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Community => Watto's Junk Yard => Topic started by: Dave on August 30, 2019, 11:46 AM
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Anybody going to pull the trigger on signing up early? Looks like they've got a deal now where you can sign up for three years at 33% off. That equates to about $4 a month or $141 for the three years.
I'm still a little torn on the timing for signing up as I'm not sure how much content out of the gate I'm going to care about. I'm stoked about The Mandalorian, but I'm not sure there is going to be much else on day 1 that catches my interest.
I guess at $4 a month its not really that big of a deal even if its just to watch The Mandalorian until more Star Wars titles come available. Looks like the new season of Clone Wars is coming February 2020, but the Obi-Wan and Cassian series don't appear likely to hit the streaming service until late 2020 or sometime in 2021.
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The only early deal I have seen requires you to be a member of D23...which I am not. Whenever a pre-order comes up, I'm in. There's going to be a long list of other content that will be available in addition to Star Wars, so my kids (and I) will like it for that as well.
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The only early deal I have seen requires you to be a member of D23...which I am not. Whenever a pre-order comes up, I'm in. There's going to be a long list of other content that will be available in addition to Star Wars, so my kids (and I) will like it for that as well.
You can be a "D23 General Member (https://d23.com/d23-membership/)" for free. I did this and was able to get the deal without buying in to the club @ $100 or more a year.
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Awesome! Thanks!
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Even if I lose interest in their originals debuting on the service, Disney has such a massive library. And to be able to download them and watch whenever, wherever...?
If only they'll take my money. Right now my card isn't going through. I haven't been notified by my bank that there's a problem with the card, so maybe a lingering issue from when the D23 site was flooded with people signing up for the offer.
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I'm still a little torn on the timing for signing up as I'm not sure how much content out of the gate I'm going to care about. I'm stoked about The Mandalorian, but I'm not sure there is going to be much else on day 1 that catches my interest.
We signed up for the D23 discount. In addition to The Mandalorian, various members of my family are interested in the live-action Lady and the Tramp and basically the huge chunk of Disney back catalog that will be on demand at launch - animated features (many princess movies my daughter loves), the OT, the PT, Rogue One, TFA, Pixar stuff, and more.
We're dropping Netflix and picking up Disney+ in it's place (its mainly my kids who watch netflix anyway) so it's actually kind of a cost savings for us.
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I'm not sure if I'll sign up for the early bird stuff. I'm focused on a new house right now.
That said, I have every intention of signing up. There is enough Disney content between Star Wars, Marvel, and the Disney princesses to keep my family occupied. I think it will be a well spend few bucks for the service.
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I don't think outside of Star Wars there's going to be anything in there for me, so I'm planning on doing as little committing to it as possible. I'll come and go as needed to watch SW content.
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I don't think outside of Star Wars there's going to be anything in there for me, so I'm planning on doing as little committing to it as possible. I'll come and go as needed to watch SW content.
You could also sail the high seas of the Internet in order to watch this show. Not that I'm condoning that type of behavior! :D
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I don't think outside of Star Wars there's going to be anything in there for me, so I'm planning on doing as little committing to it as possible. I'll come and go as needed to watch SW content.
You could also sail the high seas of the Internet in order to watch this show. Not that I'm condoning that type of behavior! :D
This is true, but I'm generally at an age and place in life where for something like this I'd rather just install the app on the xbox and watch it nice and large on the TV instead of downloading movie files and figuring out how to stream those or watching them on the computer.
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So, I have been trying to sign up for D23 for a few weeks now, but the site has been down. Finally tried tonight and got through...only to find that the 3 year offer expired yesterday. It sure feels like the volume of sign-ups was beyond expectations, so they took the D23 link down just long enough for the offer to expire. Not cool with the shenanigans, Disney. >:(
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It was probably a one two punch. I think the offer was through Labor Day. However, once you signed up for D23, it said the link for the discount could take up to 24 hours to show up in the account. I also got the cc decline when I first tried to sign up. It is funny that many of my legit purchases trip the fraud alert, but several fraudulent charges in the past haven't tripped it.
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I'm genuinely curious about what Star Wars titles are going to be available on Disney + when the platform launches. All of the movies will be on there eventually. But from what I understand there's an existing deal for TBS to have the television rights to most of the movies for some time which may prevent them from hitting Disney + immediately.
