Then they'd air #8 when they felt like it (not always x days after cable airing). First I went to the History Channel site. So I googled for more info (Netflix outta do better at this) and learned that the Hostory Channel was currently showing season 2. Netflix showed Swamp People 1 and that was the first I'd heard about it. Would be great it we could customize our own UI.
But I go outside Netflix and use Instant Watcher and others to navigate the huge library. There is alot of content, and they are even making deals for exclusive airing of new "TV" shows. I'm content with Netflix cuz no-ones doing it better.
But I hope someone else comes along and improves the channel surfing experience. I like it! And these last few years has seen an enormous rise in online streaming. Yeah Netflix is my main viewing platform.
However, many of them only have all but the most recent season, except in the case of cancelled shows, which seem to almost all be full series runs.
Of the shows you mention, Swamp People, Sons of Anarchy and Firefly are all currently available, plus almost all the good shows from History, Sci-FI/Syfy, Discovery and I think some FX have been showing up on a regular basis. Why have they no fracking clue!?! A lot of that stuff is actually on Netflix streaming now. This has been going on since the Firefly days. How can they be so stupid!? There missing all that ad revenue and turning people away to pirated venues. History channel totally muffed their online hosting. And right now I'm into Hostorys Swamp People episode 2. When these networks post 3 episodes and then stop posting for three months (such as with Sons of Anarchy), then even people like me start going to youtube to see them. When these networks don't host online, people go to youtube and other sites. Maybe enough people are finally cutting the cable cord that sci-fi, discovery, fx, history and all the other dummies who don't do net streaming right are feeling the hit. They are missing out on the transition to online viewing. They are inconsistent and don't host many episodes. WhiteElk: The sci-fi channel really sucks about online content.