Apple TV streaming service

[Chik]

Any thoughts welcome, but namely, whether you think it's worth the bother and why.

Many thanks.

[Matthew Strongin]

I think it's like most of the other streaming services...a few shows that are great and make you forget the subscription cost and when those seasons end you consider cancelling until they come back. I don't think its library is nearly as deep as Netflix, but the convenience of the native AppleTV app is great and the few shows that are good are very good.

[robin3mj]

I think it's like most of the other streaming services...a few shows that are great and make you forget the subscription cost and when those seasons end you consider cancelling until they come back. I don't think its library is nearly as deep as Netflix, but the convenience of the native AppleTV app is great and the few shows that are good are very good.

What he said. The ability to dip in and out of these services is nice. I wonder when they’ll wise up and start having minimum term lengths.
For Apple, Ted Lasso is the standout. I liked the first season of Morning Show but not the later one, though my wife kept watching. Physical was OK. My extended family has been talking about Severance but I haven’t seen it yet.

I think the Disney/Hulu/ESPN bundle is the best bang for buck out there these days.

[Matthew Strongin]

I mostly have Apple TV for Ted Lasso. I just watched Blackbird and it was pretty solid. Agree about Physical. I'm watching it because I'm paying for the service, but don't know that I'd miss it once I cancel (following the last Ted Lasso season).

[j44ke]

Content was good but has flatlined a bit. I think traditional movie producers are getting stubborn about insisting on theater releases. Backwards.

[gt6267a]

Highest quality original content outside of Stranger Things. Tehran, Ted Lasso, Mythic Quest, and Slow Horses were popular around here. AppleTV interface is superior to firestick. Only purchase the current generation with the "new" remote. Its vastly superior to the original AppleTV remote.

[j44ke]

We went from no-TV to AppleTV, which means AppleTV = TV + AppleTV device + 3-4 pay services including AppleTV service. I’d say by that calculation, it isn’t worth the money spent. While several shows were enjoyable, I’d say very few could be considered high enough quality to merit spending that kind of money and devoting that quantity of space in the house to the equipment required. And creating a line-up of services that would increase the artistic value of the offerings would be too expensive as most services use a small handful of top quality offerings to attract paying audiences while the rest of their offerings are a waste of time. I think overall the density of good programming is very low and scattered over too many sources.

[Chik]

I think overall the density of good programming is very low and scattered over too many sources.

I agree with this 100%. It might be a little while until DVD is dead.

[gt6267a]

We went from no-TV to AppleTV, which means AppleTV = TV + AppleTV device + 3-4 pay services including AppleTV service. I’d say by that calculation, it isn’t worth the money spent. While several shows were enjoyable, I’d say very few could be considered high enough quality to merit spending that kind of money and devoting that quantity of space in the house to the equipment required. And creating a line-up of services that would increase the artistic value of the offerings would be too expensive as most services use a small handful of top quality offerings to attract paying audiences while the rest of their offerings are a waste of time. I think overall the density of good programming is very low and scattered over too many sources.

i agree. meanwhile, $cableTV-internet-package - $internet-only >= $100. At approx $9.99 / app-month we pay for a few services and still come out ahead Vs our old setup. additionally, we'll add something like HBO+ for 2 months while we go through game of thrones and then drop it till the next time there is another series we want to binge.

[j44ke]

i agree. meanwhile, $cableTV-internet-package - $internet-only >= $100. At approx $9.99 / app-month we pay for a few services and still come out ahead Vs our old setup. additionally, we'll add something like HBO+ for 2 months while we go through game of thrones and then drop it till the next time there is another series we want to binge.

Yeah I think anything is better than cable tv.

[Scott G.]

[snip] I think overall the density of good programming is very low and scattered over too many sources.

I'll keep TCM, my fave special effect is a good script.