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Love that every thread is an argument about weekly vs full season drops when none of us have any impact on it. What's clear is this: weekly releases are probably back to stay. All the streaming companies going back to it is not something that happened accidentally. I'd love for big movies to come out on streaming day 1 like the height of the pandemic too, but sadly we don't get to call the shots.
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Antony Starr has the best American accent of all time for a non-American actor. To be fair, his natural accent is very slight, as is Urban's. Kaddish fucked around with this message at 21:17 on Jun 9, 2022 |
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Jun 9, 2022 21:12
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Ubersandwich posted:I think it's a moot point anyhow. The Boys switched from an all at once to a weekly release and even after a review bombing tantrum, the show stuck to the weekly schedule. That leads me to believe that weekly schedule brings more viewers. Even Netflix who is famously clinging to an all at once philosophy is now splitting releases into parts. If it makes more money it's the way it's going to be. I just figured it's more about keeping people talking about the show for longer with a weekly release. Plus it keeps them coming back to Amazon each week -- a whole store and not just a video streaming platform. I suspect Netflix is splitting their shows up to try and get an extra month's subscription out of folks like me who just subscribe for one or two months per year.
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Jun 9, 2022 21:13
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These guys have almost perfect viewership data and that's telling them that the staggered release schedule is better for sub retention. Why, I have no idea, but with the kind of metrics they have access to, they - theoretically - are going to make release decisions that maximize subscriptions.
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Jun 9, 2022 21:21
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zoux posted:These guys have almost perfect viewership data and that's telling them that the staggered release schedule is better for sub retention. Why, I have no idea, but with the kind of metrics they have access to, they - theoretically - are going to make release decisions that maximize subscriptions. The "why" seems pretty obvious imo. If you dump a season at once people subscribe to watch it then dump it a month later. If you stagger it out to 13 weeks or whatever that's another couple of months baked in.
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Jun 9, 2022 21:23
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christmas boots posted:The "why" seems pretty obvious imo. If you dump a season at once people subscribe to watch it then dump it a month later. If you stagger it out to 13 weeks or whatever that's another couple of months baked in. That makes sense, but if we are talking about a population that's highly sensitive to when content is on a particular platform and cancels/uncancels based on that, then why wouldn't these penny pinchers just wait until the whole season is out before subbing.
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Jun 9, 2022 21:25
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Of course it's better for the streaming companies, and I'm under no illusions that they'll change. It's just a shame we went from a brief period of proper on demand back to a TV style schedule. See also: the fact that there are now a million different streaming services.
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Jun 9, 2022 21:26
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Panic! At The Tesco posted:Of course it's better for the streaming companies, and I'm under no illusions that they'll change. It's just a shame we went from a brief period of proper on demand back to a TV style schedule. See also: the fact that there are now a million different streaming services. Still way better than ad-supported cable. I mean, there wasn't ever going to be a platform offering everything you might want to watch at a low, low price. That was never going to be the long-term state. At least now we have actual ala carte options and don't have to subsidize HGTV and Spike or whatever.
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Jun 9, 2022 21:27
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I don't mind the weekly schedule because it allows me to read this thread and enjoy the discussion without having to watch the entire season first. There's also more discussion about individual episodes and smaller moments when there's not an entire season of content to crowd out or overlook things.
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Jun 9, 2022 21:28
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zoux posted:That makes sense, but if we are talking about a population that's highly sensitive to when content is on a particular platform and cancels/uncancels based on that, then why wouldn't these penny pinchers just wait until the whole season is out before subbing. They don't want to wait. I don't think it's as strategic as you're assuming. People want to watch the show and they'll subscribe to do so and then unsubscribe when the show is over. (I also think writing for a binge release created a series of shows that are just poorly paced but that's a whole other thing)
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Jun 9, 2022 21:29
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We waited 2 years to watch Top Gun: Maverick even though it was already finished. Waiting 10 weeks for episodes to trickle in is a piece of cake.
