Amazon Prime Video, what gems have you found? (NO SPOILERS)

Amazon Prime Video, what gems have you found? (NO SPOILERS)

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Ali2202

3,815 posts

205 months

Monday 15th February 2021
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Corner Gas just gets better and better with each season. Funniest thing we've watched in years.

Canadian sense of humour right up our street... cool

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397138/

mattyn1

5,767 posts

156 months

Monday 15th February 2021
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keo said:
Yes me and the Mrs started watching Bates Motel last week after a recommendation on here (thank you!) we will need to pay for it in 7 days. Will try snd binge it.
We started S01 last night and can’t believe we have missed this! Brilliant!

I think it’s only S01 leaving.... the other seasons don’t have the leaving on five days as far as I can see.

Did get a nod that it is coming to Netflix though!

V8 Animal

5,926 posts

211 months

Monday 15th February 2021
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mattyn1 said:
We started S01 last night and can’t believe we have missed this! Brilliant!

I think it’s only S01 leaving.... the other seasons don’t have the leaving on five days as far as I can see.

Did get a nod that it is coming to Netflix though!
They all say it

keo

2,068 posts

171 months

Monday 15th February 2021
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Good to hear it’s going to Netflix if I don’t manage to watch it all. It’s getting quite dark!

mattyn1

5,767 posts

156 months

Monday 15th February 2021
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V8 Animal said:
They all say it
Balls

Elroy Blue

8,689 posts

193 months

Monday 15th February 2021
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liner33 said:
Gnevans said:
Wayne is a very dark and very funny series about a 15 year old high school kid...
Yep this is awesome thanks for the recommendation, two episodes in really enjoying it
I’ll third this. Never heard of it before, but started watching tonight. Four episodes in a row. I think it’s great entertainment.

Speckle

3,453 posts

217 months

Monday 15th February 2021
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I’m fully committed now - 15 episodes done today, up to s03 e08 and have another day off tomorrow. I’m determined to finish all 5 seasons before the cut off!

It’s hard work, this binge-watching!

ooo000ooo

2,532 posts

195 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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Elroy Blue said:
I’ll third this. Never heard of it before, but started watching tonight. Four episodes in a row. I think it’s great entertainment.
watched 8/10 episodes last night, thoroughly enjoyed it. Whilst googling to see who X actor/actress was I noticed it's been signed up for a second series.

Lordbenny

8,588 posts

220 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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Soulmates -

VERY Black Mirror, I think the writers have written some Black Mirror episodes.

They are stand alone episodes about a company that offer a test to find your ‘Soulmate’ the perfect partner for you....interesting concept that revolves a lot around the morales. Do you take the test even though you are in a seemingly loving relationship? seems to be to over riding question.

First episode had a LOT of holes in the plot where you are constantly saying ‘that wouldn’t happen’, ‘how did she manage that’ etc the second episode was better....I’ll watch another one tonight!

Doofus

25,834 posts

174 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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I expect it's been covered before, but I getting increasingly pissed off with AP constantly trying to charge me extra to watch stuff.

JagLover

42,445 posts

236 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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Doofus said:
I expect it's been covered before, but I getting increasingly pissed off with AP constantly trying to charge me extra to watch stuff.
Depends on what it is.

If it is a new movie, and they are offering a convenient platform to rent it, then what is the problem?

Doofus

25,834 posts

174 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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JagLover said:
Doofus said:
I expect it's been covered before, but I getting increasingly pissed off with AP constantly trying to charge me extra to watch stuff.
Depends on what it is.

If it is a new movie, and they are offering a convenient platform to rent it, then what is the problem?
I just think it's disingenuous to charge me a subscription, and then to charge me more for anything decent. It's not as if I get £79 worth of telly out of AP anyway, because most stuff is dross. It's evident Amazon cocked up their business model and can'tmake Prime pay.

JagLover

42,445 posts

236 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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Doofus said:
I just think it's disingenuous to charge me a subscription, and then to charge me more for anything decent. It's not as if I get £79 worth of telly out of AP anyway, because most stuff is dross. It's evident Amazon cocked up their business model and can'tmake Prime pay.
I guess it depends on how much you value free next day delivery. If that is of value then the cost of Prime TV is reduced accordingly.


