Re: TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES NEWS
Posted: July 17th, 2023, 8:38 pm
I think streaming is just different than television. You can't really "surf" through streaming. You start a movie at the beginning, commit and that's it. Whereas television, what's on is on, and sometimes you catch something in the middle and figure "I might want to watch this sometime". I find it a lot friendlier and relaxing in a way. There's also the curation factor. Streaming platforms will most likely suggest to you something similar to what you've already seen but not enlighten you to something completely different. But television often fails at this anyways because most channels are positioned towards a mass audience.
I don't mind an ad now and again, properly placed. The FAST channels just place them randomly (as was previously alluded to). But I'm not convinced that streaming won't just become television or a worse version of it. Once they've run the well dry, they'll bump the price up until you relent to ad-supported, have yearly lock-ins etc. People will act like "they'll cancel", but once that domino falls so will all the others, as they'll all do it at the same time. Cable providers didn't do themselves any favors by being absolute garbage to deal with, people drop them out of spite.
That being said, who wants LaserDisc to return? I'm not against physical media at all, simply that blurays can be pricey, which is unfortunate, I wish they came out sooner before the streaming boom made them a niche product.
I don't mind an ad now and again, properly placed. The FAST channels just place them randomly (as was previously alluded to). But I'm not convinced that streaming won't just become television or a worse version of it. Once they've run the well dry, they'll bump the price up until you relent to ad-supported, have yearly lock-ins etc. People will act like "they'll cancel", but once that domino falls so will all the others, as they'll all do it at the same time. Cable providers didn't do themselves any favors by being absolute garbage to deal with, people drop them out of spite.
That being said, who wants LaserDisc to return? I'm not against physical media at all, simply that blurays can be pricey, which is unfortunate, I wish they came out sooner before the streaming boom made them a niche product.