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> I cannot pay for Marvel movies without paying for Alladin and Little Mermaid (Disney+) > I cannot just pay for Star Trek Strange New Worlds without paying fo
by SllX 4y ago
> I cannot pay for Marvel movies without paying for Alladin and Little Mermaid (Disney+)
> I cannot just pay for Star Trek Strange New Worlds without paying for... I don't even know what, honestly, CBS All Access / Paramount + / whatever it's called these days holds no other interest to me.
Do Blu-rays and VODs just not exist anymore? You can absolutely pay for just what you want. I mean honestly how much does a collection of all the MCU movies through Endgame cost if you were to buy them discretely? $20 per in iTunes/TV, and what was it something like 20-25 movies? So $400-500 if you wanted every single one, and you can get at least some of them for cheaper if you get the Blu-rays off Amazon and Renting is an option if you only want to watch a particular movie once.
Or $80/year if you don’t mind subsidizing Walt Disney Animations and Pixar. Honestly I think it’s a toss up whether renting, buying or streaming is more economical because it comes down to your habits, and streaming is only the clear winner if you binge a lot.
- ghaff 4y agoFor me, a few streaming services make sense even without binging. But people do seem to forget there's a la carte streaming and DVD rental/purchase. In fact, if you want to watch a lot of films, you may be better off with something like Netflix DVDs by mail than another streaming option.
- SllX 4y agoFor sure. I think streaming is still the winner—but more debatably so—under certain other circumstances (international access, availability after air date, exclusivity, etc.) but only the clear winner versus the other options if you binge a lot.
- sbierwagen 4y ago>Do Blu-rays and VODs just not exist anymore? Yes. My mom watched an episode of Ted Lasso on a flight recently, and was interested in watching more. It is straight up Apple TV+ only. No physical media release or VOD. Subscription only. Same with a bunch of animated shows that HBOmax axed recently. They were streaming only with no other releases, and it is now impossible to watch any of the past episodes legally.
- SllX 4y agoThat sucks. I’m sorry. I am curious whether Apple might release the TV+ VODs sometime down the line though.
- NikolaNovak 4y agoSure, but Blue rays or DVD or VHS existed in time of cable too, so either they're irrelevant go conversation / comparison, or we've moved the goalposts.
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