Summary
The best TV binges are the ones with all hits and no skips.
While were on the topic of new features, Ive got some other ideas too.
It’s not uncommon in music to create a playlist of yourfavorite songs.
Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek
The same is true for TV.
Sometimes youre in the mood for specific thematic episodes of certain shows.
Lets go further though.
I want to create playlists with any content on the service.
Yes, that’s a solid afternoon playlist.
Not only are playlists good for personal consumption, but theyre great for sharing.
If shows or movies become unavailable, then theyre just grayed out from playlists.
The same thing happens with songs on Spotify.
Artists remove songs and albums all the time for various reasons.
The playlist skips unavailable tracks and moves on.
Add Back That Shuffle Button!
Another obvious one that goes hand in hand with a playlist is a shuffle button.
Netflixdid experimentwith serving people random videos and called the feature Shuffle.
It has since removed the feature.
Netflix, add a shuffle button where it makes sense.
Put a shuffle button on the pages for TV series.
Serve me up a random episode of a specific show, not just any random show.
I mean, Spotify doesnt put a shuffle button on its entire library.
The shuffle button is used for albums and playlistsits use is narrower.
Netflix, dont make people leave the site or app to get that info.
Let us tap into that curiosity on your turf.
(Playing videos at afaster speedain’t it either.)
Both of those companies give customers yearly updates to iPhone and Android operating systems and regularly add new features.
