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The more I see of Tubi, the more I think it should have a thread. I'm regularly watching Farscape there right now and they've tempted me into watching two movies so far -- and that's without me looking for any. The ads are mildly annoying but not excessive and respond to the Mute button.
My only gripe is that my Hisense TV struggles mightily to load the app, but I suspect that's just a me problem. Well, that and I can't help but pronounce their name "Tubby," but I suspect that's also a me problem.
My only gripe is that my Hisense TV struggles mightily to load the app, but I suspect that's just a me problem. Well, that and I can't help but pronounce their name "Tubby," but I suspect that's also a me problem.
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i did find out the other day they have all 1,225 episodes of Dark Shadows, so i might give that a try
i did find out the other day they have all 1,225 episodes of Dark Shadows, so i might give that a try
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See ya in 2029!hitbyambulance wrote: ↑Sun Feb 12, 2023 2:27 am Teletubi
i did find out the other day they have all 1,225 episodes of Dark Shadows, so i might give that a try
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Tubi has turned out to be surprisingly good for a free service. 4K replays of all the World Cup matches were available the day after they aired.
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I've actually been doing this for the past couple of months. The good news is that at least the early episodes are only like 20 minutes long.hitbyambulance wrote:i did find out the other day they have all 1,225 episodes of Dark Shadows, so i might give that a try
Yeah I'm a big Tubi fan. Their only negative (and I don't really consider it much of a negative since it's free) is that they throw a TON of schlock in among their quality titles.
In fact, a buddy of mine and I have a segment on our podcast called "Tubi Trap" where we pick out the worst possible horror movie we can find on Tubi and force the other one to watch it and give a full review. The other night I had to watch "Jesus Christ, Vampure Hunter."
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The Tubis, Plutos, and Crackles of the world (ie. "free" ad supported streaming services) are benefitting from lots of old titles that are actually quite good not being able to garner the interest of the "premium" streaming services. I know during my end of year break I watched some old Clint movies on some of those services. It's also nice when you don't even have to provide an email to watch them. I think when I first checked out Tubi a long time ago, it was all pretty much trash. But, they do have some gems now.
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Apparently Tubi is doing something weird with The Nevers. I expected that after the episodes premiered they'd be available for streaming on demand but apparently they aired once at the specific scheduled times as if Tubi was a linear TV channel, somehow, and that's it until the next time they air. Supposedly they're doing it again on March 1-3, but times have yet to be announced.
When Will The Nevers Be Back on Tubi?
Did anyone watch all the episodes? I'm curious as to how this actually worked since I've never seen Tubi function as if it was a TV channel rather than a video on demand service.
When Will The Nevers Be Back on Tubi?
I completely forgot about this when this week turned out to be "interesting" (in the proverbial sense), so I guess I'll need to keep an eye open for more details. (Narrator: He then forgot all about it.)Miss your favorite episodes of The Nevers when they were airing on Tubi? Too tied up with work or school to watch the world premiere of the last six episodes of The Nevers? Briefly find yourself in some sort of time travel, alien-powered, body swap situation during mid-February 2023 and can’t get to Tubi???
If you miss The Nevers this week, you’ll have another chance to stream it on Tubi from March 1 to March 3. Streaming times have not yet been confirmed.
Did anyone watch all the episodes? I'm curious as to how this actually worked since I've never seen Tubi function as if it was a TV channel rather than a video on demand service.
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Several people over on QuarterToThree are speculating that Warner/Discovery dumped it on Tubi like this (middle of the day across 3 weekdays with crappy audio/video quality) in order to fulfill a contractual obligation to air the episodes while minimizing any payout earned from the viewer numbers.
That seems like a very cynical read of the situation, and exactly the sort of thing you'd expect the new management at Warner/Discover to do.
That seems like a very cynical read of the situation, and exactly the sort of thing you'd expect the new management at Warner/Discover to do.
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Freevee isn't too bad either. "Bad Times at the el Royale" became recently available, and I've finally gotten to watch it. Available before I've ever found it at a thrift store. Seems to be the new direction, fewer copies sold on DVD because of streaming leads to fewer newer movies at the thrift store
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Watched the first episode of Red Dwarf on Tubi tonight. In a few days we're going to start Babylon 5, also on Tubi.
I'm starting to wonder why I spend so much money on streaming services.
