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11.22.63 teaser (James Franco/ J.J. Abrams/Stephen King)
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triplestation
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They hatus cuz they anus
brainchild
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Damn you, Hulu, for making this exclusive! Looks interesting!
Indrid Cold1
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I really enjoyed the book. Except all the stuff about swing dancing or whatever it was.
Inferno313
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How seriously involved was J.J. seriously with this? When they say "From J.J. Abrams" do they mean he's directing the pilot, or showrunning, or something? Or do they really just mean "A Bad Robot Production."
Dictator93
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You know, if they have Oswald be the shooter in this... that would be fucking lame.
Hulu? Come on.
I am so sick and tired of there being so many disparate internet networks. It makes cutting the cord legally hard. If you were to compare it to making the transition from CD to Internet for music, they are in the post-Napster but pre-iTunes stage in terms of fractured services.
I want one umbrella platform I pay for that gives me all of:
- Netflix, YahooScreen, and Hulu original programming
- HBO and AMC
- NBC, CBS, FOX, ABC
- Movie catalogues of all companies
- NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, EPL, CL
That I pay something like $100 bucks a month for if I want everything, and maybe $30 bucks a month for a more slim down offering. And yes, give me the option to select which networks, film studios, etc I want to subscribe to that changes the price. Just in one consolidated platform.
I am so sick and tired of there being so many disparate internet networks. It makes cutting the cord legally hard. If you were to compare it to making the transition from CD to Internet for music, they are in the post-Napster but pre-iTunes stage in terms of fractured services.
I want one umbrella platform I pay for that gives me all of:
- Netflix, YahooScreen, and Hulu original programming
- HBO and AMC
- NBC, CBS, FOX, ABC
- Movie catalogues of all companies
- NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, EPL, CL
That I pay something like $100 bucks a month for if I want everything, and maybe $30 bucks a month for a more slim down offering. And yes, give me the option to select which networks, film studios, etc I want to subscribe to that changes the price. Just in one consolidated platform.
"Dancing is life." Do you hate life?
Book was really good, I hope they do it justice with this.
What company would you want to own a monopoly on all scripted series content? Honest question.
Extra Sauce
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Can't watch the video right now. Do we have a release date?
Infernostew
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The book was just ok. A bit of wasted potential with such a cool premise but the show will probably be enjoyable. I might check it out.
internetwolf
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It'll be a nice watch
Inferno313
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Subscribe to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and HBO Now. Use a password software so you don't have to remember a separate login for each. You'll pay $40/Month instead of $100 and get practically everything you just listed except for sports.
I concdede that sports would be the tricky part, but you could buy a cheap antenna and use that for local sports. You could find a friend or family member who has cable and borrow their login to get access to the ESPN app that's on most streaming boxes. It lets you livestream all the ESPN channels.
BlackGoku03
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That or get Sling TV for ESPN. Antenna for local channels.
I did it for about 6 months. I went back to cable because they gave me a sweet deal and I needed a home phone.
It's right there in the title, dude!
shira
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President's Day 2016, whenever that is.
Isn't this the plot of a Quantum Leap episode?
Inferno313
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February 15.
The concept isn't original, but his implementation is fairly unique, especially with the way this book's version of time travel works.
Jason's Ultimatum
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Why JFK specifically?
CrichtonKicks
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Did you read the book?
The Shadow
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The book was dope. Looking forward to seeing this.
The portal or whatever goes to a specific date in 1958. It's the closest major event to 1958 that they can change.
The portal or whatever goes to a specific date in 1958. It's the closest major event to 1958 that they can change.
Spring-Loaded
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Because when he gets rewarded for saving JFK, he then will be in good with the PotUS, and can then inform him of future tragedies that could be realistically prevented by his administration.
Do you ever make a post based on reality?
Book spoilers:
I'd like to tell a time-travel story where this guy finds a diner that connects to 1958... you always go back to the same day. So one day he goes back and just stays. Leaves his 2007 life behind. His goal? To get up to November 22, 1963, and stop Lee Harvey Oswald. He does, and he's convinced he's just FIXED THE WORLD. But when he goes back to '07, the world's a nuclear slag-heap. Not good to fool with Father Time. So then he has to go back again and stop himself..... only he's taken on a fatal dose of radiation, so it's a race against time.
Could you mark your spoilers for people who haven't read the book? Thanks!
brainchild
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100% agreed. I believe it will happen in our lifetimes.
He's talking about a platform, not a content provider.
Basically, consolidate all content providers into one place, and the consumer makes one big payment. That big payment then gets split up and the money goes back to the actual content providers. Win-win.
There doesn't need to be a monopoly, just like there's no monopoly on debt consolidation. Any willing company with enough resources could do this. The consolidators will mainly differentiate themselves by price and platform interface.
CrichtonKicks
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Well it's more than that- it plays into the whole Camelot Lost thing and how a lot of people of King's generation feel like his assassination was a turning point that would lead to a lot of bad things in the decades after that.
I mean I can, I just don't see what's spoilery in there that wasn't spoiled in the teaser.
brainchild
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No. $100 for all streaming media services covered under one consolidated payment. Who wouldn't want this?
It's not even like it's unfeasible. I just think that there hasn't been a company to be ambitious enough to be up to the task.
near
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It's a Bad Robot Production as is everything JJ Baby is involved in, but he's credited as producer rather than exec. producer on IMDb for all 9 episodes.
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