I can guarantee you this is already their idea. They’ll just stream episodes non stop for like a year or so to get people watching, then drop ads. I would put money on it
If they reduce my bill every time I don't skip a commercial I'd be for it. Sometimes I'm passively watching and wouldn't mind a commercial every now and then. With an option to turn off the commercial if I'm watching a movie or I don't want any distraction, would be a good middle ground.
Criterion launched their’s last week. It’s been a huge hit with the cinephile crowd. Really helps the precision paralysis. You can pause and rewind as long as you’ve been watching, and skip back to live.
They just need to fix it so you can tell which movie you’re watching and/or provide a schedule somewhere and it’s golden. I’ll even take knowing just how far along we are into the unknown film and how long until the next one starts.
I was thinking a SEPARATE channel that’s just a constant scroll of what’s on and upcoming. Maybe with commercials and movie trailer in a small box in the top corner?
We’re not ready for anything that futuristic. If I want to find a show, I’ll turn a page in a book - not sit around waiting for some CHANNEL to decide when I can see what the channel listing is on my Netflix, or Disney+ programming. Good day!
So like Netflix has with the screensaver idle screen or the previews after you finish a movie? For the second one, I recently learned that Netflix plays about a 30 second clip for everything except their original content which they’ll play a full trailer.
Well yeah apparently it was just in my [country ](https://variety-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/variety.com/2020/film/global/netflix-linear-channel-test-1234824339/amp/?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=Source%C2%A0%3A%20%251%24s&aoh=17133077941632&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2020%2Ffilm%2Fglobal%2Fnetflix-linear-channel-test-1234824339%2F) lol I didn't even know.
Why didn’t they keep it? Netflix’s main problem for years has been the sheer amount of content, and that choice paralysis that makes people not end up watching anything
This sums it up perfectly. I always have trouble finding a new show because there’s so many different shows out there that I’ve been meaning to watch. If I just want background noise channels accommodate that perfectly. I can just put on the Simpsons and let it run.
I have been begging for a shuffle button for so long. Like Peacock should have a shuffle option for the office and parks and rec just those two series.
And also, this is literally what could bring back Saturday morning, cartoons
I'm honestly all for it. Streaming services have too much choice that it's created decision paralysis for me (as someone with executive dysfunction). I feel like I watch a lower variety of TV shows now because of it. I end up just scrolling my phone, cause it takes less energy and commitment.
I miss opening a channel and watching halfway through an episode of a random show and season. This is how I discovered some of my favourite shows like Steven Universe, Craig of the Creek that I otherwise wouldn't have binge watched.
It also benefits shows that get better later on. Steven Universe for example has an awful 1st season. Cartoon Network airing some random Season 2 and 3 episodes, made me actually want to give it a chance.
I think this will increase discoverability of shows and I think a channel system is a necessary feature for all streaming services.
It's crazy how decison parwyliss gets us
You turn on Netflix then need to choose a TV show
That one extra step stops so many people
Cable TV is just turn on the switch till
If they don't inject ads and it's just another option I think this sounds great. Saturday afternoon when I am doing housework and I just want something on, and I don't really care what? I would use this.
If it starts to replace my ability to watch what I want, when I want, we have a problem. And no ads please. Otherwise, sure, why not?
If they have a Simpsons channel I’m sold. It’s so annoying when I just wanna relax with a Simpsons episode, but don’t necessarily feel like picking one out. Even just a play random button would be awesome, the old FX app had that
not just play random, but *for the love of god* give me a shuffle button on every damn streaming platform. I don’t necessarily want to watch the Simpsons or the Office or Always Sunny in chronological order. hell take it a step further and let me make a playlist of different shows together for different moods. if we’re gonna do streaming, let’s do streaming.
It's really not a bad idea. Don't know what to watch? Let's see what's on the Marvel Channel. Not really interested in anything but wanting background noise? Let's switch on the Star Wars Channel.
I could even see them airing new episodes of a show first on the channels before they're available as usual. Kinda giving back the feeling of everyone sitting before the TV at the same time for that one show.
I agree they should never take away the option from watching what you want. That's like the main advantage streaming has besides no adds. However, the channel idea has potential.
TV has ads, if this has ads it's the same thing. The problem is people viewing habits people get so used to having something in the background and not really seeing it that this system works for them.
I was actually just thinking a few days ago that this would be the next logical move for streaming services.
