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Category Archives: Weird World of the Roku
Free Movies – Catch Them While You Can!
There is a new station available for the Roku, and if you’re interested, I would install it on your box and watch it’s offerings as soon as possible.
Posted in Weird World of the Roku
Tagged cord cutter, Free movies, free TV, horror, movies, Roku, science fiction
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More Thoughts on Leaving Netflix
I have a few more thoughts bouncing around my brain pan on cancelling my Netflix subscription which I thought I would share with you. I have been a Netflix subscriber since the end of the 20th Century and practically all of … Continue reading
Posted in Weird World of the Roku
Tagged 1980s, cord cutter, entertainment, internet, Joe Williams, Netflix, PlutoTV, Popcornflix, Roku, Sketch, sketchbook, streaming, USA, VUDU
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Resolution: Goodbye Netflix
I was a Netflix subscriber back when nobody ever heard of them — back when they were just a mail-order DVD rental outfit with but one distribution plant in San Jose, CA. I had my doubts when they leapt into … Continue reading
Posted in Weird World of the Roku
Tagged cancel, Cartoon, entertainment, Father Time, humor, Joe Williams, movies, Netflix, resolution, Roku
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Look-Out Sister!
This is a fascinating curio from the late 1940s that I discovered on the Internet Archive channel on my Roku box. It’s a low budget Western featuring an all black cast and starring The King of the Jukebox — Louis … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matinee, Weird World of the Roku
Tagged entertainment, Free, Internet Archive, jazz, King of the Jukebox, Louis Jordan, low budget, movie, Public Domain, Roku, Western
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Robbie the Robot Meets Mr. C
As I’ve written before finding something to watch on Netflix has been proving to be more of a challenge than it’s worth. The tedious scrolling through titles of little interest has chased me to some of the stranger and more … Continue reading
Posted in Weird World of the Roku
Tagged 1956, Anne Francis, black and white, Forbidden Planet, Internet Archive, Perry Como, Robbie the Robot, Roku, television, TV, variety show
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That VUDU You Do
I’ve always been a fan of Netflix and I’ve been a customer of theirs since 1999 back when they were DVD-by-mail only and had but one distribution center on the West Coast. Joining Netflix was a no-brainer back then considering … Continue reading
Exhuming Dead & Buried while Drawing
I returned to my Roku’s Amazon Video channel in order to bask in trash that I can halfway ignore while sketching. The great thing about Amazon’s Prime besides the expedited shipping is the addition of Prime video which is promoted … Continue reading


