Gromnir 7,399 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 1 hour ago, Hurlshot said: Amazon is easy. Free 2-day shipping pays for itself. Some of this stuff is going to fail and have to join with others (looking at you CBS.) But it also is why we are getting a ton of new and fairly unique content. Shows no longer get cancelled any more, they just jump services. Firefly would have ran 20 seasons in this market and we would all complain about how bad it has become. It is a glorious time. obvious alternative: show a little restraint and instead o' subscribing to multiple streaming services, one wait and rent discs when they become available. madness. does result in being spoiled, which is annoying, but such behavior saved us from recent star trek disappointments. HA! Good Fun! 1 "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to post Share on other sites
bugarup 828 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 4 hours ago, rjshae said: What I really dislike is the growing balkanization of TV content. There's a lot of good content being produced, but it's spread out over a slew of different providers. If you're not a subscriber, you'll not be able to watch it. If I ever felt a tiniest, slightest, most minuscule pang of conscience about ing TV stuff, this right here would be my justification. Well, that and "This content is locked in your region" bullsh†t. Whenever I see that thing, I feel irresistible urge to find and download locked content even if I had no initial interest to ever watch it. Link to post Share on other sites
Gromnir 7,399 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 2 minutes ago, bugarup said: If I ever felt a tiniest, slightest, most minuscule pang of conscience about ing TV stuff, this right here would be my justification. Well, that and "This content is locked in your region" bullsh†t. Whenever I see that thing, I feel irresistible urge to find and download locked content even if I had no initial interest to ever watch it. you do realize you are posting on a software development message board, yes? media piracy is understandably viewed unsympathetic by your hosts. oh well. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to post Share on other sites
LadyCrimson 3,865 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 (edited) I do Amazon Prime, HBO/Starz through Amazon Prime, a couple other small streaming thru Amazon (like Smithsonian and some classic old b&w series channel) Viki (Korean), Netflix. Still way cheaper than the Comcast cabletv option. Not that I like the separation and monthly fee very much, either (edit - although I do prefer no commercials thus willing to pay for that...) But I've also stopped caring if I miss some new show because I'm not subbed to something. In my case, if I'm not subbed, I don't care enough anyway. Edited July 3 by LadyCrimson “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to post Share on other sites
Hurlshot 7,943 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 It is still all way cheaper than cable/satellite, and that is with me spending $40 a month on Hulu Live for local news and sports. Link to post Share on other sites
ShadySands 7,525 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 We just dropped Hulu Live for regular Hulu because we rarely watch anything live and they've increased the price on us several times. Free games updated 3/6/19 Link to post Share on other sites
LadyCrimson 3,865 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 (edited) 2 hours ago, ShadySands said: We just dropped Hulu Live for regular Hulu because we rarely watch anything live and they've increased the price on us several times. I don't know if it's called Live but I went from free Hulu to no-commercial monthly Hulu, then dropped it all because really I almost never even open/use Hulu. Also, I hate their (PS4) UI interface. Hate hate hate it. Edited July 4 by LadyCrimson 1 “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to post Share on other sites
Raithe 19,409 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Well, 2nd season could be fun... 1 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to post Share on other sites
kirottu 2,199 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 3 This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time. Link to post Share on other sites
Chilloutman 1,542 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 I never liked firefly, not sure what people liked about it, and I am into sci_fy... I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think, I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech, and freedom of choice. I'm the kinda guy that likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder, "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecue ribs with the side-order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol! I wanna eat bacon, and butter, and buckets of cheese, okay?! I wanna smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section! I wanna run naked through the street, with green Jell-O all over my body, reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly may feel the need to, okay, pal? I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiene" Link to post Share on other sites
Hurlshot 7,943 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 7 hours ago, Chilloutman said: I never liked firefly, not sure what people liked about it, and I am into sci_fy... It's a western version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on a spaceship. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
bugarup 828 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 11 hours ago, Chilloutman said: I never liked firefly, not sure what people liked about it, and I am into sci_fy... Same, although in my case it was partially because of hype backslash. Everyone around was like "OMG Firefly teh bestest thing on TV ", so I watched and was all, "Meh. Farscape did it better". Link to post Share on other sites
Skarpen 556 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 13 hours ago, Chilloutman said: I never liked firefly, not sure what people liked about it, and I am into sci_fy... It had some potential and was cancelled so people think it might be better than it would probably be. Link to post Share on other sites
Lexx 2,262 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Problem is, there's not many space wild west shows on the tv. So... "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die." Link to post Share on other sites
Raithe 19,409 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 (edited) 3 hours ago, Skarpen said: It had some potential and was cancelled so people think it might be better than it would probably be. It had 13 episodes that were all good. No-one ever got to see a bad episode per se, just a couple that weren't as great as the rest. The chemistry between the actors, the dialogue that Whedon wrote, it all clicked together as a great whole. It left a lot of people wanting more and wondering just what it could have delivered if Fox hadn't screwed it over. Edit: And don't get me wrong, I love Farscape, but it hit different Sci-Fi buttons for me than Firefly did. Sure, you had that over-arcing "Mixed crew becoming family as they exist on the fringes of space" idea, but they were exploring different things and going with some different themes. Farscape had the time to really develop the various characters in-depth and show their evolution, it showed them becoming family and changing their goals and what they were doing as it happened. Firefly was much more of a family protecting their "home" from the very beginning. Edited July 9 by Raithe 2 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to post Share on other sites
Lexx 2,262 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Also Farscape is much more wacky, with lots of wacky stories and wacky characters. "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die." Link to post Share on other sites
InsaneCommander 2,464 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 On 7/8/2020 at 4:19 PM, kirottu said: Damn it, we have to wait until September. Link to post Share on other sites
Leferd 3,045 Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 1 1 "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle Link to post Share on other sites
Guard Dog 8,864 Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 I started watching The Man in the high Castle today. Three episodes is and I'm into it a little bit. Get off my lawn! Link to post Share on other sites
majestic 1,921 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 23 hours ago, Leferd said: For the love of Trek, please, make it go away. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ShadySands 7,525 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 I hate that I'm their exact brand of perfect sucker. I don't like much of anything they've put out and yet I always come back for more just because it says Star Trek. 1 Free games updated 3/6/19 Link to post Share on other sites
majestic 1,921 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 22 hours ago, ShadySands said: I hate that I'm their exact brand of perfect sucker. I don't like much of anything they've put out and yet I always come back for more just because it says Star Trek. Yep. I'll be watching Star Trek: Lower Decks the moment I can. The I will most likely come here to complain about it. Le sigh. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bartimaeus 1,989 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 (edited) Before watching the trailer, I was thinking "you know, you could probably do some pretty cool stuff with an animated Star Trek show that would've been very difficult to do - or at least do well - with a live-action", but then I actually watched the trailer, and yeah, nah, I'm good. Edited July 15 by Bartimaeus Put racist, sexist nazis and fascists like Volourn on your ignore list TODAY! Link to post Share on other sites
KaineParker 5,884 Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 So Rick and Morty got into Starfleet? "I am the expert, asshat." - Hurlshot "I'm fine with humanity being wiped out" - majestic Link to post Share on other sites
ShadySands 7,525 Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Psych 2: Lassie Come Home is out on Pea**** and you can watch it for free with commercials 1 Free games updated 3/6/19 Link to post Share on other sites
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