Apple TV+ Series 'Defending Jacob' Now Available on DVD and Blu-ray

I like Captain America and Lady Mary Crawley, but the reviews stopped me from even watching a trailer. Call me crazy, but there is something missing with most of the shows on TV+. I feel like they lack that spark that other major shows have. For All Mankind is the best out of the shows I watched, and even that one has it’s flaws.

And before some of you guys get butt hurt with my criticism of TV+ I will admit that I’ve never seen Ted Lasso, so I won’t group that with my opinion on the other shows.
 
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I thought it was… mildly enjoyable, but the pacing was way off. We spend 7 episodes in very slow build-up, and then… in the 8th episode, suddenly all kinds of stuff happens? Which is never really resolved because this is a miniseries? Weird.
 
Sandstorm said:
You are wasting natural resources (to manufacture this e-waste), physical space on shelf, time (no disc ever plays instantly, skipping/searching also takes longer and if you have a large library, you also have to find the disc first) and also money. For example, you can get SEVEN months of Apple TV+ for the price of these blu-rays. How many times you recon you can watch these series (and A LOT more other content) over and over again in 7 months (they don't need to be consecutive)?

I'm sorry - physical media is an absolute lunacy in current age of abundant online content and ultra-fast unlimited internet (ok, unless you live in a 3rd world country).
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I purchase most of my movies on digital. With that being said, I do like having a physical version as well. You don’t really own the legally purchased digital version and they can be pulled at any time. I do have most of them downloaded but they take up a lot of storage and hardware failures can be an issue. Unless I’m robbed, I will always have my physical copies. It’s also nice when I’m in my RV and don’t always have a stable internet connection.
 
yabeweb said:
Sometimes i miss the old days when you needed to be committed to something, you had to want to listen to a record to put the vinyl or to watch a vhs or listen to a tape, you took your time to enjoy the music.

Nowadays things are so faast that people just skip >>skip >> skip.

Always in a rush, let's take our time back!

Sure there are times when you can't, and for that it's great to have progress.
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Exactly! I love physical media because there is a deliberateness to take-in the artistic work/media. Listening to a record (vinyl, CD) or watching a movie (DVD, Blu-ray)--there's a commitment to taking it all in. Sort of like looking at a painting in a museum vs. online. With streaming, it's extremely convenient and portable, but it's too easy to turn it off if you're bored or distracted. Streaming music is still a bizarre thing to me after all these years. I love listening to albums all the way through. Some days I skip songs, some days I'll shuffle my library, but there's something great and (maybe more meaningful) about putting an album on and listening from beginning to end. I stream music too, but it's not meaningful. I loved putting music on, looking at the liner notes and lyric sheets. Now with digital music, you don't get that.

Also, I live in New England in a semi-rural area and even though I have a gigabit internet connection, power outages and storms are frequent so, depending on the season, you may be without internet & cell reception for days.
 
The thought of buying physical media in 2021 strikes me as rather odd, however there are some old movies that I have never seen on any streaming service. The Black Hole (1979) has also never had a DVD release. Hardware (1990), thankfully I have this on DVD and Blu-ray.
 
76morgan said:
Exactly! I love physical media because there is a deliberateness to take-in the artistic work/media. Listening to a record (vinyl, CD) or watching a movie (DVD, Blu-ray)--there's a commitment to taking it all in. Sort of like looking at a painting in a museum vs. online. With streaming, it's extremely convenient and portable, but it's too easy to turn it off if you're bored or distracted. Streaming music is still a bizarre thing to me after all these years. I love listening to albums all the way through. Some days I skip songs, some days I'll shuffle my library, but there's something great and (maybe more meaningful) about putting an album on and listening from beginning to end. I stream music too, but it's not meaningful. I loved putting music on, looking at the liner notes and lyric sheets. Now with digital music, you don't get that.

Also, I live in New England in a semi-rural area and even though I have a gigabit internet connection, power outages and storms are frequent so, depending on the season, you may be without internet & cell reception for days.
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Exactly, a good album is a piece of art, ment to be listened and in the order the artist envisioned it, it's as you said as watching a painting, it waws ment to be seen, there is something different seing it online, you cannot see the stroke or the real color and such.

Reading trough the little booklet, the lyrics and such, the pictures of the tour, there's something you cannot express with digital media.

Sure I listen to digital stuff everyday (cellphone) but that's because I cannot bring some stuff as I commute otherwhise
I would!

I graduated in US as web designer, one of the very first thing they tought me was:
"always put your work on a dvd, when you'll get paid you give them the dvd, they will be much more happy giving away money for something they can touch!".

BOY IS THAT TRUE!
 
Sandstorm said:
You are wasting natural resources (to manufacture this e-waste), physical space on shelf, time (no disc ever plays instantly, skipping/searching also takes longer and if you have a large library, you also have to find the disc first) and also money. For example, you can get SEVEN months of Apple TV+ for the price of these blu-rays. How many times you recon you can watch these series (and A LOT more other content) over and over again in 7 months (they don't need to be consecutive)?

I'm sorry - physical media is an absolute lunacy in current age of abundant online content and ultra-fast unlimited internet (ok, unless you live in a 3rd world country).
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Some people might not have the fastest internet...in the United States.

Or internet speeds sufficient might be out of their budget.

Or they might be located in a rural area with spotty coverage. It's a large, large country.

Additionally, there is a very large market for used DVD's and used video games for people who can't afford new.

