Who's getting Paramount+?
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Have it while new Trek is released (except short treks only), drop it in between. I keep jumping on and off these things whenever something is on I really wanna see, like a month of HBO now so I could see the new Matrix, or Amazon while I was away to watch LDS as it came out.
Nope, only have Netflix at the moment and I'm thinking of even cancelling that.
Netflix being so successful meant that everyone else wanted a slice of that pie, and now that they all have their own streaming services it's re-created the problem that Netflix solved in the first place.
Netflix being so successful meant that everyone else wanted a slice of that pie, and now that they all have their own streaming services it's re-created the problem that Netflix solved in the first place.
Yeah, I don't really see how the idea of every studio having their own streaming service is a viable business model in the long term. Seems to me that the economic forces that act upon streaming services are analogous to those that acted upon video rental chains in the 1990s -- and just like with those video rental chains, the value of a streaming service is ultimately dependent upon the combination of catalog size and variety of programs the service can offer, not upon the brand name of the studio that produced the service. That's why you didn't see, like, a Paramount-only video rental chain, or a Disney-only video rental chain, or a 20th Century Fox-only video rental chain.
Some of these studio streaming services may be poised to do well if they have a sufficiently large and genre-diverse catalog -- I think Disney+ may stick around in the long run given just how many studios the Walt Disney conglomerate has gobbled up, for instance. I suspect CBSViacom's back catalog is large enough and diverse enough that Paramount+ might stick around as a mid-tier player. But at a certain point I have trouble seeing how, say, Apple is gonna keep making enough money off of Apple TV, unless they keep their output volume low and focus on maintaining a stable high-income subscriber base.
Hard No also, as Paramount + not available in New Zealand - and no date yet as to when / if coverage will extend to NZ.
Somewhat ridiculously, Paramount+ is the streaming service I use the most -- by a mile! -- and I subscribe to pretty much all of them.
Mostly I use it for the back catalog or current CBS shows, but they have some great lower profile originals (that first season of "Tell Me A Story" is the most divinely perfect piece of guilty pleasure trash I have seen in years).
It sucks that the app design is such an atrocity.
Mostly I use it for the back catalog or current CBS shows, but they have some great lower profile originals (that first season of "Tell Me A Story" is the most divinely perfect piece of guilty pleasure trash I have seen in years).
It sucks that the app design is such an atrocity.
I cancelled Netflix recently in the wake of you know what ...and I’m kinda realising now how little we used it anyhow.
Even if P+ was available in my country I’d not bother with it.As I’ve said before most of the new Trek programmes like the cartoon stuff and Picard is not for me.I am interested in Dis and SNW but just not enough to contribute to the further splintering of TV.
Even if P+ was available in my country I’d not bother with it.As I’ve said before most of the new Trek programmes like the cartoon stuff and Picard is not for me.I am interested in Dis and SNW but just not enough to contribute to the further splintering of TV.
Another Kiwi here so a hard no.
If it were made available - still a hard no. I get a lot of value for money out of Netflix, with a new series (or old) catching either mine or my partner's eye regularly. Disney+ doesn't get as much airtime in our household, but we got a good deal on a yearly sub and what they do have is pretty solid, with an increasing amount of more adult / non-kids content coming down the pipeline getting the thumbs up.
Paramount+ i) have nothing to offer me beyond Star Trek ii) what Star Trek they do produce is absolutely not worth me specifically paying money for and iii) unimpressed with the amateur hour shenanigans giving legit international fans of NuTrek the middle finger.
If Trek were to take a hard turn into the quality lane and it were made available here, then yes - I would definitely consider. Extra incentive would be a remaster of their entire Trek catalogue.
Uncertain times ahead for Paramount in any event. This could be the year ViacomCBS is carved up for parts.
If it were made available - still a hard no. I get a lot of value for money out of Netflix, with a new series (or old) catching either mine or my partner's eye regularly. Disney+ doesn't get as much airtime in our household, but we got a good deal on a yearly sub and what they do have is pretty solid, with an increasing amount of more adult / non-kids content coming down the pipeline getting the thumbs up.
Paramount+ i) have nothing to offer me beyond Star Trek ii) what Star Trek they do produce is absolutely not worth me specifically paying money for and iii) unimpressed with the amateur hour shenanigans giving legit international fans of NuTrek the middle finger.
If Trek were to take a hard turn into the quality lane and it were made available here, then yes - I would definitely consider. Extra incentive would be a remaster of their entire Trek catalogue.
