New Trailer Teases Upcoming 'Snoopy in Space' Apple TV+ Show

[nutmac]

Would you pay a monthly subscription to see it?

While I think Snoopy in Space is super cute and few other shows seem intriguing enough, I hesitate to pay recurring monthly subscription for Apple TV+. In all likelihood, I would subscribe for a month, binge watch, then cancel. And when Apple releases other shows that seem intriguing, rinse repeat.

I might subscribe on a recurring basis if:

1. Apple TV+ is bundled into other services without extra cost, such as Apple Music and iCloud.
2. Apple creates attractive new bundle at a compelling price (e.g., $19.99/month for Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Arcade).
3. Very low 1-year introductory price (e.g., $19.99/year).

Knowing Apple, fat chance of any of these happening though.

 

[gbc204]

I'm not saying I dislike it but I can't see it getting people to drop Netflix and subscribe to Apple TV+ let alone getting an additional subscription to Apple TV+.

Apple needs to lock up other hit shows or start producing their own content that is a must watch.

At this point I don't think any streaming service's goal is to get people to drop Netflix or other streaming services. It's to get you to sign up for yet another streaming service. We're well past the golden age of cord cutting. Now it's even worse than cable. At least with cable you paid one company for a package of channels. Now that every company wants to monetize all their old IP and create new shows, if you want to watch any sort of variety, you need more than just Netflix.

 

[FreeState]

tbh, nothing in this service looks interesting enough to justify a switch from Netflix.

I don't think Apple is trying to get you to switch to their service over another, but rather add it to your services. Many people use more than just Netflix (Hulu, Amazon Prime, Streaming Services etc).

 

[SeattleMoose]

But will Apple pull this (like the football) at the last moment?

 

[chatin]

No wonder Apple's market cap is way behind Microsoft and Amazon. Cook has taken his eyes off the prize.

 

[Chaka Jon]

YAAAS!

Me and my Snoopy that I’ve had since 1975.

 Watch Snoopy watch faces please.

 

[tallscot]

Tim Cook really has no clue what he's doing. That's obvious. He has no clue what he's doing with hardware, software, streaming.

"Game of Thrones breaks record for number of Emmy nominations". Got that, Tim? Game of Thrones. Is that Carpool Karaoke? Is it Oprah? Is it Obama? Is it anything woke at all? No. It's BOOBS AND DRAGONS and VIOLENCE.

Apple has what, $290 billion in cash? They could throw $5 billion at this and have a DOZEN Game of Thrones.

Netflix is dying right now. They lost 125,000 subscribers last quater. Netflix has a huge amount of debt and it's losing most of its best content – NBC, Disney/Marvel/Star Wars. The only original programming anyone on the street could name is Stranger Things.

This would be the time for Apple to offer a plan for $15 a month (the price of HBO) that offers 12 shows that are Game of Thrones (OR BETTER) caliber programming. I would LOVE LOVE to pay $15 a month for a a service that had a dozen shows at that quality.

If I was CEO of Apple I'd fire everyone who designed that Apple TV remote on DAY 1. I'd then get Ridley Scott, Stephen King, Peter Jackson, Jon Favreau, Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, David Fincher, Christopher Nolan, Denis Villeneuve and tell them to give me a series or limited series with a $500 million budget each.

 

[Bonte]

Tim Cook really has no clue what he's doing. That's obvious. He has no clue what he's doing with hardware, software, streaming.

"Game of Thrones breaks record for number of Emmy nominations". Got that, Tim? Game of Thrones. Is that Carpool Karaoke? Is it Oprah? Is it Obama? Is it anything woke at all? No. It's BOOBS AND DRAGONS and VIOLENCE.

Deadpool 2 is another example, cinemas were filled while at the same time the extremely politically correct Star Wars movie had a very bad day. Violence doesn't cover everything, the horror installment of Hellboy was a dud in the box-office even though i liked it very much. There's no magic solution i guess.

 

[E.Lizardo]

Lol so that’s what that whoosh I heard above my head was

But regarding subscription, I don’t really see that they could charge much. Disney+ is less than $6/month (annual rate), and they’ve got a lot of content:



Apple’s going to have a few dozen shows; what’s that worth, $0.25/month?

Obviously nothing to you. Others may find what they end up charging worth it. Probably pointless to try and tell them they are wrong.
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It's unlikely that anyone who has a forum account in MR would care about "Snoopy in Space." Apple is targeting families and children with this show, not techies who obsess about new beta releases.
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There's no need to "switch" from anything. Each service offers something different. Going forward it's going to be difficult to stick with just one service.

I'm 62 and I'll watch it!

 

[E.Lizardo]

"It's BOOBS AND DRAGONS and VIOLENCE."
You forgot quality writing, great acting, and high production values, among other things. Or maybe they aren't needed to have a hit show.

 

[PickUrPoison]

Obviously nothing to you. Others may find what they end up charging worth it. Probably pointless to try and tell them they are wrong.

I think you misunderstand my post. You may have missed my original reply, to the OP who said nothing Apple was doing made them want to subscribe. My response was:

“Are you sure it’s a subscription? I think it’s more likely to be free content available to all (or maybe only Apple Music subscribers) from within the TV app.”

Then OP responded it was definitely a streaming service, Apple doesn’t do free. My response was to analyze Apple’s upcoming offering in comparison to Disney’s upcoming offering, just using logic and a little math. For less than $6/month, Disney offers a ton of content, including:

7,000 television episodes and 500 films, including content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, and National Geographic, as well as Disney Channel shows and family-friendly films and television shows from 20th Century Fox and ABC Studios (per Variety).​

So how does Disney’s breadth of content and pricing inform our understanding of the Apple offering? To me, it means that no matter how good Apple’s content is—and I expect it to be quite good—a few dozen shows does not a streaming service make. To me, that means it’s going to be a freebie to increase the value of the ecosystem, or maybe a sweetener for Apple Music subscribers.

Another possibility I’ve previously mentioned would be that Apple might augment their original content with third-party, licensed content—like Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and even HBO do—to make it competitive with those $10-15 streaming services.

But absent third-party content, it’s my opinion—please feel free to disagree—that 100 hours of content can’t command Netflix/Amazon/Hulu/HBO price levels, let alone the $6/month Disney pricing. And I don’t think Apple’s under any illusions that it could.