First problem I've ever really had with Netflix...

[Stoudman]

Now, I've gotten discs that wouldn't play before. I've gotten discs that skipped too badly to be enjoyable in any sense of the word.

...However, I've never had this happen with a DVD/Blu that literally was JUST RELEASED A WEEK AGO.

That's right, after waiting 6 months because none of the theaters around here would show the movie, I was thrilled to hear that "Fanboys" was finally coming to DVD as it sounded like something I'd want to watch. Why not buy first? I don't like to buy anything unless I know I like it and will watch it again, and I simply don't have the money for it right now. As such, I relied on Netflix to rent the DVD to me. However, the day it came out I was put on the "Short Wait" list, and then quickly moved to the "Long Wait" list. As a long time customer, I guess this is to be expected of New Releases, but I still wasn't expecting it for a film that isn't exactly a "blockbuster" that everyone knows about and wants to see.

Regardless, I was happy to see I wouldn't be waiting long as they shipped Fanboys out right after my last one. I got it today in the mail and started watching it tonight. It started out working fine, but then within the first 5 minutes the disc skipped so damn bad that the scene jumped ahead a good 1-2 minutes. I took the disc out and found that....it was BADLY scratched. BADLY. I did what I could and used eyeglass cleaner (50% isopropyl, 50% water) to clean off the disc. Stuck it back in, the movie played fine for about 20-25 minutes....then the disc skipped so damn bad that it didn't just jump 1-2 minutes, it SKIPPED 1-2 ****ING SCENES IN THE FILM. I was literally saying "wait...WHO THE **** IS THAT GUY?!?".....because he was introduced a few scenes earlier, in the part of the disc so badly scratched it couldn't even play.

Of course the issue is resolved from a quick visit to the Netflix site.

However....it's not exactly Netflix that I'm really pissed off about this. Sure they let this slip under the radar and a defective disc was sent to me, happens to the best of 'em -- even the brick and mortar stores have that issue.

What pisses me off is...

*Nerd Rage*

THIS DVD WAS RELEASED A WEEK AGO! 8 DAYS TO BE SPECIFIC! 8 ****ING DAYS!!

In that time Netflix would have had the chance to ship this particular disc to MAYBE ONE or TWO people AT MOST! Now, I have to figure with a film of this subject matter that the people who are so excited to see it that they rented it the week it came out are in fact nerds/geeks themselves. The question becomes...

How is it possible....that through the transfer of at most two nerds/geeks, people who are STEREOTYPED for their KNOWLEDGE in how to run and take care of AV equipment like DVDs and DVD players....this disc got SO BADLY SCRATCHED that it COULDN'T EVEN ****ING PLAY?!

I mean it looks like someone took an ELECTRIC SANDER to the bottom of this disc and then carved a few lines in with their ****ing keys. WHAT THE ****!??!?!?

It took EIGHT ****ING DAYS to turn a brand new rented DVD into trash? really???

That is the WORST I have EVER SEEN in terms of someone taking care of a DVD. If it is even possible for a player to cause that amount of damage, I want to find the person that owns this player, take a hatchet to the god forsaken piece of broken and hell born equipment, and then set the remains on fire while laughing maniacally. This should NOT be possible, and the fact that it is ENRAGES THE NERD IN ME!!

*Nerd Rage Over*