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We are in the Binging Era. No longer can we consume media, even episodic media, in short, concentrated chunks. We must prepare a cozy spot on the couch, get the comforter from the bedroom and turn up the air conditioning for an all-day marathon of whatever catches our eye. It’s a good time and the easiest form of time travel.

To be clear — this isn’t damning binge culture. It’s just one of many explanations for what could’ve caused Netflix’s two-hour outage early Saturday. Luke Cage, Marvel and Netflix’s latest can’t-miss series debuted Friday night, and it’s entirely possible that the fervor crashed Netflix’s servers, leaving the Internet in a collective state of horror.

And like any horror movie or show (watched non-stop on Netflix), it all began with a calm presence of power, admitting that something just wasn’t right:

Hi all – we are aware of streaming issues and we are working quickly to solve them. We will update you when they are resolved. — Netflix CS (@Netflixhelps) October 1, 2016

Of course, the denizens of Twitter were left Luke Cage-less, wondering just what the hell to do next:

I really hope people were so thirsty for @LukeCage that we brought down Netflix. https://t.co/dd08hzP5ea — Kelly Bauer (@BauerJournalism) October 1, 2016

Some would make sure to mark this day in history:



Today will be known as the Great Netflix Outage of 2016 to future generations — Jess Hallo-win (@thejessgoodwin) October 1, 2016

WHERE WERE YOU DURING THE GREAT NETFLIX OUTAGE OF 10/1? — La-Burt Day (@Sherburt0n) October 1, 2016

While others would let their minds wander…

Things we've discussed during the #netflix outage: Nobody every buys the small little toblerones and Manatees eat Kelp. #deepconversation — Fiona Linnane (@Fionacomposes) October 1, 2016

Netflix outage has caused me to reevaluate my Saturday night plans. I mean, I'm still watching TV in bed, but just not on Netflix this time. — Tegan Wooding (@twoodthing) October 1, 2016

And others… Well, others just refreshed like mad. It was all they could do to get back to their bulletproof superhero.



Me trying to watch @LukeCage right now during a worldwide Netflix outage… SOS pic.twitter.com/MdmpjVtFgo — Sedona Huffty (@sedonahuffty) October 1, 2016

netflix is down which means i could fulfill my responsibilities but instead i'll just keep refreshing until its back up — julia (@brievikander) October 1, 2016

Finally, some decided to leave their Place Where The TV Is:

Thanks @netflix for outage otherwise @TinaCharlesTV & I may have stayed in Vegas hotel room to watch #LukeCage instead of partying it up. pic.twitter.com/nQVK9SnAWK — Carla Day (@CarlaDay) October 2, 2016

Thankfully, after about two hours, Netflix was back up and the binging would resume. This was a dark, dark day. But we all made it together.

(Via Spin)