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Yeah especially cuz the best streaming service (tubi) is already free with ads
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Nov 25, 2023 00:57
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I would be ok with the Hulu ads if they weren't double the volume holy poo poo that sucks
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Nov 25, 2023 02:37
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holy poo poo the Paramount Plus xbox app has become insanely unusable since I last was subscribed about a year ago. I have to hope this is somehow related to high traffic + influx of black friday deal people or something, but I'm basically entirely unable to do anything but watch an entire episode of a show without pausing or attempting to change any settings or anything. If I successfully pause I can't unpause, and it'll lose my place if I exit out.
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Nov 25, 2023 02:39
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I was just saying the same thing about the pS5 app. It’s barely functional
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Nov 25, 2023 03:30
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The AppleTV version of the app has also been trash since day one. I think it's a universal Paramount+ problem.
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Nov 25, 2023 03:37
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during thxgiving my go to recommendation has been Scavengers Reign
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Nov 25, 2023 16:15
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Yeah it’s good, and different as hell. Breath of fresh air imo. And the giraud style trippy sci fi art is amazing
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Nov 25, 2023 17:48
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I forgot, is it even possible to get Hulu without ads? I thought their tiers were “ads, fewer ads”
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Nov 25, 2023 18:44
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Yes but it's pricey and getting pricier this month. Tbh to me it feels like ads have proved more lucrative than subscription costs, because it really seems like these companies are not pushing their no ad tiers at this point. I think the one that still shows ads at the highest tier is Peacock.
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Nov 25, 2023 18:51
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veni veni veni posted:Yes but it's pricey and getting pricier this month. You would think that at some point they're going to lose subscribers this way, but I guess it somehow still hasn't gotten bad enough that most people have bothered figuring out how to start pirating stuff again
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Nov 25, 2023 18:54
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Tiny Timbs posted:I forgot, is it even possible to get Hulu without ads? I thought their tiers were “ads, fewer ads”
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Nov 25, 2023 23:41
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There’s also theoretically a Hulu no-ads and Disney+ no-ads bundle but it’s only available if you subscribe from the Disney side. If you subscribe from Hulu, it’s not available, you can just pay a couple of bucks for Disney+ with ads. It’s a mess over there. And yes, Hulu no-ads is up to $18 a month which is not cheap. But we actually do watch a decent number of shows on Hulu so we keep it.
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Nov 26, 2023 01:40
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Yeah the majority of our house streaming is Hulu these days. If it ever fluctuates though, we're dumping it immediately.
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Nov 26, 2023 02:04
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Are people sticking with the Monster show? I found the first episode OK but the CGI was kinda bad and took me out of it.
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Nov 26, 2023 19:58
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I watched the first two and mostly enjoyed them, then I forgot it existed.
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Nov 26, 2023 23:14
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mcmagic posted:Are people sticking with the Monster show? I found the first episode OK but the CGI was kinda bad and took me out of it. I got through 3 episodes. It's ok. Basically it replicates the exact dynamic of watching Godzillas as a kid: the people are talking and I'm wondering when Godzilla is gonna show up and do something cool.
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Nov 27, 2023 04:47
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The Modern Leper posted:The Killer was fun, and I appreciate that they were able to meet the platform mandate of a decent hallway fight. I finally saw it too, after a friend reported being unable to get through the initial talky section. I enjoyed it, although it's arguably in the category of "well made but ultimately slight" films. And I wonder what a version that didn't have the constant narration would be like. nonathlon fucked around with this message at 16:11 on Nov 27, 2023 |
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Nov 27, 2023 11:10
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veni veni veni posted:Beavis and butthead reboot season 2 is somehow better than the first one I'm honestly impressed how well they threaded the needle. Beavis and Butthead as a youtube commentary channel was an obvious move, I suppose.
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Nov 27, 2023 15:26
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nonathlon posted:I finally saw it too, after a friend reported being unable to get through the initial talky section. I thought about that, too. I think without the narration it would basically be a silent film. Not necessarily worse though.
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nonathlon posted:I finally saw it too, after a friend reported being unable to get through the initial talky section. I was a little prepared by some favorable reviews, but I think the narration tips into comedy. The turning point for me was the scene where he visits his lawyer: the voiceover times out that he has six or seven minutes to get the information he needs out of the guy, who immediately dies. The whole movie is basically 90+ minutes of that scene where Daffy Duck as Robin Hood tries to figure out why his staffwork isn't working: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw9vaNS3b0s
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Nov 27, 2023 18:04
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speaking of which, Max is deep-sixing its Looney Tunes archives at the end of this year
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Oxxidation posted:speaking of which, Max is deep-sixing its Looney Tunes archives at the end of this year That's too bad, I was going through those this summer after a big mushroom trip. Some of them are really good.