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Jun 9, 2022 21:34
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Prime is unique because many (most?) sub for a whole year at a time, and it comes as an add-on for Prime delivery. I'd be interested to see how many are on month-to-month vs yearly plans. But obviously the streaming services agree with you, I'm just surprised that people are that sensitive to a $10-$15 monthly charge that they sub and unsub constantly to save money. I'd assume under that paradigm, you'd have just as many people waiting to sub as you do people who sub when a show drops, but the streaming services don't agree and they have access to much better data than I.
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Jun 9, 2022 21:35
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tokin opposition posted:He was literally made by vought from childhood. My guess is some flavor of brain implant bomb put in when he was little and weaker and being tortured by Dr. Nazi Can't we just be subtle and nuanced about this and say that implant bomb is a metaphorical bomb that is made up of his dependence and need of the only parents he's ever known?
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Jun 9, 2022 21:37
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Nuebot posted:I feel like it's pretty obvious Stan has nothing but disdain for most, if not all, of them - except maybe Black Noir who seems to be the most ideal, loyal, soldier sort of the current batch but even then is prone to loving up in big ways if incidental conversations in the show matter. Also there seems to be a fan theory now that they're brothers so who knows. One of the best things, if not the best thing, the comic Boys did was focus on Vought's neptness yet continuing essential role in the military industrial complex. Hope they continue to focus on that.
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Jun 9, 2022 21:42
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zoux posted:I'm just surprised that people are that sensitive to a $10-$15 monthly charge that they sub and unsub constantly to save money. I would not notice the $180/yr a sub would cost me to just keep active all the time, but I simply just don't watch that many shows. The last show I gave a poo poo about was Game of Thrones, and then Breaking Bad before that. So if I'm actively not using it, why bother paying for it? Most of my viewing habits are watching youtube channels or Simpsons reruns while I eat dinner or as background noise while doing chores.
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Jun 9, 2022 21:44
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As someone with very little leisure time between work & kids, I'm grateful for weekly releases because it means I can still participate in discussions about the show.
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Jun 9, 2022 21:44
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Panic! At The Tesco posted:We already had this derail in the better call saul thread and I'll never understand why people defend the weekly release schedule. If you want to watch it weekly you can still do that even if it all drops at once! Less consumer choice is always bad. Actually giving people bad choices is worse than giving them fewer choices
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Jun 9, 2022 21:53
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oh jay posted:We waited 2 years to watch Top Gun: Maverick even though it was already finished. Waiting 10 weeks for episodes to trickle in is a piece of cake. "Us waited 2 years to watch Top Gun"
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Jun 9, 2022 22:09
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oh jay posted:We waited 2 years to watch Top Gun: Maverick even though it was already finished. Waiting 10 weeks for episodes to trickle in is a piece of cake. who's we buddy
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Jun 9, 2022 22:12
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tokin opposition posted:who's we buddy Tom Cruise?! Here?!
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Jun 9, 2022 22:17
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Shageletic posted:One of the best things, if not the best thing, the comic Boys did was focus on Vought's neptness yet continuing essential role in the military industrial complex. Hope they continue to focus on that. I think they might if just because the show seems to be taking the good ideas from the comic, polishing them up, then throwing most of the garbage aside. Like what they've done with Marvin, who was a cool character in the comic but absolutely everything around him was beyond awful.
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Jun 10, 2022 00:46
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Sirotan posted:I am absolutely enthralled by the amount of external media (I'm sure there is a word for this) that is being produced for The Boys. Earlier this morning I read that they filmed several extended sequences for a fake in-world movie from the 80's starring Soldier Boy, and the Vought twitter account just dropped this: ARG I think. They did it a lot for Cloverfield as well. God, that clip, it's like he's channeling Jaden Smith. Whoever writes these lil behind the scenes things has got the tone loving nailed.
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Jun 10, 2022 01:14
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new episode is supposed to be out now-ish, right? midnight gmt?