Doofus

25,834 posts

174 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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JagLover said:
I guess it depends on how much you value free next day delivery. If that is of value then the cost of Prime TV is reduced accordingly.
Yes, and I originally signed up to Prime for the free next day delivery, but they quickly stopped that guarantee too. I've had more than 24months free Prime subscription out of them as compensation for repeatedly failing to live up to a delivery promise that nobody asked for, but that they couldn't honour.

Clockwork Cupcake

74,615 posts

273 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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I've always considered Prime Video to be a bonus of Prime membership rather than a reason for it. Mainly because I have been a Prime subscriber since before they added Video.

Initially it looked like you were entirely opposite and considered it solely a telly thing...

Doofus said:
I just think it's disingenuous to charge me a subscription, and then to charge me more for anything decent. It's not as if I get £79 worth of telly out of AP anyway, because most stuff is dross. It's evident Amazon cocked up their business model and can'tmake Prime pay.
Then you appeared to say completely the opposite in a subsequent post...

Doofus said:
Yes, and I originally signed up to Prime for the free next day delivery, but they quickly stopped that guarantee too. I've had more than 24months free Prime subscription out of them as compensation for repeatedly failing to live up to a delivery promise that nobody asked for, but that they couldn't honour.
So, if you don't rate the telly side of it, and don't rate the delivery side of it, exactly why are you paying £79 a year for it? confused

(Genuine question, before you do the usual)

Doofus

25,834 posts

174 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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Clockwork Cupcake said:
So, if you don't rate the telly side of it, and don't rate the delivery side of it, exactly why are you paying £79 a year for it? confused

(Genuine question, before you do the usual)
I didn't say I didn't rate the delivery side of it. I said they aren't able to honour their self-inflicted promised of next day delivery.

I get more than £79 worth of shipping value from them, although I never asked for (and never need) next day delivery. So I'll continue to pay my £79 (even though they've paid it for me for the last year and a half), and I'll get the telly for free, and moan about how rubbish it is.

My point was that they thought they could do free delivery and Amazon Video for £79pa and they can't. Hence lots of stuff on Amazon Video costs more.

ETA. And I had Prime delivery before Prime telly too.

Edited by Doofus on Tuesday 16th February 16:16

nebpor

3,753 posts

236 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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All my stuff comes next day just fine, and the telly is excellent as effectively a freebie, as is Amazon music.

Clockwork Cupcake

74,615 posts

273 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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Doofus said:
My point was that they thought they could do free delivery and Amazon Video for £79pa and they can't. Hence lots of stuff on Amazon Video costs more.
Ah, I see what you mean now. Yes, perhaps you are right.

Clockwork Cupcake

74,615 posts

273 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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Just to add...

Doofus said:
I get more than £79 worth of shipping value from them, although I never asked for (and never need) next day delivery. So I'll continue to pay my £79 (even though they've paid it for me for the last year and a half), and I'll get the telly for free, and moan about how rubbish it is.
I think it must be area-dependent. I live in quite a small-to-modestly-sized town and almost always get things the next day. In fact, sometimes I can order stuff in the evening and get it before lunchtime the next day.

Sorry to hear you have had poor service, but on the upside at least they are recompensing you for it. In years gone by they would have extended my membership by a month for every missed delivery but these days I find I just get fobbed off with a "sorry" on the very rare occasions when they don't fulfil their "next day promise". Although, having said that, I have noticed that delivery estimates aren't always Next Day any more. They will very often flag an item up at checkout time as having a "longer than expected" delivery time due to Covid-19, which I guess is fair enough if they are up-front about it.

But if you are still getting your membership extended each time then fair play to you. thumbup




Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Tuesday 16th February 19:52

andburg

7,296 posts

170 months

Tuesday 16th February 2021
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nebpor said:
All my stuff comes next day just fine, and the telly is excellent as effectively a freebie, as is Amazon music.
Don’t forget photos!
Unlimited photo storage, the images are not compressed and are easily redownloaded