What are you watching now ? Movies and TV

[Gavrushka]

I feel I'm reading more and watching less TV since this pandemic hit, but a couple of notable series have been a pleasure. - Just prior to the lockdown, I thoroughly enjoyed Locke and Key, and also *struggled* through series 2 of Westworld, going on to discover that series 3 was truly exceptional. - And I watched the opening episode of 'Emergence' too. - It's good, but the police chief comes across as too matronly. - She's a great actor, they all are pretty decent, but it just lessens immersivity.

[RegisterMe]

immersivity.

Or immersion?

[Gavrushka]

immersivity.

Or immersion?

Bloody city dwellers with their fancy talk...

But thank you for the public humiliation.

[RegisterMe]

immersivity.

Or immersion?

Bloody city dwellers with their fancy talk...

But thank you for the public humiliation.

I find it helps with the immersivity

[greypanther]

If you like The Last Kingdom you should check out Vikings on Prime. Far superior imo, although I confess I lost interest by the end (which I haven't watched).

Yes I have checked that thank you.
I have only watched season one so far, which is good, but I am not sure is better than The Last Kingdom, I may change my mind as I watch more.

I want more sci fi though if possible, which still seems to be lacking, except for the upcoming season 5 of The Expanse, which seems to be due at the end of the year. I also need to get a better look at Netflix, now that I have access there too.

[Vertigo 7]

HBO is launching their new streaming service, HBO Max, towards the end of the month. In addition to everything HBO currently offers with its current streaming options, it's also going to include a huge library from Warner media including, the CW, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, and more, and they've acquired the entire catalog of popular TV shows like South Park, Big Bang Theory, Friends, Dr. Who, Rick and Morty, and so forth. This service is being setup to be a direct competitor to Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime video with original content aside from HBO broadcast productions. It's going to be the same price that HBO Now and the HBO channel on Amazon Video is set for.

I also know that Rooster Teeth, now owned by AT&T, some of their content is going to be exclusively available on HBO Max, like their new series, Gen: Lock. I watched the first season and it's pretty f'n incredible. I would not be surprised if Red Vs. Blue and RWBY makes it's way there too.

I'm kind of excited about this. I've been subscribed to HBO on Amazon for a couple of years. I'm definitely switching.

Oh and it's going to have all of the DC comics shows and movies as well.

[Gavrushka]

Watched Minority Report last night, and forgot just what a good film it is (watched on Sky,) but also watched episode one of Noughts and Crosses on BBC iPlayer. - It's very good, but there is a necessary embedded social commentary, although woven so well into a very good story, the narrative didn't overwhelm it.

Thinking of letting Netflix subscription drop for a while as I can't think of anything I really feel the urge to watch on there.

[burger1]

Hustle the UK show that is similar to Leverage has been added to tubi tv free with ads.

[Ronald Sandoval]

I have been watching twenty four day one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNO_QWv_dZ8 watching it in hd for the first time what a great show still good after all this time

[Chips]

Watching Escape to the Chateau DIY on catchup TV (more 4?).



... want to buy a chateau so i can go bankrupt while realising how utterly inept I am at DIY. But it'd be moderately enjoyable (mainly due to lack of actual hard work - hence bankruptcy).

[Ronald Sandoval]

May the 4th Be With You! all https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq9WFnNzy-g

[esd]

We watched Future Mans final season, also watched 404. Currently watching The Expanse again, this time with The Boy, and Spongebob with The Girl when she has the insomnia.

Brassic was good - missus & I will be watching new series tomorrow, but we've been watching Innocence on Netflix.

[Mightysword]

Maybe slightly off topic but anyone here understand how the Amazon Prime video work in term of selecting what tittles available to you? It seems the availability keep switching around from day to day. For example Starship Trooper was not available (as free stream), then about 2 months I saw it available for free stream, than it becomes rent only again and this happens to a lot of tittles. The TV-series availability seem to remain fix, but movies seem to get shuffled around every week.

