Dan, Hulu's business model is different form Netflix. Netflix does not
show ads and people expect this with their Hulu+ subscription. You get
no ads on Hulu+ with movies and they have the Criterion Collection. The
problem with TV shows is sometimes the studio will place them for "buy"
at sites like Amazon, iTunes and VUDU. These are the ad free versions.
So there would be a problem (i.e. conflict of interest) if the shows
were ad free on Hulu+ too.
The main thing Hulu needs to do is keep with short ad breaks or ones no
longer than 1 minutes. The current model is 6 ad breaks per 44 minute
show (they actually call them 6 act shows). The broadcast versions can
have up to 4 minutes of commercials on a break. I've heard that some
networks losing OTA viewers are trying to make up for lost revenue by
shoving more ads on streaming. That won't work as people will drop the
subscriptions. And millennials who don't like to watch TV shows at all
just like to watch clips on places like Hulu. The worlds is changing
right out from under the feet of the network execs.
On 09/25/2014 04:34 PM, danfriedman2002 wrote:
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote :
On Dan's rec I tried "Spiral" on Netflix. They only have season 4 at
the moment and comments from folks unhappy that 1-3 aren't there. I
also noted that there were no subtitles but actually what happened is
that Netflix changed the interface again and instead of CC there is a
little icon referring to speech. Apparently some titles come
available with audio for different languages and the second tab lets
you turn on subtitles. Hulu+ does have season 1-3 with commercials of
course. Hulu's interns apparently have no skills on where to properly
and professionally insert ads. I think if I recall what Turq said
that French shows even with commercials have the ads at the front and
the show plays through. "Spiral" is a bit light but better than a lot
of contrived US TV series.
Bailed on the season 2 opener of "Agents of SHIELD". It was a "what am
I doing here" moment. The show barely had any appeal to me in it's
first season.
Too bad there will be no BD of Utopia's second season. I did catch it
though. I bought the season 1 BD used online and though it didn't
want to play on my Sony player (apparently non of their players will
play PAL BDs) but it did play on my Samsung. I wonder what HBO will
do to this show? I suspect next year HBO will allow anyone to
subscribe via streaming even without a TV provider. They've announced
such just not when. Maybe Sumner will follow suit with Showtime.
Dear Bhairitu,
I failed to mention that "Spiral" needs to be watched in order,
starting with Disc 1. The whole concept is that a "Spiral' is created
by the inital and subsequent actions. The whole premise is Karma.
Tuning in in the middle of the Series defeats the Spiral. Kind of
turns it into 'Spit' al.
There are no ads and there are subtitles. Tell Netflix and Hulu not to
fuck with you. Here's an important thing you should know: people will
fuck with you if they think they can. In life, it is certain that you
need to let people know that they can't. Then they will move on to the
next person.
Never allow anyone to try something that you won't accept. It's better
to establish your line early. Later it's much harder and you often
need to hurt them more than they have hurt you for them to learn
better. Better just to let them know upfront.
Thanks for the recos.
On 09/25/2014 02:00 PM, ultrarishi wrote:
Speaking of cult movies... 2 of the best cult documentaries I've seen
on Netflix in past 30 days have been The Unbelievers, with
scientistst Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss, and Particle Fever.
Both are very exciting and very sobering in terms of how science has
to fight and struggle in a society that wants to inform our lives and
politics with religious nonsense (thank you Republicans). I put them
in the category of "cult" because they appeal to a small, but aware
minority of viewers who don't just want the usual pablum.
Been enjoying season 2 of the very dark Utopia, Masters of Sex, Ray
Donovan, etc.
My wife and I are VERY pissed off about the cancelling of A&E's
Number 1 show, Longmire, because it skews to an older demographic
that just isn't as profitable. Thank you A&E for the continual
dumbing down of American Entertainment. If I want frickin' Glee I
would watch network excreta.
Happy Viewing all.
