Star Trek for Canadian Netflix Subscribers

Star Trek for Canadian Netflix Subscribers

Netflix recognizes the needs of the many and the few

Netflix in Canada has just started the summer off right by adding every single Star Trek episode ever. That’s right, Geeks of Canada rejoice because it’s all there, even the shortly lived animated series, and the controversial Enterprise prequel. I don’t know about you, but I’ve already started to binge watch in chronological order before it gets taken down. 

2016 – A Roller Coaster Year for Trek

Anton Yelchin portrayed Pavel Chekov

This year has already proven to be a year of ups and downs for Trekkies, as we celebrate the 50^th Anniversary of the franchise but yet mourn the loss of yet another of its beloved actors, Anton Yelchin. If you recall: Anton Yelchin (Reboot Trek’s plucky Chekov) passed away in a tragic car accident mid June. Then there was the released guidelines for fan films that set the community in a frenzy, with most people looking at it as a “do this unreasonable thing if you don’t want sued” sort of message.

But it’s not all bad, there are some pretty good ups too. With Netflix joining in the fun of Trek’s 50^th year, it will give us a good appetizer for the exciting titles to come. Don’t forget that Star Trek Beyond premieres in just a few weeks and will give us what looks like another exciting story from the Reboot Universe. Then there is the mysterious TV show set to be released in 2017. We don’t seem to know a whole lot about, except for the fact that it is set to only appear in CBS’s streaming service.

Will the New Series be on Netflix too?

To be honest, I’m worried that I won’t get the chance to see the new show if it stays restricted to CBS. I’m not intending on subscribing to the service just for one show, and I’m not even that sure if CBS is going to be able to show it in Canada. But with the recent additions in Netflix’s lineup I’ve totally got my hopes up that the Star Trek brass will release it to Canadian audiences through Netflix. If you have been keeping track of the rumour mills, than you will have found articles written about Trek being pulled down from Netflix, and ones that claim not only it will stay but the new show will be added to the line-up. Does that apply to our Canadian version of Netflix? Who knows? It’s a well known fact that our version is very different than what our friends in the South get. I guess only time will tell.

The Smart Choice

If the new show were to come to Netflix it would be a smart choice for powers that be, in my point of view. Netflix, over the years has been criticized heavily for its poor selection in Canada. B movies and products you’ve never heard of have littered the landscape offering Canadian audiences little. I was told once that it had to do with copy-right issues, but in recent months it seems that the big N has stepped up its game for the True North. I’ve noticed more block buster titles recently, and with Disney agreeing to make Netflix its streaming ‘go to’ I think that their offerings are only going to get better. Keep your fingers crossed my Nerd-izles, and keep them crossed tightly.

Tell me what you think in the comments. Will Star Trek stay on Netflix? Will the new show be awesome? I want to hear what you think.