The 2009 Netflix Year End Report
Due to a surprise getaway, I’m definitely behind on my year-end wrap-up projects. So here, as a companion piece to my 2008 Netflix cost analysis and rental rankings, is my 2009 information.
Plan: 3-at-a-time
Cost per month: $18.35
Cost for the year: $220.20
Number of discs viewed: 59
Cost per disc: $3.73
Number of bonus Watch Instantly items viewed: 5
My overall DVD consumption dropped by 36 discs because of two factors. One, I was really busy this year. And two, a lot of shows went for free on my cable’s On Demand feature. I could just stream it to my TV whenever I wanted.
Even with the higher cost, I’m not at a point where Netflix is no longer good for my budget. I had planned to cancel cable this year, but Comcast made me a better deal. I’ll have to see how things go in 2010.
In the meantime, here are my rankings of what I’ve seen by how much I actually enjoyed watching them.
Special Programs (in order of most-enjoyed to least-enjoyed)
- Time Management from the Inside Out
- Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening
- Broadway: The American Musical: Episode 1
Television (in order of most-enjoyed to least-enjoyed)
- True Blood: Season 1
- The Big Bang Theory: Season 1
- The Big Bang Theory: Season 2
- The Office: Season 5
- How I Met Your Mother: Season 3
- How I Met Your Mother: Season 2
- Wonder Pets (various)
- Generation Kill miniseries
- The Sarah Jane Adventures: Season 1
- Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Season 1
- Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Season 2
- Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
- 30 Rock: Season 3
- Twilight Zone: Season 1 (partial)
- Heroes: Season 3 (partial)
- Babylon 5: Season 1 (partial)
Movies (in order of most-enjoyed to least-enjoyed)
- The Reader
- Bolt
- The Wrestler
- Kung Fu Panda
- Frozen River
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- Wanted
- Tropic Thunder
- Akeelah and the Bee
- Milk
- Doubt
- Frost/Nixon
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Changeling
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Watchmen
- The Tale of Despereaux
- Rachel Getting Married
- Monsters vs. Aliens
- The Visitor (will see in the next few days)