New Releases from TV for the Netflix Roku

October is the month for new Netflix instant viewing releases, it seems, what with the pairing up with Starz Play. In addition to a slew of movies, there are also more TV shows to watch than ever using Netflix instant viewing. And if you've got a broadband connection and a Netflix subscription of at least three movies out at once, you can stream everything directly to your TV using the Roku device.

Crash. Based on the bizarrely Oscar-winning movie, this is a terrific reason to get yourself a Netflix subscription and Roku: you get to watch instantly as soon as this show premieres and weekly installments will be make it onto Netflix as they become available. Is this the future of TV? Let's hope so. Dial-a-TV has been far too long in coming. You can also engage in this revolutionary new approach with the new Zack and Cody spinoff (oddly featuring Zack and Cody) on the Disney Channel.

Come On Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story. A docudrama about that TV show with David Cassidy and Danny Bonaduce. How many TV shows that lasted only three seasons get a behind a scenes docudrama produced about them? I would wager at best only two or three. There was that Batman one from a few years ago. The highlight of this is when the kids who play the Partridges meet the kids who play the Brady Bunch. Netflix to your Roku to see who wins.

Heroes: Season 3. Believe it or not, but I've never seen an episode of Heroes. If you are like me and you genuinely care about catching up with the much-hyped show, Netflix is your chance. As the shows become available a new episode will be available to watch every Tuesday. Again, the future of TV is almost here. Thank God. Now if there was only something worth watching, hey.

Swingtown. Netflix is the perfect opportunity for those ignorant of the 1970s who want to indulge in more stereotypical and narrow focusing. If you really want to watch a show about the 1970s, watch a show made then. That 70s Show and Swingtown are definitely not representative of what life was like everywhere in America.