There are some people who make a living trading in these physical goods.

Your post was incredibly arrogant, naive and not well thought out.
 
IllinoisCorn said:
Some people might not have the fastest internet...in the United States.

Or internet speeds sufficient might be out of their budget.

Or they might be located in a rural area with spotty coverage. It's a large, large country.

Additionally, there is a very large market for used DVD's and used video games for people who can't afford new.

There are some people who make a living trading in these physical goods.

Your post was incredibly arrogant, naive and not well thought out.
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I would add, this green economy thing and "do it for the planet" also gave birth at Electric Bikes and Electric Scooter... 2 almost 0 emission tools that thanks to this attitude are now polluting and contributing to E-waste.

Not all changes are good for the environment, it's not like internet farms are not polluting...
 
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The Apple TV+ series "Defending Jacob" is now available for customers to purchase on Blu-ray and DVD instead of being exclusively available through Apple TV+ on Apple's devices and supported TVs and streaming boxes.

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Spotted by 9to5Mac, the Paramount-backed series can be purchased on Amazon in either Blu-ray or standard DVD format for $34.99 and $19.99, respectively. The show initially premiered on Apple TV+ in April 2020, and its transition to DVD and Blu-ray marks the first time an Apple TV+ exclusive has been available on physical media.

The product page says the show's first season is split into three separate discs, and according to 9to5Mac, the package includes "previously unseen bonus content and special features."

Article Link: Apple TV+ Series 'Defending Jacob' Now Available on DVD and Blu-ray
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MORE plastic for the world in 2021? Shame.
 
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I love Chris Evans but this show was not for me. I feel asleep during the pilot 3 nights in a row and figured "nope". it was soooo slow
 
Sandstorm said:
You are wasting natural resources (to manufacture this e-waste),
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Yeah because digital doesn't "waste" natural resources... think just about all the energy and cables (sometimes miles long) and devices (servers, hubs, switches) that had to be manufactured and installed just to start the infrastructure, on top of all the resources for workers etc. and to maintain the infrastructure. I bet that in the long term it's more wasteful.

Sandstorm said:
physical space on shelf,
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Mi casa... mi casa. Why do you care how I use my shelves? I have a huge collection of boardgames; yes, I could play videogames, but no... I like my Mansion of Madness sessions with figurines etc.

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time (no disc ever plays instantly, skipping/searching also takes longer and if you have a large library, you also have to find the disc first)
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Really? And how much time have you wasted to tell me on a forum how to live my life?

Sandstorm said:
and also money. For example, you can get SEVEN months of Apple TV+ for the price of these blu-rays. How many times you recon you can watch these series (and A LOT more other content) over and over again in 7 months (they don't need to be consecutive)?
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It depends. I watched Twin Peaks at least 30 times. Some episodes even more. It used to be on Netflix but now it's gone. Thankfully, I own the blu-rays so no biggie for me, but in this case I was saved by physical media. Independence Day? I watch it every year. Moneyball? Same. David Lynch movies? Multiple times. The good 'ol movie Sunset Boulevard? Multiple times.

Sandstorm said:
I'm sorry - physical media is an absolute lunacy in current age of abundant online content and ultra-fast unlimited internet (ok, unless you live in a 3rd world country).
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Do I give a crap about going ultra-fast and abundancy? No. Actually, I find that implying that "abundant" and "ultra-fast" are intrinsically good is quite an abhorrent concept.
 
kerr said:
The thought of buying physical media in 2021 strikes me as rather odd, however there are some old movies that I have never seen on any streaming service. The Black Hole (1979) has also never had a DVD release. Hardware (1990), thankfully I have this on DVD and Blu-ray.
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Here’s quite a good site that lists where you can stream stuff.
 
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yabeweb said:
Also I like to see my movie withou censorship,or as little as possible, with streaming they can cut and remove parts that they find offensive (disney and such are already doing it) they definetly cannot crop movies on my DVD / Bluray.
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I think this is the best argument for owning physical media. It’s incredibly disappointing to find episodes or songs removed from streaming services when a corporation decides it is no longer socially acceptable
 
MacRumors said:
The product page says the show's FIRST SEASON is split into three separate discs, and…
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Did everyone in this thread just glaze over this?? FIRST season? Please let there be a second. I know this was based off the singular book, but you can’t just leave us hanging like that!
 
Sandstorm said:
You are wasting natural resources (to manufacture this e-waste), physical space on shelf, time (no disc ever plays instantly, skipping/searching also takes longer and if you have a large library, you also have to find the disc first) and also money. For example, you can get SEVEN months of Apple TV+ for the price of these blu-rays. How many times you recon you can watch these series (and A LOT more other content) over and over again in 7 months (they don't need to be consecutive)?

I'm sorry - physical media is an absolute lunacy in current age of abundant online content and ultra-fast unlimited internet (ok, unless you live in a 3rd world country).
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You left out the part where you get to keep that version of whatever show it is forever. Never have to worry about wether someone comes along and is suddenly offended by something that was made 60, 70 years ago. A writer coming along decades later and deciding he/she wants to edit the story you came to love. Or a service deciding a show is no longer “worth“ putting on a digital service and removes it.

contacos said:
I love Chris Evans but this show was not for me. I feel asleep during the pilot 3 nights in a row and figured "nope". it was soooo slow
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I’m the same with that show Aquaman was on. I need to go to sleep I put it on.
 
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