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MovieTalkersHunter t1_j93hmzu wrote

Reply to comment by blinknow in Netflix Quietly Drops Its ‘Surprise Me’ Shuffle Button by Captain_Smartass_

The only time I used it, it started an episode of New Girl from season 5. I've never watched New Girl, nor was it on my list or anything. It was so odd.

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masterhogbographer t1_j93inwc wrote

What did you expect?

It said surprise me. You were surprised, no?

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hour_of_the_rat t1_j93txfk wrote

"It was supposed to surprise me with something I loved!"

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masterhogbographer t1_j93uvkx wrote

Being a boomer and still having cable it’s crazy not just how many new shows I discover but how many old shows I’d forgotten all about but just randomly flick on right in the middle of an episode and say “wow I forgot Frasier was this funny, I’m gonna watch it again”

That never happens when I’m going through my plex or Netflix (though I’d cancelled it) and looking at icons.

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MovieTalkersHunter t1_j94tipy wrote

I don't mind getting a random show I've never watched, but why would their algorithm choose some random episode in the 5th season? Why not, ya know, the first episode?

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