aug 29 '26
Every time I finish watching John Oliver, HBO wants me to switch to Bill Maher. And I have remember to stop it before the timer runs out so the algorithm doesn't start to think I like Bill Maher
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u/starlokis Aug 29 '26
Or you swipe wrong to continue the movie and it forces you out to the movie or show main screen when you just wanted the credits to continue. Happened last night on HBO while waiting for the show preview at end of credits
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u/Idioteva Aug 29 '26
I own physical dvds (not so much for tv shows) and this ruining immersion is making me want to buy more
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u/Deon_the_Greatt Aug 29 '26
Agreed all too common. services give you 2 seconds to exit auto play can’t let you sit with your own emotions for a second. Like the month is paid for we will watch something when we’re ready
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u/AnonAwaaaaay Bernie 2028 Aug 29 '26
They're trying to squeeze ad revenue out of us because the monthly payments don't change.
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u/AnonAwaaaaay Bernie 2028 Aug 29 '26
And you can't turn it off.
There's a button you can press, doesn't work. Mines been in the off position for years and it still plays.
If I didn't get this app for free I probably wouldn't pay for it considering all of the other issues compounded on top of this.
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u/jacquetpotato Aug 29 '26
This seems to happen with all streaming sites to an extent. My kid likes to watch the credits. Usually kids movie credits are fun, with little hidden scenes or songs they like. If you’re not quick, it always jumps to the next movie and you can’t get back to the credits unless you rechoose the movie and scroll all the way though to the end because the system thinks you’ve finished it so doesn’t hold your place!
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u/littleLuxxy Aug 29 '26
I 100% agree with your consternation, but you should watch Masters of the Universe. Great film.
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u/P_D_Stanley Aug 29 '26
After I finished The Boys, Prime automatically started me in the 2nd season of some spy show that had just come out. It began by recapping and spoiling the twists of the first season snd gave me no reason to start the series.
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u/BarristanTheB0ld Aug 29 '26
It's the same with Netflix, only even shorter. Maybe 2 or 3 seconds? So annoying
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u/Metalgsean Aug 29 '26
Ugh, my remote is fucking up so I use my phone, but the app is shit so it always takes a few seconds to connect.
My 'continue watching' list is an absolute massacre.
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u/shnaily Aug 29 '26
And then you spam back, land on the homepage and get blasted with the latest trailers auto playing anyway.
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u/Coldblood_1 Aug 29 '26
I watched a movie on Prime last night - I Am Not A Serial Killer - and the play next suggestions popped up about 30 seconds before the end credits did, covering the bottom third of the screen/final shot. Go fuck yourself, Amazon.
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u/Jill_Sandwich_ Aug 29 '26
Honestly OP, this is much than mildly infuriating to me. Just like how Prime will autoplay anything you land on after 2 seconds.
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u/Wuz314159 (\/) (;,,;) (\/) Aug 29 '26
Correction... Plays another movie BEFORE you finish the first.
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u/Coq_la_braise Aug 29 '26
Imagine watching the end of the Sopranos and it immediately change to family guy or some shit
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u/largececelia Aug 29 '26
It's very quick, and it's ALWAYS a movie I don't watch. Tech bros, keep talking about how AI is going to improve everything and save the world when you can't even figure out what kind of movies I like EVEN WHEN I DO THE THUMBS UP/THUMBS DOWN OVER AND OVER.
It's extremely user-unfriendly.
To the point where I just wonder if they hate people in general, if the entire project is infused with hate because it's so weirdly inconvenient and lacking in common sense.
They took away the area in the home page that lets you continue watching the shows you started already. (Oh did they hide it somewhere new, or take it away for 3 weeks and then return it? GTFOH)
Every time you search for something, like "kung fu movies" you get a bunch of random irrelevant garbage mixed in, ok not shocking, but you HAVE TO click on the filter thing at the top. With ONE FILTER. What? Why??? This allows you to filter out THE MOVIES YOU CANNOT WATCH AT ALL EVER. Why are those movies even included? Why are you showing me things I can't watch?
And then the ads. Of course, we all hate the ads from this greedy heartless slave driving corporation.
WHEN YOU MOVE YOUR CURSOR BETWEEN POSSIBLE SHOWS EACH ONE POPS UP TO GIVE A DESCRIPTION UNLESS YOU MOVE IT IN THE .1 MILLIMETER SPACE BETWEEN THE TILES. Even the process of scrolling through and looking at choices is incredibly painful and awkward, as I imagine it would be talking to Jeff Bezos for even a moment. Even this very very basic element of the interface is garbage, horrid, to the point that it seems cruel and hateful. Can't you brainless animals make a website?
The website still thinks I'm "traveling" and will display this every time I log in, even though I updated this and have been in the US for months.
For a huge multi billion dollar company to create a hell like this in website form is truly baffling, astonishing, even.
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u/The_Bookkeeper1984 Aug 29 '26
Yes! Watched X-men 2 last night and wanted to rewatch the Mansion fighting sequence (it’s so awesome🙏😭)…
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u/UptownJunk802 Aug 29 '26
For real. Like your show or movie won't even be over and a suggestion of what to watch next pops up and ruins it. Case in point, I was watching "The Whale" really emotional ending but wait know what you should watch next? Me Myself and Irene. Of course!
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u/AnybodyNew433 Aug 29 '26
I fucking hate it too, always scrambling for the remote only to miss it by a second. There is no quick way to get back to the same point if you want to watch the credits or listen to the song playing.
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u/LieutenantLeftovers Aug 29 '26
Yes it’s one of my favorite movies can’t wait for part 3
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u/Batata-Sofi Aug 29 '26
Pirated movies never had that. Just saying.
Also, better quality, cheaper, and doesn't explode if your internet connection dies.
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u/BowleeLacuna Aug 29 '26
You can turn auto-play off. It's just a setting. All the apps have that shit and I turn them all off and auto play previews too. They always catch me off guard and scare the shit out of me. They tend to default back to auto play when the app updates, which is also super frustrating.
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u/BallsOutKrunked Aug 29 '26
I don't disagree that it's dumb but it's literally the most palatable and consumable form of entertainment while you're sitting on ass doing nothing.
The idea of optimizing it to be even more of a time waste doesn't seem like a worthy goal.
We should be happy that mindless entertainment hasn't taken us to full wall-e mode yet.
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u/poggers11 Aug 29 '26
This sub is so weird, one post: there's 8 seconds of wait time before switching the Netflix movie. Next post: i have cancer and I'm dying
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u/bwmat Aug 29 '26
Sometimes this got in the way of watching post credits scenes in shows and it was really damn annoying (and they're was no good way to stop it in Chromecast)
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u/Old_Shake3789 Aug 29 '26
Most apps are like this now. You can't even just quickly open an app to quickly watch something, you've gotta scroll down then select continue watching these days. That's disregarding the coincidental slow af load times for said apps.
Once upon a time you'd open something like netflix and the first thing you'd see is what you've been watching then everything else. Under 20 seconds.
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u/SudhaTheHill Aug 29 '26
You know what? I actually feel you and wholeheartedly agree with you. Sometimes you just finish a movie and want to sit in silence to process everything you just saw. That annoying timer ruins the whole experience because you have to get out of the screen or have another movie begin. Both things ruin the experience.