Streaming fatigue

[Mike Sixel]

On 8/13/2021 at 6:27 PM, Sconnie said:

I cancelled Hulu for a while, wife talked me into bringing it back. Now that I’m done with school, I’ve got a little time again!

against my wishes, even though it’s technically “free” for a year, we added Apple+. There’s only one show worth watching, but it’s REALLY AWESOME. Ted Lasso is sooo goood. As soon as season 2 is done in cancelling A+.

if I mysteriously disappear, I probably mustered the courage to cancel Netflix and my wife murdered me for it

The Morning Show was also good, but not Ted Lasso good. 

I'm told that Mythic Quest is good also, but we haven't watched it.

Why would you cancel it while it is still free? You might find another show you like....

[Vanimal46]

On 8/13/2021 at 8:27 PM, Sconnie said:

I cancelled Hulu for a while, wife talked me into bringing it back. Now that I’m done with school, I’ve got a little time again!

against my wishes, even though it’s technically “free” for a year, we added Apple+. There’s only one show worth watching, but it’s REALLY AWESOME. Ted Lasso is sooo goood. As soon as season 2 is done in cancelling A+.

if I mysteriously disappear, I probably mustered the courage to cancel Netflix and my wife murdered me for it

Defending Jacob is worth your time on Apple+ as well. I really enjoyed the mini series. Other than that and Ted Lasso, you’re right. The platform doesn’t have much to offer. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

3 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Defending Jacob is worth your time on Apple+ as well. I really enjoyed the mini series. Other than that and Ted Lasso, you’re right. The platform doesn’t have much to offer. 

Apple is working at a massive disadvantage but is pouring money into the service to compensate. Unlike most other services, Apple TV+ had virtually no back-fill content at launch.

Considering that, it’s actually rather impressive they have as much quality content as they do in just 2-ish years of existence. 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

5 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

The Morning Show was also good, but not Ted Lasso good. 

I'm told that Mythic Quest is good also, but we haven't watched it.

Why would you cancel it while it is still free? You might find another show you like....

I’ll forget and they’ll start charging me, and then it’ll be like trying to cancel the Wall Street Journal. They’ll say they cancelled it, but then keep charging me hoping I’ll forget again

[Brock Beauchamp]

6 hours ago, Sconnie said:

I’ll forget and they’ll start charging me, and then it’ll be like trying to cancel the Wall Street Journal. They’ll say they cancelled it, but then keep charging me hoping I’ll forget again

I literally cancel one streaming service every single month and have done so for a few years now. It's not a hard system to navigate, make it work for you instead of against you.

Right now, I'm Apple TV+, Amazon, and D+. Next month, I'll probably move back to Hulu. The month after that, maybe Acorn or BritBox.

[Mike Sixel]

I'm considering bingeing every classic Dr Who on britbox...... No idea why, and I likely won't, but considering it 

[a-wan]

We got HBO Max with our cable. I've watched some of the Warner Bros premiere movies, but the last month I've gone through the DC collection. Titans and Doon Patrol were surprisingly good.

[Brock Beauchamp]

12 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

I'm considering bingeing every classic Dr Who on britbox...... No idea why, and I likely won't, but considering it 

I know some Who-crazy people who have watched it all but I couldn't make it through the first few seasons. It's a fun curiosity for awhile but wore out its welcome quickly.

[Mike Sixel]

9 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I know some Who-crazy people who have watched it all but I couldn't make it through the first few seasons. It's a fun curiosity for awhile but wore out its welcome quickly.

I think I more just want to watch Tom Baker again....to see if my teen memories make sense. But ya, that's probably why I won't do it. 

[Mike Sixel]

On 8/17/2021 at 1:56 PM, Sconnie said:

I’ll forget and they’ll start charging me, and then it’ll be like trying to cancel the Wall Street Journal. They’ll say they cancelled it, but then keep charging me hoping I’ll forget again

The morning show

For all mankind 

And coming soon.... Foundation

 

 

 

 

 

[Dodecahedron]

I'm a huge Who fan.  I *loved* the Pertwee and Tom Baker episodes as a kid.  

