Like someone already commented, I subscribe to a higher tier of Netflix because I share it with the friend who cared for me when I was in the hospital. I would GLADLY pay a few dollars more a month to keep providing this for her. But if Netflix cuts her off, I will probably cancel. I have Prime because I want free shipping (and Amazon th…
Like someone already commented, I subscribe to a higher tier of Netflix because I share it with the friend who cared for me when I was in the hospital. I would GLADLY pay a few dollars more a month to keep providing this for her. But if Netflix cuts her off, I will probably cancel. I have Prime because I want free shipping (and Amazon throws in the worst streaming service for free.) I have the Hulu/Disney/live TV bundle and I'm getting the 3 for way less than I was paying for cable. And I get HBO Maxx for free with my internet service. I don't NEED Netflix! I don't NEED 40 different streaming services! And for that one show that I like on AMC/BritBox/PBS/Paramount, I can get it for one month, catch up, and cancel. I can do the same thing and watch the last seasons of The Crown and Stranger Things and then cancel again. I'm not paying $15 a month EVERY month if I can't share.
We need fewer shows and fewer services! About a decade ago I compared streaming to an all you can eat Chinese buffet. Yeah, you could watch an unlimited amount but none of it was what you actually wanted to see. Now there are some great movies available, and some very recent releases. But the same series keep leaving one service and going to another, only to come back a a few months later. There's still a vast wasteland of reality TV. And a handful of really great shows spread out across half a dozen different services. IT'S TOO MUCH!!!!!
Like someone already commented, I subscribe to a higher tier of Netflix because I share it with the friend who cared for me when I was in the hospital. I would GLADLY pay a few dollars more a month to keep providing this for her. But if Netflix cuts her off, I will probably cancel. I have Prime because I want free shipping (and Amazon throws in the worst streaming service for free.) I have the Hulu/Disney/live TV bundle and I'm getting the 3 for way less than I was paying for cable. And I get HBO Maxx for free with my internet service. I don't NEED Netflix! I don't NEED 40 different streaming services! And for that one show that I like on AMC/BritBox/PBS/Paramount, I can get it for one month, catch up, and cancel. I can do the same thing and watch the last seasons of The Crown and Stranger Things and then cancel again. I'm not paying $15 a month EVERY month if I can't share.
Yup, it's a real mess, I agree. It's the inevitable result of unbundling cable: people end up paying the same (or sometimes more) for less.
We need fewer shows and fewer services! About a decade ago I compared streaming to an all you can eat Chinese buffet. Yeah, you could watch an unlimited amount but none of it was what you actually wanted to see. Now there are some great movies available, and some very recent releases. But the same series keep leaving one service and going to another, only to come back a a few months later. There's still a vast wasteland of reality TV. And a handful of really great shows spread out across half a dozen different services. IT'S TOO MUCH!!!!!