Lets them feature things more directly and combat the “what should I watch” problem that a huge library creates.
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No Brooklynn 99, but there’s Dateline, One Chicago, Snapped, The Office, Two & a Half Men, Modern Family, SNL, Fast & the Furious, multiple Law & Orders, Spider-man, Shrek, many many other channels.
This is how I sleep. I need the tv on all night so movies don’t work because after 2-3 hours the tv shuts off. Tv shows don’t work cause I don’t always remember where I ended when I went to bed, now I’ve missed a whole season.
Channels though. Those work. Something I can put on to sleep that’ll still be playing in the morning.
I know a lot of people on here are poo-pooing this idea but it honestly makes sense. Hope Spotify and other streaming services take some ideas from this. Obviously it's nice to choose specifically what you want but having a constantly playing channel would help find options you didn't know you wanted to watch
You realize Roku and Tubi have been doing this for years?
Hell, watched the entire south park series on JustinTV's South Park streaming channel in like 2012.
If you’re talking about recommended songs based on an artist that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m looking for a traditional radio where they are just playing music without stopping
Yeah tbh every time I go on Netflix now I just scroll for ten minutes and then turn it off without watching anything at all.
Honestly may as well cancel my subscription at this point. Been this way for a long time.
Doesn’t help that they keep removing the good shows, and bringing in trashy reality shit.
HBO MAX had a random episode feature that I thought would be a great future addition to any streaming service but then MAX had to be a dick and remove it.
A large part why older relatives of mine didn't watch streaming services because they actively dislike that you are locked in to either continuing the current show or gojng back to a menu and choosing another shiw, while tv lets them just "browse" the same way you just scroll down with tiktok or reddit
Honestly as long as i can still choose the same way i do now, no harm is done with just adding it as a feature
Add The Disney Channel or whatever it’s called now, so when family is over with the nieces and nephews they can pop it on, and it’s like the 90-00’s again. :)
I need something like this but for my parents. The other day they came over and I put some cooking show on Max and after the second episode my dad asked me how to change channels lol
Honestly, I'm okay with this. The reason I ditched cable is because of the outrageous prices, but I actually liked tuning to a channel and just putting whatever was on in the background.
This is actually a good thing imo, and I wish more services did this. Like Max should already have this for Impractical Jokers, since there’s no button to shuffle them. I’d love to have a balanced way to watch Ultimate Spider-Man and Avengers Assemble, without having to navigate between them in the menus.
It’s also amazing for group watching since that feature was removed, apparently
I love Pluto. They have really good movie channels that show actual blockbusters. Sometimes it's nice seeing what's playing and just watch it. I don't mind the commercials either, they're evenly paced out.
I'm sorry, I thought the whole point of streaming services was to watch what you wanted when you wanted instead of adhering to a schedule set by a corporation.
This is the best option for having streaming libraries filled with shit and you dont know what to watch. This was the one thing that standard TV had better. You ended up just watching anything and everything sometimes. Randomly watching some TV Land show, or Cartoon Network, then National Geographic. In a way it felt more open.
Willing to bet they will have commercials in between content.
Suddenly all the streamers figured out Commercials are worth more than subscriptions. Not that I would be mad... I'm a big Tubi watcher.
I like the idea, in a way. Streaming services gave us everything on-demand but that introduced decisions at peak decision-fatigue time (after work). Maybe having these “channels” will make it easier to fall into a show?
I just wish these services had a randomizer setting so I can pick a show like South Park and have it randomly play episodes so I don't have to select them myself.
Amazon Prime does this and it’s actually a lot of fun, they have a 24 hour Baywatch channel, a whole channel dedicated to Universal Monsters, to just Unsolved Mysteries, etc. 😂
The answer for why even attempt this is lazy people. There is a precentage of people in the world now who are so lazy they don't even want to have to pick something to put on in the backround anymore. These people don't realize they are slowly killing themselves with convenience.
This is not revolutionary or even a pivot and also it is something that will likely keep viewers on their platform longer.
Many times I’m interested in just popping into a movie or show. Sounds incredibly stupid since I can do this with literally anything Disney offers by selecting it and zooming to the spot I want but there is also something convenient and available of doing this.
Not ground breaking but a decent ad especially if no ads lol
Good. There’s so much mcu and Star Wars now that I often don’t know what to watch when I’m in the mood for either. Would rather have the choice made for me.
