• Briongloid@aussie.zone
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    The removal from the service thing is the most absurd part of these announcements, that was the benefit of VOD, that we could access what we wanted.

    Shows have gotten cancelled when they are popular and on a cliff-hanger throughout the last 60 years, but the removal thing is new and a massive decline from the accessibility improvements that were made over the last 15 years.

    Fortunately for me, my personal server doesn’t have this issue.

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      It also makes it impossible for a show to get later word of mouth bumps. Nobody sees it, new users don’t even know it exists, and so it has no metrics and no future whatsoever.

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        That’s how Star Trek succeeded after The Original Series, but now there is no physical media comparable to streaming.

        You would think that the content would still be licensed by another streamer like Tubi etc, but then they have to factor their property only being available on a competitor.

        It’s never been a better time to selfhost.

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      Don’t streaming platforms remove canceled shows so they don’t have to pay residuals to actors (or whoever is contractually getting them)? I’ve understood that streaming residuals are pretty shit to begin with

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        I try to support the content I love. Not commenting on others actions but I do not sail the high seas. But I do think that modern content ownership is grey and we are going to be getting into issues where content is not available anywhere legally.

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          Supporting content is noble and I do commend you for your intentions.

          Yet, I can’t shake the feeling that supporting streaming services is more of an encouragement for the companies to wave cool creations in front of you then immediately snatch it away again.

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            You can support it by buying physical or digital copies as well.

            By the same token you can not support business practices. When my term is up I will cancel p+ and just buy the shows i want to watch instead.

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      They ended up removing it earlier than they planned because so many people were rushing to watch it before it was removed.

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      Had a kid that loved it and he generally refuses to watch any trek show. Cutting off that audience is going to cost them in the long run but I don’t think the owners of the IP have a long term vision

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        Exactly, Prodigy was a surprise gem and is at the bottom of the list of current Star Trek shows that should’ve been canceled.

        • Discovery is an awful, manic, canon-wrecking mess and needs to go.
        • Strange New Worlds inherits most of that awfulness, is incredibly overrated, and also needs to go.
        • Picard was shaky but the final season finally delivered, thank the gods.
        • Lower Decks is well-written, nuanced, a good citizen of canon, and just wonderful.
        • Prodigy is well-written, nuanced, a good citizen of canon, and just wonderful.

        But the popular narrative is all over the place. People hate Discovery but love Strange New Worlds despite them being almost identical. People love Lower Decks and are tepid about Prodigy despite them having a very similar tone.

        At least most people seem to agree on Picard now.