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I mean, I assumed that would happen when they first announced the merger. Disney+ has the NatGeo content, and HBO Max is lacking the nature documentary genre in terms of content. Not to mention WarnerMedia's been pretty ruthless in shuttering every other video service it owns and moving that content to HBO Max.

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Discovery. Not Disney.

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I think you're confused. I was using Disney+ w/ Nat Geo content as a comparison, as Warner will want HBO Max w/ Discovery content to be competitive. I assumed the whole reason to buy Discovery was to shutter Discovery+ and roll everything into HBO Max.

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I agree with your reasoning and conclusions, except for this part. It was Discovery that bought WarnerMedia, not the other way around.

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I don't believe one company "bought" the other. It was a merger.

The boards of both AT&T and Discovery have approved the deal, but it will still have to be signed off by regulators. The deal is an all-stock transaction, which will see AT&T receive $43 billion in a combination of cash, debt securities, and debt retention on the part of WarnerMedia. AT&T shareholders will receive stock worth 71 percent of the new company, while Discovery’s shareholders will own the remaining 29 percent. https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/17/2...erger-spin-off

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Ugh, my bad. It's sad to see AT&T still controlling so much of the company after they destroyed so much of it over the last 5 years. Hopefully, they stay hands-off with the day-to-day and Discovery is a better steward. And the new company name, Warner Bros Discovery? Stupid.

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I just noticed last night on HBO Max the new 4K director's cut of The Outsiders: The complete novel is now on HBO Max. There's 22 minutes of new footage and an intro from Francis Ford Coppola.

It was just recently released on digital.

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I don’t think this director cut is new.
The Complete Novel edition has been on home video for awhile now as far as I can recollect.


Whats interesting is HBO putting this up as 4K and Dolby Vision.
I think this might be the first non HBo premiere to get that treatment!



Welp looking at it now on Atv4K this is not triggering the DV but it is tagged as 4K.

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It's a new 4K restoration and just came out this year. Here are the details.

https://collider.com/the-outsiders-t...-date-details/

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Right I know about the 4K restoration.
I misread what you meant.


I thought you were saying the Dir cut is also new.
🤭

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Just checked and DV is triggered on my tv. Maybe it was a temporary glitch?

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Turned out to be an issue with my Atv.
the content matching git reset to off.

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Good call. Added to the queue. It's in DV, as well. The 4K disc only has HDR.

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New on HBO and HBO Max December 2021

Released December 1
12 Strong
20 Feet from Stardom
Adrienne, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
A Perfect Murder
All I See Is You
All Rise, Seasons 1 and 2
The Answer Man
Blade II
Bolero
Breakdown
Changing Lanes
Chicago
Cloud Atlas
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Days of Thunder
Dragged Across Concrete
Enough Said
Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery
Frontera
The Good Doctor
The Haunting In Connecticut
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Interview with the Vampire
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
The Italian Job
Jack The Giant Slayer
Jackie Brown
Jupiter Ascending
The Lawnmower Man
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
Limbo
Little Monsters
The Mask
Max Steel
Miss Congeniality
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat: Battle of the Realms
The Muppets Take Manhattan
No Country For Old Men
Percy Jackson Sea Of Monsters
Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History
Pulse
R.I.P.D.
Rubber
Runner Runner
Se7en
Shark Night
Surrogates
Troll Hunter
The Truman Show
Two For The Money
Two Lovers
Viva
War On Everyone
The Wedding Singer
The Wolfpack
World’s Greatest Dad
The Wrecking Crew!

Released December 2
Music Box: Listening to Kenny G, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
Odo, Cartoonito Season 1 Premiere
Perfect Life (Vida Perfecta), Max Original Season 2 Premiere
Santa Inc., Max Original Animated Series Premiere
Space Jam: A New Legacy

Released December 3
Breathe the Night
Craig of the Creek, Season 3
Hood River
Mike & Molly
Yerba Buena

Released December 4
The Last O.G., Seasons 1-3
At the Ready

Released December 5
Kamikaze, Max Original Season Finale

Released December 6
The Forever Prisoner, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
Landscapers, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)

Released December 7
The Slow Hustle, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

Released December 9
A Thousand Fangs
And Just Like That…, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
Gossip Girl Season 1, Finale
Music Box: Mr. Saturday Night, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
The Sex Lives of College Girls, Max Original Season 1 Finale
Summer Camp Island, Max Original Season 5 Premiere

Released December 10
Dafne and the Rest (aka Todo lo Otro), Max Original Season 1 Premiere
DC’s Stargirl, Season 2

Released December 12
Succession, Season 3 Finale (HBO)

Released December 14
The Murders at Starved Rock, Documentary Series Premiere (HBO)

Released December 15
What’s New Scooby-Doo?

Released December 16
2nd Annual HA Festival: The Art of Comedy, Max Original Comedy Special
Diego, The Last Goodbye (Diego, el ultimo adios), Max Original Documentary
The Cut (aka O Grande Look), Max Original Season 1 Premiere
Finding Magic Mike, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
The Fungies, Max Original Season 3 Premiere
Music Box: Juice Wrld: Into the Abyss, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
Station 11, Max Original Season 1 Premiere

Released December 17
A Forbidden Orange, Max Original Premiere

Released December 20
You Keep the Kids (Mama o Papa)

Released December 21
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, Season Finale (HBO)

Released December 22
After the Sunset
The Matrix Resurrections, Warner Bros. Film Premiere

Released December 23
40 Means Nothing (aka 40 No es Nada), Max Original Season 1 Premiere
Beforeigners S2, Max Original Season 2 Premiere
The Suicide Squad

Released December 24
Black Jesus

Released December 26
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Season 11 Finale (HBO)
Insecure, Season 5 Finale (HBO)

Released December 30
Young Justice, Max Original Season 4 Part A

Released December 31
How to With John Wilson, Season 2 Finale (HBO)

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Nice!!