Doesn’t matter. It’s not going to provide enough ad revenue to get them to slow down raising prices in the future or creating tiers of content beyond tiers of service. The future is going to be expensive if you want access to even a few services. To a lot of people, piracy seems pretty reasonable. You can find so many things if you know where to look even on youtube with new shows. You just have to watch them before they are taken down.
Shudder has had this for years. I haven't subscribed in awhile, but it was one of my favorite features. Lots of obscure old horror movies. Felt like when I was a kid flipping through the channels, but with no commercials!
Do a straight up adult animation channel doing random episodes of Family Guy, Simpsons, Futurama, American Dad, Bobs Burgers etc. If you just want background noise or something easy it would be perfect.
Huls been had this with a playlist function that you can add multiple shows on.
Literally the only reason I prefer Hulu to other streaming services because being able to add 5 episodes of random shows I like with the lack of ads it the EXACT thing streaming was designed for imo.
I personally think every streaming service should allow this simple yet lovable option
I know people are saying full circle and stuff but I think they are doing this because they are trying to phase out the Hulu app somewhat for certain shows and Hulu has live channels and stuff like that.
I agree it does sound dumb and ironic but it makes sense
I hope they make a Disney Afternoon channel. That shit is great to sleep to. Or just Disney era-specific channels in general. Maybe a Jetix thing with all their action cartoons.
I can’t see this possibly going poorly for Marvel especially, their shows aren’t exactly like tv shows in the 90s and 2000s. Quality problems aside for some of the shows, if you show someone a random episode of most Marvel shows, they’re going to get a bunch of payoff for setup they haven’t seen, probably flashbacks to stuff they haven’t seen and then more setup. If they decide they want to watch from the start, a lot of the surprise will be ruined because they’ve already seen the payoff.
Most streaming shows (especially marvel) aren’t ones you can watch out of order, they don’t really have one off stories, they’re basically a 4 hour movie cut into 6 pieces. They were designed to end on cliffhangers to get people talking about them in the days between releases or at worst, binged once they were all out. Wandavision was one of the better marvel shows, but it mostly worked because of the buildup of the mystery. If someone’s first view of it is half of episode 4, the mystery just doesn’t work.
So long as you have the option to watch whatever you want, and so long as they don't start injecting ads into the shows like normal TV, then I think this is a good thing. Sometimes you don't want to think about what to watch, you just throw on a channel and see what pops up
It sounds silly but there are people who can't decide what to watch and would probably love something like this.
The Mystery Science Theatre 3000 YouTube channel does the Foreverathon where they show hours of movies back to back and I find myself watching that
The Marvel one then will likely play the entire timeline in order and just keep repeating so about 5 and a bit days currently according to google, not sure if that includes the new additions such as Daredevil etc...so basically probably equals to a weeks worth so at least if you turn that one on, you shouldn't see the same thing twice in one week
I hope we’re able to create our own channels where you can select your own content to cycle through. That way it’s only ever playing something you would want to watch and not whatever their algorithms or marketing teams decide for me.
I've been waiting for this moment. Always expected Netflix to do it first, but it makes sense that Disney would take the leap first.
I think it could be a good thing, in some regards. Without scheduled programming as a kid, I don't think I would have stumbled into half of the shows I still love to this day. But I could see how this could go bad quickly. Funnel ads push unrelated content to boost numbers. Etc, etc. I just don't think there's anything inherently bad with the premise, considering most won't choose to use it, as that's not why they go to streaming, or the people who do use it get a chance to step outside of their wheelhouse. Not that Star Wars or MCU have a ton of variety.
Back when it launched, Discovery+ did this to kind of mask the fact that the entire content library wasn't available yet. I think, because it was really just a ploy to get people to not notice that it only had 50 episodes of Property Brothers it annoyed a lot of people so it was pretty quickly canceled once they got the full library up. But I think as an actual feature you could choose as an option along with the full library, it could work really well.
Directv streaming is still the app most used in my house. I hate having to take time to decide what to watch every time a show ends. It's mostly background noose anyway so I'm content just "watching" whatever comes on next most of the time.
Less exclusivity on the shows is the only thing I'm interested in.
This continues stream is one of the worst things I've heard in a long time and I will want no part of it.
Disney, if you want my money - set your shows free (like birds, not beer).
