The main purpose of What's Expiring on Netflix Soon? is to keep you up-to-date with that information. That's why the Home page is a daily-updated list of titles scheduled to leave Netflix.
Because there are other Netflix-related issues that come up from time to time, for example, changes on their site, and because we sometimes have other relevant information we think will be useful to readers, we also have pages designed to cover topics other than expiring titles:
- We Recommend / Or Not: Streaming movies or programs one or more of us think is especially worthy of your time (or, in some cases, not), including a whole page of winners and nominees in the major Oscar categories.
- Discussions, Ideas, Questions: This is a catch-all page for anything related to Netflix, or to this blog, that is on the minds of readers. There are also discussion pages devoted to specific topics.
- FAQ / Resources: Currently under construction, this page is intended to answer common questions, e.g., "Where do I find an expiration date on Netflix?," as well as to give you additional sites where you can get information not covered on What's Expiring on Netflix Soon?
There is also a page that details our Guidelines for Submitting Titles, to make sure we get all the information we need for adding titles to the list.
Who Are We?
What's Expiring on Netflix Soon? is a collaborative effort. We are an open, informal online community of Netflix subscribers, who pool and share information about what movies, videos, and TV programs will expire from that streaming service in the near future.
Everyone is welcome. There's nothing to join, no sign-in required. Comments can be made anonymously, if you wish. Whether you prefer to read only, share an occasional title, opinion, or suggestion, or contribute regularly, you are considered part of this community, and we're glad you're here.
If you would like to comment, we have only three simple requests:
- For adding titles about to expire, please follow the Submission Guidelines.
- Please honor the spirit of respect for everyone.
- For any comment not specifically about the current expiring titles, please use the Discussions page, or other appropriate page. This helps readers of the Home page who scan for newly-added titles in the Comments.
Thanks! We'd love to hear from you!
Backstory
The idea of a crowd-sourced list of expiring titles did not originate with What's Expiring on Netflix Soon? We are an offshoot of the now-retired site, What's On Netflix Now? (WoNN). You might notice some similarity in the two titles. ; -)
WoNN was created by David Speranza to help readers find the best of what was available on Netflix. It included his reviews, suggested viewing, information about new titles, related news about Netflix - e.g., contracts with production companies like Disney - and titles that would be leaving Netflix soon.
David developed WoNN over a period of two and a half years, during which he attracted many followers who contributed a wealth of information, particularly in the area of expiring titles.
He also created a similar site, What's On Prime Now? (also now retired), for subscribers to Amazon Prime Instant Video. When David decided to focus solely on this new site, WoNN followers - while understanding and supportive - were left without a place to contribute - or find! - the Netflix info we had come to rely on. This was especially troubling for the expiring titles, because Netflix only gives a few days' notice when a movie is scheduled to disappear from the streaming site.
So, in a moment of desperation, gratitude, and a temporarily inflated sense of ability, one of us (that would be me) thought, "Hey, I could create a blog for expiring titles!," and What's Expiring on Netflix Soon? was born. Fortunately, other followers and contributors of WoNN have been kind enough to support this new blog, and continue their amazing work of helping us all get to see the movies and shows we don't want to miss, before they're gone.
I would like to thank David for being wonderfully supportive and helpful, and wish him all the best.
Carol Wenmoth
Blog Administrator
Hello, just noticed, on the Home page, very first line, the date. Currently, says "February" vs. March. Just thought you might like to know!
ReplyDeleteOops, now that I look at other pages (older ones) this date appears to be a static date, the day you created the page. Sorry about that.
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DeleteNo problem, Anonymous. I know that it's confusing to have the post date be so out-of-date. That's one of the drawbacks of starting a new post only once a month, and updating it every day. But all other alternatives have more drawbacks. I wish updating would update that date as well.
I appreciate your comment - I couldn't do this blog alone, and it's great to know there are lots of you out there keeping an eye on things. :-)
DeleteHi again, Anonymous. I owe you big time! Your comment got me to wondering if there was any way I could change the post date. Well, there is! I feel like a dummy for not realizing this before, but there is an easy way to manually change the date and time of the post. I can do this every day, and I will start with the new March post that will go up on Sunday.
Thank you so much!
Hey Carol, I love your site and probably visit it every day! Do you have a general contact email that I can send you a message to?
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ReplyDeleteHi Terry, you can email me at: cwenmoth@yahoo.com. (There's a link to this info in the sidebar under Blog Administrator if you should need it again.)
I LOVE THIS SITE! AFAIK this is the ONLY site that shows me what I need to watch (or binge) by the end of the month. For example, today is April 17. Every other "What's leaving Netflix" site currently has what's leaving April 1-April 18. Well the first 17 days of that list are useless, since they're already gone!
