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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 8872672" data-attributes="member: 59082"><p>One service you never mention, that is worth checking out, is <strong>AMC+</strong>. On its own it isn't great, but it is cheap ($1.99 promo, and I think $4.99 after that), and also includes the <strong>Sundance Channel</strong> (if you like high-brow and/or obscure stuff) and <strong>Shudder</strong> (if you like shlocky horror). So you end up getting a lot of bang for your buck.</p><p></p><p>Anyhow, <strong>Netflix</strong> and <strong>Amazon Prime</strong> are the only services that I pay for and don't occasionally cancel and then renew, though I feel some guilt at keeping Prime due to Amazon's shoddy business practices. <strong>Hulu</strong> would be a step down, but with a solid catalogue. <strong>HBO Max</strong> still has some good stuff coming out, despite its problems - but certainly isn't what it was a few years ago.</p><p></p><p>I'm completely exhausted with all things MCU and Star Wars, so only had <strong>Disney+</strong> for the promo. I watched a season and a half of the <em>Mandalorian</em>, and then realized, "I'm really tired of Star Wars" and cancelled without finishing it, or watching <em>Andor</em>. Similarly with <strong>Paramount+</strong>: I got it to catch up on Trek, watched two and a half seasons of <em>Discovery </em>before becoming disenchanted, never touched <em>Picard</em>. I enjoyed the few episodes of <em>Strange New Worlds</em> but didn't finish it before cancelling...will probably go back to it.</p><p></p><p><strong>Starz </strong>is cheap, but reminds me a bit of cable tv of the 80s and 90s (and presumably now): lots of movies, but never the ones you want to see (though I subscribed to it for the cheap promo so we could watch <em>Love Actually).</em></p><p></p><p>Finally, <strong>Apple+. </strong>Definitely takes the cake on "quality over quantity"...but this also makes it a streaming service to, well, stream - like fantasy baseball pitchers. So I've got it now, watched and enjoyed <em>Slow Horses,</em> have a few more series I want to check out--and await the second season of the under-appreciated <em>Invasion</em> (I love slow-burn alien invasion stuff) with some anticipation, as well as the upcoming <em>Wool </em>and other series. Oh yeah, <em>Severance</em> was probably the best show I've seen in awhile. In other words, Apple+ plus is sort of like a trimmed down HBO circa 2015. But until they develop a catalogue, I can see going on an alternating three-months-on, three-months-off cycle.</p><p></p><p>If there could only be two, I'd probably go with Netflix and Apple+, at least for a few months before swapping it for something else. </p><p></p><p>So for me, the power rankings would be:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Netflix:</strong> Hard to beat its catalogue, plus has a fair amount of European/Nordic dramas, which I like. There's enough new stuff that comes out, though the downside of the large catalogue is that there's a lot of dreck to sort through.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Apple+:</strong> Best quality, wish they had a bit more back catalogue and/or select films.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Amazon Prime:</strong> Second to Netflix in catalogue, with enough unique content to spice things up. Like Netflix, a lot of dreck - but some of that is pleasantly indy stuff...I'm pretty sure you can just post your own film, like Kindle.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>HBO Max:</strong> Would have been #1 a few years ago, and still worth holding onto, but slipping. And now we have cooking and reality shows to wade through. Urgh.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Hulu: </strong>One of the Big Three in terms of catalogue, a few original gems, but a solid step down from NF/AP.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>AMC+</strong>: Great bang for buck, though somewhat limited. Definitely one that I'll have for a few months and then cancel.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Paramount+: </strong>First of the Mehs. Trek just isn't enough, especially the new stuff.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Starz: </strong>Would be good to have if you were home sick for a week, but otherwise...