Is there a chance that Disney and Lucasfilm will put EVERYTHING up? The original series that are in production are all a given since they're being produced specifically for this platform. But will they also consider shows like the animated Ewoks and Droids series? What about the Ewok adventure movies? And the Clone Wars microseries?
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I read where Disney is going to put ALL movies up (except Song of the South since its racist). I don't believe I've read anything specific about their giant library of older shows.
In fact I'm not even 100% sure that Disney owns these and the Young Indy series as I think these were jointly developed with Lucasfilm and others. I think some were co-owned by Fox, Cartoon Network, etc. so hopefully Disney has full rights now, but I'm not sure. It'd be great if all those were available as well.
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I'm genuinely curious about what Star Wars titles are going to be available on Disney + when the platform launches.
According to D23 (https://d23.com/everything-you-need-to-know-to-be-a-disney-expert/), these will be available at launch.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: A New Hope
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (movie)
Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (series)
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All of which I have on disk. :-\
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I'm genuinely curious about what Star Wars titles are going to be available on Disney + when the platform launches.
According to D23 (https://d23.com/everything-you-need-to-know-to-be-a-disney-expert/), these will be available at launch.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: A New Hope
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (movie)
Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (series)
Interesting. I guess that TV rights arrangement has been ironed out in some way. I know that Netflix still has Solo and The Last Jedi in rotation. And Rogue One has been on TBS somewhat recently. That might be one of the titles that is exclusively with one platform.
That still leaves some titles in limbo, like:
Droids (animated series)
Ewoks (animated series)
2 x Ewok TV movies (these originally ran on ABC which is now a Disney owned property)
Clone Wars (micro series)
Star Wars Resistance
....and dare I say, the Holiday Special
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Disney said Resistance will head to Disney Plus after the second season is over. The CW Micro Series is joint owned by LFL and Cartoon Network/WB I believe so that one would be trickier to get on Disney+.
Solo and TLJ will be heading to Disney+ once their Netflix deal is up (2020). TROS will head to Disney Plus after the home release (late Summer /early Fall 2020).
I read somewhere that TBS/Turner worked out a deal to extend ownership of TV rights in exchange for letting Disney stream the OT/PT. So OT/PT will not be on Disney Channel/XD but they will be on Disney+.
As for the other old stuff (Droids animated, Ewoks animated, Ewoks movies), Disney has been quiet about those (and the Holiday Special and the unaltered OT cuts as well).
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That's both odd and interesting about the microseries. The 2008 version of Clone Wars also started its run on the Cartoon Network, and the CW theatrical release was in conjunction with Warner Brothers. But I guess in the newer version LFL must have wholly owned the show.
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It wouldn't shock me that Lucas put some language in the deal with Disney that the Holday Special will never see the light of day. Hell the youtube channel that had the Holiday Special up got hit with a copyright strike.
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That's both odd and interesting about the microseries. The 2008 version of Clone Wars also started its run on the Cartoon Network, and the CW theatrical release was in conjunction with Warner Brothers. But I guess in the newer version LFL must have wholly owned the show.
The Micro Series was produced by Tartakovsky via Cartoon Network Studios. LFL was a partner but CN actually produced the episodes.
The 2008 Clone Wars series was produced by Lucasfilm Animation/LFL Animation Singapore directly and then Cartoon Network bought the rights to air the show (Disney was the other bidder). That is why when Disney bought Star Wars, the first thing they did was kill CW to hurt Cartoon Network and start work on Rebels to help Disney XD.
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Disney+ Publishes List of Everything They Will Have at Launch (https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/14/20913500/disney-plus-list-disney-movies-shows-launch-day)
Oh man, there are some really old, really obscure things in there that I can't wait to watch. Stuff I haven't seen or thought about in like 30 years.
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I'm going to wait to sign up for the Disney+/Hulu/ESPN+ combo, but looks like that isn't available until launch date. I already pay for Hulu, so I'm hoping there will be an easy transition there.
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Disney+ Publishes List of Everything They Will Have at Launch (https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/14/20913500/disney-plus-list-disney-movies-shows-launch-day)
Oh man, there are some really old, really obscure things in there that I can't wait to watch. Stuff I haven't seen or thought about in like 30 years.
