Reader Jeremy notice that Mad Men now shows an available date of July 27th, so grab your smokes and a glass of scotch and get ready to follow the adventures of the ad team at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce.
Netflix has acquired the streaming rights to the show, and seasons 1 - 4 will be available next week. Season 5 will be available after the last episode airs next year.
I'd like to see Breaking Bad as well. Not sure if this contract for Mad Men is with the production company or AMC...or are they the same?
Posted by: Pat Billone | July 20, 2011 at 08:33 AM
I've been waiting on this show. *excited*
Posted by: Marquis Tate | July 20, 2011 at 08:34 AM
Finally! After going through 2 seasons of discs and now moving to season 3 today it'll be nice to just watch them one after the other. 3 episodes per disc has been a crawl. Although I will miss out on some of those fun commentaries from Hamm and the crew.
Posted by: Brian Hard | July 20, 2011 at 08:54 AM
very good
Posted by: Alkalitta | July 20, 2011 at 03:00 PM
Not for me as I will be dropping streaming at the end of August prior to the price increase in Sept. Just give me my discs!
Posted by: BoB | July 20, 2011 at 06:46 PM
As I don't have cable, this is a good thing. One concern I have is that it is an exclusive. If Hulu Plus or Amazon gets exclusives on other good shows we will be out in the cold or we will be paying as much as cable by needing multiple providers. It also increases the cost of the incensing fees, which means less content or higher prices.
This is why Netflix DVDs still rule. It is the only source for nearly all new release shows and movies(I consider the 30 day window to be fine).
Posted by: frank | July 21, 2011 at 12:11 AM
I wonder if all episodes will be available or certain ones will be DVD only. Another reason I put my account on hold, contemplating cancelling.
Posted by: Nitecourt | July 21, 2011 at 08:17 AM
We have them already in Canada. Four season, 52 episodes in streaming.
Posted by: Gstonge | July 22, 2011 at 08:25 PM