Movies, Television, Streaming

I just started watching it. I loved the line, either Oldman or Banderas, saying “Credit means the future in the language of money.” It strikes me as how a very particular type of financial criminal, or at least should-be criminal, sees the world. Or The White Collar Criminal’s Perspective for Dummies.

I’ll take whatever help I can get…[Read more]

I heard they canned the other prequel of GoT they were planning, set back at the beginning of the long night and rise of the white walkers. Oh well, hopefully this one is good.

It’s an interesting production. Very campy way of dealing with a serious problem. Streep is great, as are Oldman and Banderas.

I don’t have anything to add, which others haven’t mentioned. I just wanted to say, I cut my cable nine years ago and I’ve never once regretted it.

I get all the networks on antenna TV. But I almost NEVER watch the TV. The only thing I watched on TV in the past year was the Oscars, or as I fondly like to call them, the Gay Olympics.

We tried using an antenna here too. But we’re in the boonies and can’t get much of anything. But that’s a good plan for those near a metropolitan area!

@ohiobarbarian

Thanks for the info and advice and the detail.   I will be taking my time choosing, because money is the main factor.  Also, everything on TV is viewable eventually.  So far, the thing I miss most is the clock on the cable box, and HGTV’s Desert Flippers and Boise Boys.  GOT is over, and there is a while before Ray Donovan and Berl…[Read more]

@nvwino

Thank you!!!!!  Good to know about the streaming and memory.  And everything!

@ziminseattle

Thank you!!!!  So much to think about, I appreciate the details.

@elias39

Thank you for the detailed advice!!!!!

We cut the cord years ago and never regretted it. We have an antenna on the roof, and being in Cleveland get about 40 free over the air stations. Digital broadcasting is a wonderful thing. Like others here, we bought a Roku box. It’s a one time investment. If you go that route, be sure and get the free Pluto TV, which has hundreds of channels of…[Read more]

There are other things than fire stick. Roku  and Apple TV (not to be confused with the subscription service) are two.

I have Apple TV. The newer version has a remote with voice control—no more typing in stuff letter by letter. You can also control it with an iPad and I think, iPhone. You can get Netflix, HULU, HBO, Starz and a bunch of other st…[Read more]

I would recommend Roku over Fire stick. We have Sling TV for streaming and an Air TV box that connects to our LAN and enables over the air broadcast channels to be integrated into the Sling TV channel guide. From my location I get 65 channels over the air added into all the ‘cable’ channels in Sling. The Roku box enables many more streaming apps…[Read more]

Congrats!  My wife and I cut the cord 3 months ago. We got a Roku ‘box’ for $70. No Alexa. Wife says Roku just came out with a new model so an older model would probably go ‘cheap’,,,$60? It’s excellent. We have 20 or so ‘apps’ within Roku to access. Some are subscription of course…Sling, Hulu, can’t even recall all of them. There are so many…[Read more]