December 8, 20232 yr 24 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: Any good ? Yes. There is a dedicated thread for it here if you want more details, but it likely has spoilers since the show started on Paramount+ a while back.
December 8, 20232 yr 007: Road to a Million. From the producers of James Bond. It’s like Amazing Race but instead of herding goats or stomping grapes there are nine pairs around the world to complete Bond-worthy stunts. Each team is independent and competing with themselves. Each can win a million pounds if they complete their tasks and answer questions. Great photography and exotic locations. 1 ep in but we’ll binge thru tomorrow and Saturday.
December 8, 20232 yr 47 minutes ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said: It's not great, but it isn't bad and is a fun watch. This. Not great, but fun watch and season 2 is next year
December 11, 20232 yr Takeshi's Castle - japanese version of Wipeout. It's like the hosts are totally ad libbing the whole time and it can be hilarious (between challenges).
December 11, 20232 yr On 12/7/2023 at 9:58 PM, tx 3 putt said: Any good ? As said, not great, but isn't bad and is fun to watch, and honestly, the season 2 trailer makes it look like it will become great - think of how Foundation season 2 was better than season 1. Some of the choices the show runners made in S1 will probably become very clear/be justified in S2. The cast is solid, the FX are decent. And no, you don't have to be familiar with the games or the books (and if you play the games and haven't read the books you're missing out).
January 9, 20241 yr On 1/6/2024 at 7:58 PM, ajax said: Northern Exposure just hit Prime. I noticed it last night when looking for something to watch. I've been waiting for someone to pick it up for years. I'm glad it's on something I already have. I wonder if Prime is going to be adding other popular series to make the most of their new ads policy? Greedy bastards.
January 10, 20241 yr 38 minutes ago, scottsins said: Is this thread really just going to not mention Saltburn? It's in the "Movies You Just Watched" thread
January 30, 20241 yr I got the ads popup for the first time yesterday. It seems to be ~40 seconds of unskipable ads at the start of your program. Not terrible but it feels like a kick in the balls out of nowhere. $36 a year to go ad free...not a lot but for some reason I don't want to give it to them. I will probably add Prime to my list of streaming services I pirate.
January 31, 20241 yr Yeah we just got that notice and commercials yesterday. Bullshit considering we already pay for prime. Not paying for add free on top
January 31, 20241 yr I fucking paid it. I wonder why they just didn’t simply raise the price on everyone.
January 31, 20241 yr Are the ads only at the beginning? I can live with that. The blocks of ads during the shows are intolerable.
January 31, 20241 yr Popular Post Any app where, if you rewind 1 millisecond too far, you have to watch the entire ad block again should be shot into the fucking sun.
January 31, 20241 yr 9 minutes ago, Red Five said: Are the ads only at the beginning? I can live with that. The blocks of ads during the shows are intolerable. Yeah I can easily live with 40 seconds of ads at the beginning only. Good time to settle my snacks, go pee, etc.
January 31, 20241 yr I actually think it’s brilliant. Netflix is already trying to push subscribers into an advertising tier and I bet the analytics are showing everyone else that they HAVE to do so to keep up and CAN do so under the cover of Netflix resetting the marketplace expectation. Plus, I’m convinced that Amazon programs for Gen X and older males almost primarily and we never got “unused” to broadcast commercials because we’re the prime sports audience consumers.
February 1, 20241 yr On 1/30/2024 at 7:46 PM, Red Five said: Are the ads only at the beginning? I can live with that. The blocks of ads during the shows are intolerable. Cross posting. I think it's Peacock that not only has ads in the middle of the show, but places them in the middle of a sentence at times. I watched Lonesome Dove last month. The show had ads smack-dab in the middle of Gus waxing philosophical. Really ruined some scenes. I run into the same problem with listening to something on YouTube. Yes, I get it. They make money off of ads, and I'm not paying for the music. I just wish there was a way to watch a really long ad up front, then enjoy the show or succession of songs.
February 1, 20241 yr 13 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said: Cross posting. I think it's Peacock that not only has ads in the middle of the show, but places them in the middle of a sentence at times. I watched Lonesome Dove last month. The show had ads smack-dab in the middle of Gus waxing philosophical. Really ruined some scenes. I run into the same problem with listening to something on YouTube. Yes, I get it. They make money off of ads, and I'm not paying for the music. I just wish there was a way to watch a really long ad up front, then enjoy the show or succession of songs. if you watch a movie on peacock (and some of the other ad-supported platforms) they will give you like 3-4 min of continuous ads at the beginning and then an uninterrupted movie experience, which isn't bad.
February 1, 20241 yr Just now, henrygandorf said: if you watch a movie on peacock (and some of the other ad-supported platforms) they will give you like 3-4 min of continuous ads at the beginning and then an uninterrupted movie experience, which isn't bad. Thanks. I'll have to check it out.
