When trying to decide on a movie to way I get analysis paralysis. I'd pay good money for the streaming service that had a choice of 3 movies each day.
@grumpygamer I think they called those movie theaters back in the day
@grumpygamer I think it's Mubi that adds one movie a day, and removes one per day as well? If that appeals to you?

but then you wouldn't like those 3 movies, what if they're all horror and you don't like horror?

Even if it's an extra step, I like going to IMDB and filter for popular/trend movies of the current year and then filter more by rating.

@NOTxNSANE If you don't like them nobody is forcing you to watch them that day; you can wait until tomorrow to see what's different.

Surprise is a great too for discoverability.

@grumpygamer I miss the "Rogers on Demand" channels they used to have where they'd just play the movies of a particular genre back to back all day.

One of the key benefits of linear TV is the discoverability. Being able to turn on the set and catch something halfway through and decide to finish watching is something we've lost.

While I know a lot of game devs would dread this; watching people play/review games often has me wishing they could pass me the controller so I could play the section they're at without needing to deal with all the lead up. Not because the lead up is bad, just that starting a whole new game often gives me analysis paralysis.

@grumpygamer How about saving money by just watching what's aired on good old television ?

I find Netflix is always shoving at me today’s hot movie that everyone is watching. Is that what you’re after? Don’t scroll down to the next row because then you’ll get the overload.

Where you are you can get free TVNZ+ (TVNZ.co.nz) which, as another person said, it’s just TV picking the choices for you.

This week’s new addition was The Substance which was good fun.

@grumpygamer

@futuresprog TVNZ+ shows ads so that a no go for me.
@grumpygamer People who grew up on tvs that had a dial have a hard time.
@grumpygamer And the way that goes up exponentially when the choice is shared with anyone else.
@grumpygamer I know a streaming service where you have to know beforehand what you want before you can watch anything, if that helps.
@grumpygamer We have several VOD platforms run by independent cinemas and distributors in Switzerland. They offer a weekly programme, which I enjoy and which sometimes fills this gap for me.

@grumpygamer We have an Amazon Fire TV and I swear most of the services on there are making it intentionally difficult for you to just resume watching a show. It's like they want to shove their other offerings at you first.

I guess they've calculated that results in the most retention. I'd expect the opposite, though.