Thanks, I will give them a look. I tried to watch Central Park and didn't make it thought the first episode which is strange because I like Bobs Burgers, but it may have just been a bad day.
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Why is Apple TV+ not popular?
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Personally, other than Bosh and Hannah, I find Amazon Prime Video to be complete and total ****. The movies are old garbage, and their "original series" stuff is mediocre at best (other than the two shows I mentioned). I wouldn't pay $4 a month for Prime Video alone, but I pay for the rest of the Prime Services anyway, so there you go.
I've enjoyed almost everything I've watched on Apple TV+. I wish they had more, but the Pandemic hasn't helped there. Right now I'm still on the free plan, but I may cancel for a few months until they can get caught up with more episodes and new shows.
Right now, all these streaming services are in a bad spot because they're not able to produce new content (at least not on a regular basis).
I've enjoyed almost everything I've watched on Apple TV+. I wish they had more, but the Pandemic hasn't helped there. Right now I'm still on the free plan, but I may cancel for a few months until they can get caught up with more episodes and new shows.
Right now, all these streaming services are in a bad spot because they're not able to produce new content (at least not on a regular basis).
Some of their originals are actually pretty good. Try "The Boys", "Homecoming", "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and the first season of "Jack Ryan".
Jack Ryan (Season 2 also, for me) and The Boys are classics. The others, meh. And I don’t like Hannah or Bosch either.
And to add to the confusion - The external streaming apps surface their tv shows inside the Apple TV app on iOS, but not on macOS....
You got me... I forgot about Jack Ryan. Excellent. I tried The Boys, I couldn't get through more than a few episodes. Pretty much everything else I can't even get through the previews.
I tried it... got through several episodes. But then I read something online about it being some sort of "alternate universe/time travel" plotline and that killed it for me. It's not that I don't like that genre, I do, but it's not really what I was wanting to see at the moment. I may revisit the show at some point...
When I first heard of Man in the High Castle, I was very intrigued by the premise including the sci-fi elements (it was based on a Philip K. Dick novel after all), but the show just wasn't all that engaging. It didn't live up to its potential IMO.
It’s odd to me that I can only get the AppleTV+ service on my AppleTV4K device. On my AppleTV3rdGen I see no way to add AppleTV+ service to the main menu, and no other way to access it.
According to Apple, it should work
I had two Apple TV3's but replaced them with Apple TV4's (aka AppleTV HD) but I didn't get my free subscription for Apple TV Plus until after the upgrade. I was able to get the free previews on the ATV3 before that however. See this
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I had two Apple TV3's but replaced them with Apple TV4's (aka AppleTV HD) but I didn't get my free subscription for Apple TV Plus until after the upgrade. I was able to get the free previews on the ATV3 before that however. See this
Can not access Apple TV+ on my 3rd ge… - Apple Community
I think Apple TV+ would be more popular if it had a quality backlog catalogue of shows and movies. The current offering sans “The Mandalorian” doesn’t justify (for me) the yearly cost that will be due soon.
Mandalorian is DISNEY+, not Apple TV+. But your point is well taken, Apple TV+ just doesn't have enough content to justify even the low cost they have. I'm sure the pandemic has really hurt their plans, but I can't imagine it would have made a huge difference.
I saw a tweet a few days ago that suggested that Apple was considering another free year, or extending the free period, or offering it again with a new purchase... seems to make sense from the "COVID and other issues affecting the availability of content"... but, yeah, I'd love to see Apple step up and purchase or license content to bolster their catalog.
Main reason for me is I don't have any devices hooked up to my TVs that are compatible anymore - yet I have 6 sources of Netflix and 3 sources of Amazon Prime video across 2 TVs. I've previously owned 4 generations of the AppleTV (set top device) and have no desire to get another one in its current form.
Otherwise, I'm not aware of any content on the platform that interests me.
Otherwise, I'm not aware of any content on the platform that interests me.
Welp it’s still mainly a vehicle to get people to buy other services like Disney and make 30%. Heck I’d be selling them too. However focus selling channels makes for a lousy atv+ service. Combine that with poor choices they’ve added.
Just needs a solid anchor. Maybe Apple will get lucky later but there’s been nothing to inspire any confidence.
Just needs a solid anchor. Maybe Apple will get lucky later but there’s been nothing to inspire any confidence.
My report card of all the Apple TV+ shows that I sampled (out of 10), ranked from favorite to least favorite:
- Ted Lasso: 9
- Defending Jacob: 9
- The Morning Show: 9
- Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet: 9
- For All Mankind: 8
- Dickinson: 8
- Central Park: 8
- Little America: 7
- Little Voice: 6
- Amazing Stories: 6
- Snoopy in Space: 6
- Home Before Dark: 5
- See: 4
They haven't had the big "must watch" hit that brings in subscribers yet in the way other services have. I don't know how much of when that happens is word of mouth or how much of it can be orchestrated by the service, but nothing with Apple TV screams "I need to subscribe to see this show everyone is talking about" Other services have all had that to varying degrees. Apple may soon, they seem to be signing seasoned producers up left and right recently.
Of those I know that subscribe, they all have found shows they enjoy.
Of those I know that subscribe, they all have found shows they enjoy.
I didn’t take up my free 1 year subscription because I saw nothing compelling that I wanted to watch.
Initially, I was confused between Apple TV+ and Apple TV, which didn’t help.
I don’t have a practical way to watch Apple TV+ on my TV. I would have bought Apple TV back when I had funds, but £199 for something that came out three years ago wasn’t something I was prepared to do.
