HBO Max HBO Max (Official Thread) (1 Viewer)

[Robert Crawford]

One more thing one more time.
The Apple apps are up.

I won't be going back to bed for a few hours.

 

[jayembee]

My Samsung TV hasn't gotten the HBO Max app downloaded yet.

 

[Cranston37+]

I like how TCM has its own section and it includes the Criterion titles. A one stop shop for classic movie fans.

Although it should be noted the Criterion titles have none of the extras you get on the Criterion Channel.

 

[justarandomstan]

I like how the mobile app lets you browse and search for content before even signing up. It gives you the chance to see if there's anything that interests you.

Fans of classic Television Shows however are in for a rude awakening....

 

[Robert Crawford]

It looks like the Warner Archive streams are the same ones available on iTunes. In short, no Warner Archive stream is derived from the latest master used for any movie title originally released by Warner Archive on Blu-ray.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I like how the mobile app lets you browse and search for content before even signing up. It gives you the chance to see if there's anything that interests you.

Fans of classic Television Shows however are in for a rude awakening....

They shouldn't be as I thought it would be very limited in that regard.

 

[justarandomstan]

They shouldn't be as I thought it would be very limited in that regard.

What you thought and what the general public perception of said service is, are two completely different things.

Many people expected at least shows like Night Court, Growing Pains and Dallas to be present, as they're very popular and are not tied to any other streaming service. Glad I didn't jump the shark and pre - order.

I might get the trial soon, to at least test it and see how it performs.

They haven't signed a deal with Roku anyway, and I'm definitely not gonna sit in front of my computer trying to be comfy when it should have been readily available as an app on Roku to begin with.

 

[Robert Crawford]

What you thought and what the general public perception of said service is, are two completely different things.

Many people expected at least shows like Night Court, Growing Pains and Dallas to be present, as they're very popular and are not tied to any other streaming service. Glad I didn't jump the shark and pre - order.

I might get the trial soon, to at least test it and see how it performs.

They haven't signed a deal with Roku anyway, and I'm definitely not gonna sit in front of my computer trying to be comfy when it should have been readily available as an app on Roku to begin with.

Well then the general public was naive in thinking those shows would be available at launch. I imagine some of those shows would need some PQ work before they can be shown in HD on this new service.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I like how TCM has its own section and it includes the Criterion titles. A one stop shop for classic movie fans.

Although it should be noted the Criterion titles have none of the extras you get on the Criterion Channel.

I like that too.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Unfortunately, it's not the end all for classic movie and tv fans. I think the classic movie catalog is much better than the classic tv catalog. Actually, I think the initial classic movie catalog is pretty damn good considering what I initial thought it would be. In the future, it will be interesting to see how they rotate their movie titles. With that said, at first glance, if I didn't get this free already with my DirecTV Premium package, I wouldn't subscribe to this service. At least, my paid subscription wouldn't be long-term.

 

[Tino]

Many people expected at least shows like Night Court, Growing Pains and Dallas to be present,

Sez who? I wasn’t. And I have no interest in any of them.

Were they announced for the service or are you just assuming/hoping they would be there?

 

[justarandomstan]

Sez who? I wasn’t. And I have no interest in any of them.

Were they announced for the service or are you just assuming/hoping they would be there?

So you can speak for all people out there? People were expecting some form classic television to be present, those shows were just examples. If you have no interest in them, good for you.

There's life outside of this forum where people discuss the service, just saying.

 

[Cranston37+]

So you can speak for all people out there? People were expecting some form classic television to be present, those shows were just examples. If you have no interest in them, good for you.

There's life outside of this forum where people discuss the service, just saying.

As I said yesterday in response to you saying "At least provide us with the entire Warner TV library over time" - you're going to have to temper expectations on what you're expecting this service to be...

 

[Tino]

So you can speak for all people out there?

Did I say that? I said “I” have no interest.

Jeez dude relax.

 

[justarandomstan]

As I said yesterday in response to you saying "At least provide us with the entire Warner TV library over time" - you're going to have to temper expectations on what you're expecting in the TV front. For many reasons what you envision is just not what this service is going to provide...

I specifically said that I expect stuff to be added OVER TIME, didn't I? Never imagined that there would be absolutely nothing at launch. I didn't want everything to be there from the start, but had at least a modest expectation that some shows are gonna make it lol

On a separate note, the classic seasons of Sesame Street have about 5 episodes each (usually the first five), so yeah, gotta love the word "curated", they certainly take advantage of it

 

[Cranston37+]

I specifically said that I expect stuff to be added OVER TIME, didn't I?

Relax, my friend.

My response was only in regards to you saying "at least add the entire Warner TV library over time."

Wishing more content had been added at launch is certainly reasonable.

On a separate note, the classic seasons of Sesame Street have about 5 episodes each (usually the first five), so yeah, gotta love the word "curated", they certainly take advantage of it

As part of the original deal they signed with Sesame Workshop, they only have access to 150 episodes until after season 50 has aired, at which point they will get access to all 4,500. That has not happened yet.

 

[Tino]

I specifically said that I expect stuff to be added OVER TIME, didn't I?

Dude, what’s with the attitude? Give it a rest. No need to be combative.

Cheers

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Enough, guys!

 

[Tino]

The lack of 4K content is the only bummer for me right now. But I read somewhere they will be rolling it out over the next year. I mean it’s the standard now for every streaming service to offer at least some 4K content.

 

[Robert Crawford]

As Ron stated, we need to stop bickering at each other. It doesn't do any good acting badly towards one and other.