Disney/Hulu News

[b4pjoe]

But Network shows are now cutting back also, for one example, ABC’s new hit, High Potential, will only have 13 Episodes this season.

A lot of new shows are only setup for 13 episodes and if it does well they usually add more episodes but I understand that didn't happen with High Potential because of the other commitment that Kaitlin Olson has with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia on FX? It has been renewed for season 2 and is expected to have more than 13 episodes.

 

[Bruce]

Really? I just went to the sites and got the below answers.

Two things:
- “Ad free” may still include a few ads.
- Not everything is available in UHD (“4K”)

Paramount+ & Showtime
W ads $12.99
W/O $12.99

Peacock
W ads $7.99
W/O $13.99

Hulu & Disney+ & Max
W ads $10.99
W/O $19.99

AMC+
W ads $6.99
W/O $9.99

Netflix
W ads $7.99
W/O $24.99

HBO/MAX
W ads $9.99
W/O $16.99 - $20.99


You can pick and choose, but how can you get all this for $80? Going the w/o ads route seems to me to push real close to $100. Or maybe more. Not counting any new subscriber deals.

Because they offer deals.

Currently for myself-

Paramount+ with Showtime-$119 a year (was half off, that deal is up next month)
Peacock-$20 a year +$7 a month for commercial free=$84 + $20=$104.00 a year(subscribed November 2024)
MAX/HBO $139 a year ( not up until May 2026).
AMC-$30 a year ( winback offer, service is not worth $30)
Hulu + Disney $20 a month
Netflix $23 a month
Apple TV-$30 a year (Costco Gift Card special, bought 6 cards 4 years ago, so up in 2027)

Rounded off-$79 a month.

Less than I pay for Dish- but I get less.

That absolutely makes little sense, my guess you pay almost twice as much, but you are happy with less.

Based on what you have posted for your viewing, you would be happy with just 2-3 services, which brings down the costs even more.

And I don’t have to mess with different interfaces and retention rules. Or even count on a show continuing to be available.

Never had any issues like that.

On Dish, once I record it, it’s there until I watch it.

Or until Dish stops supporting my EHDs. Aye, there’s the rub!

Or the hard drive dies.

 

[savarese04]

A lot of new shows are only setup for 13 episodes and if it does well they usually add more episodes but I understand that didn't happen with High Potential because of the other commitment that Kaitlin Olson has with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia on FX? It has been renewed for season 2 and is expected to have more than 13 episodes.

People also forget that back when network shows were the only thing, a lot of shows started at midseason with a spring pilot and only got 13 eps or less anyway. Not everything was a fall pilot. The Office immediately comes to mind as a mid-season debut with way less than 13 eps!

 

[Jimbo]

this has always been a thing on Hulu, which is why it is in the new Terms (they merged all their Terms into one). there were a couple shows like this that I watched that had ads run at the beginning and end but never in the middle, even if you were on an ad-free tier (agents of shield was one, IIRC). I don't know why but they definitely ran a trailer that said "due to content-holder restrictions...."

another problem is they bury these things in such a way that it's hard to know when new content has arrived, unless it hits - in the case of netflix - the top 10 or new shows carousel. once it's gone from the most popular lists, forget ever finding it again.

I agree. i do not need 24 episodes of a sitcom wherein the same plot is rehashed 20 different ways. or a procedural where the secondary storyline is dragged out over 15 episodes and gets frustratingly convoluted. Give me 13 original plots and tighter, more believable storytelling and I am much happier.

This is why the "HBO model" always worked vs the network model. Quality vs quantity. I also think often about how the BBC does one series and that's it. Go out on a high note. It's quite American to beat something to death for about 5 seasons past its expiration date and then (lately) try to resurrect it 20 years down the road.

13 is better than 8 or 6 as some of them are doing.

 

[Bobby]

13 is better than 8 or 6 as some of them are doing.

Not according to Mrs Bobby. We just started Day of the Jackal on Peacock. It is 10 episodes. Too many says she. She prefers 8 or 6. Mind you, we binge almost everything.

 

[Jimbo]

Not according to Mrs Bobby. We just started Day of the Jackal on Peacock. It is 10 episodes. Too many says she. She prefers 8 or 6. Mind you, we binge almost everything.

Sounds like Mrs Bobby just doesn't want you watching TV every night.

 

[Bobby]

Sounds like Mrs Bobby just doesn't want you watching TV every night.

Well, we actually do. There are tons of programming to watch. When I say binge, I don’t mean watch all 6 or 8 episodes. We generally watch 2 episodes and stretch the entire program out to 3 to 4 nights.

 

[KAB]

We just started Day of the Jackal on Peacock. It is 10 episodes. Too many says she. She prefers 8 or 6.

She's right. And DOTJ was TOO long.