On 10/24/2011 09:22 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > I don't really know how the STARZ network works in the US, > whether you have to pay extra for it or it comes standard > with your cable or Internet package. So I don't know how > many are likely to have seen the premiere of a new series > called "Boss." Based on the few who chimed in about > "Spartacus," few here may have access to this channel. >
<snip> You have to pay extra for it. Sometimes they throw it in when someone signs up to a service but for as little as 3 months to a year. Starz may license the series on streaming sites like Vudu or Amazon and maybe later on Netflix. Hollywood is still trying to sort out the streaming thing which caught them off guard. I believe they thought that streaming was "so technical" it wouldn't catch on but it has. They're caught between partnerships they've had for years with cable and satellite companies and the rising demand for their content streaming. Fall is TV hell as far as I'm concerned. They overload Sunday with too many shows. Thank tech for DVRs. They seemed to have figured out years ago that they had captive audiences on Sundays because people weren't going out on that night. OTOH, just look at the Friday/Saturday schedules which they seem to consider "write-offs" especially Saturday. The networks have even taken to rerunning a weeknight show on Saturday. I'm seeing too many shows that start off with a great pilot then fall into formula drek. Once that happens I cancel the series record setting on the DVR. Caught the first episode of "The Shadow Line" online but probably need to watch the second episode to see if I want to watch further. Seems a little more like something that would run on PBS than on BBC America. Not as much action as "Luther" has. BBC America HD was just added to my cable line-up. One thing I do like about the Starz company is the spend the extra for good authoring for DVDs and Bluray discs. I watched the remake of "I Spit on Your Grave" on Bluray the other night which was Starz/Anchor Bay. They also let you access the menu rather than make you have to skip through trailers on the Bluray discs. This is sometimes a sign that the CEO or a VP may have actually taken a disc home, tried watching it and hated sitting through trailers. I liked the remake but it is definitely not a movie for bliss-a-ninnies.
