Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 3 Viewing (Spoilers)

[Umbran]

Jerry Rigging is making something cheaply. Temu merchandise is Jerry Rigged. Jury Rigging is improvising/makeshift repairing. They are similar, but different.

According to Merriam-Webster:

Jerry-built means “built cheaply and unsubstantially.”
Jerry-rigged means “organized or constructed in a crude or improvised manner.”
Jury-rigged means “constructed or arranged in a makeshift fashion.”

Where "jury-rigged" is the oldest such construction, and was originally a nautical term/useage.

'Jerry-built' vs. 'Jury-rigged' vs. 'Jerry-rigged'

Three terms, three strong options.

www.merriam-webster.com

 

[delericho]

So, not a lot of rave reviews this season huh?

I'm really enjoying it. I only have one nitpick. Well, two.

Okay, three:

The first is that this season isn't quite as good as the previous two. But given that that's such a high bar, that seems excessively harsh. The second is that there are only 10 episodes - it feels like we've barely got started, and already we're an episode from the end.

The third is that I'm going to find it really hard to justify subscribing to Paramount+ again for the next season - both this time and last there were seasons of Discovery and Lower Decks I wanted to catch up on, and a handful of movies I wanted to watch. But I've now worked through them all, and nothing new coming up that particularly grabs me. Of course, that's not really their problem.

 

[Morrus]

The third is that I'm going to find it really hard to justify subscribing to Paramount+ again for the next season - both this time and last there were seasons of Discovery and Lower Decks I wanted to catch up on, and a handful of movies I wanted to watch. But I've now worked through them all, and nothing new coming up that particularly grabs me. Of course, that's not really their problem.

Just sign up for one month once the whole season is out.

 

[Rabulias]

But I've now worked through them all, and nothing new coming up that particularly grabs me. Of course, that's not really their problem.

I would say it is their problem, not yours. In fact, it is the challenge all the streamers face: to provide enough engaging content (at an acceptable price) to attract and retain subscribers. I do not feel bad at all dropping a service once I have watched everything I want to.

 

[Stalker0]

I would say it is their problem, not yours. In fact, it is the challenge all the streamers face: to provide enough engaging content (at an acceptable price) to attract and retain subscribers. I do not feel bad at all dropping a service once I have watched everything I want to.

yeah its why streamers are moving away from the binge model (netflix is slowly doing it by separating shows into parts, but I promise they will continue to move towards the episodic format).

In a world where I can just pay for a small time and cram everything in, people are going to do that. The binge model isn't actually profitable for streaming shows now that they are established, its much better to stretch out their programming over a long window to keep people engaged. Streaming shows are trying to figure out just how much new content....and at what pace....to provide to keep subscribers subscribed. We will see what that turns into in the long run.

Of course, there is a risk that in 5 years it all goes out the window anyway with AI. If new generations just start generating their own shows with characters they like, voices they think are interesting, and can literally tweak it on the fly....programming of any kind my go the way of the dinosaur.

 

[Morrus]

In a world where I can just pay for a small time and cram everything in, people are going to do that.

You still can. You just do it 10 weeks later.

 

[Stalker0]

You still can. You just do it 10 weeks later.

Sure but that model existed long before streaming. I could always wait to watch a movie on dvd or on tv rather than see it in theaters for less money…as long as you were willing to wait.

The drive to see it “now” brought people to the theatre, and the same desire will keeping people watching week to week rather than wait and binge for cheaper later

 

[Morrus]

Sure but that model existed long before streaming.

Correct.

 

[pukunui]

Sure but that model existed long before streaming. I could always wait to watch a movie on dvd or on tv rather than see it in theaters for less money…as long as you were willing to wait.

The drive to see it “now” brought people to the theatre, and the same desire will keeping people watching week to week rather than wait and binge for cheaper later

There's also the FOMO / social interaction element to that. If you're waiting till the whole show is out before watching, you can't chat about it with your coworkers around the water cooler or whatever. In fact, you'll probably have to actively avoid certain social situations so you don't inadvertently hear any spoilers!

 

[Morrus]

There's also the FOMO / social interaction element to that. If you're waiting till the whole show is out before watching, you can't chat about it with your coworkers around the water cooler or whatever. In fact, you'll probably have to actively avoid certain social situations so you don't inadvertently hear any spoilers!

Being from New Zealand, I assume you have the same "welcome to not being American" experience that we do when it comes to shows and spoilers.