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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22226160

Reportedly high budget has brought Apple TV+ a lot of prestige, but not a lot of viewers.

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[-] MimicJar@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago

As an Android user, how do you propose I watch?

I'm aware that you released to some Android TV devices a few years ago, you haven't released to the Android OS yet and as a Chromecast user I'm still out of luck.

You're ignoring a huge section of the market, so go fuck yourself Apple. You don't get to ignore users and then complain that no one is watching.

Do you remember when Game of Thrones was only available via HBO Go, which was only available via iOS devices and then Game of Thrones was the most pirated TV show? I FUCKING WONDER WHY???

I've (somehow?) watched a number of Apple shows and they are good shows. Mythic Quest, Shrinking, Severance. I'm you're target audience, it's time you pay attention to that audience. You're not picking me up now, I've already found "other methods" but you can win me back if you make it easier. It's going to take some time, but time to get started.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 5 points 1 week ago

I rage-quit after 4 episodes of Foundation, so I don't remember how we were watching, but it was either on a PS3 or in Firefox on a Linux box. Those are the only two things I have ever had hooked to the TV. I haven't used the PlayStation for ages, so we were probably watching it through a browser.

https://support.apple.com/guide/tvplus/watch-in-a-web-browser-apdc0cb7ad64/web

You need an account, but not an Apple device.

[-] raynethackery@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

You can't watch Foundation with any expectation of it matching the books. I said I wouldn't watch it but I broke down after I finished For All Mankind. The only thing that really bothered me is Gaal being so hysterical. Chill the fuck out girl.

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[-] MimicJar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

So now I need a computer hooked up to my TV and I have to navigate using a keyboard and mouse, very user friendly.

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[-] capital@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

As an Android user, how do you propose I watch?

I have an iPhone and a couple Apple TVs.

I’m usually watching on my desktop computer.

[-] ahal@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 week ago

Apple TV is the best streaming service at the moment, hands down. I say this as a lifelong Apple hater. So many bangers:

  • Slow Horses
  • Silo
  • Ted Lasso
  • Severance
  • Bad Monkey

Then I have Shrinking and Disclaimer on my to watch list.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

For all mankind is fantastic too

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago
[-] blarth@thelemmy.club 3 points 1 week ago

Pachinko is one of the best shows across any streaming service, yet for some reason, Apple has buried it to the point that it’s nearly impossible to find in their UI.

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Sunny was good too

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[-] dan1101@lemm.ee 17 points 1 week ago

I already subscribe to enough services and I really don't want to give Apple my money.

[-] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 16 points 1 week ago

There's plenty Id really like to watch on Apple TV. In fact, I watched Severance using my parents account while they had it temporarily. But now that I've tried it, I know that there's no point in me getting it because they make it as hard as possible to watch anything if you don't have specific devices. Literally all the other streaming services make it stupid easy to watch what you want using any device. But Apple still has a decades old stick up their ass about proprietary bullshit and they want you to get an iPhone for the simplest experience. I have loads of different devices and I ended up using an old MacBook with chrome to cast the browser to my TV. And that was really annoying and I'm not about to pay for that experience. You want my money? Make it easy. It's that simple.

[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 16 points 1 week ago
[-] 1984@lemmy.today 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I just watch shows. Don't care which network they come from. :)

[-] untuned@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Maybe a bit late to the party but I know you can watch through https://tv.apple.com after you login

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Are people not watching? It’s my understanding that the movies have flopped but the tv shows are doing well.

[-] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There are some definite hits and some definite misses on Apple TV+ here's the best and worst I've seen so far:

"For All Mankind" - An awesome realistic Sci-Fi show that feels like a prequel to "The Expanse". 4 seasons so far of top notch Sci-fi. Highly suggest for folks that were into The Expanse.

"Silo" - Premise is basically Fallout except they call the vaults "silos" instead. Excise the peppy energy and self-awareness of Fallout and boom, you've got your gray mush run of the mill dystopian thriller "Silo". It's been a real yawner for me, I couldn't make it through even 4 episodes.

[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

The Silo books are way better. They seemed to have changed some plot points to tell a slightly different story, but the main premise seems to be holding up. Book two is a huge tonal shift, so it'll be interesting to see how they handle that in the show.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I’ve watched a few things. Fantastic sets and production quality. Terrible acting and writing.

Apple has about 259 shows and movies compared to Netflix’s approximately 18,000.

Given genre preferences, that's about 20 watchable shows, then?

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Netflix has about the same to me… which I just download now after I found out I can only watch 720p in Firefox hahaha

[-] w3dd1e@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago

I watch Apple TV shows more than any other service. I love SciFi and they have an excellent set of shows in that genre.

I can tell no one is watching though. The just cancelled Big Door Prize, which was really good.

[-] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago

Can you recommend some from their service?

I have quite a few of their shows already but I’m super into so-fi so I’ll take any recs I can get.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

severance is one of the best shows anywhere in the last few years. For All Mankind is also really good.

See and Foundation are okay/watchable.

[-] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago

So it turns out I have all of those, but only briefly started for all mankind (wrong headspace for it at the time). So I’ll bump those all up my watch list, thanks!

[-] w3dd1e@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah! I saw Severance and For All Mankind mentioned. I also like Silo, The Big Door Prize, Monarch, Foundation, and Sunny. There’s some others that I haven’t watched. I saw a lot of people mention Dark Matter.

Also Big Door Prize got canceled after season 2 so you might skip that. It leaves a lot of mysteries unanswered.

[-] MisterD@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

Maybe if they made an android app that works on phones and tablets.

Android app Currently only works on androidTV boxes if you can figure out how to create 2 Apple accounts

[-] viking@infosec.pub 3 points 1 week ago

That's why I pirate their shows. Most are still rather mediocre.

[-] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 5 points 1 week ago

If I were to commit myself to a single streaming service it would probably be Apple TV

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[-] MashedTech@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

They're not available here, and can I even watch on Google TV? Sailing the high seas seems to be the best. Not my problem if I need an apple tv to watch apple tv +

[-] allan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago

On android TV there's an app. Amazon's Appstore as well for their fire TV sticks. But yeah

[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

Not my problem if I need an apple tv to watch apple tv +

You do not need an AppleTV to watch. The app is available on quite a few popular platforms, including many SmartTVs, Roku, Fire Sticks, PS4, PS5, several Xbox models, and Android TV.

[-] SquatDingloid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah everything should be on one service otherwise it's just easier to browse torrent sites that have everything on one service

[-] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I keep seeing that they have some good science fiction shows and meaning to sign up. I just haven't. Maybe when work buys me a new phone. I seem to remember a free couple of months last phone. I just didn't get around to it.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There is definitely a good amount of good sci fi. Definitely worth checking out when you can get a free promo. They come up fairly frequently, I've had 3 free 3 months (9) over the past year and a half or so

[-] scbasteve7@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

I really enjoy The Foundation. It almost gives you whiplash by switching between slow burn and intense action. But I do not mean that in a bad way whatsoever. A really cool aspect of the show is that it does not take place over the span of a normal movie. It takes place over a couple(?) of centuries. There's different characters that come and go, and some others that have other ways of surviving the long time span. But it really shows you the long term consequences of certain actions.

Any particular sci-fi shows that caught your eye? Been wanting to check something out.

[-] 31337@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Severance is great. Silo is OK. For all Mankind was great in the earlier seasons. Foundation is good. Extrapolations is good, but too unrealistic for the subject matter, IMO. Dark Matter (2024) is pretty good, reminds me of Sliders from my childhood.

Edit: Oh, Sunny was good too.

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