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Flash may be coming to Netflix faster this year, but leaving Hulu

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The CW and Netflix have been renegotiating their contract, making some viewers worry that the 2015-2016 (and later) seasons of Flash, Arrow etc. might not make it to Netflix at all. Now a report at Variety suggests that they’re close to finalizing a deal which would not only keep the shows available, but would bring them to the streaming service much faster — within a few weeks of the end of the season instead of waiting for months. This will give new viewers a chance to catch up before the next season without chugging coffee and skipping sleep for a few days. (via ComicsAlliance)

The network’s deal with Hulu is also expiring, but they apparently haven’t been able to reach an agreement. It seems Hulu wanted the rights to the whole season as each episode became available, not just the most recent five episodes. Understandable, especially since it turns out most of Hulu’s CW-related traffic was viewers watching Flash and Arrow!

Free streaming during the season will still be available on CW’s website. I tried that a couple of times this year after missing an episode, but it just didn’t play very well. I ended up buying a couple of episodes on Google Play. With any luck, they’ll fix the site.

So what do you think: Looking forward to Netflix? Disappointed to lose Hulu? Don’t care because you watch live / wait for the DVD anyway?

Update July 5: The new Netflix/CW deal is official, and full seasons of Flash, Arrow, etc. will be available starting eight days after the season finale.

DCTV Fall 2016 Premiere Dates

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The CW has announced their premiere dates for Fall 2016, including their four DC superhero TV shows. Rather than launching them all the same week, they’re splitting them across two.

Tuesday. October 4:

The Flash season three premiere

Wednesday, October 5:

Arrow season five premiere

Monday, October 10:

Supergirl season two premiere

Thursday, October 13:

Legends of Tomorrow season two premiere

All four shows run from 8:00-9:00pm.

Seeing them all on the schedule as a regular block of programming really brings home the size of the TV universe that DC has been building. Even if Supergirl stays a separate universe (though fans have speculated that Barry’s time travel antics could result in merging the realities after the inevitable Flashpoint-inspired story arc), it’s connected to the other shows in tone, producers, and of course the fact that it’s already crossed over with The Flash. That four-way mega-crossover they’re planning seems a bit more real now!

Flash Season 2 DVD/Blu-Ray Details

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Flash Season 2 Blu-Ray

Season 2 of the Flash TV series will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 6, 2016. Flash TV News has the full details. Key points:

  • All 23 episodes plus both halves of this year’s Flash/Arrow crossover, “Legends of Yesterday” and “Legends of Today.”
  • Gag reel
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Panels from Payleyfest and Comic-Con International
  • Behind-the-scenes features for visual effects, the Hawks, Zoom, and Kevin Smith

Standard price is $49.99 for the DVD and $54.97 (really?) for the Blu-Ray. You can pre-order at Amazon.

No word on a Netflix release yet. A few months ago there was talk that this season of the CW might not make it to Netflix due to the expiration of their contract and Time Warner’s intent to create their own subscription service, but I haven’t found any updates on that front. (The show is already available on pay-per-episode/season services like Amazon Video, iTunes and Google Play.)

Are you planning to buy the discs, or have you moved on from physical media to digital download/streaming?