Duffman5
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Post by Duffman5 on Apr 20, 2022 20:19:44 GMT
Just watched first ep of season 6 BCS, it is so great to be back, excellent start.
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Post by simple on Apr 21, 2022 7:02:49 GMT
So Netflix is throwing a hissy fit that it's a luxury that's getting dumped by people as cost of living crisis hits home. Their plan seems to be - raise prices - introduce ads - "crack down" on password sharing Maybe stop spending money producing shite? We’re down to Netflix and Disney+ as our only paid subscriptions and honestly if one was getting dropped right now it’d probably be Netflix. Especially now there is some “free with ads” content on Prime meaning I can finally do a full watch of Babylon 5. |
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スコットランド
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Post by スコットランド on Apr 21, 2022 7:22:38 GMT
I have free Apple TV running for another few weeks. I dropped Disney+ and Amazon Prime but still have Netflix running.
I have enough stuff on it to keep it going but can definitely see myself just subscribing to different ones for a month to binge some shows when fully released.
e.g. Apple TV when Severance, Ted Lasso, Foundation etc. come back
Prime when Wheel of Time comes back and the LOTR thing if good.
Disney - Maybe if the Kenobi thing is good?
They can get fucked with me sitting, paying month after month though. Their cynical drip-feeding bullshit has guaranteed that.
Rather than just put decent stuff out and get subscribers to stay, they remove one of the biggest improvements that streaming has given us by cynically releasing episodes per week.
Wankers.
They are all cunts though, Prime with it's horrendous UI and fucking adverts playing ,all of them with their Autoplay bullshit, Netflix with it's bullshit tiers, price and mediocre quality.
At least Apple TV+ and DIsney+ have solid image quality.
I
'll be tempted by HBO Max if it ever gets here.
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aubergine
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Post by aubergine on Apr 21, 2022 7:46:10 GMT
I guess the main Netflix recommendation right now is “dump your shares”
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Bongo Heracles
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Apr 21, 2022 9:38:55 GMT
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Bongo Heracles
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Apr 21, 2022 9:40:48 GMT
The market is just completely saturated. What we need is an umbrella company to pull all of this content together under a single unified service, on one box/app and offer us these 'channels' on one bill.
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robthehermit
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Post by robthehermit on Apr 21, 2022 9:57:55 GMT
Finished Glitch last night.
I thought it shat the bed a little bit in the last series, they basically had 2 episodes worth of story and 6 episodes to fill, so a fair bit of pointless, mildly entertaining guff as filler. As a whole though an absolutely fantastic little series that has a satisfactory conclusion. Well worth a watch if you like light scifi/paranormal guff.
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Post by Dougs on Apr 21, 2022 10:00:16 GMT
The market is just completely saturated. What we need is an umbrella company to pull all of this content together under a single unified service, on one box/app and offer us these 'channels' on one bill. Yeah, I thought the same. With the ability to roll on and off whenever you want. Apparently the Sky Glass Puck will be made available for use on other TVs soon - may do Netflix, Disney and Sky. |
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H-alphaFox
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Post by H-alphaFox on Apr 21, 2022 10:25:30 GMT
Finished Glitch last night. I thought it shat the bed a little bit in the last series, they basically had 2 episodes worth of story and 6 episodes to fill, so a fair bit of pointless, mildly entertaining guff as filler. As a whole though an absolutely fantastic little series that has a satisfactory conclusion. Well worth a watch if you like light scifi/paranormal guff. I can barely recall the 3rd series, I'm pretty sure I watched it but it did seem fairly unremarkable compared to the brilliant first 2 seasons. I'd definitely recommend it as well. Stateless looks like it could be a good watch too, produced by the same guy as Glitch. |
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Post by simple on Apr 21, 2022 12:55:09 GMT
The market is just completely saturated. What we need is an umbrella company to pull all of this content together under a single unified service, on one box/app and offer us these 'channels' on one bill. If gaming has taught us anything its that the Umbrella Corporation will only make things worse for all involved |
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Post by elstoof on Apr 21, 2022 13:27:56 GMT
How long until they all introduce 1 year contracts to stop the flitting between services and binging for a month
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geefe
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Post by geefe on Apr 21, 2022 13:28:44 GMT
That has occured to me. Think they'd struggle, however.
