I don’t know about you, but I have really embraced Netflix and streaming video. They’ve made an effort to make content available using your computer, television, TiVo, game consoles, even phones¹! You name it, and if you are in the right area², you can access loads of streaming content via Netflix.

Looking through the available content recently, I was impressed with the offering and though I’d mention just five that might interest you. (presented in no particular order)
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Nomi and I have been enjoying the television show Eureka ever since it began its run on the Syfy Channel (back in 2006, when it was the Sci-Fi Channel). For those of you unfamiliar with the show, it’s about a secret town filled with scientific geniuses who develop advanced technology for the United States. We get to see the town through the eyes of Sheriff Jack Carter, an ordinary guy who often finds himself the only one who can figure out how to solve the problems created when scientific experimentation goes sideways and disaster looms.

I have to admit that the show felt like it was getting stale as the third season came to a close, but they kicked off the fourth season last year with a game-changing episode that made everything fresh again. I’ve really been enjoying watching the repercussions play out, and I was pleased when rumors indicated that the show would continue for a fifth and possibly sixth season.

But this week, the Syfy Channel announced that the sixth season will not happen and that the show will be cancelled after its fifth season in 2012. And, as often happens, fan reaction online ranged from the mildly disappointed to the startlingly vitriolic. I’m glad to see that most of the comments are of the former type, however.

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• The Library of America is selling the boxed set of The Philip K. Dick Collection edited by Jonathan Lethem. It contains 13 novels in 3 volumes.
• Episode #22 of Sofanauts features Amy H. Sturgis, Damien G Walter, and Larry Santoro.
• Read an excerpt of Child of Fire by Harry Connolly.
• Brom’s Ode to Peter Pan.
• Science fiction breaks free from fantasy. Renowned physicist Dr Michio Kaku says that the world of science fiction may be closer to reality than fantasy.
• A Reader’s Manifesto: “Whatever happens, the old American scorn for pretension is bound to reassert itself someday, and dear God, let it be soon. In the meantime, I’ll be reading the kinds of books that Cormac McCarthy doesn’t understand.” [via John Ottinger III]
• For those who wish to support reading, Reading is Fundamental is currently running two campaigns:
  • The Book A Brighter Future campaign at Macy’s stores ends on August 31.
  • The Read for Change reading challenge ends on September 11.
• Damien G. Walter says: We Need a “Support our ‘Zines Day”. That day is October 1st.
• More charts from Ian Randal Strock: Attendance at the World Science Fiction Convention.
• @Tor.com: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Fiction, Part 1.
• Reason’s why other Texas cities are better than Houston for cool stuff: Your best chance to see Doctor “S” Battles the Sex Crazed Reefer Zombies on the big screen is Saturday, August 29, at the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes as part of the San Antonio Horrific Film Fest.
• Eureka gets renewed.
• The Cloverfield Sequel Viral Marketing Begins.
• Here’s a video of “Ace of Spade”s by Motörhead featuring Mad Max clips. Right on. [via Poe TV]
• Lists:
  • Doctor Who‘s Greatest Moments: The Companions.
  • io9 lists The Top 100 Science Fiction/Fantasy Shows Of All Time.
  • GeekDad lists 5 Geeky Stories We Wish Had Been Written, But Weren’t. [via Futurismic]
  • @Omnivoracious: Brian Francis Slattery’s Top 10 Books That Don’t Get Enough Respect
  • Top 10 Most Expensive Trilogies Sold by AbeBooks. The Foundation Trilogy tops the list at $5,000.