1. "I'm about to start watching The Mandalorian now" In response to Reply # 0
My only slight beef with Disney+ is their insistence on family content only. That excludes a lot of R-Rated Fox content.
I thought it was going to go head to head with some other streaming services. This is going to make a killing no doubt, but I'm not sure it's going to TKO Amazon or Netflix. Maybe they're not even trying to.
4. "okay The Mandalorian was pretty nice" In response to Reply # 3
Visually they knocked it out of the park.
Story-wise, well, let's see where it goes. It held my interest to be sure, but that last little bit at the end, that was the clincher. No spoilers since shit JUST came out, but I think Star Wars fans will be pleased.
Don't get me wrong, I didn't wait, and The Mandalorian is really really good...
But the new content is pretty light right now. I think Disney realized that, which is why they are releasing their shows episode by episode instead of letting people binge the whole season in one sitting.
Unless I mean you are in it to watch some of the newer films and classics that you've probably already seen before. In terms of replay value Disney+ is more than worth it.
Personally, my kids will love it, but I doubt I'll re-watch anything on it except maybe the last half hour of Endgame.
8. "Thats not why they released it like that" In response to Reply # 7
and im glad they didnt just make a shit load of shows and are taking their time especially since the quality is like this. Look how crazy it is to think they should have 30 diff shows at this Mandalorian quality LOL WTF.
They released it one by one to keep people talking and interested like they seen with HBO shows. And having it one by one where the series finale is AFTER the release of their big movie Episode 9 just keep the Star Wars fandom going and going. Makes so much sense. Why release it all and then have it get lost of the amount of tv shows that are already out there in the world of streaming. Look how quickly people stopped talking about Stranger Things 3 and that shit was fucking great.
22. "sure, but you gotta admit, they started light on original content" In response to Reply # 8
Personally I see it both ways. You're not wrong, going back to the old structure of releasing episodes over time does make the show, let's say 'less disposable', but also if they released it all in one batch, they wouldn't have that much else to offer in original content. The Marvel Shows, the Obi-Wan show--all of that is more than a year away. The World According to Jeff Goldblum is probably not going to bring in subscribers by the thousands lol.
6. "At the current price point and all the content already there " In response to Reply # 0
it's pretty much a no brainer. If you have 12 months free you can activate, just do it now and if you don't think there's enough content to warrant paying $7 per month then cancel in a year.
11. "These are some of my favorites too." In response to Reply # 10
>Movies: >Sword in the Stone >Robin Hood >Rescuers: Down Under >
I love the 90s movies (Disney Renaissance) too but I never see anyone mention these. I've only seen The Rescuers once and it was years after I first saw the sequel. I don't remember much but I do remember being disappointed.
30. "I think they could possibly add all their Hulu and EPSN shit on there" In response to Reply # 17 Thu Nov-14-19 12:49 PM by Heinz
once they eventually buy everyone out of the Hulu deal. They would be able to really maximize that whole FOX acquisition. Theres no reason why they cant have adult content and ESPN content on Disney+. Netflix splits up the kids section very well and Disney can afford to figure out the best way for parental control features if they don't like the current model of that feature. But having everything centralized at Disney+ will be the real Netflix killer especially if they invest in getting rights to more live sports streaming other than UFC and college stuff.
18. "Apple+ killed all talk of Apple+. It was dead out the gate" In response to Reply # 15
They launched with, what four original series? And maybe one of them had decent buzz/reviews. In 2019, you can't wade into the streaming wars with **just** Jennifer Aniston and Khal Drogo.
26. "It's a bundling play" In response to Reply # 18
Just wait, in 3-6 months they are going to announce astronomical subscriber numbers. All because they are giving you a free year when you buy their other shit.
28. "maybe it's because i give no fucks about marvel or star wars" In response to Reply # 0
but the content seems thin as hell to me.
bought it because i have two toddlers and the wife wants to show them all the 80s/90s classics that we grew up on, but a half dozen cartoons and a few new ones ain't really giving me long-term value.
netflix still has a shitload more things i want to watch than Disney+. I can't see myself ever putting on Disney+ after the kids go to bed, unless the Jeff Goldblum remake of Bourdain's show is any good.
31. "The Jeff Goldblum show is fine" In response to Reply # 28
I can see it getting old really quickly though.
And I agree. I DO like the Star Wars and Marvel franchises, but that only means I am about to pay $6.99 a month for exactly one show, with the promise of another quality show in the fall of 2020.
Other than that it's just some shit for my kids to watch.
Guess I was just hoping for a little more.
Maybe they have more cards up their sleeves on the way. I don't need R-Rated cussing and murder in a show, but they gotta give something for the grown folks to watch after the kids go to bed. Duck Tales is not going to do it for me.
39. "yeah i think im waiting" In response to Reply # 31
knowing my habits i might watch a movie or a couple of episodes one weekend and then not watch it for weeks.
im not big on rewatching movies...or shows really. at this point i think i might be better off waiting a month or two then get a trial to get caught up on The Mandalorian.
its cool that it exists and theres obviously a market for it. i recently started doing the above with netflix. get it for a month to catch up then cancel. i think thats my move going forward on all video streaming services.