In short, I saw nothing enticing me to Apple TV+. I’m more than willing to embrace more of the Apple ecosystem, but I need a reason to do so — and it needs to be affordable. Without that, it’s not going to happen.
Initially, I was confused between Apple TV+ and Apple TV, which didn’t help.
I don’t have a practical way to watch Apple TV+ on my TV. I would have bought Apple TV back when I had funds, but £199 for something that came out three years ago wasn’t something I was prepared to do.
In short, I saw nothing enticing me to Apple TV+. I’m more than willing to embrace more of the Apple ecosystem, but I need a reason to do so — and it needs to be affordable. Without that, it’s not going to happen.
I have two 4K TVs from 2017 — LG and Sony — and neither support the Apple TV+ app which is ridiculous when all other apps including Netflix and Disney appear on it.
I have to mirror content from my iPad to an Apple TV 3 in order to watch content on Apple TV+ ... cumbersome and doesn't always stay connected.
I have to mirror content from my iPad to an Apple TV 3 in order to watch content on Apple TV+ ... cumbersome and doesn't always stay connected.
I think in general they (as in all the streaming services) just don't get it. People just want to be able to stream whatever they want when they want. The notion of subscribing to multiple services just to get the programming you want defeats the whole "cut the cord" mentality. We had that crap with Comcast.
Instead of slicing up the content amongst numerous outlets, make the content available to all outlets. Consumers can choose what platform they like best and everyone creating content will get their slice of the pie.
Right now you have people jumping services as content dries up on one to seek out another. So instead of you actually getting 1 year of constant subscription, you get a month every so often... and that so often can be a very long break for some.
There's absolutely no reason to restrict Picard or The Mandalorian or The Handmaids Tale or whatever title you enjoy to one service. Imagine if movie releases were as restricted... What? You want to see that new Dune movie? Sorry, but it's exclusively limited to that one theater that is in the other part of the state... but you can watch Snoopy Come Home on your local big screen instead!
It's completely dumbfounding that they don't realize that pooling resources is a win-win for them in the long run, consumers aren't going to stick with any single service for any length of time if they know they have to wait several months for the queue to fill up again.
Instead of slicing up the content amongst numerous outlets, make the content available to all outlets. Consumers can choose what platform they like best and everyone creating content will get their slice of the pie.
Right now you have people jumping services as content dries up on one to seek out another. So instead of you actually getting 1 year of constant subscription, you get a month every so often... and that so often can be a very long break for some.
There's absolutely no reason to restrict Picard or The Mandalorian or The Handmaids Tale or whatever title you enjoy to one service. Imagine if movie releases were as restricted... What? You want to see that new Dune movie? Sorry, but it's exclusively limited to that one theater that is in the other part of the state... but you can watch Snoopy Come Home on your local big screen instead!
It's completely dumbfounding that they don't realize that pooling resources is a win-win for them in the long run, consumers aren't going to stick with any single service for any length of time if they know they have to wait several months for the queue to fill up again.
It's getting to the point that buying all my favorite shows on iTunes and cancelling subscriptions to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and the like is far easier. That way all my shows are in one place and I pay once, and not monthly which is milking me dry lately. A lot of my shows are older and are disappearing from streaming services anyway (such as Babylon 5 now 'unavailable' via Amazon, or Farscape disappearing from Netflix years ago, etc) and the only way I can keep enjoying them is by buying them outright.
Other streaming issues involve differences between sydication and original airing. Saved by the Bell is a good example of that. On the Hulu version, it stops at season 5 (which, according to the same show available via iTunes, is still season 3) when I remember watching the syndicated episodes back in 1996 that carried on for another season or two. There are scenes I recall that were absent from Hulu's version of the show, as well as differences in the theme intro music. On Apple TV, I've bought the complete series, which has a distinctly different intro music, which is a bit jarring but there are episodes missing or in the wrong season on Hulu that if I relied on it exclusively, I'd miss a ton of content. Saved By the Bell had a middle school and high school version, while Hulu treated the first two seasons (middle school) as if it didn't exist.
Hulu also has M*A*S*H but only 9 seasons of it from my end. It also doesn't include the series finale "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" which is unforgivable. I am glad I own the complete DVD set. All's there.
Other streaming issues involve differences between sydication and original airing. Saved by the Bell is a good example of that. On the Hulu version, it stops at season 5 (which, according to the same show available via iTunes, is still season 3) when I remember watching the syndicated episodes back in 1996 that carried on for another season or two. There are scenes I recall that were absent from Hulu's version of the show, as well as differences in the theme intro music. On Apple TV, I've bought the complete series, which has a distinctly different intro music, which is a bit jarring but there are episodes missing or in the wrong season on Hulu that if I relied on it exclusively, I'd miss a ton of content. Saved By the Bell had a middle school and high school version, while Hulu treated the first two seasons (middle school) as if it didn't exist.
Hulu also has M*A*S*H but only 9 seasons of it from my end. It also doesn't include the series finale "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" which is unforgivable. I am glad I own the complete DVD set. All's there.
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The content owners (or streaming services with licenses to stream) could care less what we, the consumer, want. It's all about monetizing their investment in the show(s). Making it easy for us is not even on their radar. You want to watch series X on network Y, pay 'em. If you want series W on network Q, pay them, too.
Ultimately, they hope that whatever stable of shows that they happen to have access to stream will be enough to separate you from the contents of your wallet. In the end, it's as expensive to stream all of the services to get all of the content as it is to subscribe to cable/satellite TV, and, frankly, not nearly as convenient. Once again, the customer loses.