I'm starting to wonder why I spend so much money on streaming services.
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Same. Since I discovered Tubi a couple. Of weeks ago I've been enjoying getting bzck into old stuff like Columbo and Miami Vice.
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I occasionally watch things that come up recommended on Prime. The app is installed on my Fire box and works just fine.
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I didn't even know there was an Earthsea mini-series 20 years ago. Tubi gave me the chance to understand exactly why it isn't remembered! Like The Dark Tower it would have been better if I had never read the book.
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Just re-watched “12 Angry Men” for the first time in a few decades. What a triumph of dialog.
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One of my favorites, right up there with Mister Roberts and Father Goose.
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I'm not familiar with the others, but 12 Angry Men has always been a favorite. So well done. And every time some show does their own version, it pales in comparison. Always drives home how fantastic the original was/is.
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You should add the others to your short list.
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Mr Roberts is definitely worth your time. I can’t remember if I’ve seen Father Goose or not; the description sounds familiar but it doesn’t spark memories. Is it on Tubi? (he asked, on topic.)
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Thanks, we’ll probably watch that within the next week or two. Been on a classics kick lately.
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In honor of it being 2024, I watched "A Boy and His Dog" on Tubi tonight. It was a remarkably low-quality print. Several times, an "Adjusting tracking" slider came onscreen. That and the video artifacts gradually made it clear that we were watching a VHS tape. Sure enough, at the end of the credits is a "Please rewind this videotape" screen (along with the legal prohibition against showing it commercially)! Not only was it a tape...it was a rental tape. WTF, Tubi? Are there no film copies of this movie in existence, or are you really just that low-rent?
That was the highlight of the movie.
That was the highlight of the movie.
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Yeah, I noticed that when I posted the links in the other thread. I think the actual Shout Factory videos are better quality. At the very least, they don't have the VHS lead-in.
Although, in a way, streaming a VHS rip seems kind of authentic for an early 70s movie. It has a very video-store vibe.
Although, in a way, streaming a VHS rip seems kind of authentic for an early 70s movie. It has a very video-store vibe.
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I've really been enjoying Tubi as of late. They don't show a lot of ads either, which is nice. It's been a great source for older movies.
As for streaming VHS copies, could be some movies they have on file never ended up getting DVD versions and have long been out of print. I notice they have a lot older movies with poor video quality, while some are remastered.
As for streaming VHS copies, could be some movies they have on file never ended up getting DVD versions and have long been out of print. I notice they have a lot older movies with poor video quality, while some are remastered.
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Well, I can confirm that a fairly high-quality version of A Boy and His Dog exists (and a quick search shows it was released on DVD ten years ago.)
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I was just checking to see if Tubi had a specific Takashi Miike film a bit ago, only to realize they have a pretty healthy collection of his past films. I mean, they'll never have even a handful of them considering Miike has made well over a hundred movies in his career. But what they do have is a nice selection across multiple genres.
You can find them all here.
Warning: Miike is insane. His movies are insane. And you have to be slightly insane to enjoy his movies.
Might I recommend a few?
Okay, my list:
13 Assassins (easy enough, most folks know this one as it's actually one of his view movies that isn't over the top bat shit insane...I believe it was nominated for quite a few awards)
Audition (horror that changed the genre in many ways...not for the squeamish)
Blade of the Immortal (very bloody anime adaption that I thought was fantastic)
Hari Kari: Death of a Samurai (another mainstream movie that he made when his insanity was ebbing)
Ichi the Killer (don't watch on a full stomach...or with kids....or other humans)
Zebraman (it's like a Power Rangers movie for...well, i can't say adults, but it's actually fun. And they have the sequel).
I'm an unabashed Miike fanboy. So of course I'm going to say they're all great. But your mileage (and taste) may vary. Thankfully, Miike dives into pretty much every genre there is because...well...as he says, "I make movies for myself!".
You can find them all here.
Warning: Miike is insane. His movies are insane. And you have to be slightly insane to enjoy his movies.
Might I recommend a few?
Okay, my list:
13 Assassins (easy enough, most folks know this one as it's actually one of his view movies that isn't over the top bat shit insane...I believe it was nominated for quite a few awards)
Audition (horror that changed the genre in many ways...not for the squeamish)
Blade of the Immortal (very bloody anime adaption that I thought was fantastic)
Hari Kari: Death of a Samurai (another mainstream movie that he made when his insanity was ebbing)
Ichi the Killer (don't watch on a full stomach...or with kids....or other humans)
Zebraman (it's like a Power Rangers movie for...well, i can't say adults, but it's actually fun. And they have the sequel).
