I've had it free for 18 months, never watched a single thing. Netflix and Amazon far superior
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Apple TV+ Expected to Reach 36 Million Subscribers By 2026, Far Short of Rivals
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Okay. That's fine then too. You could get your point across better rather than assuming I really care about Apple TV+.
How can you tell if you have never watched a single thing?
...and somehow the 1980s still applies to today technology options? This service is a vanity project, which is part of another vanity project called Apple TV. Apple is making billions. If their waste was really out of control, this service would have been gone quite a while ago.
Surprisingly, Netflix has a decent array of foreign movies and series. I think if you were only focused on domestic content, then I can see how that would be the case. We watch Netflix pretty frequently, and we find the "bloated" content to be entertaining on a light level.
For Disney+, the elephant in the room is that there's Disney+, Star+, and Star. Domestically, it's just Disney+, but internationally the catalog is much broader. In some regions like Latin America, they have live sports.
AppleTV+'s content catalog is simply sparse. It looks like they are trying to create a new studio in Los Angeles and obtain content internationally, but it's to be seen how much of this actually pays off. It's quite difficult to ensure all "premium" content on the service is good which is why some believe Apple might (or will) run into issues down the road.
I don’t get why people think Ted Lasso is so great. It’s supposed to be a comedy, but it has more profanity than jokes. Groucho Marx could pack more jokes into two minutes Ted Lasso does in an entire episode. So, even if you think the average joke is better…
Some of the Ted Lasso plots are, in fact, quite dark, involving divorce, a soccer player killing a dog, etc. Yes, I know there’s such a thing as dark comedy, but that doesn’t seem to be what they’re trying for, either.
The only reason I’ve continued to subscribe to Apple TV+ is “Foundation”, which has been a long time coming and is, unfortunately, watered down for the TV audience. But Foundation is only 10 episodes, and then there will be a one-year gap until season 2.
Some of the Ted Lasso plots are, in fact, quite dark, involving divorce, a soccer player killing a dog, etc. Yes, I know there’s such a thing as dark comedy, but that doesn’t seem to be what they’re trying for, either.
The only reason I’ve continued to subscribe to Apple TV+ is “Foundation”, which has been a long time coming and is, unfortunately, watered down for the TV audience. But Foundation is only 10 episodes, and then there will be a one-year gap until season 2.
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Isn't Disney Plus all original content? I don't recall seeing anything on Disney Plus that's not from a Disney property (Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucas)
it depends on how you define original. Very little of it is original in the sense of “originating on our service”.
That’s because very few are paying for subpar content. I’d be curious to see the paying numbers but apple will never release that as it would not show favorable numbers
What show? I cancelled by free trial after 2 episodes of TMS. Can you say boring.
Saw part of a ted
Lasso episode at a friends. Both of us were bored with it pretty quick n
I defined original when I wrote "anything... from a Disney property (Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucas)"This is a money-loser for Apple. Boring, woke, politically correct content. There's only room in the market for 2-3 streaming services. And one of them is an add-on (Prime.) They should have bought Netflix, but they idiotically did not
In this thread, a bunch of people who never watched anything on Apple TV+ complaining about the service and then telling a 2 trillion dollar company what they need to do to make money.
By that definition, James Bond is an Amazon original.
I still have yet to pay for ATV+. Had it free due to purchasing iPhone last year. I was going to cancel this year and received another year free via T-Mobile. My wife and I only watch Ted Lasso/Servant/The Morning Show, so once my free year is up, I'll probably cancel.
Netflix/Hulu/HBO Max/Disney+ are the essential streaming services in our household.
Netflix/Hulu/HBO Max/Disney+ are the essential streaming services in our household.
Good point, not much. Of course we've almost quit watching TV completely. We spend more time in the parks.
Yeah, I forgot to mention that. My point was that when someone considers Disney+, they should consider the rest of the Disney streaming properties since Disney+ is just a subset of their streaming services collective.
US = Disney+/ESPN+/Hulu
Latin America = Disney+/Star+
The rest = Disney+ Star
Finally cancelled Netflix. Sick and tired of them churning out great series that get cancelled after one or two seasons, stories unfinished. Erodes trust from creators and viewers alike. Stubbornly refusing to integrate with Apple TV. Just a garbage company.