it was more fun, too. Something about the queue system and the fact it was paused until I returned the DVDs I had prompted me to watch more things I hadn't already seen. I tend to default to comfort watching with streaming or endless "I'll watch that later" cycles. There was something of the 'discovery' process of the video rental stores still in netflix.

The site also still had a social component back then with star ratings, lists, you could see what your friends were watching and comment. There was almost a goodreads vibe to parts of the site - it was fun.