Same here, can’t wait. All the animation as well. One movie that I remember really liking as a kid, but I’m afraid maybe wouldn’t hold up, is Flight of the Navigator. I figured Disney would come out swinging, but this is even more than expected. As much as I’m excited for all it has, I’m already thinking about what other things I’m going to have to stop watching ;). Only so many hours in the day.
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I don't see anything on that list that I don't already have physical copies of or just don't care to watch.
Isn't one of the girls on Boy Meets World now a porn star? No not Topanga. :o
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I'm looking forward to checking out all those old movies they used to show back in the 70s on The Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday nights. Lots of nostalgia - curled up in front of the fireplace watching random Disney movies after watching football in the afternoon and playing football in the yard.
I'm sure most will be near unwatchable today, but I'm still interested in trying a few out 40 years later.
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Isn't one of the girls on Boy Meets World now a porn star? No not Topanga. :o
Maitland Ward
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Fuzzbucket looks nightmarish. Trying to get that ET money? I vaguely remember that show.
Having all of clone wars and rebels is probably enough for me beyond Mando and future stuff to justify the thing. There’s a whoooooooole lotta I don’t care there though. I can’t say I was in much of a Disney household. I haven’t seen most of their films (my friends find that weird because they’re huge Disney fans) and I guess we just weren’t exposed much to Disney outside of two vacations.
I don’t use any streaming service at all now, so this is all kind of foreign to me.
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Anybody streaming yet? I've heard a lot of people are having trouble with some shows.
I tried to check out The Mandalorian, but it wasn't letting me. I had a buddy down that hall watching it during lunch and he screenshotted a pic for me.
So I just clicked the little magnifying glass, found The Black Hole, and started watching that. I haven't seen it since I was a kid.
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I've read reports about Servers not being able to handle the demand. Typical for the opening of a new internet service. I hope they get it resolved soon.
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I downloaded it this morning and set it up... going to try to watch Mandalorian tonight. Fingers crossed.
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Anybody streaming yet? I've heard a lot of people are having trouble with some shows.
I tried to check out The Mandalorian, but it wasn't letting me. I had a buddy down that hall watching it during lunch and he screenshotted a pic for me.
So I just clicked the little magnifying glass, found The Black Hole, and started watching that. I haven't seen it since I was a kid.
After a half hour of false starts I was finally able to get in to see the Mandalorian around 9:30 this morning. Poking around just now it seems like everything is up and running.
Love "The Black Hole" RIP Robert Forster!
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Once I got home from work, I loaded the app on my LG smart TV, my Roku as well as my phone and iPad. Everything is working just fine!
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It took 15-30 minutes for the Mandalorian episode to show up through the roku I just had to buy since my TV is from 2015...I'm not giving up my 3D TV. Not sure why there was a delay since I could play the episode on my laptop as soon as I logged in. Other content was ready to play on the roku as well. After Mandalorian, I watch a episode of Spiderman and His Amazing Friends as well as the old X-Men cartoon. Pretty nice service so far. I also watched the cantina scene in ANH just to see what had changed this time.
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It was really buggy in the morning, but I was glad to see by evening everything seemed to be working smoothly. I streamed a couple episodes of The Resistance while working out and then settled in for the premier of The Mandalorian. I use a Google Chromecast on my TVs and it all worked perfectly.
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I managed to play the episode without any glitches or issues.
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After watching The Madalorian, I took some time to scroll through what content is available. There's a ton of cool stuff! Lots of great Star Wars movies and shows, plenty of older Disney content and some great stuff from National Geographic.
I'm loving it!
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I have had zero issue so far on my phone or laptop. I’ve been on since day one and even walked away from some things for a few hours, came back and they were still ready to go. Not even slow or anything, it all seems to load and run fine for me and at various times of day.
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Worked perfectly for me. Quick install and all the content was there right away yesterday morning. ;D
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I haven't had any issues watching anything so far in terms of server issues. And my girl just loves some of the Disney princess content, so it's win-win in terms of us enjoying the titles they have.
