QuickTidal, on 19 June 2017 - 04:20 PM, said:
Premier date set for Sept 24th....for the first half of the season....and January 2018 for the second half.
You get that? So not only does the USA have to pay to access this show...but they don't even get the whole season out of the gate in the fall like a Netflix show. They have a preordained "break" in the middle.
You know why that is?
To keep subscribers on the hook into the new year and push their revenue. This means they FULLY expect people to sign up for ST, and quit the minute it's over.
Ugh.
Corporations gonna corporate.
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Since I have to watch this on Space (because of a deal with Canadian THIEVES Bell Canada; instead of my preferred Netflix), it doesn't affect me much...but I can imagine the backlash to this in the States will be sizeable.
Curious: you're ok w getting it as part of your moderately overpriced cable package (btw, switch to Rogers, they'll gut Bell to sign you), or wish you had to sign up for CBS' streaming thingy?
Sure, most people expected/wanted it to be on CBS' normal channel, but that ship has detonated until the reruns or the whole scheme tanks massively. Which is possible, and possibly likely.
Moi, i'll be content to set the DVR and ff the commercials. Sure, i prefer Netflix, but why wait when i already pay for the channel.
I see some people losing their minds over this CBS streaming Trek thing and am reminded all the people losing their minds back when GoT launched on HBO who eventually signed up because GoT turned out to be awesome.
There's nothing stopping anyone from cancelling their subscription in between half-seasons o
r just waiting until the whole season is available blasting thru and cancelling within one month.
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Also, one of the show runners talked about how they want to bring the Movies and TV show closer together in scope and execution and such...putting another nail in the OBVIOUS coffin that is the whole "No guys, this is the PRIME universe! For real!" (proceeds to craft show that looks and seems like it's DEFINITELY in the Kelvin Universe). This isn't the Prime Universe guys. I think we may need to accept that sadly.
The last product from the 'prime universe' was Enterprise which ended in 2005. So yeah.
I know it's Trek, i know there is a level of loyalty beyond reason or logic, i know, i know, but geez, it's been twelve years and three kelvinverse movies... assimilation has happened, resistance is futile.
At this point i can't quite decide whether i want to see this be an awesome show and succeed because well, hey, awesome Trek show would be awesome, or tank massively to stab CBS right in the greed.