Wednesday, December 18, 2019

The Return of Rubicon

I was a big fan of the Rubicon television series which ran for one season in 2010 (June 13 – October 17, to be exact). I savored every one of those 13 episodes. And I was disheartened when I heard that the show had been canceled, and that that cliffhanger ending would never be resolved...but at least I would always have those 13 episodes, right?

And then they just disappeared. You couldn't stream them, you couldn't buy them, you couldn't even watch re-runs. 

I searched in vain for years...literally. And then they popped up on a platform that I didn't have access to...a Playstation thing. I seriously thought about buying the hardware to make that software purchase possible, but I ended up not going there. SUREly it would come back to Amazon or appear on DVD, right?

Nope.

And then a few months ago I read that you could stream the entire series if you got AMC Premiere, and I was ready to sign up...until I discovered that in order to get AMC Premiere, you have to have a streaming service that has AMC. Which I don't. And I thought about switching to one that did, because I really wanted to watch Rubicon again, and it had been So Fuckin' Long, and I had just watched TWO movies in which Dallas Roberts had had a part which whetted my appetite.

And then, lo, a miracle occurred: 




Rubicon popped up on Amazon. Streaming only, but for purchase.

Well, I know how that shit goes, so I hopped over and started buying episodes right quick. And just as I downloaded the sixth episode, I saw that something was amiss. Episode Seven was only available in HD, which seemed weird (all of the previous episodes were available in both HD and SD). And Episode Eight was Currently Not Available. I looked further. Epiode Ten was also Currently Not Available. Now tell me...if you have a thirteen episode season and two of those episodes are not available, does it make any sound?

So I went on a quest for a way to contact Amazon about it. It wasn't easy, but eventually I found an option to Chat, and I got down to it. And the person with whom I was chatting solved my problem lickety split...and added the two "missing" episodes to my library gratis! Yowza. 

So now it's time to get watching. Looking for company, though, because pleasure shared is pleasure squared. What are you doing this weekend?

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