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Post by Dougs on Apr 21, 2022 13:38:20 GMT
How long until they all introduce 1 year contracts to stop the flitting between services and binging for a month Not unless they halve their prices. An annual price similar to Disney would work for Netflix but not at £16 a month |
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スコットランド
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Post by スコットランド on Apr 21, 2022 13:45:44 GMT
How long until they all introduce 1 year contracts to stop the flitting between services and binging for a month Wouldn't be surprised, that's when I pirate everything. |
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Post by elstoof on Apr 21, 2022 13:47:14 GMT
Perhaps after creeping the prices up they’ll hit us with a smashing 1 year deal for only £109.99, or stick to monthly for £18.99
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Post by Dougs on Apr 21, 2022 14:07:31 GMT
Entirely possible.
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Post by gammonbanter on Apr 21, 2022 15:52:18 GMT
Are we headed for a 80s style gaming crash in streaming? Is it all about price? I think there is only so much TV a person can watch - where as eating out or a night on the beers is crazy expensive too but we'll almost certainly not cut back on that.
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mrpon
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Post by mrpon on Apr 21, 2022 15:58:32 GMT
Might have to go back to Coronation Street.
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Post by 😎 on Apr 21, 2022 16:01:13 GMT
In the US it’s basically all bundled and rolled into other service plans anyway. My cell provider gives me Netflix as part of my bill, my girlfriend has the same with Hulu/Disney+/ESPN, I have two years of free Apple TV+, Prime is included with…prime, and Paramount+ I somehow have for free and I don’t know how.
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Post by elstoof on Apr 21, 2022 16:13:36 GMT
You can get Netflix on EE contracts here, but it’s the basic sub and only if you buy an android phone
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Post by unrealkilla on Apr 21, 2022 16:48:14 GMT
It's nice having Netflix Premium tbh, with content in 4K and Dolby Vision.
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Post by simple on Apr 21, 2022 16:53:50 GMT
Are we headed for a 80s style gaming crash in streaming? Is it all about price? I think there is only so much TV a person can watch - where as eating out or a night on the beers is crazy expensive too but we'll almost certainly not cut back on that. Netflix really are bringing it upon themselves right now |
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Post by dfunked on Apr 22, 2022 15:41:08 GMT
/edit
I'm a tard
The Flight Attendant is still shit, even if it's not a Netflix show.
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lexw
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Post by lexw on Apr 22, 2022 16:50:03 GMT
White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch
Fucking killer title that, combined with the music, is sadly kind of the best thing about this Netflix documentary.
I mean, it's not as bad as most Netflix documentaries, because whilst it's just as shallow and vapid and avoidant of the real issues as the rest (how do they do it? It's like they must have really good editorial control to make so many mediocre and kinda-insulting docos), the subject is also pretty vapid, and the main issue, "A&F were astonishingly racist" is so straightforward even they can't entirely fuck it up. Especially as they interview all the right people.
Worth watching very casually because it's pretty funny and a lot of the interviewees are kind of witty (unusual in a documentary).
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Post by mothercruncher on Apr 22, 2022 17:24:24 GMT
Enojoyed that BCS episode a lot, but, boy, I’m lost. The days of me remembering a complicated plot from yonks ago are long gone. If they were ever here. No idea what’s going on.
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Post by Chopsen on Apr 22, 2022 18:26:40 GMT
That was starting with me in the last series.
I could somehow keep track of his lunatic brother and the argument with the big lawyer company, but all the gangsta stuff was beyond me. It also seemed to reference BB a lot more which was even further in the past for me.
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Post by damagedinc on Apr 22, 2022 18:40:52 GMT
Yeah me too..I have to rewatch the whole series prior to each new season. However I think now I'll just rewatch the last one..although must be a recap on YouTube
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2022 18:53:48 GMT
We start watching, then 5 mins I have to pause it because I can see my wife can't remember what's going on.
Then I spend 20mins helping her remember while getting frustrated that she can't. And then an "oh yeah I remember now"
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Post by Dougs on Apr 22, 2022 18:56:37 GMT
Haven't started it yet, but agreed. I could recall hazy events but a lot just merge into one.
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Post by dfunked on Apr 23, 2022 6:17:42 GMT
Yeah, I had to watch a recap on YouTube after starting S2 of Ozark and not having a clue what's going on. Doesn't help that it flashes forward at the beginning of the first episode to really add to your confusion.
Hell, we've been watching Hanna recently and if we've had a couple of drinks it's usually "Eh... How did the last episode end?"
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