I think this may have come up here before, but canistream.it allows you to look up movies and TV shows and see where you can watch them, including the big 3 mentioned below.
On Jun 14, 2013, at 7:37 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 3:40 PM, David Bruggeman <[email protected]> wrote: >> I've mentioned this on the list before, but my DVD-only Netflix plan allowed >> for 5 hours of streaming a month (which I've barely used). I received a >> notice from Netflix earlier today that it will be phased out effective the >> first new billing cycle after August 1. So I essentially have 2 months/10 >> hours to take advantage of. Probably the Rocky and Bullwinkle shows that >> they don't have on the DVDs. >> >> This means that I will likely be taking the plunge and getting a streaming >> plan. I don't know right off the top of my head if it will be Netflix or >> Hulu Plus or both. My Netflix viewing habits have been heavy on the >> television, so I can see myself opting for Hulu. Original programming, at >> least up to now, isn't nudging me one way or the other. >> >> There is a remote possibility that I may want to subscribe to both, so I was >> wondering if anyone here was doing that, and if they cared to share their >> thoughts on whether it's truly worth it. > > I have subscribed to both for a couple of months. I got the free month of > Hulu+ when I was pretty sick at the end of March and was home, and my > daughter talked me into sampling season 1 of Amazing Race. I got hooked and > watched all of the seasons (well, they still don't have the last two seasons > streaming yet). Then I found out AR was actually streaming on Amazon, which I > also have. I was going to discontinue it, but was charmed by season 1 of > WKRP. That kept me for the second month - and then the commercials for their > unique programing got me a little, and I started watching The Booth at the > End (or whatever that is) and Endgame. NO wmy son has got me going back and > watching all of Hell's Kitchen, from season 1, so that will probably keep me > one more month. > > I can't really justify subscribing to all three of these services. With this > being Dexter's last season, I may even discontinue Showtime and Starz on > cable, and keep 2 of the three streaming services. It looks like I save money > by downsizing my premium movie subscriptions and just buying a film On Demand > (or on Amazon or ITunes) once in a while. > > I guess I am not really helping you. I like Netflix, and if I had to choose > between Hulu+ an Netflix I think I would go with Netflix without question. I > still can't believe there is not an easy way to compare side by side the > common and unique offerings on the three main streamers. I am grading my > Final Exams this week/weekend, but I may spend some time this summer first > searching to make sure something like that is not already available, and if > not, taking a stab at doing it myself - at least for television programming. > > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