The first Doctor's episodes can drag, and the second Doctor's episodes were mostly erased.  Luckily, all the audio exists and it seems like every year brings us another couple of animated episodes made from the existing audio.

Many of the Peter Davison episodes are worth watching.  Production values fell through the floor after that, and later the stories.  The last couple of years for the classic series are unwatchable.  I suspect they switched to a Commodore Amiga near the end to produce the episodes and for the special effects, so the video quality over the last few years is similar to a cable access show or a well-used VCR tape.

The TV Movie made in the mid-90s is a fun episode.  People called it "too American" (even though it was a Canadian production), but truth me told, it's very similar to the new series.  This episode also gave Sylvester McCoy his first chance to shine as the character.

[ashbury]

On 8/18/2021 at 9:12 AM, Brock Beauchamp said:

I know some Who-crazy people who have watched it all but I couldn't make it through the first few seasons. It's a fun curiosity for awhile but wore out its welcome quickly.

Don't think I ever made it past the cheesy opening credits.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

On 8/20/2021 at 11:59 AM, ashbury said:

Don't think I ever made it past the cheesy opening credits.

Which season of cheesy opening credits did you get hung up on?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

On 8/18/2021 at 12:03 AM, Mike Sixel said:

I'm considering bingeing every classic Dr Who on britbox...... No idea why, and I likely won't, but considering it 

I tried to flush out my Dr. Who wisdom early in the pandemic with moderate success.

 

I perhaps should have been taking notes so i caught everything, but it does require a certain dedicated attention span...

Not entirely unlike watching this season of the Twins' games.

 

I would say it was worth it.

[ashbury]

5 hours ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Which season of cheesy opening credits did you get hung up on?

Yes.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

3 hours ago, ashbury said:

Yes.

I really like the early intros for their use of video effects of the time, and the anthem is one of the few bits of music employing a theremin, which really endears it to me. But yeah, as it gets to the 80s, they get progressively cheesier. 

 

As for the various plots, they range from pretty cool sci fi, to some over the top monster of the week plots, but the progression of plots involving the daleks are often quite inspired in both directions: the absurdity of a monster that isn't much more than a cardboard box and a plunger that has no indoor voice, and the intricate back and forth between the doctor and them as age old adversaries.

 

And the use of the tardis/time travel as allowing the writers to set the story anywhere and anywhen, but not useful or reliable to be used to solve the immediate problem of the plot line.

 

Heck, the third doctor being exiled to Earth and becoming a consultant for UNIT is an excellent set up.

 

Anyway, yeah. It is a lot, but it was worth it.

[Brock Beauchamp]

I finally started watching Mythic Quest. It's quite good... until you get to episode 5, "A Dark Quiet Death", which slaps you upside the head in a way you will not see coming.

Stellar episode and very good show overall.

[Mike Sixel]

42 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I finally started watching Mythic Quest. It's quite good... until you get to episode 5, "A Dark Quiet Death", which slaps you upside the head in a way you will not see coming.

Stellar episode and very good show overall.

We also just started....

[gunnarthor]

I've been impressed with HBO Max. Easily my favorite streaming service. I'm ready to cancel netflix but the wife opposes that.

[Brock Beauchamp]

15 minutes ago, gunnarthor said:

I've been impressed with HBO Max. Easily my favorite streaming service. I'm ready to cancel netflix but the wife opposes that.

I never thought I'd cancel Netflix but over the past year, I'm on/off with it pretty regularly. We haven't had it for a couple of months now after having it for three-ish months.

[Mike Sixel]

2 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I never thought I'd cancel Netflix but over the past year, I'm on/off with it pretty regularly. We haven't had it for a couple of months now after having it for three-ish months.

Need to finish Schitt's Creek before I can cancel....and season 1 of Shadow and Bone, and 3 of Castlevania....so, gonna be awhile....

[Brock Beauchamp]

3 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Need to finish Schitt's Creek before I can cancel....and season 1 of Shadow and Bone, and 3 of Castlevania....so, gonna be awhile....

Finally finishing Schitt's Creek is what prompted me to cancel Netflix, actually.