Peacock Peacock - NBC/Universal Streaming Service (Official Thread) (1 Viewer)

[Johnny Angell]

HBOMax seems to resemble an actual studio-owned service trying to show off their own disk-restored product (even with the old Criterion titles left over from Filmstruck), while Peacock literally looks like HuluPlus with Hitchcock and Frankenstein added.

It's a good thing that Peacock has a FWA system for most of its B-titles, since that's the same way I watched Hulu back before it became Plus.

FWA?

 

[Ejanss]

FWA?

Free With Ads. It's so common, it's an Internet-acronym now.

 

[David Deeb]

As we know, "The Office" is coming to Peacock in January. But I just read that only seasons 1&2 will be free.

Seasons 3-9 will be behind a paywall & require paid subscriptions.

Are many people even subscribing to Peacock? Will The Office convert millions to pay for it?

 

[Robert Crawford]

As we know, "The Office" is coming to Peacock in January. But I just read that only seasons 1&2 will be free.

Seasons 3-9 will be behind a paywall & require paid subscriptions.

Are many people even subscribing to Peacock? Will The Office convert millions to pay for it?

I subscribe to Peacock, but will probably drop them for 2021 as I have too much to watch with other streaming services and physical media.

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

I'm enjoying The Amber Ruffin Show and I'm glad there will be more episodes in 2021.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

As we know, "The Office" is coming to Peacock in January. But I just read that only seasons 1&2 will be free.

Seasons 3-9 will be behind a paywall & require paid subscriptions.

Are many people even subscribing to Peacock? Will The Office convert millions to pay for it?

I am getting the premium service only because I am a Comcast customer. It still has commercials, though, so I rarely watch anything on it. There is no way I would pay for the service if I move on from Comcast.

I bought the complete series of The Office when it was on sale on Vudu a couple of years ago for under $30. So, I don't really care which service is carrying it or what they are charging. It's been awhile since I have watched the series, though, as I am watching a couple of other series with "half hour" episodes right now.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

This decision doesn’t really affect me but in general terms I like that Peacock has both a free and paid tier. I personally wish it was a little simpler, free with ads and paid without ads (rather than having a free with ads, paid with ads and paid without ads level) but it’s sort of unique among the major services for having that. There’s no free version of CBS All Access or HBO Max or Disney+ or Netflix etc.

I’ve always felt the deal should be if it’s free, it can have ads, if I pay for it, it shouldn’t. But being that paid services going back as far as basic cable have always had commercials clearly the universe doesn’t agree with me

 

[David Deeb]

Great feedback, but I wonder if having the Office behind a paywall on Peacock will prove as lucrative for them as just licensing it to Netflix or any other.

I understand what's behind their thinking & strategy ..... keeping it on their own platform to build their own subscribers... but I just think the Netflix/Disney+/Hulu/Prime/and potentially HBO Max platforms are just more than enough options for the average person... I wonder if locking it up on Peacock will be as lucrative for them. I guess we'll find out soon.

 

[Lord Dalek]

Like bad ideas through Comcast's brain trust...

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Like bad ideas through Comcast's brain trust...

That really seems a very odd choice, no?

Will this be one of those programs that always come w/ ads (and lots of soapy ones at that, LOL ) on Peacock?

One would think such daytime soap would still be best suited primarily for regular, daytime TV broadcasting instead of streaming-only given the demographic along w/ the nature of such content/production... unless their goal is to migrate absolutely everything off from traditional broadcasting into streaming I guess...

I'll say this. I don't really care for the way they currently handle their linear TV programming/channels on the Peacock app/platform, but they seem just about all on there, except for local TV news, and certainly well ahead of CBS/Paramount+ and ABC/Disney+/Hulu in that regard... even if just by default -- I was recently, finally able to convince my mother to cut the cord and migrate over to streaming because Peacock (along w/ easier, more straightforward, linear NYC TV news access on Roku Channels) does just enough to suit her...

Personally, I can't stand the Peacock app myself.

_Man_

 

[Lord Dalek]

That really seems a very odd choice, no?

Not really. NBC's been trying to take a sledgehammer to the hourglass for at least 25 years. Every time they've come close, the ratings somehow manage to go up and a different soap got axed (First Another World, then Sunset Beach, finally Passions) in its place. Now they've got their excuse.

 

[EricSchulz]

Like bad ideas through Comcast's brain trust...

I completely disagree.
Soaps used to be “appointment“ TV. How many people are really watching it “live” when it’s broadcast? I was a huge Y&R fan and DVRd it because of work. Years ago you could watch it online but generally 24 hours after broadcast. Imagine just being able to go to Peacock and watch it whenever you want, or binge the whole week in a sitting. I think it’s a smart move.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I completely disagree.
Soaps used to be “appointment“ TV. How many people are really watching it “live” when it’s broadcast? I was a huge Y&R fan and DVRd it because of work. Years ago you could watch it online but generally 24 hours after broadcast. Imagine just being able to go to Peacock and watch it whenever you want, or binge the whole week in a sitting. I think it’s a smart move.

The only problem is those fans of this show living in rural areas without good internet connection.

 

[JasonRoer]

Question for Peacock streaming users - do movies with Peacock Premium have ads during the movies? I see that there are 3 minutes of ads before the films, and it says the movie will be ad-free, but just because it says that, doesn't mean it's true. I just want to know if I have to have premium plus to watch Halloween Ends without any interruptions during the film. The 3 minutes up front doesn't bother me at all.

 

[Benoit Blanc]

Hard for me to believe this thread went almost two years without any posts.

 

[FincherFan]

@JasonRoer Long time lurker & long time laserdisc/dvd/blu-ray fan, first-time poster. yes, ads at the beginning & then the feature is ad-free. i just watched Jurassic World: Dominion.

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Hard for me to believe this thread went almost two years without any posts.

Why? Not like there's really much of anything worth saying/talking about this service/platform since it's really so blah (and offers no exclusive, new or "original" content)...

_Man_

 

[Benoit Blanc]

Why? Not like there's really much of anything worth saying/talking about this service/platform since it's really so blah (and offers no exclusive, new or "original" content)...

_Man_

I wouldn't know. I don't really have access to the full service myself.

 

[compson]

Question for Peacock streaming users - do movies with Peacock Premium have ads during the movies? I see that there are 3 minutes of ads before the films, and it says the movie will be ad-free, but just because it says that, doesn't mean it's true. I just want to know if I have to have premium plus to watch Halloween Ends without any interruptions during the film. The 3 minutes up front doesn't bother me at all.

I watched the recent Downton Abbey movie on Peacock Premium. There was an ad before the movie but none during the movie.

 

[JasonRoer]

I watched the recent Downton Abbey movie on Peacock Premium. There was an ad before the movie but none during the movie.

Thanks. Good to know.