After episode 9 on November 12th, there's a two month break.
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After episode 9 on November 12th, there's a two month break.
Pretty standard for all shows, really. Although that's kind of "old school" thinking with TV broadcasting - shows would go on hiatus during that time because people wouldn't watch the shows when they aired, skewing ratings. In this day and age of DVR's and, in this case, 24x7 on-demand streaming, there's really no legitimate reason to do this anymore, outside of tradition. 
It's possible that another tradition might be the cause of this.Pretty standard for all shows, really. Although that's kind of "old school" thinking with TV broadcasting - shows would go on hiatus during that time because people wouldn't watch the shows when they aired, skewing ratings. In this day and age of DVR's and, in this case, 24x7 on-demand streaming, there's really no legitimate reason to do this anymore, outside of tradition.
In the states anyway..... TV shows use to run a lot longer (and many still do) like at least 24 episodes was standard.
Shortened seasons go by quickly. It's possible they are also extending things to make the break in between seasons seem shorter. I think it might still be a worry (especially for a new show) that audiences might forget about a show if its been off the air too long.
It's possible they have reason to believe that subscriber numbers for CBSAA might drop or plateau after Trek goes off the air so perhaps they're hoping for subscriptions to be given away as gifts and the like with the appeal of new episodes to come.
Either way I don't think it's that big of a concern and they really don't need to break anything up.
Good point. Yes, I personally don't like being away from a favorite show for so long that I forget what happened in a previous season. I'm glad some shows have recap shows before a season airs to get it fresh in my mind again. NuBSG was fantastic with their three-minute recaps online that seemed to work really well and at the same time be quite humorous. I still can't fathom why the pilot episode of "Young Sheldon" aired months before its production run.
CBS all access problems aren't even limited to Discovery.
DS9 stops every 30 seconds for the effing pinwheel to spin, Amazon Prime? streams it perfectly.
Netflix won't even install on my dang phone but I'd imagine if it did, it'd stream fine too.
DS9 stops every 30 seconds for the effing pinwheel to spin, Amazon Prime? streams it perfectly.
Netflix won't even install on my dang phone but I'd imagine if it did, it'd stream fine too.
I finally caught up to watching the episode last night and it was dropping the stream quite frequently. I would expect such streaming problems Sunday night when everyone's fighting for a spot to watch, not in the middle of the week. This is not a good sign.
Sounds like CBS hasn't quite ramped-up their infrastructure to support the increased load, as I feared months ago. If they don't turn these glitches around right ricky-tick, people will loose interest and kill the show. Why pay for a "service" that won't serve?
Sounds like CBS hasn't quite ramped-up their infrastructure to support the increased load, as I feared months ago. If they don't turn these glitches around right ricky-tick, people will loose interest and kill the show. Why pay for a "service" that won't serve?
I don't think infrastructure or demand is the problem.
I'm trying to watch DS9 at 8am on a Thursday, same problem, I watched the last disco the Monday after and it streamed perfectly, but horribly the day before.
I really wonder, then, if the greater internet as a whole is being bogged down by some hidden cyber warfare going on behind the scenes that nobody really knows about. Perhaps some massive state-sponsored DDOS attacks that are bogging all the backbones down. I've noticed a lot of general slow-downs in recent weeks. Maybe there's something going on out there.
I have a question.
On CBSAA, Discovery's quality is great, except for frequent buffering, which I attribute to my own internet speed.
However, the old shows look absolutely awful. TNG, Voyager, Ds9. I haven't tried playing a TOS episode, but the TNG eps are def not remastered. It looks like I'm watching old VHS copies sometimes. The lighting is dark, saturated, and grainy.
In addition to that, H&I (Heroes & Icons channel) at least where I live, is a CBS sub-channel. A few nights a week, they air one episode from every trek series starting at 7 or 8. They go an episode of TOS(not remastered), 2 eps of TAS, then TNG(not remastered), DS9, Voy, and Ent. It goes till like 1am. Same here, the quality is really bad! The only show that has a semi decent picture quality is Ent, and even that looks pretty bad.
Am I spoiled by Netflix? What's the deal with the quality? Is this what the shows looked like originally airing? I don't understand why the two series that haven't been remastered, Voyager and DS9, look so much better on Netflix.
On CBSAA, Discovery's quality is great, except for frequent buffering, which I attribute to my own internet speed.
However, the old shows look absolutely awful. TNG, Voyager, Ds9. I haven't tried playing a TOS episode, but the TNG eps are def not remastered. It looks like I'm watching old VHS copies sometimes. The lighting is dark, saturated, and grainy.
In addition to that, H&I (Heroes & Icons channel) at least where I live, is a CBS sub-channel. A few nights a week, they air one episode from every trek series starting at 7 or 8. They go an episode of TOS(not remastered), 2 eps of TAS, then TNG(not remastered), DS9, Voy, and Ent. It goes till like 1am. Same here, the quality is really bad! The only show that has a semi decent picture quality is Ent, and even that looks pretty bad.
Am I spoiled by Netflix? What's the deal with the quality? Is this what the shows looked like originally airing? I don't understand why the two series that haven't been remastered, Voyager and DS9, look so much better on Netflix.
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It aint you or your internet connection, their service just stinks.
That's about $11.00. If there are other shows that you like on CBSAA, I would say go for it, but if not, you'll be going from March to January without Star Trek, maybe longer. That's almost a year.
You could pay monthly and keep it during the hiatus, and then cancel it after the finale, and renew it after the long hiatus till season 2.
The price could go up next fall, though. And a benefit of paying for something like this annually is that you don't have to factor it into your monthly expenses, and makes your record keeping a tad easier.
You could pay monthly and keep it during the hiatus, and then cancel it after the finale, and renew it after the long hiatus till season 2.
The price could go up next fall, though. And a benefit of paying for something like this annually is that you don't have to factor it into your monthly expenses, and makes your record keeping a tad easier.
They have 3 more series coming along with season 2 of good fight
There's a comedy series, No Activity, based on an Australian show that starts in two weeks, the night the first half of Discovery ends.
Drama Series “Strange Angel” Is Based on the Bizarre
Double Life of Rocket Scientist Jack Parsons
Comedy Series “No Activity,” CBS All Access’ First Comedy, Is
from Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Funny Or Die
Mystery/Thriller “$1” Follows a One-Dollar Bill Changing Hands
to Connect People to a Multiple Murder
“Strange Angel,” “No Activity” and “$1” Join CBS All Access’
Growing Slate of Original Programming which Includes
“The Good Fight” and “Star Trek: Discovery”
Well in that case i'll cancel when STD isn't on and only fire it up when I wanna watch STD
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