If they do it like Paramount I’m all for it. I like just throwing on the Star Trek channel rather than deciding what episode of which series I want to watch. That’s part of why I get so much use out of Plex’s Live TV channels. Only difference is paramount doesn’t have ads on their channels
Live TV is handy for sports, but sort of out of date for the modern habit of binge streaming a series.
I don’t really want to watch TV starting from the middle of an episode in the middle of a series. I’d much rather just jump to where I was in my Dropout queue and start watching whatever show is next in the list.
Not everyone wants to binge a show from start to finish
For example, I really enjoyed the episodes of the office that I have watched. It was many years ago and it was only random episodes I caught while airing on TV.
Went to Netflix to watch at started on episode 1. From what I hear season 1 isn’t the greatest. I got through a couple episodes and then thought to myself, this is going to take so many nights of watching to watch them all in order. Never watched another again.
Now if I could turn on the television and say S6EP7 was playing I’d probably enjoy watching it. Might even watch the next episode too.
With classic TV you also get the feeling that you’re watching the show with others.
Channel 1 is having a Harry Potter bingeathon. I catch it on episode 3 and continue to watch it. I’ve seen them all multiple times so I don’t really care where I start. But it’s nice knowing others are having a HP bingeathon with me on a Saturday afternoon. If I was sitting there with my plex server, I could play any HP. But I’m never going to put it on and if I did it would just be me watching the show.
Not everyone wants to binge a show from start to finish
Then don’t.
Went to Netflix to watch at started on episode 1. From what I hear season 1 isn’t the greatest. I got through a couple episodes and then thought to myself, this is going to take so many nights of watching to watch them all in order. Never watched another again.
Here’s a list of some of the most popular episodes of the office. I’d probably just pick one of the early seasons and go from there.
Now if I could turn on the television and say S6EP7 was playing I’d probably enjoy watching it.
Sure. But you can just watch that one straight out. Why simply hope that’s the one Hulu decides to stream at a given moment?
Channel 1 is having a Harry Potter bingeathon. I catch it on episode 3 and continue to watch it.
There’s definitely an appeal to rediscovering old classic movies. But in my experience, the amount of crap out there far outweighs the amount of gold. And the purpose of running channels isn’t to give you a steady diet of quality show. Its to run what’s cheapest to run at any given moment.
You only start seeing Harry Potter on the Daytime Movie Channel when its completely fallen off people’s radars and the rights are cheaper to acquire.
You’re far less likely to see Channel 1 having a Harry Potter bingeathon than you are to see them showing Gremlins or Home Alone, because these series are far cheaper to fill non-prime air time with.
Some people just like to be able to click on one button and have someone or something else decide for you. In my country linear TV is at least for public service still more popular than the great (completely free, open, and mostly DRM free) streaming service.
I personally don’t like linear television (or something like this) but I can see why some would.
People that like it won’t suddenly decide otherwise just because you pointed out that streaming is technically better.
Tbh, I have trouble binge watching most shows. I can’t watch more than 2 or 3 of the same show at a time. Idk why I have trouble with it more than others. After, I usually have to switch to a different show, or a different activity, like video games.
I have playlists set up in Plex that I use like a TV channel. One’s all [adult swim] cartoons, another is old sci fi, another is just documentaries. Best part is no commercials.
If they do it like Paramount I’m all for it. I like just throwing on the Star Trek channel rather than deciding what episode of which series I want to watch. That’s part of why I get so much use out of Plex’s Live TV channels. Only difference is paramount doesn’t have ads on their channels
Live TV is handy for sports, but sort of out of date for the modern habit of binge streaming a series.
I don’t really want to watch TV starting from the middle of an episode in the middle of a series. I’d much rather just jump to where I was in my Dropout queue and start watching whatever show is next in the list.
Not everyone wants to binge a show from start to finish
For example, I really enjoyed the episodes of the office that I have watched. It was many years ago and it was only random episodes I caught while airing on TV.
Went to Netflix to watch at started on episode 1. From what I hear season 1 isn’t the greatest. I got through a couple episodes and then thought to myself, this is going to take so many nights of watching to watch them all in order. Never watched another again.
Now if I could turn on the television and say S6EP7 was playing I’d probably enjoy watching it. Might even watch the next episode too.
With classic TV you also get the feeling that you’re watching the show with others.
Channel 1 is having a Harry Potter bingeathon. I catch it on episode 3 and continue to watch it. I’ve seen them all multiple times so I don’t really care where I start. But it’s nice knowing others are having a HP bingeathon with me on a Saturday afternoon. If I was sitting there with my plex server, I could play any HP. But I’m never going to put it on and if I did it would just be me watching the show.
Then don’t.
https://variety.com/lists/the-office-best-episodes-ranked/
Here’s a list of some of the most popular episodes of the office. I’d probably just pick one of the early seasons and go from there.
Sure. But you can just watch that one straight out. Why simply hope that’s the one Hulu decides to stream at a given moment?
There’s definitely an appeal to rediscovering old classic movies. But in my experience, the amount of crap out there far outweighs the amount of gold. And the purpose of running channels isn’t to give you a steady diet of quality show. Its to run what’s cheapest to run at any given moment.
You only start seeing Harry Potter on the Daytime Movie Channel when its completely fallen off people’s radars and the rights are cheaper to acquire.
You’re far less likely to see Channel 1 having a Harry Potter bingeathon than you are to see them showing Gremlins or Home Alone, because these series are far cheaper to fill non-prime air time with.
Some people just like to be able to click on one button and have someone or something else decide for you. In my country linear TV is at least for public service still more popular than the great (completely free, open, and mostly DRM free) streaming service.
I personally don’t like linear television (or something like this) but I can see why some would.
People that like it won’t suddenly decide otherwise just because you pointed out that streaming is technically better.
Tbh, I have trouble binge watching most shows. I can’t watch more than 2 or 3 of the same show at a time. Idk why I have trouble with it more than others. After, I usually have to switch to a different show, or a different activity, like video games.
I think it’s called “getting bored” and it happens to me too.
I have playlists set up in Plex that I use like a TV channel. One’s all [adult swim] cartoons, another is old sci fi, another is just documentaries. Best part is no commercials.
I’d say the best part in this scenario is not having to use Paramount’s garbage software.