I only have a single gripe, and that's about the interface. On day one I sat down to watch The Mandalorian. I was able to get through about 90% of the episode, but then I had to get out of the house to do something, and I shut down my smart TV. I thought that I'd be able to just pick up where I left off in the episode, just like Netflix. But no. I couldn't find an option to pick up where I had left off on the previous viewing (Netflix and Amazon Prime have that option). It's a picking point, and I hope Disney+ can address that.
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I haven't had any issues watching anything so far in terms of server issues. And my girl just loves some of the Disney princess content, so it's win-win in terms of us enjoying the titles they have.
I only have a single gripe, and that's about the interface. On day one I sat down to watch The Mandalorian. I was able to get through about 90% of the episode, but then I had to get out of the house to do something, and I shut down my smart TV. I thought that I'd be able to just pick up where I left off in the episode, just like Netflix. But no. I couldn't find an option to pick up where I had left off on the previous viewing (Netflix and Amazon Prime have that option). It's a picking point, and I hope Disney+ can address that.
Weird, I was able to pick up a day later on a Resistance episode I was watching, and it was on a different device.
I do agree that the UI is a bit wonky in some places. Finding content outside their main categories isn't intuitive. If you search for stuff you can find it, but it would be nice if there were an easier way to browse their catalog.
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Agreed. The search function brings up categories, not an alphanumeric search as one would hope. I have found everything I was looking for eventually and made sure to put it all in my watchlist, except for the Toy Story TV Specials my son loves (Toy Story That Time Forgot and Toy Story of Terror) which I am assuming at this point are tied up on someone else's service for the time being. I even found that old "Mickey Donald and Goofy as Ghostbusters" I had on my Kenner Movie Viewer as a kid: amazing to see it with sound, Goofy even says "I ain't afraid of no ghosts" 50 years before Ray Parker Jr. did!
I have had the choice to "resume" or "restart" since launch, my app is through Roku. Maybe that's the difference?
Once I made it through the first 3 hours of the launch, there have been no streaming bugs on either TV I've used. One TV insisted on playing with German subtitles the first day, then switched to no subtitles for Wednesday morning before correcting itself (our default mode is watching with captions on because I have terrible upper-band hearing from rockin' in the 90's and it helps the kids to subconsciously read while watching.)
Between me and the boys, we have already gotten our money's worth out of the service.
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I haven't had any issues watching anything so far in terms of server issues. And my girl just loves some of the Disney princess content, so it's win-win in terms of us enjoying the titles they have.
I only have a single gripe, and that's about the interface. On day one I sat down to watch The Mandalorian. I was able to get through about 90% of the episode, but then I had to get out of the house to do something, and I shut down my smart TV. I thought that I'd be able to just pick up where I left off in the episode, just like Netflix. But no. I couldn't find an option to pick up where I had left off on the previous viewing (Netflix and Amazon Prime have that option). It's a picking point, and I hope Disney+ can address that.
Weird, I was able to pick up a day later on a Resistance episode I was watching, and it was on a different device.
I do agree that the UI is a bit wonky in some places. Finding content outside their main categories isn't intuitive. If you search for stuff you can find it, but it would be nice if there were an easier way to browse their catalog.
Hmmm. It sounds like that might be an issue with the app for Samsung smart tv's.
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I thought that I'd be able to just pick up where I left off in the episode, just like Netflix. But no. I couldn't find an option to pick up where I had left off on the previous viewing (Netflix and Amazon Prime have that option). It's a picking point, and I hope Disney+ can address that.
This is the same thing I experienced. I was watching from my phone, and while I could find search the show and it would pick up where I left off (Mandalorian, and 2012 Avengers), I had to search the show and their wasn't the Netflix type option of continuing the show where I left off. I think Disney will fix that though. I'm not a software guy, but I can't imagine that being a real big deal.
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I haven't had any issues watching anything so far in terms of server issues. And my girl just loves some of the Disney princess content, so it's win-win in terms of us enjoying the titles they have.
I only have a single gripe, and that's about the interface. On day one I sat down to watch The Mandalorian. I was able to get through about 90% of the episode, but then I had to get out of the house to do something, and I shut down my smart TV. I thought that I'd be able to just pick up where I left off in the episode, just like Netflix. But no. I couldn't find an option to pick up where I had left off on the previous viewing (Netflix and Amazon Prime have that option). It's a picking point, and I hope Disney+ can address that.