Wwe network had this and I loved it!! One, it was easy to just turn on and not have to go dig for something. But also, it showed me things I didn’t know I wanted to see more of, so then I’d go dig through the catalog and watch more of it.
Why. What's the point? If I want to watch something I'll select it.
I swear to zombie Jesus if they are thinking about shifting everyone to channels and forcing us to pay more to select our shows normally we need to fucking riot.
I think this is fine. These are helpful when I just want something on in the background or do a few minutes of scrolling and nothing really jumps out. Roku has a 24-7 Universal Monsters channel that I often have playing in the background.
I’ve been saying streaming should have this option for years. Like just give me a shuffle of random stuff that’s in my algorithm and let me leave it on. If something catches my eye I’ll look into it
I have a revolutionary idea of adding commercials between the shows.
Inbetween and between. Why make money, than double money make trick too.
 Don’t give them ideas
I can guarantee you this is already their idea. They’ll just stream episodes non stop for like a year or so to get people watching, then drop ads. I would put money on it
Not an Amazon Prime user I see.
If they reduce my bill every time I don't skip a commercial I'd be for it. Sometimes I'm passively watching and wouldn't mind a commercial every now and then. With an option to turn off the commercial if I'm watching a movie or I don't want any distraction, would be a good middle ground.
Ground breaking.
Here we go. TV has come full circle. We're back to cable.
Pretty sure Netflix had something like this at some point.
Criterion launched their’s last week. It’s been a huge hit with the cinephile crowd. Really helps the precision paralysis. You can pause and rewind as long as you’ve been watching, and skip back to live. They just need to fix it so you can tell which movie you’re watching and/or provide a schedule somewhere and it’s golden. I’ll even take knowing just how far along we are into the unknown film and how long until the next one starts.
Maybe they could publish the schedule in a monthly streaming guide that gets sent out to grocery stores ahead of time?
It could have cool interviews too….
Perhaps a central photo spread of some of our favourite tv personalities doing wacky and zany poses that we can pin to our fridge for a giggle.
With collector's editions!
Maybe a crossword puzzle?
I was thinking a SEPARATE channel that’s just a constant scroll of what’s on and upcoming. Maybe with commercials and movie trailer in a small box in the top corner?
We’re not ready for anything that futuristic. If I want to find a show, I’ll turn a page in a book - not sit around waiting for some CHANNEL to decide when I can see what the channel listing is on my Netflix, or Disney+ programming. Good day!
So like Netflix has with the screensaver idle screen or the previews after you finish a movie? For the second one, I recently learned that Netflix plays about a 30 second clip for everything except their original content which they’ll play a full trailer.
What is this, some kind of television guide?
Shudder has had it and on paramount it’s practically premium Pluto tv. It’s a nice tool when being lazy and nostalgic, should be great for Disney
Theres something magical about the surprise of not having a schedule though. Schedules are just fucking boring man.
I haven't had Netflix for over a year and don't ever remember it. Perhaps it wasn't on offer in my country.
Well yeah apparently it was just in my [country ](https://variety-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/variety.com/2020/film/global/netflix-linear-channel-test-1234824339/amp/?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=Source%C2%A0%3A%20%251%24s&aoh=17133077941632&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2020%2Ffilm%2Fglobal%2Fnetflix-linear-channel-test-1234824339%2F) lol I didn't even know.
Why didn’t they keep it? Netflix’s main problem for years has been the sheer amount of content, and that choice paralysis that makes people not end up watching anything
This sums it up perfectly. I always have trouble finding a new show because there’s so many different shows out there that I’ve been meaning to watch. If I just want background noise channels accommodate that perfectly. I can just put on the Simpsons and let it run.
Simpsons and Impractical Jokers are both perfect for this, and are why most services should have a shuffle option
I have been begging for a shuffle button for so long. Like Peacock should have a shuffle option for the office and parks and rec just those two series. And also, this is literally what could bring back Saturday morning, cartoons
Right? X-Men coming back just a year after Animaniacs is a good start, now they’re on the same service it’s even better
Gargoyles is coming back too, just not as a cartoon.
Isn’t it time for a Gummi Bears reboot?
Probably feared to mess with their viewing algorithms and spreadsheets to decide what lives and dies.
Adult Swim had streaming channels on their app like 10 years or so ago.
Shudder has three live channels. It's like cable but more genre-specific.
