I can understand it but meanwhile the consumers are getting fucked again. We're going from one central hub of video content (cable TV) to a more and more fragmented market. Who in their right mind would subscribe to three or four streaming services?

I used to have Netflix, Stan and Sling. Now I only have Netflix and don't plan on adding more.

Netflix seems to think i want more original content...nah i just want good movies and shows at my fingertips...I would honestly give up the entire set of original movies if it meant they were replaced with quality films from yesteryear.

I'm one of those crazies ... unfortunately I'll likely end up subbing to the Disney thing too...  lots of young ones in the house that watch the crap out of Disney content on Netflix.


$9.99 - Netflix

$8.25  - Amazon Prime broken down per month but i mostly use prime for the faster shipping and release day discounts

$11.99  - Hulu+ no commercial plan (should be called the one commercial before and after the show plan though as very few that I watch are actually commercial free)

$xx.xx  - Vudu - whatever it is i buy that month that has a digital copy. I almost exclusively buy physical movies with a Digital Copy.


$30.23 + whatever movies I buy in a month.  You could also add in the $60 I pay for internet.  Just under a $100 a month for internet and TV which probably puts me in the neighborhood of what i would pay for cable / Sat.

The world doesn't need another streaming service. What started out as a good concept "streaming" is quickly turning into a bad one because it's actually making the viewing experience more cumbersome and less convenient than traditional TV. Once you start paying for all these services, you've got a $30.00/$40.00 bill or more a month and it's all splintered across varying places and apps. It just becomes a pain in the ass imo.

I'd rather pay for full TV and get it all in one little place.

I guess they already saw the writing on the wall and had to invest in their own library in case more and more content providers decided to start their own streaming service. Dr Who left Netflix already which was one of the big things I kept it for. The old star trek series are still on Netflix which I'm rewatching but with the CS stunt, perhaps that will change in the future. I guess I should hurry up and watch the new SW movies and Marvel stuff before Disney pulls them off.

I still have a huge physical collection anyway, got all the great movies from yesteryear on my shelves, dvd+blu-ray combined probably near a thousand. They can't take that away!

Oh god another streaming service.......

It's a matter of convenience for me.  If I want to start watching a new series I can binge watch.  I know by buddies cable had SOME on demand shows, the rest of it you would have to record if you want to watch them when it is convienient  or [shudders] make sure you have an hour or a half every week where you can sit in front of the TV and watch your show when it airs, commercials and all.


I've got a smart TV so after linking each account to it you just switch apps and start watching the new Tick on Prime, then flip over to Netflix and watch a couple episodes of Ozark, then over to Hulu to watch last night's episode of The Goldbergs. It is pretty easy and seamless for me.  Honestly it is the same reason I'm not terribly opposed to digital copies of games and why i always get digital copy included when buying physical movies. Most of the movies I've bought in the last year still sit shrink wrapped because they were immediately available on Vudu after i bought them in the store.  Exceptions to that would be Dr. Strange or other movies that are bought partially because they are eye candy and I don't want any compression compromising the video.

I'm glad I don't care about TV and all that stuff, because I would be pretty pissed because of the situation. There's way too many services to pay for.

No, not very much. They're quite entertaining at best, but usually not that good. I'd rather use my time on more interesting things.