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Jun 10, 2022 01:23
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Johnny Five-Jaces posted:new episode is supposed to be out now-ish, right? midnight gmt? It’s up for me, I’m in Canada tho so ymmv
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Jun 10, 2022 01:26
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apparently there’s a problem getting it pushed to all users
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Jun 10, 2022 01:33
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yeah idk i can't see episode 4 in prime video i hate living in joe biden's america
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Jun 10, 2022 01:34
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where’s my fuckin episode jeff
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Jun 10, 2022 01:50
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I didn’t see it until I clicked on it in Apple TV. Stuff definitely happens in this episode:
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Jun 10, 2022 02:08
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unlimited shrimp posted:I'm kind of getting "Homelander turning a big dial taht says "Culture War" on it and constantly looking back at the audience for approval like a contestant on the price is right vibes.
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Jun 10, 2022 02:21
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Panic! At The Tesco posted:We already had this derail in the better call saul thread and I'll never understand why people defend the weekly release schedule. If you want to watch it weekly you can still do that even if it all drops at once! Less consumer choice is always bad. Eh, at least here I've noticed binge shows have a life span of usually a week, a month tops. And then interest craters. Banter, whether here or irl is about not only content but space to think and digest
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Jun 10, 2022 02:25
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An hour and a half past when it's supposed to be out and it's not on any of my devices Thanks Jeff Bidenbama
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Jun 10, 2022 02:27
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Panic! At The Tesco posted:We already had this derail in the better call saul thread and I'll never understand why people defend the weekly release schedule. If you want to watch it weekly you can still do that even if it all drops at once! Less consumer choice is always bad. GIVE ME MY SLOP!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jun 10, 2022 02:30
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thank you scene group for getting the new episode to me faster than the streaming service I’m actually paying for
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Jun 10, 2022 02:31
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davidspackage posted:There is a change though, before he was 'behaving' because he felt he needed to do that to earn the people's adoration. Now he's convinced he can drop the mask and still be adored. It really seems like there should narratively be a final showdown with Homelander soon at the rate things are going. They could even make that work and remaining seasons would focus on Edgar and Neuman as the big bads. But they can probably get another decent season out of chuds gobbling it up each time he doubles down.
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Jun 10, 2022 02:58
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Thundercracker posted:Eh, at least here I've noticed binge shows have a life span of usually a week, a month tops. And then interest craters. Banter, whether here or irl is about not only content but space to think and digest Weekly shows do, too. That's the entire point; you string people along to the limit of their interest and then drop a new episode in front of them, repeat until you run out of episodes. At this point it's almost purely done because it's more favorable for the company in terms of netting them more money because it keeps people talking about their product longer. It's basically the same effect you get when you jingle keys in front of a child. If you jingle them for a minute straight the kid's going to get bored. But you jingle them for three seconds, then hide them, the kid will spend a few extra seconds wondering where the keys went then eventually get bored allowing you to pop the keys back out and jingle again before hiding them again and prolong that minute's worth of key time to like four minutes with all that space between. Wheeee posted:thank you scene group for getting the new episode to me faster than the streaming service I’m actually paying for I hope you're excited for ads coming to streaming services you pay for soon!
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Jun 10, 2022 02:58
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Anecdotally, this thread has done more numbers than the Stranger Things Episode 4 thread in equal time and there's nothing left to talk about there until June.
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Jun 10, 2022 03:10
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Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:Anecdotally, this thread has done more numbers than the Stranger Things Episode 4 thread in equal time and there's nothing left to talk about there until June. you're welcome butcher is an example of toxic masculinity
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Jun 10, 2022 03:13
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Wheeee posted:where’s my fuckin episode jeff I blame W I D E . E D G A R 
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Jun 10, 2022 03:16
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Stan Stretchgar where's my episode you sons of bitches
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I personally am an impulsive piggy who will gobble up content when it's available even though I always enjoy weekly shows more so I'm glad for a model that protects me from myself. Edit: also Netflix's new preferred release schedule of 1st half---> [Exactly 2 months and a day]----->2nd half is extremely bullshit and the worst of both worlds. Chef Boyardeez Nuts fucked around with this message at 03:24 on Jun 10, 2022 |
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