Weird, I was able to pick up a day later on a Resistance episode I was watching, and it was on a different device.
I do agree that the UI is a bit wonky in some places. Finding content outside their main categories isn't intuitive. If you search for stuff you can find it, but it would be nice if there were an easier way to browse their catalog.
Looking for stuff depends on what version of the app you are using. On my iPhone/iPad, I can find a section that lists all of a category (Movies/TV) A-Z, whereas on my LG Smart TV, I cannot find that feature. Curious if android users have noticed anything similar.
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I see people mentioning that you are unable to resume a video from where you left off. What about a series? I am running Disney+ on my Roku and watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with my kids and when I turned off the app for the day, the next day I come back and it doesn’t remember which episode we left off at like Netflix does. Anyone experiencing this?
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We had a similar experience with Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends. Luckily, we had only watched one episode.
I'm sure this will be fixed in an update soon.
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I started watching Rebels season 1 and it was the same deal - unable to resume a video from the last point where it was viewed.
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I’m glad I am not the only one having this issue. I reported it thru their support system and I am sure it will eventually get fixed. But that seems to be a standard function that should be working on Day 1, doesn’t it?
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Hopped on my gfs TV, an LG, and it was already there! Nice surprise.
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There was an IOS update and now whenever I start watching and change devices it's right where I paused it.
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D+ is remembering my spot on an episode, but not remembering what episode I left off on in the series. So my binge rewatching of Clone Wars is on hold for the time being.
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There was an IOS update and now whenever I start watching and change devices it's right where I paused it.
I might start using the Disney+ app on my iPad and mirror it onto my Samsung just because of the U/I issues.
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Well, that was quick:
So, your Disney+ account was hacked. Here's what to do (https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/19/tech/disney-plus-password-account-hacked-trnd/index.html)
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LUCASFILM confirms Willow sequel series for Disney+ (https://www.lucasfilm.com/news/jon-m-chu-to-direct-lucasfilms-willow-series-for-disney/)
I will definitely watch this. :)
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Yup I’m down for that as well!
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OH HELL YES.
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I’m still mad about Dark Crystal being cancelled. >:(
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Tried to watch WandaVision today and about 5 minutes into the second episode, the sound cut out. Have tried again multiple times to restart the episode but no luck. Even tried watching the first episode again and that one doesn't have sound now.
Anyone else having issues with their Disney+?
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I had no issues watching it on my PC today. We're going to watch it on the Smart TV later, I'll let you know if there are any issues there.
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I had to delete the app from my TV, reboot the TV, reload the app and then it worked. It had to be my TV that was the issue because I could watch it fine on my phone. Good to know in case it happens again.
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Do we know roughly how many episodes each of the planned Star Wars series will be?
I'm not sure if the Marvel series will be any indication, but its interesting to see that Wandavision was 9 while Falcon and The Winter Soldier was only 6. I'm not sure if either of those is supposed to have a second season or if they're just meant to be setups for movies that are coming out in the future. I know Wandavision helps setup the next Doctor Strange movie, but I'm unaware of Falcon setting anything up.
I could see the benefit of both approaches, but from a selfish perspective I'd love to see The Mandalorian, and Kenobi, and some of these other series go on for years, especially if there is no movie tie in.
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Do we know roughly how many episodes each of the planned Star Wars series will be?
I'm not sure if the Marvel series will be any indication, but its interesting to see that Wandavision was 9 while Falcon and The Winter Soldier was only 6. I'm not sure if either of those is supposed to have a second season or if they're just meant to be setups for movies that are coming out in the future. I know Wandavision helps setup the next Doctor Strange movie, but I'm unaware of Falcon setting anything up.
I could see the benefit of both approaches, but from a selfish perspective I'd love to see The Mandalorian, and Kenobi, and some of these other series go on for years, especially if there is no movie tie in.
