Peacock |OT| We are the 1%

PlanetSmasher · Sep 17, 2019

SteveWinwood said:
i only pay for one and it's plenty for me

theres no way I could ever watch enough of anything on each and every one of those services each month to justify all those costs

I only watch like one show on most networks, if that. There is absolutely no value in paying for a subscription service that only covers one network.

Aggregate services like Netflix and Hulu are different because of content diversity, but, like...NBC? ABC? CBS? Why the hell would I pay to have access to their shows when I only watch ONE show on each of those channels, if I even watch anything at all?

2ndTuXx · Sep 17, 2019

Welp, there's always piracy.

Bane · Sep 17, 2019

SteveWinwood said:
i only pay for one and it's plenty for me

theres no way I could ever watch enough of anything on each and every one of those services each month to justify all those costs

I've kept it capped at two. Disney+ will pretty much be subbed to in perpetuity, especially since I did the three year bundle. I already bounce between Netflix and Hulu but that's very likely looking to be replaced with Peacock. Though I'll likely just use my mom's cable sub to access it so that one might not have a cost. Point being, I'm with you in can't see having a ton of these all at once.

Lump · Sep 17, 2019

Bane said:
And this is why I've been waiting for a sale on the digital sets of 30 Rock and Parks and Rec. I love them too much to not have access to them and this doesn't seem like something I'd keep year round. Come on, VUDU, mark that shit down.

Yeah, my gf and I have a Netflix during the summer, Hulu the rest of the year cycle going but this could throw a big wrench in that.

If I'm honest, I'll probably cancel Hulu and get Peacock when it comes out.

CBS All Access - Don't care except for Star Trek shows. I just get a month of it in a year and binge the Star Trek I want (or wait until I visit overseas where it magically appears in Netflix for my stay). The only value I'd get out of a sub would be Price is Right access. Not enough to tempt me to keep the meter rolling.

Hulu - Basically becoming the ABC and FOX streaming network. The only shows my family watches from ABC and FOX are the Masterchefs. Once NBC shows jump ship, Masterchef isn't going to be enough to get me to stay. King of the Hill binging will be the biggest loss for me.

Peacock - Superstore, SNL, and Governor Zack Morris. If the price is competitive, I'll probably spring for it. Or at least I'm more likely to get this than keep Hulu.

QuigleyMcShine · Sep 17, 2019

I'd rather everybody have their own streaming service than have a cable subscription.

It's only costly if you have more than one or two at a time, which there's no reason too. When you're caught up on your Netflix and Hulu shows drop them for HBO and Peacock or whatever. It literally takes seconds.

tommy7154 · Sep 17, 2019

So can I get the cheapest basic cable (ABC/Fox/CBS/NBC) from Comcast and get this with it? I probably still won't because fuck cable, but curious if it works that way.

Also I'm a not by choice Comcast subscriber right now technically. I pay for internet only. Do I get this for free then, being a Comcast internet subscriber?

PlanetSmasher · Sep 17, 2019

QuigleyMcShine said:
I'd rather everybody have their own streaming service than have a cable subscription.

It's only costly if you have more than one or two at a time, which there's no reason too. When you're caught up on your Netflix and Hulu shows drop them for HBO and Peacock or whatever. It literally takes seconds.

Right, but there is no reason to subscribe to any one service over another if all they have is one network's shows. It's cable but worse.

Bengraven · Sep 17, 2019

2000: "We create the content and the cable companies take all the profits!"

2018: "Finally we can cut out the middle man and provide our content directly to the consumer and take all the money!"

2023: "So what if we had to join a bundle service or risk losing even more subscribers, we create the content and the streaming bundle companies take all our profits"

Nordic4tKnight · Sep 17, 2019

PlanetSmasher said:
Right, but there is no reason to subscribe to any one service over another if all they have is one network's shows. It's cable but worse.

But with no commercials though. I just can't watch them anymore, getting hard to even watch them for live sports these days.

