• NegativeNullOPM
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    9410 months ago

    Paramount removed all the Star Trek movies from their own streaming service, and gave them to HBO MAX. They have always billed their streaming service as “All things trek”, but now they don’t allow you to stream their own properties on their own streaming service.

    • Flying SquidM
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      3910 months ago

      That and hiking their prices like the rest of the streaming services while having a fraction of the new content.

      • NegativeNullOPM
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        1410 months ago

        War is peace
        Freedom is slavery
        Ignorance is strength
        Pay more for getting less

      • @[email protected]
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        910 months ago

        it’s like 5.99 to watch 45 minute shows with 5+ 120 second ad breaks. I instantly canceled and went an alternate route

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            410 months ago

            I pay the higher rate for “ad free”, but now I see ads before starting programs. Quite irritating. I assume if I read the fine print, I’ll find that “ad free” changed at some point along the line to “fuck you, we’re showing ads and you’ll like it”.

            We also have numerous issues with the Paramount+ app on our FireTV - frequent crashes, trouble starting playback, and other things. It’s by far the buggiest app we use.

          • @[email protected]
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            110 months ago

            I grew up with ads on TV and I stopped watching TV when I grew older. We have cable subscription now as a package for our internet, but it is not even connected. I own a TV but I only stream.

        • Flying SquidM
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          510 months ago

          I cut the cord so I wouldn’t have to watch commercials and there is no way in hell I am ever going back to them. And if they start having ads on all the services, I guess there will be a lot more piracy.

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        10 months ago

        They lie also. Adds Ghosts UK and says all seasons now streaming…shows 2 out of the 5 added

        • Flying SquidM
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          210 months ago

          Ghosts is such a great show. I didn’t even want to watch the US version because I didn’t want to know how they ruined it.

          • @[email protected]
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            210 months ago

            I tried the first episode of the US version after watching the 2 UK seasons on the app. I was like nope. Everything about it felt worse.

            • Flying SquidM
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              210 months ago

              If you finish the UK show and want more, the same people behind it made a comedy fantasy show called Yonderland. It has most of the same cast (although some of them are just doing voices because there are puppets).