</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Disney+: </strong>Maybe if I wanted to re-and-re-and-re-watch MCU and still loved Star Wars, plus my kids are teens now, so no cigar.</li> </ol><p>Other services I might "stream in" for a time are <strong>Showtime</strong> (gotta finish up Ray Donovan) and <strong>Peacock </strong>(might as well give it a shot at some point).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 8872672, member: 59082"] One service you never mention, that is worth checking out, is [B]AMC+[/B]. On its own it isn't great, but it is cheap ($1.99 promo, and I think $4.99 after that), and also includes the [B]Sundance Channel[/B] (if you like high-brow and/or obscure stuff) and [B]Shudder[/B] (if you like shlocky horror). So you end up getting a lot of bang for your buck. Anyhow, [B]Netflix[/B] and [B]Amazon Prime[/B] are the only services that I pay for and don't occasionally cancel and then renew, though I feel some guilt at keeping Prime due to Amazon's shoddy business practices. [B]Hulu[/B] would be a step down, but with a solid catalogue. [B]HBO Max[/B] still has some good stuff coming out, despite its problems - but certainly isn't what it was a few years ago. I'm completely exhausted with all things MCU and Star Wars, so only had [B]Disney+[/B] for the promo. I watched a season and a half of the [I]Mandalorian[/I], and then realized, "I'm really tired of Star Wars" and cancelled without finishing it, or watching [I]Andor[/I]. Similarly with [B]Paramount+[/B]: I got it to catch up on Trek, watched two and a half seasons of [I]Discovery [/I]before becoming disenchanted, never touched [I]Picard[/I]. I enjoyed the few episodes of [I]Strange New Worlds[/I] but didn't finish it before cancelling...will probably go back to it. [B]Starz [/B]is cheap, but reminds me a bit of cable tv of the 80s and 90s (and presumably now): lots of movies, but never the ones you want to see (though I subscribed to it for the cheap promo so we could watch [I]Love Actually).[/I] Finally, [B]Apple+. [/B]Definitely takes the cake on "quality over quantity"...but this also makes it a streaming service to, well, stream - like fantasy baseball pitchers. So I've got it now, watched and enjoyed [I]Slow Horses,[/I] have a few more series I want to check out--and await the second season of the under-appreciated [I]Invasion[/I] (I love slow-burn alien invasion stuff) with some anticipation, as well as the upcoming [I]Wool [/I]and other series. Oh yeah, [I]Severance[/I] was probably the best show I've seen in awhile. In other words, Apple+ plus is sort of like a trimmed down HBO circa 2015. But until they develop a catalogue, I can see going on an alternating three-months-on, three-months-off cycle. If there could only be two, I'd probably go with Netflix and Apple+, at least for a few months before swapping it for something else. So for me, the power rankings would be: [LIST=1] [*][B]Netflix:[/B] Hard to beat its catalogue, plus has a fair amount of European/Nordic dramas, which I like. There's enough new stuff that comes out, though the downside of the large catalogue is that there's a lot of dreck to sort through. [*][B]Apple+:[/B] Best quality, wish they had a bit more back catalogue and/or select films. [*][B]Amazon Prime:[/B] Second to Netflix in catalogue, with enough unique content to spice things up. Like Netflix, a lot of dreck - but some of that is pleasantly indy stuff...I'm pretty sure you can just post your own film, like Kindle. [*][B]HBO Max:[/B] Would have been #1 a few years ago, and still worth holding onto, but slipping. And now we have cooking and reality shows to wade through. Urgh. [*][B]Hulu: [/B]One of the Big Three in terms of catalogue, a few original gems, but a solid step down from NF/AP. [*][B]AMC+[/B]: Great bang for buck, though somewhat limited. Definitely one that I'll have for a few months and then cancel. [*][B]Paramount+: [/B]First of the Mehs. Trek just isn't enough, especially the new stuff. [*][B]Starz: [/B]Would be good to have if you were home sick for a week, but otherwise... [*][B]Disney+: [/B]Maybe if I wanted to re-and-re-and-re-watch MCU and still loved Star Wars, plus my kids are teens now, so no cigar. [/LIST] Other services I might "stream in" for a time are [B]Showtime[/B] (gotta finish up Ray Donovan) and [B]Peacock [/B](might as well give it a shot at some point). [/QUOTE]
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