Punjabi_Hitman · Sep 17, 2019

More options is cool. But for me it's Disney+ and Netflix. If Hulu and WB make a streaming service in Canada then I'll cut Netflix.

QuigleyMcShine · Sep 17, 2019

PlanetSmasher said:
Right, but there is no reason to subscribe to any one service over another if all they have is one network's shows. It's cable but worse.

It's absolutely not worse for me. If I want to watch new Star Trek it's $10 a month for three months. GoT and Westworld is $15 a month for two months a year. If I want to watch that alt history space race show on Apple it's $5 a month for two months a year. All the while I can Binge King of the Hill on Hulu for like $10 a month.

I never spend more than $30 a month and I get to watch everything. It's only a problem if you have to see every single show the moment it comes out.

awilliams213 · Sep 17, 2019

Psych and Parks and Rec...well played Peacock well played indeed

Deleted member 437 · Sep 17, 2019

I thought Disney owned NBC.

Why the hell they can't they just make one mega sub?

Especially since this shit won't be available in Canada of course.

edit: Nevermind, its ABC.

PlanetSmasher · Sep 17, 2019

QuigleyMcShine said:
It's absolutely not worse for me. If I want to watch new Star Trek it's $10 a month for three months. GoT and Westworld is $15 a month for two months a year. If I want to watch that alt history space race show on Apple it's $5 a month for two months a year. All the while I can Binge King of the Hill on Hulu for like $10 a month.

I never spend more than $30 a month and I get to watch everything. It's only a problem if you have to see every single show the moment it comes out.

Or if you watch multiple shows on multiple networks at once.

Mikey Jr. said:
I thought Disney owned NBC.

Why the hell they can't they just make one mega sub?

Especially since this shit won't be available in Canada of course.

NBC is owned by Comcast.

QuigleyMcShine · Sep 17, 2019

PlanetSmasher said:
Or if you watch multiple shows on multiple networks at once.

That show will still be there when you switch back to the streaming service it's on.

cgcg · Sep 17, 2019

Ooh more network specific streaming service. When are we going to get the Netflix of streaming services.

WascallyWabbit · Sep 17, 2019

QuigleyMcShine said:
It's absolutely not worse for me. If I want to watch new Star Trek it's $10 a month for three months. GoT and Westworld is $15 a month for two months a year. If I want to watch that alt history space race show on Apple it's $5 a month for two months a year. All the while I can Binge King of the Hill on Hulu for like $10 a month.

I never spend more than $30 a month and I get to watch everything. It's only a problem if you have to see every single show the moment it comes out.

That's where I'm at with this stuff. If you make the effort to rotate services you can really save with streaming.
I pay for YoutubeTV during the NBA season only and then I split the cost with a buddy who does the same. There's no way we could have done that with cable

Coyote Zamora · Sep 17, 2019

scitek said:
A Saved By The Bell revival with just Zack, Slater, and Jessie?

Screech did porn, he won't get a mile near this show.

onpoint · Sep 17, 2019

Gonna be filling out my DVD and Blu-ray collections in the coming months. These streaming services are getting far too numerous.

Bane · Sep 17, 2019

Lump said:
If I'm honest, I'll probably cancel Hulu and get Peacock when it comes out.

CBS All Access - Don't care except for Star Trek shows. I just get a month of it in a year and binge the Star Trek I want (or wait until I visit overseas where it magically appears in Netflix for my stay). The only value I'd get out of a sub would be Price is Right access. Not enough to tempt me to keep the meter rolling.

Hulu - Basically becoming the ABC and FOX streaming network. The only shows my family watches from ABC and FOX are the Masterchefs. Once NBC shows jump ship, Masterchef isn't going to be enough to get me to stay. King of the Hill binging will be the biggest loss for me.

Peacock - Superstore, SNL, and Governor Zack Morris. If the price is competitive, I'll probably spring for it. Or at least I'm more likely to get this than keep Hulu.

