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Announced Thursday at an event in New York, SeeSo will launch in invite-only beta in December and is planned for a wide release in January. For $3.99 a month, the service will offer up a mix of original series, exclusive content and licensed material.

With SeeSo, NBCU is going after comedy fans instead of trying to compete for a wider demographic the way Netflix, Hulu and even new entrants from CBS and others do. SeeSo plans to hand-curate the content for the site and will have guests select on demand playlists with video recommendations each month.

"Big streaming services have created a paradox of choice — they're great if you know exactly what to watch, but if you aren't in the middle of a binge, the search can be near endless," said Evan Shapiro, exec vp digital enterprises at NBCU. "By focusing on a specific, yet large niche, and providing a curated experience, we can help viewers find good stuff they might not or cannot find. SeeSo is your neighborhood comedy eatery, with daily specials from a chef you trust."

SeeSo is prepping more than 20 original series during its first year. Among them is HarmonQuest, an animated series from Community's Dan Harmon, The UCB Show from sketch comedy troop Upright Citizens Brigade, and reality spoof show Bajillion Dollar Propertie $ from exec producers Scott Aukerman, Ben Garant, Tom Lennon and Kulap Vilaysack. Other orignals will come from stand up comic Wyatt Cenac and Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video.

SeeSo will also offer a collection of series available for the first time on streaming, including Monty Python's Flying Circus. Also streaming on the service will be The Kids in the Hall, complete collections of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Saturday Night Live, including new episodes available the day after they air. The entire catalog of NBC's The Office and the original BBC version of The Office will also be available alongside 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation.

The ad-free service will be available on the web and streaming via connected devices and other distribution partners. NBCU says the launch of SeeSo will not affect its pre-existing deals with Hulu, which it co-owns as a silent partner alongside 21st Century Fox and Disney, and YouTube, where many of its late night clips go viral.

Full list of original shows on the link:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nbcuniversal-launch-comedy-streaming-service-832351

Sounds pretty interesting.

 

[Cheebo]

Complete back catalog of Monty Python and SNL? Not bad.

Edit: Wow that list of original shows has a lot more talent than expected.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

That's the worst name I've ever heard.

 

[Zeyphersan]

That's.... Pretty good actually

Will probably sub and go ham on some Monty Python

 

[Mitch]

Worth a month.

 

[Veritigo_X]

Terrible name, but it looks like they have a good lineup of shows for a pretty good price. Might consider it.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Well, the price is right. I'd jump on it if they get some good original content. Also, hopefully it's available as an add-on to the existing Hulu app, sorta like the Showtime one.

Didn't NBC nuke the majority of their comedy lineup this year? They have Undateable Live...and...I'm drawing a blank. I know that's not what this is, but it's funny they'd want to focus on comedy here.

 

[zephervack]

I really hope they dont pull their content from Netflix in order to make their service more appealing, but who am I kidding, eventually we will have to pay for like 10 services in order to be able to watch stuff that used to be on Netflix

 

[Moppeh]

Oh shit, they are the ones with Harmonquest? I might have to sub just for that.

 

[Akahige]

lol what a shit name.

HarmonQuest, an animated series from Community's Dan Harmon

Alright I'm in.

Didn't NBC nuke the majority of their comedy lineup this year? They have Undateable Live...and...I'm drawing a blank. I know that's not what this is, but it's funny they'd want to focus on comedy here.

I am drawing a blank as well at the comedy shows they have on now, looking it up, they have on show I've heard of but haven't seen and one show I haven't heard of at all.

 

[HamPster PamPster]

Any chance this get's Conan's entire Late Night run?

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

That name is sooooo bad, but sounds like decently quality programming.

 

[Slayven]

I hope this isn't the future where you have to sub to a billion streaming services to get what you want.

 

[Social]

Let's come up with a better name! I'll go first

NBCeen

 

[Barrage]

I'm subbing. I want as many places that allow comedy creators to work as possible.

I fully assume that Netflix will be 40 dollars within the next 15 years. I won't be that mad about it TBH, it's very much underpriced for how much people use it now in comparison to cable.

 

[Platy]

This will totaly not be avaliable for south american IPs, right ?

 

[Mariolee]

HarmonQuest? I'm in.

But you better still have that Community movie on the plate Harmon.

 

[VanWinkle]

Any chance this get's Conan's entire Late Night run?

Highly doubt it since NBC pretty much disowned him, but man would thar be amazing. I would subscribe the second it came out if they had that.

 

[blamite]

I'm in for HarmonQuest. Anything else is just butter.

 

[Major Gripex]

Does Explosm have a show out that I don't know about?

 

[lamaroo]

Any chance this get's Conan's entire Late Night run?

That would be worth the price on its own.

 

[greycolumbus]

Was going to get this anyway to watch HarmonQuest. I had no idea this was backed by NBC.

EDIT: Maybe they can bring back The Cape

 

[Marty Chinn]

I hope this isn't the future where you have to sub to a billion streaming services to get what you want.

Well people kept complaining they wanted to only pay for what they watched. Now we're getting it.

 

[bjork]

I really hope they dont pull their content from Netflix in order to make their service more appealing, but who am I kidding, eventually we will have to pay for like 10 services in order to be able to watch stuff that used to be on Netflix

Or just not pay for any of it. Not meaning piracy, but just not consuming stuff if they want to price me out.

 

[The Illiterati]

So what is the UCB Show. If it were really Walsh, Besser, Roberts and Poehler, I am SO in.

Edit to add: It is! Hooray! I dreamed of this day!

 

[Raistlin]

I'm curious if this will show up as an add-on service to Hulu with a minor discount?

Spoiler

Would be kind of silly not to do this given NBC Universal is part owner of Hulu. Not to mention they created the add-ons section to the site yet the only option is Showtime

 

[Azure Dream]

Is that a Cyanide & Happiness character in that banner? Or is that from HarmonQuest?

 

[Lunar15]

That's a surprisingly solid lineup.

 

[The Illiterati]

Is that a Cyanide & Happiness character in that banner? Or is that from HarmonQuest?

There's apparently a show of that as well, yes.

 

[BUNTING1243]

I'll probably sign up for Harmon quest, I'm a pretty big Harmon town fan. Weird to see this is backed by NBC

 

[Shiggie]

UCB, Harmon Quest and Python? I'm so in!