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DeleteThanks for your kind words, kay1864, so glad to have you with us. My favorite thing about our site is that it's people-powered - people who care working together for the benefit of all. Collaboration is a beautiful thing, and readers giving their time and effort to share info with others always makes me smile.
I can't prove it, but I believe clicking on expiring titles on here, building up a playlist for the evening, if you will, is the reason why my Netflix doesn't work anymore.....happened a few weeks ago, NW-6-403 error, magically fixed itself about 24 hours later, but now it's happened again, both times when I was opening expiring titles, about half dozen tabs or so, and the other browser I use to actually stream the content went dead, same for chrome, netflix phone app, playstation, etc. Playstation was the only platform that actually gave me an error code, other platforms no error code, just a dead netflix page and literally no part of their website is accessible anymore, even the help center. After wasting about an hour yesterday with Netflix and Comcast, and the better part of three hours this evening doing the same (both pointing the finger at each other - Netflix going so far as to having me demand Comcast remove a VPN from my network that I know nothing about - only to find out later a VPN typically means more protection for when online) so needless to say I am royally pissed, told Netflix I'm cancelling if it's not fixed tomorrow, and Comcast, well that's a project all on it's own. So beware, users here, try to avoid queuing a list of programs for the evening on here, good chance you'll get this evil NW-6-403 error, which basically means they think you're doing something illegal so they just kill your connection and play dumb on the phones........done with it..that's too bad, I was just a paying customer trying to watch netflix because it's the best thing to watch for deaf and HOH people.
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DeleteReally sorry you're having so much trouble, Unknown, hope it can be fixed. Not sure there's anything I can do, or should. What happens when you queue up a list just using the search feature, and not linking from here? I'll be curious to see if anyone else has had this problem. Thanks for letting us know.
Update: took a day longer to fix itself this time, and once again I don't know what fixed it, choice words to my ISP or Netflix, I don't know. Yes, I will be more careful this time; I think my unique approach to using this awesome and very useful site will have to change. Maybe switch browsers, use the same one for both streaming and queuing, or as you say just using search bar on Netflix based on what I see here. For at least a year and a half I have used this site, and was grateful for it because it was super annoying to watch a show or rain check a movie, only to see it mysteriously disappeared without warning. So thanks for whoever's behind this site. Thanks for your concern and listening to my rant, Carol, if just one person listens, that can make all the difference. Off to ISP store to talk more on the matter, face to face, and see what the big hubbub about VPNs is about, if they removed one, if I want it back, and if Netflix is off the hook for my troubles - life is tricky.
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DeleteHi Unknown, sorry for the late reply - the last few days have been kinda crazy for me. Hope the ISP store was able to help. All this new technology can be great, but, as you say, also can be very tricky. Sometimes we need to develop whole new coping skills. It sounds like you're doing everything you can, so I hope things have gotten worked out, or will soon.
As for who's behind this site - it's you! And all the other readers who share titles and information. I do the "secretarial" work, but it's people power that makes the site run. Glad you're with us.
Hi Carol and unknown, this happens to me regularly and I've wasted hours with Netflix helpdesk who insist it's the Chrome browser or some other reason and not the (im)perfect NF service. Don't waste your time with ISP or VPN. I used to be able to open several tabs to review movies-up to 15! Now, to avoid problems I only open 2 at a time and alternate with only 1 tab and don't go faster than 1 or 2 tabs per minute. Here's what I've learned: when opening several tabs, NF thinks more users than you are paying for are trying to use the service so you get kicked off. I do two things, first, I have several profiles but use only one to review titles from in case that profile gets frozen so I still have a profile to watch from. I leave that frozen profile alone, don't even try to open it or the error will happen again and affect the other profiles, then I clear browser history and cookies. Sometimes I restart the device I'm using to watch NF. This weirdly allows me to use other profiles but not the frozen one. So then, I turn off my modem for awhile, usually overnight for a few nights then try that frozen profile and it's usually okay again. It's important to clear the history and cookies of the error message or none of the other profiles will work and I can't watch anything. Hope this helps.
ReplyDeleteCarol, I'm really grateful for this blog not only to see what's expiring on my queue but because I've been able to watch really interesting documentaries and movies from around the world that I never knew about. Netflix's "suggestions for you" algorithms fail me, showing me the same old boringly tedious topics over and over throughout all the categories. I mean really, how can 'suggested for you' be exactly the same list as 'recently released?' Netflix purports thousands of titles but shows me the same 25 over and over which are usually already in my queue. So a ginormous THANK YOU to all for this blog.
To add to that last post, it really is that basic. NF thinks more users than you pay for are trying to use the account. I pay for 2 users so opening 3 tabs will lock me out. I turn off the modem so the digital error info package stops pinging my ISP 'door.'
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