Older shows have similar limitations. I'm a fan of the quirky 1970's detective series Columbo. Season one is available online-well, sort of. Five of nine episodes are stream-able. Want the rest? Get the DVD.

Netflix's all-you-can-stream deal is great for film and TV buffs, but it's incomplete and not ready to go it alone without a DVD accompaniment. For now, I'd rather pay an extra $2 per month to get the discs too.

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