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I'm guessing this is an error because Harley Quinn has now made it's way to TNT, which has to edit content for basic cable. I'm guessing the TNT version got sent there by mistake.

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But I’m guessing if have on Vudu it’s uncensored?

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Warner Media PR confirmed it was an error

Twitter

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Fucking nerds were already shitting themselves. It was an obvious error.

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So much ado about an AWFUL movie. :lol:

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It needs any publicity it can get. I found it to be unwatchable. Wonder Woman 1984 is a masterpiece compared to HQ: BOP.

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Lots of good stuff coming up next year. I totally missed hearing about that Gremlins one.

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A Staircase limited dramatic series? Cool, though that story is so well known now I wonder what there is to tell.

Lots of good stuff in that trailer.

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I'm guessing a lot of people who watch the Staircase series won't be familiar with the documentary - I only became familiar with it myself when it got its updated episodes a few years back.

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All 7 seasons of the CBS show The Mentalist was just added. I'm impressed with the slowly bigger library of WB TV shows they are adding.

I liked The Mentalist when it aired. I did miss some of the final episodes of the final season, so I may catch up at some point.

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So HBO customer service got back to me shortly after my last post in the summer and said they would look into the issue. I tried again several times after that and the HBO Now gift cards still would error out. Frustrated, I mentally wrote off the gift cards as a loss and forgot about them. Fast forward to the end of December, my girlfriend and I agreed to split HBO Max's annual sub deal. Before pulling the trigger, I thought "let me give the gift cards one last try." Only this time I figured I'd try it on yet another fresh browser and downloaded Brave. It worked! I didn't see the option for the cheaper ad-supported tier, so I'm good only until late February with this card. (Two more unused cards to go.) Hey, it saved me theater admission for the new Matrix movie, so that was a massive plus. Ha.

HBO Max's catalog is very impressive. Can't wait until the Righteous Gemstones comes back and I have been itching to watch the Woodstock 99 doc ever since I heard online chatter about it when it came out. The Other Two is a pretty funny show. Gonna find time for the JL Snyder Cut and see what the hubbub is all about. Priority was starting The Wire, though. I'd been avoiding it for years despite pleas from friends and relatives. Honestly, the near deafening praise was annoying. (See also: Hamilton, Radiohead, etc.) But my girlfriend and I are going to the Ravens/Steelers game this weekend (my first ever live NFL game!) and she joked I should get some local Baltimore flavor beforehand. So we binged the first season last week. Good show! I'll definitely proceed the remaining four seasons.

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HBO Max Drops Subscription Price: Save 20% Off Monthly Plans

For a limited time, new and lapsed customers can choose between ad-supported and ad-free tiers starting at just $7.99 a month (regular $9.99) for the first year. The ad-free plan is discounted to $11.99 a month (regular $14.99) for the first 12 months. Both tiers allow users to stream tons of content and create up to five separate profiles, but with the ad-free plan, customers have the option to download titles to watch them offline and stream certain movies in 4K UHD.

The special promotion ends on Jan. 25 and does not apply to existing customers. The plans will automatically renew at the regular monthly price after the first year.

https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv...an-1235018385/

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My sub through a cancelled phone plan ended last week so this is perfect timing.

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I subscribed December 31st so this is suck-ass timing.

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Once again, we're 2yrs in and Max still isn't offering any of their original content in 4k. Why? Every other major platform is.

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Not to derail the thread but on YT, there's a recent clip upload of the infamous bus scene in Nobody (premiering on Max soon) in full 4k.

It's such an astonishing, breathtaking and beautifully choregraphed scene...gets me every time I watch.

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Because lack of 4k isn't a deal breaker for nearly anyone. I wish they did too. I will say Peacemaker 1st episode, even in 1080p, looked hella good.

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I don't think that's true anymore. If it was none of the other streaming services would be offering any new programming in 4k, but they all do.

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Peacock is straight 1080p for everything. Halloween Kills was 1080p as were the Olympics. All of their original shows are 1080p.

Yet, you could watch the Olympics in 4K via some cable providers. And even Discovery+ offers 4K content.

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Halloween Kills was updated to 4k/DV on Peacock at some time in the past month (I think Peacock only has 2 theatrical titles in 4k, that’s it).

But I’m talking about major streaming platforms, Netflix, Prime, Hulu, D+ and even Paramount+ Now (along with a few others). Frustrating when WB themselves was offering 4k content through their DCU platform yet the same content is only HD on HBO. They have the content, all their new shows are mastered at least in 2k, so it will be only a matter of time. Not sure why they’re not moving faster, it’s not like they don’t have the money.

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How many people do you personally know that ditched HBO Max because of lack of 4k? I know of none. I am sure there are some out there somewhere. That number is probably very small. But it just isn't something average Joe Sixpack is going to bitch about and cancel his service.

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Most of the movies I've watched on there have been 4K (the newer stuff), so I'm not too upset about anything. I get why some people are though.

Peacemaker has been fantastic so far and The Last Duel was added today - neither is in 4K though.

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HBO MAX has a few movies in 4K DV/Atmos but ZERO 4K content for their TV Shows. Peacemaker is HD & 5.1.

I hope this changes soon, because it'd be nice to have 4K DV/Atmos for their series. I mean if Hulu can do it, HBO MAX can to.