Would you prefer if this new Star Trek show was on a different streaming site?

[CJCade]

I'd like it to be on Netflix since I already subscribe to their service. I would have really liked for them to have made the series, considering the quality of most of their productions. I understand the reasoning for CBS choosing to do it the way they are though.

 

[JWPlatt]

I don't care which service it is on so long as it's free with commercials or one flat rate without commercials. No paying for commercials or a special tier. Not gonna.

 

[Ralphis]

I currently don't have the world wide interwebs at my apartment, so my preference would be for it do be on actual TV. But Netflix probably would have been a better choice. Although we have to keep in mind the CBS All Access is a young platform and may look/run different come January.

 

[shapeshifter]

I am fine with it being where it will be, but every episode better blow my mind in amazement.

ETA: Since my original statement above (underlined) my opinion has changed. That statement was based on the understanding everyone would beholden to the same subscription requirements but since then the news about Discovery being included in Netflix subscriptions at no additional charges in some markets changes everything. That totally sucks. Meditation required.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I'd pay no matter what service its on. So it doesn't make a difference.

 

[RandyS]

I'd be happy if it was just a direct-to-DVD show since I don't plan on seeing it until the first season set comes out around Christmas 2017 or so.

 

[Cake]

I think without CBS All Access we wouldn't get a new Star Trek series at all. Let's be thankful, that CBS wants to push their streaming service. I am sure that after a while, there will be other legal ways to watch the series. DVD and Blu-rays for example.

 

[Awesome Possum]

I wish it were on Netflix, but that's purely because I don't want to pay for another service.

 

[JWPlatt]

I think without CBS All Access we wouldn't get a new Star Trek series at all. Let's be thankful, that CBS wants to push their streaming service...

That's fine. But they should let people watch the channel for free with commercials.

I wish it were on Netflix, but that's purely because I don't want to pay for another service.

I assume you infer an unstated "But I will pay anyway?" I'd pay a flat rate for the service to get rid of commercials, but not a tiered rate.

 

[Guy Gardener]

If CBS All Access is shit.

(I hear it's shit.)

Technically a poor delivery system.

Would it be all right to pay your subscription, turn the episode on so that your regional clerk at CBS knows (thinks) that you have watched it, and then take a bath while it cyles through?

(Robots monitor you, whereafter your habits are balled up with everyone else, called statistics and used to make billion dollar decisions. Today is still the future.)

Actually, the more time you watch each episode, the better it seems for the series. So really, if you want to do your part and manipulate their statistics, really kick the shit out of the curve, you should leave Star Trek running in a loop whenever you are out of the house, or turn off the volume so that the first season is running in the back ground while you are maybe reading a book, to really-really make sure that Star Trek isn't cancelled again.

Sorry I got distracted.

If I pay for cbs all access, leave evidence where they monitor that Star Trek has been watched by me, can I then ethically torrent the bastard to see Stark Trek as god intended: 4k, no buffering, and no pop up ads on my flatscreen?

 

[Shalashaska]

If I pay for cbs all access, leave evidence where they monitor that Star Trek has been watched by me, can I then ethically torrent the bastard to see Stark Trek as god intended: 4k, no buffering, and no pop up ads on my flatscreen?

That's probably your best option and exactly what I will do if the show is broadcast weeks later on some Irish network.

 

[M-Red]

I subscribed to CBSAA a couple months ago, and I've really enjoyed it.

I've never paid for all the series collections on DVD but now I can watch any Trek I want at any time.

I was going to cancel after a couple months, and then re-up before the 17 show's debut. I've decided to just keep it because every once in awhile there's an episode I feel like watching. Might be a TOS classic or a VOY obscurity...anything from TNG or DS9. Have no problem with the new show being on CBSAA at all, and I doubt we'd be getting a new series if it wasn't for AA so I'm happy about it.

 

[Hey Missy]

CBSAA isn't available as a downloadable app on my Samsung blu-ray player... apparently it's only for Apple products.
So yeah, I would prefer if the new series was on Netflix or Hulu.

 

[T'Arwen]

I think without CBS All Access we wouldn't get a new Star Trek series at all. Let's be thankful, that CBS wants to push their streaming service. I am sure that after a while, there will be other legal ways to watch the series. DVD and Blu-rays for example.

You do know that Netflix offered CBS a lot of money, right? If there was no All Access, you really believe they would refuse?

Les Moonves has either made the best or worst decision for CBS. Whether or not you think it's a money grab, he sure had a lot of balls to say no to Netflix (among others).

I prefer Netflix, partly because I already have it. And also because the Google Play ratings for CBSAA scare me.

 

[The Overlord]

You do know that Netflix offered CBS a lot of money, right? If there was no All Access, you really believe they would refuse?

Les Moonves has either made the best or worst decision for CBS. Whether or not you think it's a money grab, he sure had a lot of balls to say no to Netflix (among others).

I prefer Netflix, partly because I already have it. And also because the Google Play ratings for CBSAA scare me.

I would it call foolishly arrogant rather then ballsy. This really comes across as a cash grab and grouching, rather then putting Star Trek on a superior streaming service, it seems like they are trying to have Star Trek prop up a crappy streaming service, with a bad player, ads and a terrible library. Instead of tying Star Trek to a healthy body like Netflix, it is tied to a dying body like CBS All Access, if Moonves just made a deal with Netflix, then the fate of this show wouldn't be tied to the fate of one of the worst streaming sites around. Moonves seems like some old network exec who doesn't understand how times have changed and is trying to compete with Netflix without understanding why they are successful, he just seems to think any network can just turn its limited library into a streaming site, how is CBS All Access supposed to get a great, expansive library if they won't make deals with other content providers?

If I don't like NCIS repeats, is there any reason to have this service after watching Star Trek? I don't think so, how will this service maintain itself if a bunch of people just join and then leave after watching Star Trek? God, I hope its airing on another service in Canada.

 

[Guy Gardener]

You can't... Oh, google says that Canada and Australia can legally subscribe.

Australia?

WTF?

 

[JWPlatt]

Objectively, CBS is hoping Star Trek will help both All Access and their profit. I wouldn't fault their trying. (I do fault commercials for a fee). You have to start somewhere when you're trying to fix up your own house. Why let Netflix, which has had it's own share of troubles, make money on your property when you think you can do it yourself by bringing something to attract people and infuse cash flow to make those improvements you want?

I've seen a couple of negative posts about the state of All Access in this thread. I've not seen this sort of complaint in the media. Do you have any trade or industry sources (i.e., not reddit) that rate All Access just as poorly?

Streaming services these days are like professional baseball teams. The players move around so often, there's no loyalty - nothing is stable - and they're not really teams anymore. They come and go with the latest contract. They're a highly dynamic (unstable) collection of content. You just choose to watch whichever team your favorite player(s) happens to be playing for at the time. If he's on your local team this month, hey, great, but you can't depend on it.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Streaming is so clumsy.

DVDs need to be replaced with something that isn't ###t.

 

[JD]

CBS is the only major US network that has this kind of paid streaming service. I can't tell if they're smart for getting rid of the middle man, or if they're stupid for doing something that all of the other networks all realize is a guaranteed failure.

 

[JWPlatt]

Getting rid of the parasitic middleman is usually a smart thing to do. The internet has provided a lot of opportunity for doing just that. And then the customer can judge the kind of company doing it: the kind to pass on the savings to its customers, or the kind to keep the savings for extra profit (and then double down on also charging to view commercials).