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Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Tue February 23, 2021 7:21 pm
by Simple Torture
dimejinky99 wrote:
B wrote:You guys have weird Disney Plus options.

Hang on... you have updated the app right?
I believe in the EU, UK, etc. there's content on Disney+ that's on Hulu in the US.

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Wed February 24, 2021 3:25 pm
by dimejinky99
Ah ok. That makes sense

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Wed February 24, 2021 4:42 pm
by Anders
Instead of launching Hulu outside the US, they have launched Star worldwide (but not all countries). In Asia, Europe and Canada it’s part of Disney+, and not an extra app. It doesn’t have all of Hulu, but anything that is owned by Disney companies.

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Wed February 24, 2021 6:28 pm
by The Argonaut
Hulu is pretty terrible, regardless. You're not missing much

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Wed February 24, 2021 6:35 pm
by B
I spend much more time watching Hulu than Netflix.

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Wed February 24, 2021 6:44 pm
by The Argonaut
I don't really like it. I have the plan that means I still have to watch commercials if I watch a tv show. And they tend to play the same commercials over and over again. And if I'm watching a movie, they don't play commercials in the middle but every ten minutes or so when there would be a commercial break, the screen blacks out for a couple seconds. It's distracting. The app also tends to flip out if I try to do anything, even simple things like pause or rewind. And I don't find the available offerings to be especially impressive. I only have Hulu because it is free with my Spotify. Otherwise, I'd drop it. I don't use it much

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Wed February 24, 2021 6:48 pm
by B
Oh yeah, i signed up for the commercials once and immediately cancelled.

I got a free preview later with my Roku. COVID started right in the middle of my trial, so I didn't cancel. It's got a ton of good stuff, but fuck them if I have to watch commercials.

The price point between commercials and commercial-free is definitely the difference between "complete shit" and "better than Netflix and Amazon."

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Wed February 24, 2021 7:00 pm
by wease
B wrote:I spend much more time watching Hulu than Netflix.
So do we. It’s how we keep up will still-airing shows. Except for CBS.

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Wed February 24, 2021 7:12 pm
by Anders
What do you watch on Hulu? Star doesn’t seem too great at the moment. Some famous movies like the Die Hard franchise, Deadpool movies, Logan, series like Grey’s Anatomy, 9-1-1, Lost.

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Wed February 24, 2021 7:13 pm
by Anders
I read that Star might replace Hulu in the US in 2025.

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Wed February 24, 2021 7:18 pm
by wease
Anders wrote:What do you watch on Hulu? Star doesn’t seem too great at the moment. Some famous movies like the Die Hard franchise, Deadpool movies, Logan, series like Grey’s Anatomy, 9-1-1, Lost.
They’ve had their own programs we’ve watched, but the main things are network shows that are still airing new episodes. They do have the older shows too, such as Justified and Freaks & Geeks. Overall, we watch Hulu just as much or more than Netflix.

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Wed February 24, 2021 7:20 pm
by B
Devs
The Giften
The Venture Bros.
Preacher
Cutthroat Kitchen
Teen Titans Go!
Pen15
Seinfeld
Futurama
Malcom in the Middle
Archer
Handmaids Tale

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Wed February 24, 2021 7:33 pm
by epilogue
wease wrote:
B wrote:I spend much more time watching Hulu than Netflix.
So do we. It’s how we keep up will still-airing shows. Except for CBS.
The Hulu app is terrible. The interface is bad and extremely non-user friendly. I haven't experienced the movie issues that Argo describes but otherwise, it's really a mess.

And yet still, I use it all the time. I like Neflix's interface better but Hulu still serves its purpose (and has more content that I'm interested in; as you say, it's how I watch still-airing shows) and I like having it. One of these days I'll upgrade to the non-commercial version.

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Wed February 24, 2021 7:40 pm
by Anders
B wrote:Devs - HBO here
The Gifted - Disney+ Star here
The Venture Bros. - can’t find it here
Preacher - Viaplay here
Cutthroat Kitchen - Discovery+ here
Teen Titans Go! - HBO here
Pen15 - can’t find it here
Seinfeld - Viaplay here
Futurama - Disney+ Star here
Malcolm in the Middle - was on tv2 here (not streaming now)
Archer - Netflix here
Handmaids Tale - HBO here
Justified - Prime here
Freaks and Geaks - Prime here
Ok, currently very different from Disney+ Star here.

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Wed February 24, 2021 10:42 pm
by wease
epilogue wrote:
wease wrote:
B wrote:I spend much more time watching Hulu than Netflix.
So do we. It’s how we keep up will still-airing shows. Except for CBS.
The Hulu app is terrible. The interface is bad and extremely non-user friendly. I haven't experienced the movie issues that Argo describes but otherwise, it's really a mess.

And yet still, I use it all the time. I like Neflix's interface better but Hulu still serves its purpose (and has more content that I'm interested in; as you say, it's how I watch still-airing shows) and I like having it. One of these days I'll upgrade to the non-commercial version.
We sprang for that years ago. Netflix spoiled us on it. It kills me to watch something that has commercials in it now.

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Wed February 24, 2021 10:54 pm
by doug rr
out of all we subscribe to I would say that Hulu live without commercials is 90% of what we watch

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Wed February 24, 2021 11:09 pm
by wease
We don’t do the live. We have to wait until next day to watch. No big deal, tho.

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Thu February 25, 2021 2:32 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
i really don't mind the commercials...if they were as long as normal tv commercials i probably would, but it seems like a 22 minute show only has around 3 minutes of commercials total

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Thu February 25, 2021 2:22 pm
by Strat
wease wrote:
epilogue wrote:
wease wrote:
B wrote:I spend much more time watching Hulu than Netflix.
So do we. It’s how we keep up will still-airing shows. Except for CBS.
The Hulu app is terrible. The interface is bad and extremely non-user friendly. I haven't experienced the movie issues that Argo describes but otherwise, it's really a mess.

And yet still, I use it all the time. I like Neflix's interface better but Hulu still serves its purpose (and has more content that I'm interested in; as you say, it's how I watch still-airing shows) and I like having it. One of these days I'll upgrade to the non-commercial version.
We sprang for that years ago. Netflix spoiled us on it. It kills me to watch something that has commercials in it now.
for the record.....just two weeks ago i upgraded to commercial free for 1 penny more.

Re: So, I'm probably getting Disney+ ...

Posted: Thu February 25, 2021 2:35 pm
by epilogue
Strat wrote:
wease wrote:
epilogue wrote:
wease wrote:
B wrote:I spend much more time watching Hulu than Netflix.
So do we. It’s how we keep up will still-airing shows. Except for CBS.
The Hulu app is terrible. The interface is bad and extremely non-user friendly. I haven't experienced the movie issues that Argo describes but otherwise, it's really a mess.

And yet still, I use it all the time. I like Neflix's interface better but Hulu still serves its purpose (and has more content that I'm interested in; as you say, it's how I watch still-airing shows) and I like having it. One of these days I'll upgrade to the non-commercial version.
We sprang for that years ago. Netflix spoiled us on it. It kills me to watch something that has commercials in it now.
for the record.....just two weeks ago i upgraded to commercial free for 1 penny more.
Nice!

Technically we use the sister in laws account. So we aren't paying anything for it which is why we haven't upgraded.