Uncertain times ahead for Paramount in any event. This could be the year ViacomCBS is carved up for parts.
I've had CBSAA/Paraount+ since 2017.
I liked DSC enough that I was willing to pay the $6 per month. If I didn't, the first free month of episodes is all I would've seen and I wouldn't have seen anything after that. Only PIC would've roped me back in, since I see that series as making up for the TNG Movies. So I would've been curious enough to see that, even if I hadn't liked DSC.
Between Discovery and Picard, I would've ended up subscribing one way or another.
I liked DSC enough that I was willing to pay the $6 per month. If I didn't, the first free month of episodes is all I would've seen and I wouldn't have seen anything after that. Only PIC would've roped me back in, since I see that series as making up for the TNG Movies. So I would've been curious enough to see that, even if I hadn't liked DSC.
Between Discovery and Picard, I would've ended up subscribing one way or another.
No. None of the new Star Trek series are on Paramount+ in Canada, so I don't really see the point. I actually had a three-month free trial to CBS All-Access before it became Paramount+, and I don't think I ended up even watching anything on it. It was a pretty meagre selection, if I remember correctly.
The only streaming service I currently have is Amazon Prime, and I really only have that because it offers more than just streaming. All the new Trek shows, I watch on regular TV on CTV Sci-Fi, and if I happen to miss an episode at its scheduled time, I can watch any of the episodes from the current season for free on the CTV website with my cable service.
That said, if there ever came a time in the future when Bell Media/CTV lost the rights to the current Star Trek series, and they ended up on Paramount+, I would probably then subscribe. Paramount+ is one of the least expensive streaming services, and I'm enough of a Star Trek fan that I would pay C$6 per month to see the current episodes on release date. (Although I do have this strange sense that if the Trek series did end up there, the price would go up!) As things stand right now, though, there's no real incentive for me to subscribe.
The only streaming service I currently have is Amazon Prime, and I really only have that because it offers more than just streaming. All the new Trek shows, I watch on regular TV on CTV Sci-Fi, and if I happen to miss an episode at its scheduled time, I can watch any of the episodes from the current season for free on the CTV website with my cable service.
That said, if there ever came a time in the future when Bell Media/CTV lost the rights to the current Star Trek series, and they ended up on Paramount+, I would probably then subscribe. Paramount+ is one of the least expensive streaming services, and I'm enough of a Star Trek fan that I would pay C$6 per month to see the current episodes on release date. (Although I do have this strange sense that if the Trek series did end up there, the price would go up!) As things stand right now, though, there's no real incentive for me to subscribe.
Nope,
There are plenty of dodgy streaming sites where you can watch it for free with a VPN.
Having said that, I don't even go there, DSC is not my cup of tea, PICARD Season 1 was a train wreck by the end and lower decks still seems to be on Amazon here in the UK. I dont hold out much hope. And now there's far superior sci-fi fare like The Expanse to watch.
It amazes me that Kurtzman who wrote the terrible SCORPION TV series, The Mummy and Enders Game has such an influence on Star Trek. He's just not that great of a writer in my estimation.
There are plenty of dodgy streaming sites where you can watch it for free with a VPN.
Having said that, I don't even go there, DSC is not my cup of tea, PICARD Season 1 was a train wreck by the end and lower decks still seems to be on Amazon here in the UK. I dont hold out much hope. And now there's far superior sci-fi fare like The Expanse to watch.
It amazes me that Kurtzman who wrote the terrible SCORPION TV series, The Mummy and Enders Game has such an influence on Star Trek. He's just not that great of a writer in my estimation.
I lost what remained of my limited interest in Discovery this season, and I actively despise Prodigy, so I canceled my P+, effective in a couple weeks. Depending on reactions to whatever comes after the back half of Discovery season 4, I may re-up then. But most likely I won't resubscribe until Lower Decks season 3 drops, and binge all the stuff I missed. Or, if P+ sticks with this asinine strategy of splitting up seasons, I may wait until the back half of LD starts before I re-up.
That's not why he was hired.
This one describes me.
And this one too. In Vietnam all Star Trek barring Discovery is still on Netflix anyway.
Was it the photo negatives he has in a very safe place and manilla envelope full of cash?
Welcome to Hollywood.
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I could buy the idea of ViacomCBS merging with another company, but I find the idea that Redstone would carve it up implausible. They literally did that in 2006 and they just got done merging CBS and Viacom back together last year. If having CBS and Viacom be separate companies wasn't a good idea in 2020, I don't know why it would be a good idea in 2022.
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