The best new and returning TV series thread

[mat the expat]

Also, Andor season two trailer and release date confirmed. Really enjoyed season one.

And, hot take, Rogue One is the best movie in the entire Star Wars franchise.

Second after Empire Strikes Back

[Uncle fester]

Also, Andor season two trailer and release date confirmed. Really enjoyed season one.

And, hot take, Rogue One is the best movie in the entire Star Wars franchise.

Second after Empire Strikes Back

I'm not feeling love for the phantom menace

[ScarfaceClaw]

Started on Reacher Season 3. Hopefully it's more like Season 1 and less like Season 2.

Season 2 was poor. The supporting characters - not necessarily the cast, they were just following the script - were awful.

I quite like the books as a bit of daft light reading, not really got into the series in the same way.

S3 is based on one of the better Reacher novels and so far has been good after 3 episodes.

Imagine my delight when I finish episode 3 last night to then discover that they’re dropping an episode a week. It’s streaming you clowns.

[sockwithaticket]

Season 2 was poor. The supporting characters - not necessarily the cast, they were just following the script - were awful.

I quite like the books as a bit of daft light reading, not really got into the series in the same way.

S3 is based on one of the better Reacher novels and so far has been good after 3 episodes.

Imagine my delight when I finish episode 3 last night to then discover that they’re dropping an episode a week. It’s streaming you clowns.

Streamers have been doing that with a lot of their premium/prestige shows for a little while now. It's part one of their attempt to fight back against people who subscribe for a month of two, binge a load of stuff and then cancel. I think minimum subscription lengths are just around the corner. Of course they could attempt to improve their offering/libraries and make it less compelling for people to engage in short term subbing, but why bother to try and improve the consumer experience when you can enshittify it instead?

[Sandstorm]

Imagine my delight when I finish episode 3 last night to then discover that they’re dropping an episode a week. It’s streaming you clowns.

The week between is so Prime hope you forget that - despite already paying £8 a month for the service - they'll still have 5 ad breaks in a 44 minute episode and you will watch next Thursday.

[ScarfaceClaw]

Imagine my delight when I finish episode 3 last night to then discover that they’re dropping an episode a week. It’s streaming you clowns.

The week between is so Prime hope you forget that - despite already paying £8 a month for the service - they'll still have 5 ad breaks in a 44 minute episode and you will watch next Thursday. :mad:

Sky do this via the sky app. 45 seconds of unskippable adverts when watching Penguin. I’m already paying a fecking fortune. Stick your adverts up your hole Sky.

[tabascoboy]

Imagine my delight when I finish episode 3 last night to then discover that they’re dropping an episode a week. It’s streaming you clowns.

The week between is so Prime hope you forget that - despite already paying £8 a month for the service - they'll still have 5 ad breaks in a 44 minute episode and you will watch next Thursday.

And the ads are very badly intrusive and jarring, slotted in at seemingly random moments and with not even a blank frame between the show and the ads

[Uncle fester]

Imagine my delight when I finish episode 3 last night to then discover that they’re dropping an episode a week. It’s streaming you clowns.

Netflix probably needs to move to this model. Binging is bad for audience numbers as it doesn't get time to engage viewers.