Netflix
We signed up for Netflix shortly after moving to Illinois, and we've enjoyed it the entire time. We first signed up for the 3-dvds-at-a-time option, then downgraded to 2-at-a-time, then 1, back up to 2, and now we're down to 1 again (plus unlimited streaming). Several times I've put our account on hold during college football season (for obvious reasons). As you can see, our movie viewing waxes and wanes periodically.
SpongeBob
I mention all this because Netflix recently announced they've acquired streaming rights to more seasons of SpongeBob SquarePants! They now have seasons 1-5 available for online streaming. So if any of our readers have Netflix, and would like experience the best that SpongeBob has to offer, I now present our favorite SpongeBob episodes of all time, all of which are available to stream right now! In no particular order:
Anyway, I dig the show. Christy and Ignatiy are fun to watch, they joke around, and sometimes those jokes are even funny. They cover some lesser-known movies, as well as movies that are available to stream online (their "Hot and Now" segment).
My favorite experience from the show came last month, when they gave two thumbs up to an Oscar-nominated foreign film I'd never heard of. After the episode, I went straight to Netflix and was able to watch the movie right then thanks to the streaming option.
- The Frycook Games (Season 2, Episode 19, second half)
- Krusty Krab Training Video (Season 3, Episode 10, first half)
- Mid-Life Crustacean (Season 3, Episode 15, second half)
- Missing Identity (Season 3, Episode 18, first half)
Ebert Presents at the Movies
I've become a fan of Roger Ebert's new show on PBS. Since he can no longer speak, due to cancer, he usually only appears for one review which is narrated by someone else. Most of the show is devoted to reviews by Christy Lemire of the Associated Press and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of the Chicago Reader. I don't know if words can convey the sheer impressiveness of Ignatiy's name. I did a double-take when I first saw him introduce himself. Then I had to rewind and listen to it again. And again. Then I had to try saying it, which took a couple of tries to get right. Ignatiy Vishnevetsky. Ig-naughty Vish-nuh-vet-ski. Those are now my two favorite words to pronounce.Anyway, I dig the show. Christy and Ignatiy are fun to watch, they joke around, and sometimes those jokes are even funny. They cover some lesser-known movies, as well as movies that are available to stream online (their "Hot and Now" segment).
My favorite experience from the show came last month, when they gave two thumbs up to an Oscar-nominated foreign film I'd never heard of. After the episode, I went straight to Netflix and was able to watch the movie right then thanks to the streaming option.