Wandavision was actually supposed to be 10 episodes in total, but they weren't able to do everything they wanted due to COVID-19. They ended up spreading the events of one episode across a few others to make it more cohesive. That's why the ending doesn't really feature certain characters like Darcy - she was on the opposite coast and couldn't get to where they were filming between travel restrictions and quarantine. It was rumored that Cumberbatch would have a guest appearance as well, but he was in New Zealand, so not at all feasible to get him back and forth in time. Senior Scratchy (Agatha's bunny) didn't have a payoff by the end, but was supposed to be some kind of demon and a scene was cut with him trapping the twins in the underground lair. But it doesn't really lend itself to a sequel - it was intended to get the character from Wanda to Scarlet Witch, bring back a form of the Vision, and introduce Photon & SWORD while connecting some past elements to the continuity (Darcy, Woo, the blip, etc.). Maybe even an intro to the Young Avengers if they can bring Billy and Tommy back somehow.
I thought I read somewhere that Kenobi is six episodes, but an hour in length. I think number of episodes is a little ambiguous and less meaningful given each episode has varying time lengths. FATWS was fewer episodes, but each was longer than WV, so similar amount of content in a more compact form I think. Not sure which I prefer - I felt like the shorter WandaVision episodes made it feel like a longer experience and enabled more cliff hangers. That FATWS episode where they go to Madripoor, find agent Carter, Walker gets the syrum and kills a badguy all in under an hour felt like it could have been 2-3 episodes. I don't think either of these are intended for sequels - as you said, they are plot movements intended to set up future movie events without having to go too far into the background/origin of slower paced events. That's been Marvel's strategy all along with the solo movies advancing the background development so team films can focus more on a cohesive plot/singular storyline.
Star Wars is a totally different animal. Where Marvel is pushing out different sized chapters of an ongoing mega-story, Star Wars is bouncing around the timelines filling in previously unexplored gaps. That gives them a lot more freedom to do multiple seasons because they're not trying to time multiple other projects off of each individual show. For example, Black Panther had to happen before Infinity War to establish Wakanda's tech and army, but they had to wait until Endgame finished to bring Spidey back from the blip for Far From Home. Kenobi, Mandalorian, etc. could be one season or ten seasons because there's nothing else immediately following the storyline to force an ending. Rogue One is the only modern release that really cuts off the potential for a sequel because it leads right into ANH, and even there they found a way to run a prequel instead. It will probably just depend on how well these shows do. I think Solo would have gone right into a sequel if it had been better received.
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Price bump and Ads coming to Disney+ ... (https://www.polygon.com/23300486/disney-plus-subscription-ads-pricing)
Starting Dec. 8, a version of the Disney streaming service will be available with ads for $7.99 a month. If you’re scratching your head, doing the math, and wondering why that’s about the same as your current ad-free subscription, that’s because the ad-free tier is going to bump up to $10.99 a month. The ad version will be known as Disney Plus Basic, with the ad-free tier known as Disney Plus Premium. All Disney Plus titles will still be available across both platforms.
This is a similar model to Hulu, another Disney-owned streaming service, which also has ad-free and ad models. And yes, Hulu is also set to get a price increase, starting on Oct. 10. The basic subscription will increase by a dollar, from $6.99 to $7.99, with the ad-free tier going from $12.99 to $14.99. Meanwhile, the Disney Plus Bundle — which currently includes Hulu with ads, Disney Plus with no ads, and ESPN Plus — will increase from $13.99 to $14.99 a month. The premium version, which includes ad-free Hulu, will remain the same at $19.99 a month. Meanwhile, Disney already announced that ESPN Plus prices will increase by the end of the month.
I can't say I'm surprised by the price hikes at all, and it ultimately won't make me cancel, but it is still a bit disappointing to see. I really wish Disney would just offer a full ad-free bundle for Disney+, Hulu, & ESPN+. Hulu is borderline unwatchable with ads. (Speaking as someone who cut the cable cord almost 7 years ago, and has become very un-used to commercials.)
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The ad version will go away when they lose a ton of subscribers.
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So sick of the streaming wars nonsense…
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I just noticed that Young Indiana Jones got added to Disney+. Not sure when that happened, but I'm pretty stoked to have those added to the catalog.
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I saw something about the Young Indiana Jones adventures being added to Disney+ on social media, and I have to say that I was thrilled by the news! Last night I started watching it and it looks like the entire series dropped. It had been so long since I had seen the show that I didn't realize every episode was 90+ minutes.
