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Is it just me or are they definitely systematically trimming/reducing the TCM section very substantially now? It wasn't that big a section as it was, but starting next month? They're about to remove quite a lot of American classics by end of this month, including the few that recently...

Well, unless they greatly expand the number of 4K/Atmos titles on there, we've definitely been getting the measly amount of 4K/Atmos content on there... and there has never been any talk of how many simultaneous streams offered before (and pretty sure more than just 2), so... Basically, we...

So that means we'll still be getting 4K/Atmos on our existing plan for at least 6 months (before being dropped down to the mid-tier... unless we upgrade)? That should be long enough to cover the rest of my prepaid annual subscription -- and maybe that's what they figured probably for all the...

My deeply discounted annual subs promo will end come mid-Sept. No idea yet if they'll drop my current, prepaid service to the more limited, non-4K tier, but either way, I'll just switch to only reactivating for a month or two each year to binge on the very little (and dwindling) content of...

Yeah, I will likely just go back to subscribing for a month or maybe two each year just to binge on whatever little there is of interest on there. I only did the annual subs because of what seemed like a good enough, combo deal (for over 50% total discount) at the time. Their offerings are...

Boooo(!!!) if they intend to limit 4K/HDR/Atmos only to that new highest tier... not that they really have that much in 4K/HDR/Atmos anyhow... but they better not drop 4K/HDR/Atmos for those of us who already paid for an annual subscription (at least until expiration)... _Man_

Maybe this (so far still very slight) thread would be of interest to you re: AppleTV+. And of course, there's a (much bigger, ongoing, long running) thread for NetFlix. RE: HBO Max itself, had made use of their annual subscription deal (plus an Amex cashback offer on top) around Sept last...

Certainly no reason to subscribe more than a month or two each year (to binge on something like the GoT prequel) it seems. _Man_

Wonder why AT&T and former WarnerMedia heads aren't also defendants since they're actually the ones who "cooked [the]... numbers"... or are they also being sued separately instead? _Man_

But what would they have to charge for the combined service to make sense (and actually be able to keep the needed number of subscribers more or less year-round) though? Discovery+ alone right now only costs $7 for ad-free, and do most of their subscribers actually do that instead of the $5...

Seems like a very odd choice to shop the series for release elsewhere instead of on HBO Max. Not like they're cutting it to save $$$ or do another tax writeoff or something afterall... OR I suppose they might indeed terminating their side of the deal early enough to save some $$$... but at what...

They have a small-ish selection of good classics that include a small handful from Criterion, including the various Chaplin features from Criterion. Not sure if they have all the Chaplin Mutual Shorts, but they have some of those too for instance. No idea what else might interest that you...

No worries, Josh. I didn't take any offense or anything like that. Reality is WBD can do whatever they want... and so can their customers. IF they aren't going to build much of any trust w/ their customers, they can't expect to retain them. And right now, I just don't see them building much...

This might be no real issue at all -- and just blown way out of proportion by some very vocal, tiny group of complainers... I really don't know. I actually don't really personally care about (how ever much of) Sesame Street being removed from HBO Max. Frankly, I'm not even sure why Sesame...

Good points about curating the Sesame Street collection (not that I necessarily agree w/ all the choices)... although it'd probably be good if they're a bit more transparent about the decisions they make for such for better PR me thinks... _Man_

It doesn't seem clear since that announcement said "new and returning customers". I imagine they'll just offer the deal as soon as you try to cancel... or maybe they'll eventually get around to automatically extending the offer if you try to switch to the annual plan... unless you're already on...

Hmmm... I might go ahead and do this since I also currently have an Amex offer for $25 back on a $99-plus annual subscription that would basically drop the annual deal to ~$80 (for this coming year), which is actually a bit less than I've been paying on my soon-to-end 50%-off deal for the past...

You're not really missing anything... even though I seem to recall enjoying it well enough way back then... but then again, I also liked Short Circuit back then too (though of course totally unrelated, except from same era). It's a pretty mid-of-the-road flick of that kind IIRC... not as bad as...

Wasn't aware of that distinction between HBO and HBO Max. I had assumed they were just one entity (on the backend) creating content for both outlets (cable and streaming)... and I'm not sure most anyone else (on the outside like me) was aware or (should) cared either. Either way, that doesn't...

Probably should be (much) more concerned about how the merger impacts Warner overall than HBO Max itself. Personally, I could take it or leave when it comes to HBO Max. I've only kept it for nearly an entire year because of their 1/2 price promo offer (that's set to expire in another...

Not sure, but I'm guessing it might have more to do w/ their legacy pricing structure and bizz model for the standalone HBO cable channel/service itself (and its companion HBO Go/Now streaming)... as they seemed to be positioning HBO Max to replace that legacy service as well. Josh just beat me...

Yep. In at least some ways, it seems like they simply had too much of AT&T's DNA all over them (in how they really fell short trying to compete... just as AT&T regularly fell short in the telecom industry... although AT&T already had enough history, size/marketshare and clout to withstand its...

HBO Max would be alright (enough... despite the various technical shortcomings they seemed to be gradually addressing) and probably much more attractive than it's been if not for its rather high pricing (on top of the tech snafus), especially compared to Disney+. But they're not just competing...

Bleak? Not sure why that. Some kinda change was probably to be expected... and there seems nothing so far to suggest it'd be bleak near as I can tell. I do find it odd though that Snowpiercer was suddenly, quietly(?) removed, particularly since the latest season was only added a couple months...

Just treat it as a badge of honor (not find out what he really thinks, LOL)? ;):cool::D _Man_

Not sure I understand what that means. Did you have some sort of promo offer they're not reinstating or they didn't do the usual cancellation (where you still have access thru end of currently paid period) so you can just resubscribe/reactivate later (nor did they do partial refund if this...

FWIW, they apparently just extended my offer by another 6 months. Works for me. _Man_

How are HBO Max's bitrates these days? Still substantially inferior to iTunes, Movies Anywhere, et al? I've only ever bothered to check their (clearly inferior) bitrate for WW84 4K over a year ago when they first released that (or any 4K offering at all)... I'd check their HD streaming...

Guess Disney's not quite ready (or actually planning) to restrict all Fox content to Hulu (and Disney+) yet... at least not the more adult/R-rated fare anyway... _Man_

@benbess, I just noticed the show last night and will probably watch it as I (and my family and many friends) loved Downton Abbey. But I may just wait until at least 1/2 the season's released before I dig in since I've become spoiled and don't like to go 1 episode per week -- wish such shows...