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[Poll] Star Trek fans, are you going to subscribe to CBS All-Access?

Are you going to subscribe to CBS All-Access for Star Trek?

  • Yes, I'm going to subscribe to CBS All-Access specifically for Star Trek.

    Votes: 7 12.1%

  • Yes, sort of, I already subscribe to CBS All-Access anyway.

    Votes: 1 1.7%

  • No, I'll just wait however long it takes for exclusively to end and watch it on some other service

    Votes: 34 58.6%

  • No, but I will use "other means" to watch it as it airs.

    Votes: 16 27.6%
  • Total voters
    58
Just read in the news that the new Star Trek show will be available on Netflix 24 hours after airing... :D


...except for USA and Canada. :mad:
 
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And to make the offer even better, CBS will now offer a "Commercial Free" subscription tier that may include “Live TV includes commercials and select shows have promotional interruptions” for *only* $10 per month instead of the $6 commercially interrupted subscription. :rolleyes:

http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/08...star-trek-discovery-now-has-a-commercial-free

As of now, you can pay six dollars for regular CBS All Access. Or you could pay ten dollars a month for a “Commercial Free” version. But make sure to read the fine print. Hint: it claims “Live TV includes commercials and select shows have promotional interruptions”.

I don’t know what those “promotional interruptions” might entail, but "commericial free" should probably mean there are no commercials, especially at such a hike in price. All I want to do is watch some Star Trek in peace. The only other show I can imagine watching on the service is more Star Trek. It's already kind of a high price for just one show.
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SandboxGeneral said:
And to make the offer even better, CBS will now offer a "Commercial Free" subscription tier that may include “Live TV includes commercials and select shows have promotional interruptions” for *only* $10 per month instead of the $6 commercially interrupted subscription. :rolleyes:

http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/08...star-trek-discovery-now-has-a-commercial-free
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This just reinforces my thoughts to not pay CBS at all for the new Star Trek show. I'll watch it when it becomes available on TV/Amazon/Netflix.
 
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SandboxGeneral said:
Not that many of us are going to be paying to see this, but CBS confirmed that they're pushing the launch date of "Discovery" from January to May 2017.

https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/14/cbs-star-trek-discovery-may-2017-delay/
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Some delays are bad news (budget problems, set disasters, writer strikes, etc.)

However, I take this type of delay as good news. The producers asked for more time to do the show justice, and the network agreed that doing it right was more important than doing it quickly.
 
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Snappers said:
They did! All 7 seasons of ST TNG have been remastered in 1080P. The blu-ray set is the best money I ever spent!
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mobilehaathi said:
If I had a blu-ray player (and TV), I'd be hard pressed not to scoop that up.
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I'm not a box-set kind of person, and nor do I watch much (or hardly any) TV. But, for STNG, I might be persuaded to make an exception.
 
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Snappers said:
They did! All 7 seasons of ST TNG have been remastered in 1080P. The blu-ray set is the best money I ever spent!
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That's good to know. I think Netflix updated as well recently. I watched a few episodes of season 1 and they looked much better than the VHS quality it had the last time I watched it.

mobilehaathi said:
If I had a blu-ray player (and TV), I'd be hard pressed not to scoop that up.
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You have no TV?
 
SandboxGeneral said:
You have no TV?
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Actually, I have never owned a TV, and still don't although - in my mother's house - there are two of them.

When I lived with my brother, I made it clear to him that if he wanted a TV, he had to supply it (he did, he likes TV, football, the news etc). I supplied almost all of the other stuff - bedlinen, crockery, saucepans, etc.

When I have lived on my own, I have been TV less, unless a TV came with a place I rented, or, unless I was living in a hotel, for, of course, hotels usually come with TVs.
 
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You have no TV?
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Err, nope. I don't want to sound like one of those people, but I got rid of my television about 8 years ago when I realized I simply didn't use it. Netflix currently satisfies my Star Trek needs, and I watch some other random things on it. However, after that.....ehh TV doesn't attract me much.
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Scepticalscribe said:
hotels usually come with TVs.
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I turned on of those on the other day. Wow, what a mistake!
 
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mobilehaathi said:
Err, nope. I don't want to sound like one of those people, but I got rid of my television about 8 years ago when I realized I simply didn't use it. Netflix currently satisfies my Star Trek needs, and I watch some other random things on it. However, after that.....ehh TV doesn't attract me much.
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I turned on of those on the other day. Wow, what a mistake!
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Agreed.

And well, um, yes, actually, I have to say that I am one of those people.....

In hotels, I sometimes watch the news, - if that is deemed necessary - although, these days, the controls, like those governing the air conditioning, and increasingly, the bathroom, are so complicated, that it is not worth trying to work it out.

Strange to relate, I have found myself phoning the hotel reception to ask how to actually work such things, as you might need an advanced degree in physics just to understand the controls.

Actually, in hotels, a working - and good - wifi connection - is far more important than a TV (which I hardly ever watch).

When I do watch TV, current affairs is about the only thing I watch, and maybe a documentary.

And, yes, I might be tempted by STNG.

Now, someone needs to tell me about Netflix. (Of my two brothers, one - the decent one - cannot tell me - because his explicatory skills are precisely zero, while the other will not, because he cannot be bothered to do so).
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
Now, someone needs to tell me about Netflix.
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Netflix is just a website you can visit (for a monthly fee) to watch whatever movies/TV shows they are contractually allowed to "broadcast." There isn't an easy way to find out the exact catalogue (a business strategy hostile to the consumer), but they currently have (I think) all Star Trek movies and TV shows. There are a few other interesting things there, and they also produce their own content as well, some of which has garnered critical acclaim. Be warned that anything they have that isn't produced by them is subject to disappear without warning.
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
Agreed.

And well, um, yes, actually, I have to say that I am one of those people.....

In hotels, I sometimes watch the news, - if that is deemed necessary - although, these days, the controls, like those governing the air conditioning, and increasingly, the bathroom, are so complicated, that it is not worth trying to work it out.

Strange to relate, I have found myself phoning the hotel reception to ask how to actually work such things, as you might need an advanced degree in physics just to understand the controls.

Actually, in hotels, a working - and good - wifi connection - is far more important than a TV (which I hardly ever watch).

When I do watch TV, current affairs is about the only thing I watch, and maybe a documentary.

And, yes, I might be tempted by STNG.

Now, someone needs to tell me about Netflix. (Of my two brothers, one - the decent one - cannot tell me - because his explicatory skills are precisely zero, while the other will not, because he cannot be bothered to do so).
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You can get a month of Netflix without subscribing as a free trial.
But I can't imagine you using it much from what I read.
Btw I don't pay for any subscription like Netflix or Amazon prime due to a distinct dislike for paying for things I might not use.
Actually I could see you getting more use of if Amazon Prime Scepticalscribe.
 
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