Ugh, Streaming

I love supporting the things I love. That usually tends to be movies and tv shows, but it can also be things like youtube and its creators and even some online comics. I also don't make a whole lot of money. So at best the support can be superficial things like watching the ads in front of a show or video. That's where my big issue comes in.

I hate streaming as it exists now. It's mostly because things like Netflix and a Hulu are completely closed off to me. I tend to watch a lot of Youtube, because youtube is free and I can usually find free internet connections just about everywhere, all I need to do is a Youtube account and I'm set, it's not the same with Netflix and Hulu, that require you to pay to subscribe to their content. Now I'm not saying that I feel entitled to this content in some way. If it ever came down to eating and a watching something I would eat every time, but I do like to watch movies and TV shows, and listen to music and read things, just like everyone else.

I hate how many streaming services and channels require you to already have a cable subscription to do anything on the website. Many of my peers are abandoning the TV entirely because simply having the internet is much, much cheaper than owning a cable subscription on top of owning a Television. There are other things like Youtube red, where I can't talk myself into watching shows that I already can watch on the website proper or at least a version of it. Netflix and Hulu and Amazon prime all have their own programming and no free version. While I an easier time thinking of reasons to subscribe( like I really wanna watch Luke Cage, Iron fist, stranger things, and a series of unfortunate events), I simply don't have the extra money to spend on them. There is some hope though.

There are a few websites doing it the right way and it's not what you think. I have been watching  Agents of Sheild on NBC, but I have missed a couple of episodes. I went to their website to see if I could maybe watch the episodes and I fan that I can, and even better I can watch them for free, after a certain amount of time, I can even catch up on it. It is by far the best model I have seen because you can pay to see new episodes right away, but if you're poor like me you can just as easily watch the shows you want to watch. Yes, you have to watch commercials, but it is completely free. It doesn't apply to all their shows, but what it does is allow me to support my favorite show and watch it as well.

 Stay nerdy my beautiful friends.