At this point, it’s not even exclusive contents anymore. It’s those missing and completely (tax) written off shows / movies (looking at you WB Discovery!)
pipboy_warrior on
You know you don’t need every streaming at the same time, right? That exclusive content isn’t going anywhere, just watch one service and then switch to another the next month.
riddlerprodigy on
Even so far now that not even every marvel movie is on disney+ because of rights (looking at you spiderman)
Kitsune-Ai on
This is why I stick to DVDs. 1) I’m fussy about what I watch 2) if the streaming service decides a show isn’t popular anymore, they remove it. TRY REMOVING MY DVDS BYATCH! 3) You buy a DVD once and its yours FOREVER— no monthly subscription fees.
Call me old fashioned, but it works for me.
Superseaslug on
Yuuuuuuup.
They forget we only chose them because it was convenient.
Bring back the days of everyone sharing their libraries with their friends. Your buddy has Star trek, you have a Futurama, so you make an exchange and clone the repo
I_think_Im_hollow on
I bought so many Blu-ray discs in the past three years… I started buying random discs at the store and rediscovered my love for movies.
I only pirate the ones I can’t get access to without subscribing to something, like FX’s recent Shogun serie…
Vizth on
Paramount I’m tied to because my 86 year old grandmother has to have her star trek on demand and it’s easier than setting up a plex server. 🤣
FivesCollariums on
Aye matey!
Don-Poltergeist on
I Have hulu and Disney+ just because its packaged with my mobile phone plan, and my wife insists on continuing to pay for netflix. If I cant find what im looking for on them or a tubi like free app, then I go right to KODI.
krishenm on
I never stopped. I was never conned. I never abandoned the high seas.
Elesaris on
So you’re the one who talked to calypso! Why are you here?
Sir_doge_The_Furious on
its insane how many subscriptions and apps you need just to watch movies, they expect people to pay for each app just to watch a movie, and on top of that they wanna fill you with ads and shit quality. Greedy mofos
SweRakii on
I recently took up buying dvd’s again.
They’re dirt cheap lol.
StrictlyInsaneRants on
Could also add all region locked content. I mean some of those streaming websites have about 1/3 of the content in my country compared to the US. Some of that classic older content exclusive to that company might not even be accessible.
ninjagorilla on
This is so true….
For example. I would HAPPILY pay a reasonable amount to watch football. It would be easier for me and I’m happy to pay for a good or service. Heck I’d even pay jsut to watch my team play. But to watch football I have exclusive games on 10 different streaming services… soemone calculated it costs between 800-1600 dollars to watch every nfl game. That’s insane. So I will pirate the games and the nfl will get 0 revenue
AbeRockwell on
Not for me, at least.
I’ve found that 99% of the stuff on streaming isn’t really worth it, and the only reason I haven’t dropped the services I already have is inertia (may finally overcome that next year, after seeing my ridiculous Comcast bill 0_0 )
Confident_Insect_919 on
Bundled streaming services will eventually be sold like a cable TV subscription. Been saying this for 15 years. Maybe another 10nyears off.
Bring back the pirating
Mr_Foxer on
Stop downloading cars!
Creoda on
No adverts service – yay
Adverts introduced – Aaarrrrrr
jonosvision on
And all of them constantly raising their prices.
PhoenixAgent003 on
You know, on one hand, it might be better that multiple streaming services cropped up and there were alternatives, rather than one company (Netflix) just being granted a de facto monopoly and being allowed to reign unchecked by competitors.
But on the other hand, we’ve come full circle to streaming effectively just being even more modular cable, but even more of a hassle because instead of having one account we have to juggle six.
Maybe we should all just read books.
Apollonistas on
Pirating was always easier.
barnibusvonkreeps on
Cable pricing became absolute lunacy. Netflix came around and it was a fraction of the cost. Others came around after. Now if you add up all or most of the streaming services you’re interested in its wayy more expensive than cable. Greed is a disease. I’ve been a pirate since around 2010 and never looked back. I pay for Netflix for my kids and for the parental controls so they don’t get into anything they shouldn’t be in. Other than that fuck em all.
kraugg on
I have $pent a lot of movies in Vudu, now fandango home. I have stopped spending as I am not confident the movie access will continue.
It’s a shame, as I watch movies and not “tv” shows.
redditdwarfbear on
Everyone talks about piracy like it’s so simple. I have idea how to start.
