Netflix to remove its DC comics shows

I just realized that, in one week, Netflix will remove every show relating to DC comics, while all of their Marvel Comics related stuff will remain. It's official, Marvel has dominated DC, no one wants Superman or Batman anymore, not unless it's all silly like TTG. Now all they want is Hulk or Captain America.

Keep in mind that i'm a DC fan all the way

It is probably because Netflix doesn't want any competition for the series they are making for Marvel.

Edited Yours makes way more sense!

edited 23rd Mar '15 12:03:09 PM by yellowturtle

"It's official, Marvel has dominated DC, no one wants Superman or Batman anymore, not unless it's all silly like TTG."

...Kind of overreacting, I think.

• Sniff sniff*. I smell heavy amount of Internet Backlash abotu this.

It's just so frustrating, as i said, i'm a DC fan. It's like the universe is trying to force me to become a full on Marvel fan. I already lost my way and got into Marvel Comics shows/movies and because of it, i can't get into DC comics shows like i used to anymore. Everywhere i look, Marvel imagery is all over the place. Whenever i look to sci-fi inspiration for stories i want to write, Marvel thoughts usually take center stage before DC comics thoughts.

And it's not just the DC comics stuff that's coming off of Netflix either, another show i like is being removed in one week. At this rate, all that will be on Netflix are shows and movies that i haven't seen or shows and movies that i've been ducking and don't want to see

What about that upcoming Vixen show?

Let's be honest; I really hope that show succeeds, but sadly it has all the traditional cards for this genre and medium playing against it.

Vixen is on CWSeed which is The CW's online streaming site.

edited 23rd Mar '15 12:49:04 PM by Halberdier17

Sounds about right.

Historically, DC has dominated animation and they should get back to focusing on that, because they made some absolutely fantastic animated series. Live-action is Marvel's realm because Marvel's characters are better grounded in reality. They live in real places and have believably real lives and real flaws and characterization. It's easier to swallow Random Actor playing, say, Cable than Booster Gold, because the latter is a much larger-than-life figure - yes, even Booster Gold.

There's an element of shiny, iconic perfection to DC characters that is difficult to depict in live-action buts works perfectly in animation. There's a similar level of moral idealism in DC series - yes, even Batman - that is easier to accept in an animated world. Thus far, DC's solution has been to try and go Darker and Edgier but there was only so long that was going to carry them, and it seems the audience's patience for all of DC's iconic heroes being 90's gritty has worn thin.

Their problem is that they're trying too hard to match Marvel's successes in a field that Marvel holds all the advantages in, rather than going back to doing what has always worked out so well for them on their playing field.

edited 23rd Mar '15 12:45:36 PM by TobiasDrake

Amazon Prime should take advantage and make some deals with Warner Bros.

I agree that DC shouldn't give up the Animation front.

That being said, Marvel has had good animated shows of their own.

edited 23rd Mar '15 5:05:17 PM by HandsomeRob

Even though I like some of those DC cartoons, for some reason I'm not really concerned about the whole DC vs Marvel thing. But yeah, it is quite tiring to see anything being pulled from Netflix streaming.

Fairly late here - but here's the thing...

I just found out CN has made a deal with Hulu to put their shows on that streaming form. All they have up now is Flapjack, but I'm fairly certain more will come along once the Netflix deal expires on Monday.

So maybe your DC shows will wind up there as well.

Even Young Justice? Weird considering how it only has 1 season up.

You never know...

Strangely, they seem content with letting some of their really popular shows - like Adventure Time and Regular Show, not to mention Dexter's Lab and Ed, Edd n Eddy - leave Netflix. Courage, Powerpuff Girls and Chowder are still there though.

I'm hoping that a deal is eventually reached that will allow them to stay, but you never know... I at least hope Cow And Chicken, Billy And Mandy and Johnny Bravo reach Hulu. (Of course, what I really want is complete series DV Ds for them, but that ain't gonna happen...)

edited 24th Mar '15 6:32:22 PM by Aldo930

Darn, the sameish time that my country finally gets Netflix.

Just to answer the speculation that opened this thread, Netflix is based on contracts with the parent company. Because it is video streaming and not broadcasting with a set time slot, there is literally no reason to "cut out the competition." Especially since they have complete control over advertising their own productions.

I would imagine in the next decade or so more production companies will have individual video streaming service that provides access to all their content (up to date and not waiting for the video release) for a monthly fee. There is already some competition brewing from Amazon, Hulu and Yahoo. Netflix might end up as one of several general purpose streaming sites.

Well... here is an update on the CN/DC/Netflix situation:

Most of the DC shows and some of the CN stuff (Adventure Time, Regular Show and Codename Kids Next Door) will be gone this Monday. The rest will be gone the week after.

So, if you want to see them, you have the rest of today and all of tomorrow. And if you want to see the rest of the classic CN shows stay on Netflix you can either hector them into capitulating to what CN wants (a non-exclusive deal for their shows), or hope that they end up on Hulu.

That's too bad, the animation selection on Netflix is already pretty abysmal in my opinion. I find more variety on Youtube. They better at least replace the DC and Cartoon Network shows with something worthwhile.

This makes me very sad.

There is, at least, a full week before the rest of it is gone, so there's hope there for a new deal to be made. And not all of CN's stuff is gone in April (though a lot of what is going to go is some of their most popular stuff - Dexter, Ed Edd n Eddy and so on; I have no idea why).

Again, what CN apparently wants, so I've heard, is a non-exclusive deal. The massive outcry that would result from the loss of Adventure Time alone might force them into giving in.

edited 28th Mar '15 5:00:49 PM by Aldo930

Netflix selection is an eternal mystery. Ghostbusters but not Groundhog Day?

It really means nothing.

Exactly what causes content to be pulled from streaming on Netflix?

A morass of licensing deals constantly flying around between competing services. In this case, it sounds like Hulu is coming in.

It tends to be worse in the US than in other countries, where the competitors tend not to be as strong, so Netflix sweeps up much more content.

Is it possible to get proxy accounts? Like, talk to a friend in Canada and get their netflix password?