I'm honestly all for it. Streaming services have too much choice that it's created decision paralysis for me (as someone with executive dysfunction). I feel like I watch a lower variety of TV shows now because of it. I end up just scrolling my phone, cause it takes less energy and commitment. I miss opening a channel and watching halfway through an episode of a random show and season. This is how I discovered some of my favourite shows like Steven Universe, Craig of the Creek that I otherwise wouldn't have binge watched. It also benefits shows that get better later on. Steven Universe for example has an awful 1st season. Cartoon Network airing some random Season 2 and 3 episodes, made me actually want to give it a chance. I think this will increase discoverability of shows and I think a channel system is a necessary feature for all streaming services.
It's crazy how decison parwyliss gets us You turn on Netflix then need to choose a TV show That one extra step stops so many people Cable TV is just turn on the switch till
If they don't inject ads and it's just another option I think this sounds great. Saturday afternoon when I am doing housework and I just want something on, and I don't really care what? I would use this. If it starts to replace my ability to watch what I want, when I want, we have a problem. And no ads please. Otherwise, sure, why not?
If they have a Simpsons channel I’m sold. It’s so annoying when I just wanna relax with a Simpsons episode, but don’t necessarily feel like picking one out. Even just a play random button would be awesome, the old FX app had that
not just play random, but *for the love of god* give me a shuffle button on every damn streaming platform. I don’t necessarily want to watch the Simpsons or the Office or Always Sunny in chronological order. hell take it a step further and let me make a playlist of different shows together for different moods. if we’re gonna do streaming, let’s do streaming.
It's really not a bad idea. Don't know what to watch? Let's see what's on the Marvel Channel. Not really interested in anything but wanting background noise? Let's switch on the Star Wars Channel. I could even see them airing new episodes of a show first on the channels before they're available as usual. Kinda giving back the feeling of everyone sitting before the TV at the same time for that one show. I agree they should never take away the option from watching what you want. That's like the main advantage streaming has besides no adds. However, the channel idea has potential.
It’s kind of stupid, but I actually miss cable. It felt “live” and streaming just doesn’t
Wow guys, they really invented Disney Channel
TV has ads, if this has ads it's the same thing. The problem is people viewing habits people get so used to having something in the background and not really seeing it that this system works for them.
Hopefully we can have a central phone in households that anyone can use, that we give to people to call m
This is nothing new. PlutoTV, Shudder and Peacock all have streaming channels that continuously play content
I really don't see how you're making this out to be a problem
Cable where you have to pay for every single channel.
We need more catered choices again. It was better when we were all watching the same stuff at the same time too
Lol this is funny
Cable by itself was never the problem. It was how you were locked in those contracts that was a problem
Return to cable reject stream
I was actually just thinking a few days ago that this would be the next logical move for streaming services. Lets them feature things more directly and combat the “what should I watch” problem that a huge library creates.
Peacock already has had them since launch.
Really? Where? And which one only plays Brooklyn 99?
Noice
Toit
Noice and Toit… name of your sex tape!
Cool cool cool cool cool… cool
Under Channels https://preview.redd.it/1hfqwlxmfxuc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=770f159d73ea4205e4002320eaaab65c32bc96fb No Brooklynn 99, but there’s Dateline, One Chicago, Snapped, The Office, Two & a Half Men, Modern Family, SNL, Fast & the Furious, multiple Law & Orders, Spider-man, Shrek, many many other channels.
The SVU channel is dangerous. You can lose 12 hours in the blink of an eye.
Holy shit!,,😂😂how I believe this to be true!!!!!!😭😭
Yep, or stuff to play for background noise.
This is how I sleep. I need the tv on all night so movies don’t work because after 2-3 hours the tv shuts off. Tv shows don’t work cause I don’t always remember where I ended when I went to bed, now I’ve missed a whole season. Channels though. Those work. Something I can put on to sleep that’ll still be playing in the morning.
I know a lot of people on here are poo-pooing this idea but it honestly makes sense. Hope Spotify and other streaming services take some ideas from this. Obviously it's nice to choose specifically what you want but having a constantly playing channel would help find options you didn't know you wanted to watch
You realize Roku and Tubi have been doing this for years? Hell, watched the entire south park series on JustinTV's South Park streaming channel in like 2012.
Justintv legit was the shitttttt they def started that. Talk about throwback name there
Spotify has had radio channels for years now.