February 1, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said: Cross posting. I think it's Peacock that not only has ads in the middle of the show, but places them in the middle of a sentence at times. I watched Lonesome Dove last month. The show had ads smack-dab in the middle of Gus waxing philosophical. Really ruined some scenes. I run into the same problem with listening to something on YouTube. Yes, I get it. They make money off of ads, and I'm not paying for the music. I just wish there was a way to watch a really long ad up front, then enjoy the show or succession of songs. My tier of Hulu does this too. I preferentially look for stuff on other services because it’s such a nuisance
February 1, 20241 yr 7 hours ago, Billy Pilgrim said: My tier of Hulu does this too. I preferentially look for stuff on other services because it’s such a nuisance Hulu base tier doesn't put any thought into ad placement in natural stopping points. Even on shows like Abbott Elementary that are originally edited for commercial breaks they will go to ads mid sentence.
February 2, 20241 yr I started Mr. & Mrs. Smith last night. A bit slow at times maybe but I’m enjoying it.
February 2, 20241 yr Prime video have revealed The Grand Tour: Sand Job featuring dream team Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May will launch on February 16. On Thursday, Prime unveiled its first look of the special episode as the cheeky trio travel to the wild and remote country of Mauritania in West Africa, for their biggest challenge yet. Their challenge is to follow in the footsteps of the world's most dangerous race, the iconic Paris-Dakar.
February 3, 20241 yr 10 hours ago, 4th&Five said: I started Mr. & Mrs. Smith last night. A bit slow at times maybe but I’m enjoying it. Just finished the first episode. Thought they did a good job with introducing the characters and setting up the season.
February 3, 20241 yr We’re enjoying Mr and Mrs Smith so far. Plus I have a thing for half Asian ladies. Mrs Smith is half Japanese.
February 3, 20241 yr 58 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said: We’re enjoying Mr and Mrs Smith so far. Plus I have a thing for half Asian ladies. Mrs Smith is half Japanese.
February 10, 20241 yr bump for mr and mrs smith. 4 eps in and enjoying it. for those unaware, they dropped the whole first season at once. not really a spoiler, but in the movie they were hitmen/contract killers/assassins, yes? and the movie was more of a shoot 'em up, almost comic-book-style action movie. in the trailer i just posted, this looks similar. but halfway through, and it isn't. in fact one of the reasons i like it is because they're more like spies than assassins, at least from where i am. also they've done a great job with guest stars.
February 10, 20241 yr 50 minutes ago, henrygandorf said: bump for mr and mrs smith. 4 eps in and enjoying it. for those unaware, they dropped the whole first season at once. not really a spoiler, but in the movie they were hitmen/contract killers/assassins, yes? and the movie was more of a shoot 'em up, almost comic-book-style action movie. in the trailer i just posted, this looks similar. but halfway through, and it isn't. in fact one of the reasons i like it is because they're more like spies than assassins, at least from where i am. also they've done a great job with guest stars. I finished it earlier this week and enjoyed it a lot. I'm glad they spent so much time focused on their relationship and thought the chemistry between the two leads seemed authentic. Pretty good shot at there being a second season.
February 10, 20241 yr Yikes. Gonna have to disagree there. the 1/2 Japanese girl is not really attractive and is a strange pairing for Glover the sheer amount of relationship/feelings talk was exhausting an international spy living in NYC doesn't know what Sotheby's is?
February 11, 20241 yr I thought it was pretty good. I could have done without all of the relationship bullshit in the middle. The ending was pretty good though. Edited February 11, 20241 yr by NeverMarryAStripper
February 11, 20241 yr 17 hours ago, henrygandorf said: bump for mr and mrs smith. 4 eps in and enjoying it. for those unaware, they dropped the whole first season at once. not really a spoiler, but in the movie they were hitmen/contract killers/assassins, yes? and the movie was more of a shoot 'em up, almost comic-book-style action movie. in the trailer i just posted, this looks similar. but halfway through, and it isn't. in fact one of the reasons i like it is because they're more like spies than assassins, at least from where i am. also they've done a great job with guest stars. The original was a 1941 Hitchcock screwball comedy.
February 11, 20241 yr 19 hours ago, rage-a-holic said: Yikes. Gonna have to disagree there. the 1/2 Japanese girl is not really attractive and is a strange pairing for Glover the sheer amount of relationship/feelings talk was exhausting an international spy living in NYC doesn't know what Sotheby's is? Spoiler 1. agreed, i don't think she's cute at all, and her personality kinda sucked. though they paid that off pretty well (she's a sociopath). they're an odd pairing to be sure and i think that's what they were going for. would've been nice to be paired up with eiza. 2. i wrote what i wrote after ep4. ep6 was the therapist episode and was like an anchor that accidentally fell through the boat. i understand narratively why it needed to be done, as they had to make them "hate" each other by ep8. but yeah, the back half hit differently than the front and that episode was a beating. 3. he was obviously from baltimore and was kinda "dumb", or however they played it. i can see in the heat of the moment (after seeing the pics) when you think he's working for someone in your industry, being emotional and not getting it right away and i thought dano's obsession with the property was pretty funny. all my friends in real estate slip into mode like that in social situations whenever they hear/see something that crosses over into their world.
