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Just curious what you guys do. I have Cox cable and all the channels available there. Haven't counted them, but it seems like hundreds. I also have Netflix, Hulu and a Swedish site. That's a LOT of media to watch. There are other services out there catering to specialized interests, horror, British shows and on and on. I feel like I might miss out on something important if I don't have these. They are all so affordable too! I'm being sarcastic there because since they might be inexpensive on their own, they add up quickly. So I guess this is all great... if you spend hours and hours every day watching TV. I don't. I typically watch two hours of news every day and that's about it. So, I'm curious...
I use Netflix and the online players for a few channels in the UK (BBC/ITV/Channel 4)
Don't have my TV plugged in to an aerial, so never watch TV as it is shown (apart from BBC news on the Iplayer)
You pay for a lot of subscriptions considering you don't watch a lot of TV.
As for watching TV shows, I don't watch that many - partner does though. I find most TV shows to be garbage - do like a good documentary though. I would say I watch about 5/6 hours of TV a week.
I do like to watch movies - maybe one a week.
What I watch most though, is kids TV - This is obviously not by choice, my kid rules the house
I cut the cord (satellite and/or cable) four years ago and only stream Netflix, Amazon Prime, and hulu. I also use Vudu for all my 'old' BluRay and DVD's and for any new purchases. Even with all that, I think I'm saving well over $100/month from when we had satellite.
I do have an antenna (small indoor digital) for local broadcasts just so I can watch NFL and the occasional news broadcast. I've been so discussed with the amount of commercials lately that I now stream NFL Game Pass to watch condensed games.
Too much content? NEVER!
Daily viewing? At least one movie or a couple episodes of whatever the current flavor of series may be (rewatching The Expanse and trying Outcast).
My TV viewing dropped to near zero when my first child was born, which was a conscious decision. I'd still watch things, but only when he (and eventually, they) were in bed, which put an end to seeing anything in its intended time slot.
I metaphorically cut the cord a couple years later when I flipped on the news about the Boston Marathon bombing and realized that was the first live thing I'd watched in at least a year. I continued to carry TV service so long as the TV/Internet bundle cost less than the a-la-carte Internet, but that ended about three years ago. The last TV set-top unit I had never left its box.
The only streaming service I pay for is Amazon Prime, mostly because it comes with Prime shipping. Use PBS Kids occasionally for the youngins, and watch the tiny screen on airplanes when I get the chance. Considering Netflix since my wife and I have basically exhausted anything in Prime's back catalog that interests us.
I have not seen a movie in first run since my first child was born, but do see things as they pop up on Prime. I don't care if it's not seeing the movie as it was intended in a theater, because theater seats aren't nearly comfortable enough to justify sticky floors and captive-audience pricing on snacks.
Fios, Netflix, Prime, and previously Hulu. I did a trial run of Shudder as well when it first launched. It had tons of streaming issues so I discontinued. It did (does) have an impressive selection, though, and I expect the streaming has been ironed out since the start. Thinking about picking it up again.
I don't watch movies or shows nearly as much as I used to. Certainly not daily. Most of the movies I've watched recently have been old ones I own but haven't watched in several years. I make a point to check out certain current projects, though, and have a handful of shows I've been following throughout the years. I think ultimately these services justify their price, although they do add up.
There is definitely a ton of content out there right now. I don't know that there needs to be less of it. I think an artistically inclined person needs to know how to seek out what they think is the best content. That said, I think the thing that happens is that the more there is, the less likely anyone is to pick something, especially when there's company around. The sheer amount of it and the randomness of scrolling through it sort of psyches you into thinking something better is always around the corner. It's tedious, for sure.
I have Netflix, Amazon Prime, Shudder and Now TV - for Sky Movies (on a v good monthly deal)...
I tend to watch movies rather than TV, BUT there is some good TV on Netflix and Prime so I do occasionally binge watch a season of something - last being Haunting of Hill House.
With Amazon Prime I get more than just the movies wrapped in the service, but if it wasn't good value for the other bits I'm not sure I'd pay just for the films. As a horror fan then I'm happy to pay for Shudder, interesting new stuff and some great classics too. Netflix tends to have a decent range in all genres and they do seem to be supporting interesting filmakers and encouraging creative freedom.
In terms of my watching habits, well I tend to watch 5-10 movies per week, and maybe some TV... all on those services...
I'd never say there is too much content out there as if there's some point at which you could say we don't need any more... but I will say that the breadth of content seems to have outstripped providers' ability to present it well.
Start out just about anywhere on YouTube and follow the recommendations if you want a first class ticket to somewhere you definitely didn't want to go. Kids content leads to commercials, political content leads to extremist videos, etc.
Prime's recommendation engine seems to be stuck in a time warp. As far as I can tell they're only recommending categories on your homepage, and "people who watched this also watched" on title pages.
I haven't given Netflix a real chance in a long time, but from what I hear it functions a lot better than Prime. However, it almost certainly suffers from the same problem as all other collaborative filters... new items need to be related to existing items by hand (known as the "cold start" problem).
IMDB has a folksonomy of tags for the titles in its database, that could probably be leveraged to find things you're likely to be interested in watching. Someone wrap a service around that, test that it works for more than a couple kinds of movie fans, and solve this content-search problem already!
I live in the UK and pay a licence fee for the BBC. This does annoy me as I only watch Doctor Who and the news on the BBC.
I have a subscription for Sky to watch a whole host of American TV shows.
I also have Netflix and Amazon Prime. I barely watch Prime though and use that mainly for the music and free postal service.
Despite all these subs, I watch two programs a night and never have the time to watch all the shows I would like to. I also tend to go to the movies on the weekend.
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Sky, Netflix, Amazon Prime and I also subscribe to Cinema Paradiso DVD rental service. I watch at least one movie a day and usually watch a serial on the mornings when I wake up.
Probably a movie every other day, but many hours of DVR'd TV each day, mostly nature or real estate type shows (Island Hunters, Caribbean Life, Mexico, etc.).
I've also been playing Witcher 3 quite a bit on my PS4 lately. The game is simply amazing, and actually very cinematic in it's scope and feal.
Yeah, I forgot Amazon Prime. Comes of course with Prime shipping. I just don't think I've ever watched anything they have, only stuff I've bought.
I can see where the trend is going for sure. I just don't like that I have to sign up for all these different things in order to watch what I like. I really really want to watch S. King's Mr. Mercedes, but it's only on AT&T and I refuse to sign up for just one show.
As far as content goes, I feel overwhelmed. Same feeling I get when I go to BJ's Brew house and grill. Their menu is about 15 pages! Too many to chose from, so I just end up getting an old standby like a hamburger or pizza. Same with movies or TV shows. Instead of trying something new, I'll end up watching Jaws for the 1000th time.