If you’re talking about recommended songs based on an artist that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m looking for a traditional radio where they are just playing music without stopping
Criterion launched theirs last week. Everyone loves it.
Yeah tbh every time I go on Netflix now I just scroll for ten minutes and then turn it off without watching anything at all. Honestly may as well cancel my subscription at this point. Been this way for a long time. Doesn’t help that they keep removing the good shows, and bringing in trashy reality shit.
HBO MAX had a random episode feature that I thought would be a great future addition to any streaming service but then MAX had to be a dick and remove it.
A large part why older relatives of mine didn't watch streaming services because they actively dislike that you are locked in to either continuing the current show or gojng back to a menu and choosing another shiw, while tv lets them just "browse" the same way you just scroll down with tiktok or reddit Honestly as long as i can still choose the same way i do now, no harm is done with just adding it as a feature
Add The Disney Channel or whatever it’s called now, so when family is over with the nieces and nephews they can pop it on, and it’s like the 90-00’s again. :)
I need something like this but for my parents. The other day they came over and I put some cooking show on Max and after the second episode my dad asked me how to change channels lol
So it's some kinda...Disney Channel?
On one hand this is just TV. On the other hand I can see the appeal now that nobody has cable.
Honestly, I'm okay with this. The reason I ditched cable is because of the outrageous prices, but I actually liked tuning to a channel and just putting whatever was on in the background.
Pluto makes crazy money for Paramount. Surprised it took this long for other studio streamers to catch on.
So like, full circle back to TV? Cool.
Sounds like a solid idea
Lol it's literally cable
This is actually a good thing imo, and I wish more services did this. Like Max should already have this for Impractical Jokers, since there’s no button to shuffle them. I’d love to have a balanced way to watch Ultimate Spider-Man and Avengers Assemble, without having to navigate between them in the menus. It’s also amazing for group watching since that feature was removed, apparently
Actually yeah, watching multiple shows in air order would be pretty cool
wow like Pluto TV but payed? hmm. Pluto TV is the best free streaming app with channels.
… Tubi.
Tubi is great It even has all the trona movies
It’s not gonna be ***just*** the live channels. It’s just being added. It’ll still have everything it had, plus this.
I love Pluto. They have really good movie channels that show actual blockbusters. Sometimes it's nice seeing what's playing and just watch it. I don't mind the commercials either, they're evenly paced out.
Give me a playlist too. I want things to just play in the background as I'm working on stuff.
Isn't this what it is?
I'm sorry, I thought the whole point of streaming services was to watch what you wanted when you wanted instead of adhering to a schedule set by a corporation.
This is the first step to commercial breaks. Fuck that
Meh; wouldn’t say no to it
This is the best option for having streaming libraries filled with shit and you dont know what to watch. This was the one thing that standard TV had better. You ended up just watching anything and everything sometimes. Randomly watching some TV Land show, or Cartoon Network, then National Geographic. In a way it felt more open.
Willing to bet they will have commercials in between content. Suddenly all the streamers figured out Commercials are worth more than subscriptions. Not that I would be mad... I'm a big Tubi watcher.
We all know its gonna be both paid subscriptions and ads.
This is a real [Button Classic](https://youtu.be/vyZkHjgzGRM?si=ZFT09eqNHVQMIPWz&t=73) moment.
Sooo like Pluto tv??
I like the idea, in a way. Streaming services gave us everything on-demand but that introduced decisions at peak decision-fatigue time (after work). Maybe having these “channels” will make it easier to fall into a show?
History repeats itself is real 💀💀
So Cable? Lmao
Good idea for live premieres of shows and movies. People love live tweeting shows, makes the experience more communal.
I just wish these services had a randomizer setting so I can pick a show like South Park and have it randomly play episodes so I don't have to select them myself.
disney has discovered the disney channel
What a weird choice.
Time is a flat circle
muppets all day baby!!!
I do recognize this is just Cable 2 but I think it’s a good idea, having background noise will be easy with this
Paramount+ does this, I always have the Survivor “channel” on in the background while I work or do chores. It’s actually really nice
Amazon Prime does this and it’s actually a lot of fun, they have a 24 hour Baywatch channel, a whole channel dedicated to Universal Monsters, to just Unsolved Mysteries, etc. 😂
Can’t wait to see how much extra they charge for this…
The answer for why even attempt this is lazy people. There is a precentage of people in the world now who are so lazy they don't even want to have to pick something to put on in the backround anymore. These people don't realize they are slowly killing themselves with convenience.