I'm an unabashed Miike fanboy. So of course I'm going to say they're all great. But your mileage (and taste) may vary. Thankfully, Miike dives into pretty much every genre there is because...well...as he says, "I make movies for myself!".
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I've seen Ichi the Killer before. I'll have to check out the others, how do they compare with some of Park Chan Wook's stuff (notably Old Boy and 3 Extremes).
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Park Chan Wook isn't insane?
Miike is a true iconoclast of filmmaking. He'll do a kid's movie one day (and a great one at that) then the next day he'll make a movie about a woman cutting off the legs of her lovers and keeping their limbless torsos in bags. He made an episode of the Masters of Horror series for Showtime that was so disturbing Showtime refused to freaking air it. It's on Tubi (episode 13: Imprint....it was released as part of the series on streaming services AFTER the other 12 episodes aired on Showtime). He does whatever the hell he feels like in a way I've never seen another filmmaker...hell, artist...ever do.
Sometimes there will be a deeper message in his films (in Yakuza Apocalypse, he makes Yakuza into literal vampires that are sucking out the blood of Japan...something that earned him more than a few death threats), and sometimes they'll just be because he wanted to see what he could get away with/something seemed cool to him one day.
He'll jump between TV shows and movies in the same damn week.
He's proven he can do what the studios want him to do with great films like 13 Assassins and Hari Kari that can bridge the gap between arthouse and action film. But he's also proven he doesn't often feel like it.
In short, Miike does whatever the hell Miike wants to do and he doesn't give a shit if you like it or not. For some reason, I like that utter chaos. I have no goddamn clue what he'll do at any given moment. You get the sense that Miike is having a blast doing what he wants, and he's earned the right to do so by being prolific and making just enough profit that the studios know better than to try to tell him what to do.
I will admit that a LOT of his movies...well...kind of suck. But he's made so damn many that it doesn't really matter. For every 3 bad ones he makes, there's a great one (although that ratio might be off a bit...the man has made over a hundred damn movies). He reminds me of an old SNL skit about Stephen King. King is typing away and suddenly stops. Then he looks up and mutters "writer's block!". He thinks for a second, then mutters "Oh well" and goes back to typing.
p.s. I'm betting you'd like Blade of the Immortal, at the very least.
Miike is a true iconoclast of filmmaking. He'll do a kid's movie one day (and a great one at that) then the next day he'll make a movie about a woman cutting off the legs of her lovers and keeping their limbless torsos in bags. He made an episode of the Masters of Horror series for Showtime that was so disturbing Showtime refused to freaking air it. It's on Tubi (episode 13: Imprint....it was released as part of the series on streaming services AFTER the other 12 episodes aired on Showtime). He does whatever the hell he feels like in a way I've never seen another filmmaker...hell, artist...ever do.
Sometimes there will be a deeper message in his films (in Yakuza Apocalypse, he makes Yakuza into literal vampires that are sucking out the blood of Japan...something that earned him more than a few death threats), and sometimes they'll just be because he wanted to see what he could get away with/something seemed cool to him one day.
He'll jump between TV shows and movies in the same damn week.
He's proven he can do what the studios want him to do with great films like 13 Assassins and Hari Kari that can bridge the gap between arthouse and action film. But he's also proven he doesn't often feel like it.
In short, Miike does whatever the hell Miike wants to do and he doesn't give a shit if you like it or not. For some reason, I like that utter chaos. I have no goddamn clue what he'll do at any given moment. You get the sense that Miike is having a blast doing what he wants, and he's earned the right to do so by being prolific and making just enough profit that the studios know better than to try to tell him what to do.
I will admit that a LOT of his movies...well...kind of suck. But he's made so damn many that it doesn't really matter. For every 3 bad ones he makes, there's a great one (although that ratio might be off a bit...the man has made over a hundred damn movies). He reminds me of an old SNL skit about Stephen King. King is typing away and suddenly stops. Then he looks up and mutters "writer's block!". He thinks for a second, then mutters "Oh well" and goes back to typing.
p.s. I'm betting you'd like Blade of the Immortal, at the very least.
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