46. "But again, it just launched. I wouldn't expect any service to launch" In response to Reply # 42
with a wide variety of new original content. At launch, just having all the stuff there from existing Disney properties is well worth the price of admission. As time goes on, yeah I'm expecting them to include more original content. But at the price they are charging they could have dropped it with just the vault and it would be worth it. Original content is a bonus.
49. "less appealing to YOU" In response to Reply # 48
Which is cool. You do you. I just would like them to bring more to the table. I'm sure that I'm not alone. But ultimately I like what I like, I don't really give a shit about what others consider 'less appealing'.
53. "ok troll bye " In response to Reply # 52 Mon Nov-18-19 12:54 PM by BigWorm
...let's make a deal. I won't reply to your comments if you don't reply to mine. I really do not like you. I can't say that for anyone else on this board.
54. "the original post said it has 'everything,'" In response to Reply # 34 Mon Nov-18-19 01:17 PM by The Analyst
which, in fairness seems to be the general consensus, but in logging on and perusing the library, all i see is a fairly small handful of past marquee titles and an extremely slim offering of new original content.
i'm not so much shitting on the platform as much as pushing back on this widely-held notion that it's exploding with reams and reams of content.
It's got like a half dozen classic animated movies + a half dozen star wars movies (half of which are ass) + a bunch of marvel movies (which some people like).
57. "As I posted in GD, if it ain't got Earth Star Voyager, it ain't legit" In response to Reply # 0
Though I will be binging through Gargoyles, and both versions of Duck Tales (I'm surprised the OG still holds up pretty well, and how I don't hate the updated version).
Biggest issue seems to be episodes being out of order on some shows. I'd rather not need to check an episode guide online, but Disney will get to fixing it at some point.
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58. "other than the Mandalorian it has nothing I want to see" In response to Reply # 0
I saw the first two somewhere else and i dug it, but not enough to sign up. I'll probably wait until they're all up, then get the free trial and binge the rest
59. "unless you have kids, or are nostalgic for old shows/movies" In response to Reply # 58
You're right, IMO it isn't really worth it. I guess unless you are willing to wait a whole year for the Marvel shows to start up. Only by then, if you signed up for a year subscription, it will probably be up for renewal around the time Falcon and Winter Soldier is about to get released.
Personally I have kids so I will get my money's worth out of it. But if I didn't, The Mandalorian would not have been enough to warrant the $$$.
But it's Disney, they are like the industry hydra right now, I'm still hoping that they have more up their sleeves on the way.
64. "Im enjoying Clone Wars" In response to Reply # 0
I'd seen the Samarai Jack style shorts before which Im disappointed aren't on disney+ but is on youtube so not a big deal.
I saw the movie, which isn't that good and somewhat made me reluctant and a few episodes but didn't have the time to watch while on Cartoon Network. I found an essential episode guide that cuts out the filler with 66 episodes. Its pretty good, like some of the Mandalorian history in it as well to help me with that show. I'll get to Rebels next which I saw the first season of is all.
72. "I'm surprised they weren't more strategic in scheduling the " In response to Reply # 68
release of tentpole shows at least during this first year. After The Mandalorian ended the next original series is The Clone Wars season 7 dropping next month, but that's just an additional season of an old show, and doesn't cast a wide net.
They should have had something like Falcon & Winter Soldier ready to drop a couple months after The Mandalorian. I know there's a Pixar series coming out, obviously more Marvel shows and Star Wars shows, but looking at the dates all this stuff isn't dropping for a while.
I don't know if you read, but they recently pushed up the release date for WandaVision to later this year. Maybe they realized they spread themselves to thin. I don't know if it is because people are dropping Disney+ or what. I can just say personally I know a lot of people that were like, The Mandolorian is done and so am I. Even more people don't want to mess with Disney+ at all until there's more exciting new content than just The Mandolorian.
69. "Mild flu so I decided to cozy up with some Winter Solder/Endgame" In response to Reply # 0
Having not seen Winter Soldier before Endgame I've come to realize how these movies feel really linked together in some cool ways, I get why I didn't understand some of the biggest story beats in Endgame as much as the people sitting next to me (on your left, for example).
Maybe it was just an off night, but Disney+ kinda sucks at streaming. I never had issues with Mandalorian, but these movies would constantly slow down to a crawl or speed up to hyperspeed for seemingly no reason while the audio would remain constant, and then the feed would either lock up, immediately revert to where the glitch started or just stay where the glitch stopped and it was never predictable which it'd be. I was already sick so it just made for another series of downbeat moments in my day.
70. "I've seen a lot of glitches, but they seem to be smoothing out" In response to Reply # 69
Had a lot of problems with movies timing out part way through. It wasn't the internet cause we'd switch over to my prime account if I owned the movie and it played just fine.
On my brother's AppleTV it would sometimes play the audio from the last tv show I watched while I watched something else. Never seen anything like that before and it's really annoying to have to shut an app down to get it working right again.
Like I said, the problems are smoothing out, but those were some weird glitches.
I will say that I think the layout is a little better than Netflix/Prime/Hulu (and miles better than HBO GO), although that's partially because the library is not as expansive.
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