Von_Lexau on
If anyone wants to setup a proxmox server on their old laptop, you definitely should NOT lookup the *arr stack. And if you definitely are NOT setting up the *arr stack, you might want to use a VPN. Also, if you have no idea how to NOT setup the *arr stack, please know that ChatGPT or Claude will definitely NOT guide you through the whole process. It’s absolutely NOT easy at all.
rushur on
Piracy is always and only about price and availability.
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Can’t even 🍒 pick off iTunes anymore
2010 was dope
At this point, it’s not even exclusive contents anymore. It’s those missing and completely (tax) written off shows / movies (looking at you WB Discovery!)
You know you don’t need every streaming at the same time, right? That exclusive content isn’t going anywhere, just watch one service and then switch to another the next month.
Even so far now that not even every marvel movie is on disney+ because of rights (looking at you spiderman)
This is why I stick to DVDs. 1) I’m fussy about what I watch 2) if the streaming service decides a show isn’t popular anymore, they remove it. TRY REMOVING MY DVDS BYATCH! 3) You buy a DVD once and its yours FOREVER— no monthly subscription fees.
Call me old fashioned, but it works for me.
Yuuuuuuup.
They forget we only chose them because it was convenient.
Bring back the days of everyone sharing their libraries with their friends. Your buddy has Star trek, you have a Futurama, so you make an exchange and clone the repo
I bought so many Blu-ray discs in the past three years… I started buying random discs at the store and rediscovered my love for movies.
I only pirate the ones I can’t get access to without subscribing to something, like FX’s recent Shogun serie…
Paramount I’m tied to because my 86 year old grandmother has to have her star trek on demand and it’s easier than setting up a plex server. 🤣
Aye matey!
I Have hulu and Disney+ just because its packaged with my mobile phone plan, and my wife insists on continuing to pay for netflix. If I cant find what im looking for on them or a tubi like free app, then I go right to KODI.
I never stopped. I was never conned. I never abandoned the high seas.
So you’re the one who talked to calypso! Why are you here?
its insane how many subscriptions and apps you need just to watch movies, they expect people to pay for each app just to watch a movie, and on top of that they wanna fill you with ads and shit quality. Greedy mofos
I recently took up buying dvd’s again.
They’re dirt cheap lol.
Could also add all region locked content. I mean some of those streaming websites have about 1/3 of the content in my country compared to the US. Some of that classic older content exclusive to that company might not even be accessible.
This is so true….
For example. I would HAPPILY pay a reasonable amount to watch football. It would be easier for me and I’m happy to pay for a good or service. Heck I’d even pay jsut to watch my team play. But to watch football I have exclusive games on 10 different streaming services… soemone calculated it costs between 800-1600 dollars to watch every nfl game. That’s insane. So I will pirate the games and the nfl will get 0 revenue
Not for me, at least.
I’ve found that 99% of the stuff on streaming isn’t really worth it, and the only reason I haven’t dropped the services I already have is inertia (may finally overcome that next year, after seeing my ridiculous Comcast bill 0_0 )
Bundled streaming services will eventually be sold like a cable TV subscription. Been saying this for 15 years. Maybe another 10nyears off.
Bring back the pirating
Stop downloading cars!
No adverts service – yay
Adverts introduced – Aaarrrrrr
And all of them constantly raising their prices.
You know, on one hand, it might be better that multiple streaming services cropped up and there were alternatives, rather than one company (Netflix) just being granted a de facto monopoly and being allowed to reign unchecked by competitors.
But on the other hand, we’ve come full circle to streaming effectively just being even more modular cable, but even more of a hassle because instead of having one account we have to juggle six.
Maybe we should all just read books.
Pirating was always easier.
Cable pricing became absolute lunacy. Netflix came around and it was a fraction of the cost. Others came around after. Now if you add up all or most of the streaming services you’re interested in its wayy more expensive than cable. Greed is a disease. I’ve been a pirate since around 2010 and never looked back. I pay for Netflix for my kids and for the parental controls so they don’t get into anything they shouldn’t be in. Other than that fuck em all.
I have $pent a lot of movies in Vudu, now fandango home. I have stopped spending as I am not confident the movie access will continue.
It’s a shame, as I watch movies and not “tv” shows.
Everyone talks about piracy like it’s so simple. I have idea how to start.
If anyone wants to setup a proxmox server on their old laptop, you definitely should NOT lookup the *arr stack. And if you definitely are NOT setting up the *arr stack, you might want to use a VPN. Also, if you have no idea how to NOT setup the *arr stack, please know that ChatGPT or Claude will definitely NOT guide you through the whole process. It’s absolutely NOT easy at all.
Piracy is always and only about price and availability.
its a must