I Have A Question About Streaming Services

Jordan2 · ‎03-16-2010

I am relatively new to streaming. I have Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and AppleTV. Netflix and Amazon seem to drop all of the episodes at the same time so you can watch the whole season at once. I am watching the second season of Castle Rock on Hulu, I watched five episodes, I think there are ten and they are released on Wednesdays each week. I noticed Hulu did this with The Handmaid's Tale. I haven't watched AppleTV yet so I don't know how this works, but is this the norm for Hulu? I thought the whole point of streaming was we could binge watch a season and not have to wait for episodea to be released each week like network TV?

HeatherAG · ‎04-05-2017

@Jordan2 wrote:
I am relatively new to streaming. I have Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and AppleTV. Netflix and Amazon seem to drop all of the episodes at the same time so you can watch the whole season at once. I am watching the second season of Castle Rock on Hulu, I watched five episodes, I think there are ten and they are released on Wednesdays each week. I noticed Hulu did this with The Handmaid's Tale. I haven't watched AppleTV yet so I don't know how this works, but is this the norm for Hulu? I thought the whole point of streaming was we could binge watch a season and not have to wait for episodea to be released each week like network TV?

Some streaming/subscription services drop a whole season, some one episode a week, and some multiple episodes but not the whole season. Personally, I only have Prime, then add/substract other subscription channels when there is a full season of a show that I want to watch.

I am still oxox · ‎03-09-2010

That is the way Netflix works

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being positive what could go right.

Alison Wonderland · ‎02-05-2018

@Jordan2 wrote:
I am relatively new to streaming. I have Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and AppleTV. Netflix and Amazon seem to drop all of the episodes at the same time so you can watch the whole season at once. I am watching the second season of Castle Rock on Hulu, I watched five episodes, I think there are ten and they are released on Wednesdays each week. I noticed Hulu did this with The Handmaid's Tale. I haven't watched AppleTV yet so I don't know how this works, but is this the norm for Hulu? I thought the whole point of streaming was we could binge watch a season and not have to wait for episodea to be released each week like network TV?

It is the norm for Hulu and some others and that Disney+ plans to do the same.

I just read an article recently that hinted that other streaming services may follow suit and the days of binging an entire new season are over.

Annabellethecat66 · ‎03-12-2010

They can hold back and show them one by one if they want to but a lot of people are like me.

I often wait and let them sit on my DVR until I get ready to binge on things.

Right now I have a huge number of episodes of several shows.

I refuse to watch commercials or wait week to week. I only do that when I am totally out of things to watch.

Nothing is important enough for me to watch week while it's on. Even shows I really like on regular TV, I'll wait until the hour is over and then watch it.

My granddaughters taught me 'patience'. They are not TV people. When they watch a show, it's an old show and they're perfectly happy....no matter how much I try to talk them into watching something that I want them to explain it to me. Ha!

But you guys know how dense I am on some of these shows.

Jordan2 · ‎03-16-2010

@Alison Wonderland wrote:
@Jordan2 wrote:
I am relatively new to streaming. I have Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and AppleTV. Netflix and Amazon seem to drop all of the episodes at the same time so you can watch the whole season at once. I am watching the second season of Castle Rock on Hulu, I watched five episodes, I think there are ten and they are released on Wednesdays each week. I noticed Hulu did this with The Handmaid's Tale. I haven't watched AppleTV yet so I don't know how this works, but is this the norm for Hulu? I thought the whole point of streaming was we could binge watch a season and not have to wait for episodea to be released each week like network TV?
It is the norm for Hulu and some others and that Disney+ plans to do the same.

I just read an article recently that hinted that other streaming services may follow suit and the days of binging an entire new season are over.

@Alison Wonderland oh pooh!

Alison Wonderland · ‎02-05-2018

@Jordan2 wrote:
@Alison Wonderland wrote:
It is the norm for Hulu and some others and that Disney+ plans to do the same.

I just read an article recently that hinted that other streaming services may follow suit and the days of binging an entire new season are over.
@Alison Wonderland oh pooh!

I actually like it this way. Binge watching is fun, but it makes it hard to talk to friends about a new show when some have finished the series and others are on episode 3 the day after the show premieres.

It's nice to have everyone on the same page to talk about a show without worrying as much about spoilers. It's also easier to catch up to a new buzz-worthy show when you only have to watch one or two previous episodes instead of 10.