CBS - Exactly the same here, I'll wait for Trek to pile up and sub for a month.

Hulu - At this point the only thing it looks like it will have is The Orville, Always Sunny, and some cooking shows we watch. Not looking great there. But Always Sunny takes so long to come to it I lose interest.

Peacock - Brooklyn 99, SNL, Psych, and I'm sure my fiance will want to check out Saved by the Bell.

NekoNeko · Sep 17, 2019

2012-2019 will be the golden era of tv watching. soon it'll be a mess when every channel and company has their own streaming service.

can't wait until they start to bundle the subscription.

NeverWas · Sep 17, 2019

Taking all my favorite shows off my prefered streaming service just means I'm going to boycott yours.

Laserdisk · Sep 17, 2019

Great line up, especially movies.
If they all have their own service and make the movies exclusive then the primes and Netflix may take a hit.
But since this isn't in the UK it won't effect me I guess.

Deleted member 176 · Sep 17, 2019

QuigleyMcShine said:
I'd rather everybody have their own streaming service than have a cable subscription.

It's only costly if you have more than one or two at a time, which there's no reason too. When you're caught up on your Netflix and Hulu shows drop them for HBO and Peacock or whatever. It literally takes seconds.

some of these services are doing week by week episode debuts, you can't watch them live without signing up for all at once.

Extra Sauce · Sep 17, 2019

"Peacock and chill" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

LuigiMario · Sep 17, 2019

I guess I'll get this free as a Comcast subscriber so that's something...

Super confusing with comcast pushing it's "Xfinity Stream" thing which also offers a Hulu-like VOD experience and now this...

thecouncil · Sep 17, 2019

Coyote Zamora said:
Screech did porn, he won't get a mile near this show.

because his standards are higher.

NealMcCauley · Sep 17, 2019

I think Screech is part of the "uninsurable" club so he likely wouldn't be asked back anyways.

Chaos Legion · Sep 17, 2019

This is free for me and NBCUniversal has arguably my favorite catalog of film and TV outside of WarnerMedia, so I'm all in.

Fisty · Sep 17, 2019

I love the idea of a Saved By the Bell reboot with Zach as governor, but he is getting #metoo'd and cancelled for all the terrible shit he did as a kid. Screech was so damaged that he turned to sex work and starring in pornography, Zach's wife Kelly was traumatized by years of mental abuse and coercion, Slater washes cars, Lisa is the California AG with an eye on the presidency (if she can get past Zach's machinations) and Jessie is in prison for murdering a man in Vegas.

QuigleyMcShine · Sep 17, 2019

Brock Reiher said:
some of these services are doing week by week episode debuts, you can't watch them live without signing up for all at once.

I'm well aware, which is why I'm usually subbed to them for two or three months while the shows I care about watching "live" are debuting. By the time I switch there's usually some second tier shows, that I like but don't need to see day one, built up on other services.

If somehow there are shows your dying to see immediately each week on six different services at the same time of year I guess that's unfortunate, but that seems extremely unlikely.

BarringGaffner · Sep 17, 2019

That name is like something from 30 Rock.

Lump · Sep 17, 2019

Bane said:
CBS - Exactly the same here, I'll wait for Trek to pile up and sub for a month.

Hulu - At this point the only thing it looks like it will have is The Orville, Always Sunny, and some cooking shows we watch. Not looking great there. But Always Sunny takes so long to come to it I lose interest.

Peacock - Brooklyn 99, SNL, Psych, and I'm sure my fiance will want to check out Saved by the Bell.

That's right, Orville is a Hulu exclusive next season, right? I'll have to stick around at least for that. Or binge a month down the road when the whole season is out.

Deleted member 176 · Sep 17, 2019

QuigleyMcShine said:
I'm well aware, which is why I'm usually subbed to them for two or three months while the shows I care about watching "live" are debuting. By the time I switch there's usually some second tier shows, that I like but don't need to see day one, built up on other services.