February 11, 20241 yr On 1/30/2024 at 7:08 PM, LCHorn said: I actually think it’s brilliant. Netflix is already trying to push subscribers into an advertising tier and I bet the analytics are showing everyone else that they HAVE to do so to keep up and CAN do so under the cover of Netflix resetting the marketplace expectation. Plus, I’m convinced that Amazon programs for Gen X and older males almost primarily and we never got “unused” to broadcast commercials because we’re the prime sports audience consumers. Netflix has many more viewers than Amazon. Amazon will claim they have almost as many viewers because of the number of prime members but their shows -- outside of the NFL -- get a fraction of the streaming. For example, Reacher s1 had ~one-eighth the viewership of Night Agent measured by streaming hours. And that was before Netflix's password sharing cut off https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/amazons-most-viewed-series-behind-the-numbers-for-prime-video-originals-1235165556 https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/netflix-statistics-facts-figures/ Amazon thinks the ads are free money but the presence of ads will only raise the floor on the quality of show I'm willing to watch on their service. Given the paucity of what they offer they're going to need to step it up. It feels very bare-bones since they off-loaded so much to mgm and freevee. The problem amazon has is that because netflix has so many more viewers, it's where the other studios and distributors want to stream their product; prime tv is fighting what appears to be a losing battle My experience with their ads thus far was when I tried to watch an obscure film. They inserted the ads at transitions but it felt like each of the 3 ad sessions cut off a portion of the film. Eight of the 9 total ads they showed me were for amazon itself which seems like adding insult to injury. The only one that wasn't was for sports betting. They don't appear to have many non-NFL advertisers yet so the timing and frequency of ads could change (become more aggressive, more frequent and more annoying like broadcast tv) if there's an advertiser influx. Edited February 11, 20241 yr by Chopper
February 13, 20241 yr i cruised through mr and mrs smith over the weekend and got an ad for an amazon show before each episode. is that what they meant by ads? i never got an ad mid-show. maybe only movies are like that?
February 19, 20241 yr On 2/12/2024 at 8:38 PM, henrygandorf said: i cruised through mr and mrs smith over the weekend and got an ad for an amazon show before each episode. is that what they meant by ads? i never got an ad mid-show. maybe only movies are like that? They make a point to specify you're watching Mr & Mrs Smith "With Limited Advertising." IOW it's not as bad as it will be after they finish easing their way into it. I don't know about other tv series but it definitely impacts some movies negatively. We're on like ep 4 of M/Mrs Smith. Donald Glover's character is so fucking idiotic the show doesn't keep my attention. I can see why Phoebe Waller-Bridge walked off the set after 6 months. Edited February 19, 20241 yr by Chopper
February 19, 20241 yr LOL and now this from Enshittification HQ... Your Amazon Prime Video subscription no longer includes Dolby Vision HDR or Dolby Atmos surround sound. Unless of course you pony up that $3 per month.
February 20, 20241 yr Expats is pretty watchable. Set in Hong Kong about a bunch of...American expats. Nicole Kidman stars along with Jack Huston.
February 25, 20241 yr Finishing up Mr. And Mrs. Smith. This has been an interesting watch for me. I think the writing and acting is really good. They two leads have a good chemistry but after watching the final few episodes, they've become insufferable and I hope they die in the finale.
February 26, 20241 yr On 2/19/2024 at 6:04 PM, shakahorn said: Expats is pretty watchable. Set in Hong Kong about a bunch of...American expats. Nicole Kidman stars along with Jack Huston. It moves slow. Downloaded the finale for the plane tomorrow
March 4, 20241 yr 19 hours ago, Gil Bang said: Watching “Deadloch” and laughing my ass off. It took me a few episodes to warm to Eddie, but once I did, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
March 4, 20241 yr Been spending more time looking for movies to watch and I have found Prime to be more worthy than Netflix, for my taste. The past 3 weeks Buffalo 66 The Burial Lonesome Dove Doc Tres Lounge Gold Peanut Butter Falcon The Good Heart Before the Devil Knows you're Dead The Lost City of Z The Westerner Maybe for my gen x ass, Prime is just better, I don't know. I get more hits on Prime than I do elsewhere.
March 9, 20241 yr On 2/1/2024 at 12:48 AM, Billy Pilgrim said: My tier of Hulu does this too. I preferentially look for stuff on other services because it’s such a nuisance Yeah, I ended up upgrading my Hulu account because it was driving me insane. And they up the frequency of ads the further into the show you are.
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