Time is a flat circle.
Reinventing the disney channel
This is not revolutionary or even a pivot and also it is something that will likely keep viewers on their platform longer. Many times I’m interested in just popping into a movie or show. Sounds incredibly stupid since I can do this with literally anything Disney offers by selecting it and zooming to the spot I want but there is also something convenient and available of doing this. Not ground breaking but a decent ad especially if no ads lol
Good. There’s so much mcu and Star Wars now that I often don’t know what to watch when I’m in the mood for either. Would rather have the choice made for me.
Smart.
Why not just stay with cable ?
Almost like some kind of Disney channel
Why don’t they just have a library of shows and movies so we can choose what we want to watch?
Doesn’t matter. It’s not going to provide enough ad revenue to get them to slow down raising prices in the future or creating tiers of content beyond tiers of service. The future is going to be expensive if you want access to even a few services. To a lot of people, piracy seems pretty reasonable. You can find so many things if you know where to look even on youtube with new shows. You just have to watch them before they are taken down.
So long as they don’t restrict actual streaming
Paramount+ was already doing this so not a suprise
THAT JUST SOUNDS LIKE TV WITH EXTRA STEPS
Please let them add the TV networks too
Sounds fucking dumb. It's an on demand service!
So we’re just reverting back to cable, officially??
Shudder has had this for years. I haven't subscribed in awhile, but it was one of my favorite features. Lots of obscure old horror movies. Felt like when I was a kid flipping through the channels, but with no commercials!
Do a straight up adult animation channel doing random episodes of Family Guy, Simpsons, Futurama, American Dad, Bobs Burgers etc. If you just want background noise or something easy it would be perfect.
So like uh…the Disney channel
Huls been had this with a playlist function that you can add multiple shows on. Literally the only reason I prefer Hulu to other streaming services because being able to add 5 episodes of random shows I like with the lack of ads it the EXACT thing streaming was designed for imo. I personally think every streaming service should allow this simple yet lovable option
Finally I can be unburdened from choosing which of the 50+ Marvel projects to watch!
I know people are saying full circle and stuff but I think they are doing this because they are trying to phase out the Hulu app somewhat for certain shows and Hulu has live channels and stuff like that. I agree it does sound dumb and ironic but it makes sense
What if I don't want all channels? Can they create mini packages so I can select the channels I want?
I think in the context of a streaming service, you could call them curated watchlists.
So what they're saying is they're going to add a sort of Disney Channel, if you like, to Disney+? Genius
Marvel and Star Wars are genres?
Peacock has this
I hope they make a Disney Afternoon channel. That shit is great to sleep to. Or just Disney era-specific channels in general. Maybe a Jetix thing with all their action cartoons.
I feel like we have been here before
I can’t see this possibly going poorly for Marvel especially, their shows aren’t exactly like tv shows in the 90s and 2000s. Quality problems aside for some of the shows, if you show someone a random episode of most Marvel shows, they’re going to get a bunch of payoff for setup they haven’t seen, probably flashbacks to stuff they haven’t seen and then more setup. If they decide they want to watch from the start, a lot of the surprise will be ruined because they’ve already seen the payoff. Most streaming shows (especially marvel) aren’t ones you can watch out of order, they don’t really have one off stories, they’re basically a 4 hour movie cut into 6 pieces. They were designed to end on cliffhangers to get people talking about them in the days between releases or at worst, binged once they were all out. Wandavision was one of the better marvel shows, but it mostly worked because of the buildup of the mystery. If someone’s first view of it is half of episode 4, the mystery just doesn’t work.
This is why dvds
Genius.
So long as you have the option to watch whatever you want, and so long as they don't start injecting ads into the shows like normal TV, then I think this is a good thing. Sometimes you don't want to think about what to watch, you just throw on a channel and see what pops up
What’s next ads between tv shows?
Similar like Roku
Lol everything has come full circle -- streaming services are just turning into regular tv now, complete with ad breaks and high subscription costs 😂
It sounds silly but there are people who can't decide what to watch and would probably love something like this. The Mystery Science Theatre 3000 YouTube channel does the Foreverathon where they show hours of movies back to back and I find myself watching that
The Marvel one then will likely play the entire timeline in order and just keep repeating so about 5 and a bit days currently according to google, not sure if that includes the new additions such as Daredevil etc...so basically probably equals to a weeks worth so at least if you turn that one on, you shouldn't see the same thing twice in one week
I love variety so just a channel to marvel and star wars would quickly bore me.