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Oxxidation posted:speaking of which, Max is deep-sixing its Looney Tunes archives at the end of this year Turns out this was either a mistake or they got complained at a lot https://www.avclub.com/max-dumping-looney-tunes-adult-swim-1851051978 
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CaptCommy posted:Turns out this was either a mistake or they got complained at a lot Yeah, they can feel the wind turning.
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Nov 28, 2023 06:38
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Looney Toons is historic media and should be available somewhere at all times, the government should subsidize it if need be e Day Shift, on Netflix, is bad, but the shot at 05:22 is cool. Inspector Hound fucked around with this message at 07:47 on Nov 28, 2023 |
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Nov 28, 2023 07:30
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Inspector Hound posted:Looney Toons is historic media and should be available somewhere at all times, the government should subsidize it if need be The Library of Congress needs a free streaming service.
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Inspector Hound posted:Looney Toons is historic media and should be available somewhere at all times, the government should subsidize it if need be The larger half of it def ought to be in the public domain by now. Same with the mouse, of course.
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Steamboat Willie will be entering public domain next year. It's going to be fascinating watching this happen to more and more recognizable things, or seeing what will be memorable and recognizable at all.quote:Steamboat Willie isn’t the first notable work to enter the public domain, nor will it be the last. In 2023 alone, the last stories featuring Sherlock Holmes became available, as did the earliest adventures of the Hardy Boys, and the groundbreaking films Metropolis and The Jazz Singer. The original story of Winnie-the-Pooh, written by A. A. Milne and English and E. H. Shepard, entered the public domain in 2022. The move effectively ended Disney’s exclusive use of the character, which led to a low-budget horror movie Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. I want to quote the whole article. I also want my Metropolis remake and Hardy Boys movies/series. feedmyleg posted:The Library of Congress needs a free streaming service. I laughed, but then this crept up into my brain as a good idea. There's probably a lot of stuff that has only limited physical and/or digital availability. If its movies are America's only real culture, we might as well be able to watch them. Inspector Hound fucked around with this message at 18:43 on Nov 28, 2023 |
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Nov 28, 2023 18:39
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Inspector Hound posted:Steamboat Willie will be entering public domain next year. It's going to be fascinating watching this happen to more and more recognizable things, or seeing what will be memorable and recognizable at all Batman and Superman are coming up soon. That's gonna be a weird time. Mockbusters using the original IP, but not using trademarked names and not using anything established outside of the first year of issues. The Arthur Conan Doyal estate's aggressive policy on not letting Sherlock Holmes have emotions without licensing the later stories shows just how aggressive the current rightsholders will be. Can't wait for gun-weilding Batman and building-leaping Superman who both just fight mobsters down at the docks.
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Nov 28, 2023 18:43
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Superguy jumping over buildings to beat up landlords
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feedmyleg posted:Batman and Superman are coming up soon. That's gonna be a weird time. Mockbusters using the original IP, but not using trademarked names and not using anything established outside of the first year of issues. The Arthur Conan Doyal estate's aggressive policy on not letting Sherlock Holmes have emotions without licensing the later stories shows just how aggressive the current rightsholders will be. Isn't there a Frank Miller book where Batman is old so he just guns people down, we do need a movie of that. The closest we have is Kick-rear end, available right now on Prime, but you have to pay for it even with a stupid subscription.
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Nov 28, 2023 18:55
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We're just going to get dumb poo poo like that Winnie the Pooh slasher.
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Nov 28, 2023 18:57
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feedmyleg posted:The Library of Congress needs a free streaming service. Legitimately, yes. Moreover, so should all of the Public Broadcasting Service.
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Nov 28, 2023 19:04
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Schwarzwald posted:Legitimately, yes. Moreover, so should all of the Public Broadcasting Service. PBS has a streaming service, which is mostly free. It's $5/month for the whole thing, though.
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Nov 28, 2023 20:29
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Edward Mass posted:PBS has a streaming service, which is mostly free. It's $5/month for the whole thing, though. Thanks to the support of viewers like you. PBS Passport has actually been a really great help in my attempt to put more non-fiction into my children's television time and slow down the attention bombardment. Kids eat up stuff like Nova and Nature and Rick Steve's more than you'd think.
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Nov 28, 2023 20:34
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live with fruit posted:We're just going to get dumb poo poo like that Winnie the Pooh slasher. That movie did so well in theaters (like 6 million dollars on a 300,000 total budget) that the creators have promised not only a sequel, but a full universe. We are gonna get a steamboat Willie movie where he's stalking and killing passengers on a steamboat, almost certainly.
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KittyEmpress posted:We are gonna get a steamboat Willie movie where he's stalking and killing passengers on a steamboat, almost certainly. Mickey traveling upriver in search of the legendary Agent Pete “Never get off the boat, Minnie”
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Nov 29, 2023 00:53
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We need a Willie origin story. How'd he get the steamboat
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Screamboat Kill-ie
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