[burger1]

Maybe slightly off topic but anyone here understand how the Amazon Prime video work in term of selecting what tittles available to you? It seems the availability keep switching around from day to day. For example Starship Trooper was not available (as free stream), then about 2 months I saw it available for free stream, than it becomes rent only again and this happens to a lot of tittles. The TV-series availability seem to remain fix, but movies seem to get shuffled around every week.

Amazon content might be switching due to apps (redirecting?) and the region where your account is registered (are all the devices on the same regions account?)? Maybe you have a dns service that only works for certain devices? Region changer?

IMDB tv free with ads channel on prime video might have had the free movie. Titles mostly change at the end of the month. Starship troopers is currently free with ads on prime video via imdb tv.

If you are talking about region changing you have to activate your region changer and enter into prime video through the appropriate countries prime video website.

You can use justwatch to search for free with ads stuff in your country.

Starship Troopers is available on ctv Canada free with ads that I think you can block.

https://www.ctv.ca/Movies/Action

It's also partly available on various platforms free with ads in the US.

https://www.justwatch.com/us/search?q=starship

[pjknibbs]

Just finished season 3 of The Expanse, will probably see season 4 later this week. And just for the hell of it I noticed Amazon Prime has Battle Beyond the Stars on, so I've got that going in the background now--been a long time since I've seen that!

[Mightysword]

@burger1: thanks for the reply although I'm not sure I fully understand it. I don't use DNS service, in fact I already notice this behavior even before I acquire one. I only run Prime on the same PC. From what you describe the availability is simply dependent on what available on other platform at the same time?

[burger1]

@burger1: thanks for the reply although I'm not sure I fully understand it. I don't use DNS service, in fact I already notice this behavior even before I acquire one. I only run Prime on the same PC. From what you describe the availability is simply dependent on what available on other platform at the same time?

If the movies are free on imdb tv then it's free on amazon prime even without a sub. If thats what you mean. Usually stuff disappears from one streaming service and appears on another eventually. Amazon prime video has lists of whats new/leaving each month. Imdb tv might have a leaving soon category on their website?

https://www.imdb.com/tv/


imdb tv channel content on prime
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/storefr ... reewithads

If you log in through the same pc to the same prime video using the same amazon account then you should see the same content.

Apps might redirect you to your home account but pc web browsers like chrome don't. Just in case you are switching between browser and apps on your pc. There can also be different versions of the same movie sometimes. I can't remember where I recently saw this but one was free and the other paid.

[apogee]

Watched a couple of episodes of 'tales from the loop' on amazon, not bad so far, though a bit quirky.

Wanted to see if 'rise of skywalker' was as bad as i remember so watched it last night on nowtv, fell asleep, so finish off today, can't say i'll change my mind on it.

[Redvers Ganderpoke]

Just finished season 3 of The Expanse, will probably see season 4 later this week. And just for the hell of it I noticed Amazon Prime has Battle Beyond the Stars on, so I've got that going in the background now--been a long time since I've seen that!

Prime send to have a lot of older stuff. Some of it is good but there is a awful lot of what I would call B rate tv programmes form the 80s that you can only watch if you are in the right frame of mind ( inebriated!)

Have recently took out subscriptions to Britbox and Disney+. Britbox had a lot of content but the UI to both the Android and iOS app is an appalling piece of work, so that's been cancelled during the trial period.

Watched only the Mandolorian (great theme music) and Gravity Falls on Disney+ , tempted to watch the Marvel films through from start to finish.

[pjknibbs]

Have recently took out subscriptions to Britbox and Disney+. Britbox had a lot of content but the UI to both the Android and iOS app is an appalling piece of work, so that's been cancelled during the trial period.

I like the variety of content on Amazon Prime, but God do they need to do some work on their interface. It's practically impossible to find anything unless you've watched it before or you know its name--they only show a selection of the items available if you select a genre. Heck, they didn't even put the Expanse onto my "recent" items on the homepage of my Fire TV stick until the second time I'd watched it, despite me having gone through seven episodes the first time! The option to skip the intro of stuff when you're watching it seems entirely hit and miss, as well. I actually watched the first two seasons of the Expanse on Netflix before it moved over to Amazon Prime and their interface is so much better and more reliable.