If somehow there are shows your dying to see immediately each week on six different services at the same time of year I guess that's unfortunate, but that seems extremely unlikely.

that's pretty normal

Chamber · Sep 17, 2019

Damn, they got my ass with the Saved by the Bell reboot.

Jesse_and_the_rippers · Sep 17, 2019

PlanetSmasher said:
I'm not sure putting "cock" in the name of your already-doomed streaming service is a good idea, even when your company's logo is the bird in question.

I'm Tracy Jordan and I'm proud as a peacork baby

werezompire · Sep 17, 2019

PlanetSmasher said:
Right, but there is no reason to subscribe to any one service over another if all they have is one network's shows. It's cable but worse.

That's assuming that people are like you and watch shows from a variety of networks. Most of the live action shows my wife & I watch and rewatch are NBC. Grab Disney+ for the kids (and cause Disney owns everything) and then all we need is a way to watch Asian dramas and we're 95% set for stuff that we'd want to watch. The remaining 5% or whatever can just be bought or (in the case of movies) rent.

Anoregon · Sep 17, 2019

BarringGaffner said:
That name is like something from 30 Rock.

It's a six sigma name with maximum synergy

PeskyToaster · Sep 17, 2019

Soon we'll be able to bundle a landline phone and internet with our streaming service

mreddie · Sep 17, 2019

So B99, SNL, P&R and 30 Rock are still gonna be on Hulu till 2024 so not everything is moving in a snap, plus this has a free model but with ads...for now.

Hmmmmmmmmm...

Emwitus · Sep 17, 2019

So we're just ignoring the battlestar Galactica reboot news?

poofynamanama2 · Sep 17, 2019

So they're gonnatake parks and rec AND the office, after 30 rock and always sunny have left netflix?!

Edit: I forgot how sensitive people got about pirating LOL

fracas · Sep 17, 2019

Time to finally get Parks and Rec on Blu-Ray.

2ndTuXx said:
Welp, there's always piracy.

poofynamanama2 said:
So they're gonnatake parks and rec AND the office, after 30 rock and always sunny have left netflix?!

Fuck all of this, I'm just going to torrent the shit out of my favorite shows, fuck these greedy ass companies and this exclusive streaming bullshit. Fuck offffffff.

Man y'all are so badass

Setsune · Sep 17, 2019

I get it's been their mascot/logo for years now, but I really feel like they didn't give the name enough thought.

poofynamanama2 · Sep 17, 2019

fracas said:
Time to finally get Parks and Rec on Blu-Ray.

Man y'all are so badass

...badass? The fuck?

El_TigroX · Sep 17, 2019

Emwitus said:
So we're just ignoring the battlestar Galactica reboot news?

I guess I have to see what the take on this is... if it's just the same story of people being chased by Cylons, with light allegory thrown in... I'm good. Saw it already.

Distantmantra · Sep 17, 2019

Emwitus said:
So we're just ignoring the battlestar Galactica reboot news?

I was wondering the same thing.

Jesse_and_the_rippers · Sep 17, 2019

poofynamanama2 said:
So they're gonnatake parks and rec AND the office, after 30 rock and always sunny have left netflix?!

Fuck all of this, I'm just going to torrent the shit out of my favorite shows, fuck these greedy ass companies and this exclusive streaming bullshit. Fuck offffffff.

Cross post from TVFAQs?

Setsune · Sep 17, 2019

poofynamanama2 said:
...badass? The fuck?

Bragging about piracy is banned here.

SArcher · Sep 17, 2019

hangongetready said:
Gonna be filling out my DVD and Blu-ray collections in the coming months. These streaming services are getting far too numerous.

This is what I don't get about people getting a streaming service just for one or two shows (The Office, Seinfeld etc.). Just buy the complete DVD set, they're dirt cheap nowadays. Taking a disc out of a box is not that big of a hassle.

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