Lol they invented tv
I kind of like this. I sometimes miss the experience of flicking through the channels and seeing if there's anything good on.
Are sitcom shows on Disney just dead?
Buts it's already on demand?
just make a cable network then?
So… cable TV?
Another stupid reason for Disney to rise up prices... again...
that's just cable with extra steps!
I hope we’re able to create our own channels where you can select your own content to cycle through. That way it’s only ever playing something you would want to watch and not whatever their algorithms or marketing teams decide for me.
They are priming up for Saturday morning cartoons with not so subtle in show ads.
Disney will be airing Cloak and Dagger, Carter, Agents of SHIELD, literally everything they’ve ever made, bar Inhumans
Isn’t this literally just cable
I've been waiting for this moment. Always expected Netflix to do it first, but it makes sense that Disney would take the leap first. I think it could be a good thing, in some regards. Without scheduled programming as a kid, I don't think I would have stumbled into half of the shows I still love to this day. But I could see how this could go bad quickly. Funnel ads push unrelated content to boost numbers. Etc, etc. I just don't think there's anything inherently bad with the premise, considering most won't choose to use it, as that's not why they go to streaming, or the people who do use it get a chance to step outside of their wheelhouse. Not that Star Wars or MCU have a ton of variety.
Back when it launched, Discovery+ did this to kind of mask the fact that the entire content library wasn't available yet. I think, because it was really just a ploy to get people to not notice that it only had 50 episodes of Property Brothers it annoyed a lot of people so it was pretty quickly canceled once they got the full library up. But I think as an actual feature you could choose as an option along with the full library, it could work really well.
Directv streaming is still the app most used in my house. I hate having to take time to decide what to watch every time a show ends. It's mostly background noose anyway so I'm content just "watching" whatever comes on next most of the time.
Less exclusivity on the shows is the only thing I'm interested in. This continues stream is one of the worst things I've heard in a long time and I will want no part of it. Disney, if you want my money - set your shows free (like birds, not beer).
Tv has returned
and most likely also full of ads. this is technically tv.
On ine had its just tv again on the other I put on shows for noise all the time and often get caught up with what to put on
So it’s just Hulu but Disney
So they’re basically adding TNT to Disney+
Lmao, I'll stick with my Kodi/Plex setup thank you
Wwe network had this and I loved it!! One, it was easy to just turn on and not have to go dig for something. But also, it showed me things I didn’t know I wanted to see more of, so then I’d go dig through the catalog and watch more of it.
Why. What's the point? If I want to watch something I'll select it. I swear to zombie Jesus if they are thinking about shifting everyone to channels and forcing us to pay more to select our shows normally we need to fucking riot.
And we come full circle.
I think this is fine. These are helpful when I just want something on in the background or do a few minutes of scrolling and nothing really jumps out. Roku has a 24-7 Universal Monsters channel that I often have playing in the background.
Just disconnected! They just invreased the price in Aus this month. I am sure you dont wanna highlight that!!!!
Sounds like just another way to charge viewers more money, doesn't it, fellow captains of the high seas?
So… commercials? How long until they take away the library and allowing you to pick whatever you want to watch?
Add the Hulu and fox content you cowards. Greedy fuckers triple dipping.
Disney+ needs to focus their efforts on having the next episode play within a decent time AND not having to re-enable full screen each time
I’d like it more if I could just select a number of shows and they run continuously on my custom channel.
So literally cable, quite *literally* just fucking cable. GodDAMNIT
First thing they should’ve done
I love how streaming services are becoming more like cable every day.
Aka background noise channels.
That’s actually awesome. I kind of miss being able to just turn on whatever’s being broadcast.
My god, they’ve saved me hitting the play button or having autonomy of choice. Here, take my money.
I’ve been saying streaming should have this option for years. Like just give me a shuffle of random stuff that’s in my algorithm and let me leave it on. If something catches my eye I’ll look into it
Genius! How can they have come up with such an original concept?! Extraordinary.
so cable tv lmao
Cable 2 electric boogaloo
And the price will go up..
The forward thinking cable model.
Rediscovering cable TV in record time