Trying not to get Indy overload right now. I just re-watched Temple of Doom over the weekend while it was still on Amazon Prime. I guess I'll switch my IJ re-watches to Disney+ now.
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I just noticed that they're jacking the price up another $25 or so. Can't say I'm surprised, everyone everywhere is taking their pound of flesh... but it's definitely disappointing.
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Hey so… Willow…I know the reviews are bad, but I wanted to watch it anyway.
So I started a couple weeks ago when my wife was out of town, and got through all but the finale before she got back home.
Since she didn’t care I stopped watching it… and then I went today to load up the last episode to discover that they removed it from Disney Plus.
So first, does anyone know anywhere that I can watch the last episode?!?
Ans second, what the ****?! Why take it down? It’s new content, it’s paid for…what’s the harm I leaving it there
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Why take it down? It’s new content, it’s paid for…what’s the harm I leaving it there
#1. Residuals. It's a small cost, but you don't have to pay it if you're not airing the thing anymore.
#2. Resale. Selling your older content to FAST networks (Free Ad-Supported Television) like Pluto, Tubi, Roku Channel, etc. in some cases makes the streamer more money than what you'd make from potential subscribers looking for that content.
Welcome to the new era of FOMO in streaming networks. Are you one of those folks who pays for HBO/Disney+/Netflix/etc, watches everything in 3 months then drops it to pay for another service for 3 months? Well you might miss out on something because it'll only be here a limited time then we're selling it to someone else! Another way to try to take as much money from you as they can.
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Don't worry Rob...you really didn't miss much. That show was written by people who didn't watch the original movie at all.
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Don't worry Rob...you really didn't miss much. That show was written by people who didn't watch the original movie at all.
Yeah it's the principle. Like, an email warning people who are half way through a series that the series is going to vanish would be nice!
#1. Residuals. It's a small cost, but you don't have to pay it if you're not airing the thing anymore.
#2. Resale. Selling your older content to FAST networks (Free Ad-Supported Television) like Pluto, Tubi, Roku Channel, etc. in some cases makes the streamer more money than what you'd make from potential subscribers looking for that content.
Welcome to the new era of FOMO in streaming networks. Are you one of those folks who pays for HBO/Disney+/Netflix/etc, watches everything in 3 months then drops it to pay for another service for 3 months? Well you might miss out on something because it'll only be here a limited time then we're selling it to someone else! Another way to try to take as much money from you as they can.
Makes sense, but is still lame. We're not people who jump around, we have Netflix (although it's part of my brother in law's account, so if they're really killing family account sharing, that might go soon), I pay for Disney Plus and Shudder. Max is free with my Direct TV / AT&T package... we get Prime because we pay for Amazon Prime... my wife pays for Apple Plus.
I like the freedom.
What you're saying makes sense, it's also incredibly lame. It's not like Willow was old. It was just released 7 months ago. I'm super annoyed that there's no way to watch it, especially given that in the interim about the price increase. I basically pay for Plus just to watch Star Wars stuff, and occasionally a Marvel movie. So this nonsense about the first non-SW or Marvel thing I've watched getting ****-canned before I can finish it is really obnoxious.
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It does seem odd, unless Disney doesn't fully own it, but I assumed Disney fully owned it.
I always got the sense that Disney was working to make D+ a perpetual, full catalog of their content, and that was part of the reason why they were issuing very few DVDs of their new content.
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I saw this article basically saying that Disney spent $100M on production (which was discoverable due to the filming credits Disney got from Britain ansd Wales) and removing it from streaming allows them to write off the loss.
[urlhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/08/15/revealed-the-abandoned-streaming-series-that-cost-disney-100-million/?sh=4a27976b620e[/url]
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That makes sense if they can get a big financial write-off by yanking it.
Hopefully they're allowed to add it back at some point after all the financial monkey business is done. Willow really isn't all that good, but they should still keep it in the catalog.
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From what I understand it is a bit of a slippery slope that are on. On the one hand they are writing off the project as unreleasable to get the write off. On the other they filmed in the UK to take advantage of UK tax credits to reduce the budget...but those tax credits get cancelled if the product is deemed unreleasable, leaving them with a new tax bill to pay. Hope the one covers the other.