Summer Movie Draft, Stranger Things (S1), Mr. Robot (205), Justified (304)
00:50 – Summer Movie Draft
04:39 – Stranger Things (Full Series)
11:19 – Mr. Robot (205)
21:55 – Justified (304)
Summer Movie Draft, Stranger Things (S1), Mr. Robot (205), Justified (304)
00:50 – Summer Movie Draft
04:39 – Stranger Things (Full Series)
11:19 – Mr. Robot (205)
21:55 – Justified (304)
Hulu ends their free service, but gives it to Yahoo! And has Apple given up on providing a TV service?
CordKillers: Ep. 132 – No, That’s RedTube
Recorded: August 9 2016
Guest: None
Intro Video
Primary Target
Signal Intelligence
Gear Up
Front Lines
Under Surveillance
Dispatches from the Front
Hey Tom and Brian,
Quick question for Tom since he’s the OTA veteran. When you record shows using a Romeo or OTA solutions, are you able to select closed captioning or audio description after recording a show or can you tell the device to record the secondary audio channel? I’m wondering about cutting the cord but i fear losing audio description for the visually impaired as it is the lazy man’s TV experience. I usually record shows like NCIS or Suits on USA. I may just be stuck with Time Warner Cable or dream of the old VCR.
By the way, the NBC coverage of the Olympics is offering “some” audio description, but it mostly seems to start in the prime time blcok of programming.
Thanks,
– Rodney
Raleigh, NC
After listening to your podcast for the last 3 months I’ve been trying to cut out AT&T U-verse television service. This weekend of the Olympics I finally did it.
I’m already a Netflix/Hulu+Showtime subscriber and I hooked up Digital Antennas for the three TVs in my home and use one fourth gen Apple TV in the main room where we watch TV. The other TVs I have two third gen Apple TVs connected as I only watch most tv in the main room.
The main room Apple TV has Sling TV installed and I’ve been enjoying the Orange channel selection works for me so far. I’m a disappointed about the sling interface and lack of pausing and on demand shows but I’m happy so far and I gained channels via digital antenna as I had only basic service for tv before.
All in all I’m much happier than before.
Thanks for you inspiration.
– Jason
With the Olympics starting, I have been watching via my Roku and NBC sports app. The streaming quality has been poor on my fast (150mbps) connection. I have heard rumors that some boxes (apple TV) have better streaming quality through the NBC app. Has anyone done a comparison of this one app between the Roku, apple tv and fire TV?
– Jason N.
Hi Tom and Brian,
Do you think that more streaming services will (or should) offer yearly subscriptions at a small discount in addition to the standard pay-per-month option?
I think Netflix missed an opportunity to say “You want to keep the old monthly price? Fine, here’s a $100 per year (or $8.33/month) subscription.” It reduces the monthly temptation to evaluate whether it’s worth keeping it each month. As we get closer to “subscription fatigue” and with it taking so little time to cancel/renew, I think we’ll see more people choosing their months for each service.
The yearly subscription model seems particularly strong for services with a few major hits (e.g., House of Cards or Game of Thrones). People that want to subscribe for just those services would be more inclined to pay for only a few months and cancel, but if a discounted yearly rate is offered, might stick around to browse the rest of the catalog.
Amazon started with the yearly subscription and only recently added the monthly option, but for me their “major hit” is the 2-day shipping, for which I’m happy to pay a yearly subscription as opposed to month-by-month for just their video catalog.
Your happy boss,
– Tom
Again I would reiterate that Comcast got me back as a corded user when they offered a combined package of basic cable with Showtime or HBO and it cost less than my internet alone was (at least for 12 months). So I am essentially paying for internet and getting Showtime and Streampix for free and they get to tell their stock holders that they are not losing as many subscribers as some of their competitors. It is essentially, semantics or outright lying. I would at least consider myself a cord trimmer and relate more to a cord cutter that is enjoying a few perks from his ISP.
Very Respectfully,
– Gregory
Links
Summer Movie Draft, Jason Bourne, Mr. Robot (204), Justified (303). With special guest Patrick Heston. Check out his show, Functional Nerds.
Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atfmb
01:34 – Summer Movie Draft
04:20 – Stranger Things (Follow-up)
07:18 – Preacher (Follow-up)
08:12 – Jason Bourne
11:14 – Mr. Robot (204)
23:36 – Justified (303)
How Netflix tried to wow the critics, Comcast’s dilemma might benefit cordcutters, and what really happened with Apple TV. With special guests John Anealio and Patrick Hester. Check out their podcast, Functional Nerds.
John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnanealio
Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atfmb
Summer Movie Draft, Stranger Things (102-105), Mr. Robot (203), Preacher (109), Justified (302).
01:03 – Summer Movie Draft
03:35 – Stranger Things (102-105)
10:01 – Mr. Robot (203)
14:28 – Preacher (109)
21:37 – Justified (302)
Cord-cutting conquers Comic-Con, Netflix finds out people don’t like price raises, and Twitter becomes a sports network.
