Amazon Prime Video, what gems have you found? (NO SPOILERS)
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I’d tolerated the new ads at the beginning of programmes recently, but last night they stuck a 15 second Comic Relief ad 20 minutes into a movie I was watching. The Prime video offering has already been suffering from ens
tification but it’s useful to me for other parts of Prime. All it means is I’ll watch content from other sources.
tification but it’s useful to me for other parts of Prime. All it means is I’ll watch content from other sources. My son is often the main watcher of Prime - TGT, Cklarkson's Farm, etc - very rarely do any of us watch a whole film on there.
A pity we cannot run a poll at this point in a thread, to gauge how many people are not (or increasingly not) engaging with the video element of Prime.
I'm still very pleased with the fee delivery stuff - in fact that must make up 95% (if not more) of my interaction with Prime.
A pity we cannot run a poll at this point in a thread, to gauge how many people are not (or increasingly not) engaging with the video element of Prime.
I'm still very pleased with the fee delivery stuff - in fact that must make up 95% (if not more) of my interaction with Prime.
CheesecakeRunner said:
I’d tolerated the new ads at the beginning of programmes recently, but last night they stuck a 15 second Comic Relief ad 20 minutes into a movie I was watching. The Prime video offering has already been suffering from enstification but it’s useful to me for other parts of Prime. All it means is I’ll watch content from other sources.
A USP of streaming was.... no adverts. Now there are ads. Another was... binge-watching. Now weekly episode releasing is very common. They start taking away the things that made streaming attractive in the first place and then they wonder why more people are turning off or switching to 'less than legal' viewing methods.tification but it’s useful to me for other parts of Prime. All it means is I’ll watch content from other sources. DodgyGeezer said:
Another was... binge-watching. Now weekly episode releasing is very common.
There's always been weekly releasing, but it's true that binge watching became the norm for a period of time. But it's not like weekly release has suddenly come out of the blue as a new thing. Personally I prefer the weekly schedule thing as it gives you a chance to discuss the episode with others, eg. here on a thread dedicated to it or whatever. That was one of the things that made Game of Thrones so fun; the social aspect of it. Water-cooler discussions on the latest episode.
By contrast, with a binge-watch series you have to watch the entire lot before you dare set foot in a forum or discuss it online or watch any reaction videos or whatever, for fear of spoilers.
Anyway, I digress.
Adam. said:
I supect weeky releases is also a commercial thing
stops people paying for a month, binging on a few series then cancelling
I don't really see that. Binge watchers could still wait until the last episode had "aired" and then binge the whole season. Amazon aren't going to immediately delete them all. stops people paying for a month, binging on a few series then cancelling
Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Friday 16th February 14:50
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Adam. said:
I supect weeky releases is also a commercial thing
stops people paying for a month, binging on a few series then cancelling
I don't really see that. Binge watchers could still wait until the last episode had "aired" and then binge the whole season. Amazon aren't going to immediately delete them all. stops people paying for a month, binging on a few series then cancelling
I watched the new Grand Tour yesterday and I had adverts at the start for 40 seconds. After that not an advert in sight for over 2 hours of content. That was a brand new release too. I can live with that.
Admittingly that is the only thing I have watched since adverts were introduced so could change my mind.
Admittingly that is the only thing I have watched since adverts were introduced so could change my mind.
Chuffedmonkey said:
I watched the new Grand Tour yesterday and I had adverts at the start for 40 seconds. After that not an advert in sight for over 2 hours of content. That was a brand new release too. I can live with that.
Admittingly that is the only thing I have watched since adverts were introduced so could change my mind.
That isn’t the norm. Grand Tour was sponsored by Mini. The voiceover at the start said “Grand Tour brought to you ad-free by Mini”. Admittingly that is the only thing I have watched since adverts were introduced so could change my mind.
Grand Tour. Mega Meh.
It wasn’t in the slightest funny, nor was the scenery as spectacular as some other specials. The driving wasn’t very technical or challenging, and no background or coverage of the cars getting prepped.
This “special” had really little going for it IMHO.
Makes me sorely miss the old TG specials.
It wasn’t in the slightest funny, nor was the scenery as spectacular as some other specials. The driving wasn’t very technical or challenging, and no background or coverage of the cars getting prepped.
This “special” had really little going for it IMHO.
Makes me sorely miss the old TG specials.
‘Expats’ anyone else watching this?
This looked interesting, having seen the 1st two episodes dropped on the Jan 26th
Episode one was good and it certainly seems to have legs, with an interesting, interwoven premise.
Now watched episode 5, I’m really not sure, it looks like it could come nicely together, or if there is a follow up series all be left a bit in the air.
It’s not the most exciting thing to watch; one more episode to go, so I will be finding out soon enough, will report back.
This looked interesting, having seen the 1st two episodes dropped on the Jan 26th
Episode one was good and it certainly seems to have legs, with an interesting, interwoven premise.
Now watched episode 5, I’m really not sure, it looks like it could come nicely together, or if there is a follow up series all be left a bit in the air.
It’s not the most exciting thing to watch; one more episode to go, so I will be finding out soon enough, will report back.
CheesecakeRunner said:
Chuffedmonkey said:
I watched the new Grand Tour yesterday and I had adverts at the start for 40 seconds. After that not an advert in sight for over 2 hours of content. That was a brand new release too. I can live with that.
Admittingly that is the only thing I have watched since adverts were introduced so could change my mind.
That isn’t the norm. Grand Tour was sponsored by Mini. The voiceover at the start said “Grand Tour brought to you ad-free by Mini”. Admittingly that is the only thing I have watched since adverts were introduced so could change my mind.
Its a shame they don't split the shopping away from the Stream subscription because Id quite happily quit the Stream subscription and subscribe for a month every few months when there is content I want to watch.
daqinggregg said:
‘Expats’ anyone else watching this?
(Snip)
It’s not the most exciting thing to watch
Edited to reduce quoting, (Snip)
It’s not the most exciting thing to watch
Ep 1 was so dull I didn't even realise it had finished. Nearly died of boredom half way through ep 2. Too slow, trying to be too clever and mysterious and already desperate for a second series.
Formulaic. Dull. Boring. Sure there are twists close to the end, nothing justifies the trudge to ger there.
Time is better spent elsewhere I think.
Edited by macron on Tuesday 20th February 07:31
macron said:
daqinggregg said:
‘Expats’ anyone else watching this?
(Snip)
It’s not the most exciting thing to watch
Edited to reduce quoting, (Snip)
It’s not the most exciting thing to watch
Ep 1 was so dull I didn't even realise it had finished. Nearly died of boredom half way through ep 2. Too slow, trying to be too clever and mysterious and already desperate for a second series.
Formulaic. Dull. Boring. Sure there are twists close to the end, nothing justifies the trudge to ger there.
Time is better spent elsewhere I think.
Edited by macron on Tuesday 20th February 07:31
I lived in Hong Kong for 12 years, so have some kind of connection to it, without that, I doubt I would have made it past episode two.
One more to go, will report back if has/hasn’t, a decent ending.
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