Comedian Mark Malkoff is attempting to watch 250 Netflix movies in 30 days.
Today I’m starting my new video project for My Damn Channel!
Fact: There are 23 million subscribers on Netflix streaming. For my new video project I’m seeing how many films I can watch on Netflix streaming in a month. My goal is 250 movies. That’s over 400 hours.
I want to see how much value I can get for my $7.99 a month. For example if I watch 200 films that works out to about four cents per film.
You can follow his progress on his blog and send him suggestions on Facebook and Twitter.
Malkoff is no stranger to crazy stunts. From his bio:
He starred in a popular video in which he visited and consumed purchases at all 171 Starbucks locations in Manhattan in less than 24 hours. Mark also achieved worldwide media attention by living and sleeping in an IKEA store in Paramus, New Jersey for an entire week which ended up winning the 2009 PR Week Campaign of the Year. Last June he stayed on an AirTran airplane for an entire month to get over his fear of flying which resulted in a Guinness World Record for most scheduled flights in thirty days. In the fall Mark partnered with the Ford Motor Company in which he set out on the road in a Fusion Hybrid to see how many mayors he could convince to present him their key to the city which resulted in him being given ninety-five keys. This past winter Mark made headlines again with a video in which to disprove the myth that New Yorkers are rude he was physically carried 9.4 miles in Manhattan by 155 individuals.
via Mashable.
i work from home, i do that on a monthly basis already, and yet no one cares
Posted by: sir jorge | April 25, 2012 at 04:48 PM
How the heck is he going to do this with data caps?
Posted by: michaelant | April 25, 2012 at 05:33 PM
Some companies i.e. Verizon FiOS and Charter, among others, have no cap. If he has a company that does have caps and allows overage then I suppose he'll pay the extra charges.
Posted by: Donald | April 25, 2012 at 05:54 PM
bully for him
Posted by: troll | April 25, 2012 at 06:10 PM
Good publicity stunt... Netflix can surely use it with the beating it has taken lately with the negative press.
Posted by: FearNo1 | April 26, 2012 at 01:10 AM
I am blessed with having a company with no caps. I hope it stays that way.
Posted by: David | April 26, 2012 at 01:13 AM
well I decided tonight that I am going to see just how many movies I can watch in a month myself lets see how far I can get before I hit my 250GB cap with comcast.
Posted by: Chris | April 26, 2012 at 01:28 AM
I hope he is not on comcast. HD content is about 4800 kilobits per second, which is 2GB/hr. If he was to do nothing but netflix, he could watch 125 hours of video or 250 - 30 minute shows.
I hope he does not want to watch movies.
Posted by: Mike | April 26, 2012 at 02:36 AM
Most routers have traffic meters built in if you guys are curious what your usage is. After cutting the cord I have never been below 250gb in a month. I believe I have only broken 550 once... I think. 300-500 is probably a good median for me.
Posted by: CordCutter | April 26, 2012 at 05:57 AM
C'mon, man. There's no other way that Mark Malkoff can spend 30 days to make the world a better place?
Posted by: Klass Klown | April 26, 2012 at 11:54 AM
I have to agree with Klass Klown, why not do something useful like volunteering. If I didn't have a job or obligations I could sit on my butt for 30 days straight.
Posted by: moviegeek | April 26, 2012 at 12:07 PM
I wonder if he will include stuff he falls asleep watching.
Posted by: Gobotron | April 26, 2012 at 09:25 PM
I kinda think the value is gonna go up less and less with each 'movie' he watches.
Posted by: shthar | April 26, 2012 at 11:56 PM
I challenge him to first be a streaming customer for at least a year, then try and watch 250 movies in a month. This will show how much stamina he has and what he's made of.
"He wants to see how much value he can get for $7.99 a month", He says it's "about 4 cents per film." Well doesn't that already answer your question Mark? Four cents a movie! were do I sign up? Netflix what a genius idea hiring this guy.
Posted by: Wbad | April 27, 2012 at 04:33 AM
Value isn't just about quantity, but must take into account the variety of available content coupled with the quality and reliability of the video/audio stream.
As for the stunt itself, it would take no effort to simply click 'play', leave the room, go out for a bite to eat, take a nap, whatever, then be back in time to activate the next selection in line. Even if Malkoff actually sits through all 400+ hrs, it is not something that the average viewer could - or would - do. In which case any value, perceived or actual, is either completely skewed or completely wasted. Easy enough for anyone to calculate the extreme streaming possibilities, without having to go there. Not impressed.
Posted by: GeeEmm | April 27, 2012 at 04:36 PM
Funny, I can't stream more than 2 movies/3 1-hour TV shows without the shows infiltrating my dreams and ending up in a catatonic state. I couldn't imagine streaming show after show for 30 days straight. I'd have to be seriously hung-over/baked/bedridden to even attempt that.
Posted by: ixoxeles | April 30, 2012 at 01:54 AM
If he's in NYC, he's likely got Time Warner for his internet service. Unless he's made arrangements, they'll shut him down long before he gets to his goal
Posted by: Kodai | May 01, 2012 at 08:26 PM