dianas50•2mo agoTop Commenter

Spent $60 on a streaming subscription service and only watched one show

I signed up for that MGM+ deal last month because it was cheap and I wanted to watch "From." Binge the whole first season in two nights. Then I realized there was nothing else on there I cared about. Cancelled it after the trial period, so I only lost $7, but the time wasted scrolling was worse. Anyone else hate getting locked into a platform for just one good series?

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the_jason2mo ago

Feels like everything is just made for one good thing and a bunch of filler now lol.

terry_wood512mo ago

I actually thought about this yesterday when I was looking at my shelves. The Lord of the Rings extended editions are like 12 hours total and every scene matters. No filler. Compare that to the latest Marvel movies where you can skip whole chunks and not miss a thing. I think a lot of it comes down to studios wanting to pump out content fast instead of letting creators trim the fat. Do you ever go back to older stuff and notice how tight the storytelling was?

victorb741mo ago

Wait, did you ever used to think modern stuff was just as tight as the old classics? Tbh I used to think people were just being nostalgic but then I watched Fellowship again last weekend and realized there's not a single wasted scene in the whole three hours. Honestly you're right, the difference is night and day when you actually pay attention.