CordKillers: Ep. 130 – Subscribe, Binge, Unsub, Repeat
Recorded: July 25 2016
Guest: None
Intro Video
Primary Target
TV
– American Gods has all the parts in the book yes, even Media’s. (Starz, 2017 – Bryan Fuller)
– Star Trek: Discovery (Bryan Fuller) Characters from previous shows may appear
– The Expanse trailer – coming 2017
– Sherlock 2017
MOVIES
– Snowden – September 16 (Oliver Stone, Joseph Gordon-Leavitt)
– Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – November
– Doctor Strange – Nov. 4
– Lego Batman Feb. 2017
– Kong: Skull Island – March 2017
– Wonder Woman – Summer 2017
– Justice League – 2017
Signal Intelligence
Gear Up
Front Lines
Under Surveillance
Dispatches from the Front
I am a long time listener, recent cord cutter. Before the fall season starts up, I want to get myself set up with a DVR, because I have great OTA reception where I live, BUT I want to be able to watch those recordings on my home computer sometimes too. It looks like Tivo recently stopped selling its software for this, and Channelmaster’s transfer of randomly-named files sounds odious. What solution am I missing?
Your boss,
– Andrew
Brian, I too am a fan of having closed captioning on. I’ve come to notice another benefit to closed captioning. In Preacher, in the scene when young Tulip over hears the Jessie’s dad talking on the phone. It just sounds like murmuring, but CC spells it out for you. Also, there was a movie where the tv was on in the background with no sound, but CC showed what the Reporter was saying, which was pertinent to the show.
– Chris
I’m in the process of cutting the cord. The main problem is that my wife likes the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies Channel. Is there a place to stream these without a cable/satellite subscription? Thanks love the information you provide.
– Robert
It is a sad day. No more VCR. 🙁 I guess i can finally throw away that box of Disney movies I have.
– Shawn
Links
Summer Movie Draft, Stranger Things (101), Mr. Robot (201, 202), Preacher (108), Justified (301).
01:01 – Summer Movie Draft
05:56 – Stranger Things (101)
11:44 – Mr. Robot (201, 202)
16:50 – Preacher (108)
22:54 – Justified (301)
Apple plays coy with TV, Twitter wants to be a streamer, and yes people do want Netflix on their cable box.
CordKillers: Ep. 129 – Shut Up and Eat It!
Recorded: July 18 2016
Guest: None
Intro Video
Primary Target
Signal Intelligence
Gear Up
Front Lines
Under Surveillance
Dispatches from the Front
Please tell me you guys are going to watch “”Stranger Things”” and spoil the hell out of it. I’m very interested in seeing Brian’s thoughts on all of the Easter Eggs. I just binged the whole show in one day.
Cheers,
– Jeff
Hi guys! Love the show and as a loyal Patreon supporter I will keep you on the payroll as you continue your crusade TW2YW2YWOWDYWT – I was unsure if anybody contacted you about HDR10 vs Dolby Vision but I wanted to recommend two other great podcasts – AVEXCEL Ep 18 (Another great Patreon investment opportunity) and AVRANT Ep 492 (at 23:12) for a technical “deep dive” on this and other AV topics sorting hype from facts. There is an article at http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/dolby-hdr-201606214303.htm
Keep up the good work and looking forward to Cordkiller total victory in the future.
– Chuck
So I’m trying to find the cheapest legal way to watch a few summer TV series, Mr. Robot, Killjoys, Dark Matter, and the new Top Gear. I see that Sling blue has all of those channels so I sign up for the free (thankfully) 7 day trial. The first two episodes of Mr Robot are available on demand and I get excited, the rest of the shows are appointment viewing only with no way to even set a reminder. So I try the Syfy app to register my “cable provider” and Sling isn’t an option. Basically this thing is appointment viewing only with no DVR. I guess I’ll be cancelling and buying my shows one at a time from Amazon or Vudu since Amazon prime has none of the shows I watch either.
Love the show.
PS have you noticed it is one cent per episode cheaper to buy shows one at a time rather than the whole season?
– Matt
Hi Tom and Brian
Just wanted to let you know that Joseph Gilgun who plays Cassidy in Preacher is in the new film The Infiltrator and is very good in a small part. He is a completely different character and I almost didn’t recognize him. I know you enjoy him in Preacher as do I and thought you might want to check him out in a good film with Brian Cranston.
– Cliff
Hey Brushwood! (Also Dear Mr. Tom Merritt)
What’s up with not mentioning The 100 whenever talking about The CW line up? If you’ve not seen it, please correct this grave mistake immediately. An apt description of The 100 would be taking Game of Thrones, adding Battlestar Galactica, tossing in a dash of Lord of the Flies and finally a pinch of Lost.
Give it until the end of episode 3; I promise you’ll be just as hooked as I was.
Thanks!
– Jordan
– Matt in Willimasport subscribes to a Comcast bundle because it’s the cheapest way for him as an engineering student and having Netflix on the cable box will bring it easily to the living room TV.
– Tim says “In our AARP home, the addition of Netflix to our X-1 box eases the ‘spousal factor’ a bit. My wife won’t have to fire up the Apple TV, switch the hdmi input to the tv.”
– Faiz’s Dad has basement home theater room but insists on watching TV in the kitchen, meaning he never uses Netflix. Faiz writes, “Our IPTV provider (Bell in Canada) added Netflix support a few months back, and since then he’s used it on occasion. Still not regularly, but often enough that it’s not just a fluke.”
Links
Summer Movie Draft, Mr. Robot (201), Preacher (106, 107), Justified (213). With special guest Mikey Neumann. Check out his Twitter and Movies with Mikey.
00:49 – Summer Movie Draft
05:24 – Mr. Robot (201)
12:02 – Preacher (106, 107)
20:45 – Justified (213)
28:27 – Walking Dead Theory
YouTube may roll its own channels alongside big broadcasters, ESPN may launch subscription service after all, Comcast and Netflix make peace. With special guest Mikey Neumann. Check out his Twitter and Movies with Mikey.