The best way to reduce streaming costs is to not subscribe at all.
Bravo!
I agree.
If you want to watch a movie, man up, buy a ticket, go watch it in the theater, buy physical media, or “buy a ticket” online and watch via PVOD.
Kill the streamers. They are engaged in a race to the bottom. The sooner the streaming model crashes and burns, the better.
And for those who have walked away from movies and tv entirely, great. There are lots of other ways to spend your downtime.
BUT ... note that the streamers are now taking over sports broadcasting, and chunks of this or that sport are being carved out for different streamers. We’re heading towards the point at which, to follow Team X over the course of a season, you’ll have to subscribe to multiple platforms. Oh, joy.
Freepers tend to be older, and there are some here who still watch linear tv. The streamers will continue to hollow that out as well, and everything worth watching will be pulled behind paywalls.
Last but not least ... this is a culture war question. You may be prepared to walk away and invest your free time in reading a book or cleaning out the garage. But the upcoming generation is screen addicted and watches more “content” than ever. It makes a difference WHO makes the content.
I don’t want to see three or four global conglomerates become the gatekeeper of everything that moves online, and as online platforms become the public forum, that is an important issue.
Ditto. As long as you have an internet connection virtually everything is available to stream free.
That is the view of a modern day Luddite
I don’t even know what it means and I guess since I’ve gotten along without it for A LOT OF YEARS, I can continue my movie/program watching without it...