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Re: TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery
Posted: May 18 23, 9:17 pm
by ghostrunner
This appears to be a thing the streaming services are just doing now. For stuff they own.
Re: TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery
Posted: May 19 23, 7:59 am
by CardsofSTL
ghostrunner wrote: ↑May 18 23, 9:17 pm
This appears to be a thing the streaming services are just doing now. For stuff they own.
Then later you can pay a premium to get exclusive content from the streamer that you already subscribe to.
Re: TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery
Posted: May 19 23, 8:05 am
by ghostrunner
Apparently in some cases the intent is to put these on ad-supported "freemium" channels like Amazon's FreeVee. It's a common joke now, but not only are we amalgamating multiple services that cost as much as cable, we're getting the commercials too with no option to skip them like paying more money or fast forwarding.
Re: TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery
Posted: May 19 23, 8:13 am
by Joe Shlabotnik
ghostrunner wrote: ↑May 19 23, 8:05 am
Apparently in some cases the intent is to put these on ad-supported "freemium" channels like Amazon's FreeVee. It's a common joke now, but not only are we amalgamating multiple services that cost as much as cable, we're getting the commercials too with no option to skip them like paying more money or fast forwarding.
Between this sh!t and increasingly frequent reminders that the internet knows way more about me than I am comfortable with, the life of a Luddite has growing appeal.
Re: TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery
Posted: May 19 23, 8:56 am
by BottenFieldofDreams
Joe Shlabotnik wrote: ↑May 19 23, 8:13 am
ghostrunner wrote: ↑May 19 23, 8:05 am
Apparently in some cases the intent is to put these on ad-supported "freemium" channels like Amazon's FreeVee. It's a common joke now, but not only are we amalgamating multiple services that cost as much as cable, we're getting the commercials too with no option to skip them like paying more money or fast forwarding.
Between this sh!t and increasingly frequent reminders that the internet knows way more about me than I am comfortable with, the life of a Luddite has growing appeal.
Are you truly willing to give up these shows no one has ever heard of?
Re: TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery
Posted: May 19 23, 9:20 am
by heyzeus
What truly sucks is that since streaming killed every video store on earth, when HBO memory holes a show like Westworld, it literally no longer exists in any form. Maybe someone has a crappy copy on Pirate's Bay or an illegal Russian streaming site.
Re: TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery
Posted: May 19 23, 9:28 am
by thrill
heyzeus wrote: ↑May 19 23, 9:20 am
What truly sucks is that since streaming killed every video store on earth, when HBO memory holes a show like Westworld, it literally no longer exists in any form. Maybe someone has a crappy copy on Pirate's Bay or an illegal Russian streaming site.
I dare you to try to watch the Danny Boyle film 28 days later without buying a physical copy.
Re: TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery
Posted: May 19 23, 10:12 am
by heyzeus
thrill wrote: ↑May 19 23, 9:28 am
heyzeus wrote: ↑May 19 23, 9:20 am
What truly sucks is that since streaming killed every video store on earth, when HBO memory holes a show like Westworld, it literally no longer exists in any form. Maybe someone has a crappy copy on Pirate's Bay or an illegal Russian streaming site.
I dare you to try to watch the Danny Boyle film 28 days later without buying a physical copy.
I don't wanna show you up, brochacho, but it looks like it's $3.99 to rent on Amazon Prime Video?
Re: TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery
Posted: May 19 23, 10:27 am
by mikechamp
heyzeus wrote: ↑May 19 23, 9:20 am
What truly sucks is that since streaming killed every video store on earth, when HBO memory holes a show like Westworld, it literally no longer exists in any form.
And this is why I still buy CDs.
Yeah, I said it. Come at me.
Re: TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery
Posted: May 19 23, 11:02 am
by thrill
heyzeus wrote: ↑May 19 23, 10:12 am
thrill wrote: ↑May 19 23, 9:28 am
heyzeus wrote: ↑May 19 23, 9:20 am
What truly sucks is that since streaming killed every video store on earth, when HBO memory holes a show like Westworld, it literally no longer exists in any form. Maybe someone has a crappy copy on Pirate's Bay or an illegal Russian streaming site.
I dare you to try to watch the Danny Boyle film 28 days later without buying a physical copy.
I don't wanna show you up, brochacho, but it looks like it's $3.99 to rent on Amazon Prime Video?
Oh god how embarrassing. I mistook 28 DAYS later for 28 WEEKS later, the one that can only stream on something called "Tubi."
I will never recover from this.