funkyryno

I agree. I could probably knock those all off in a month. Good way to spend $5.

DJariya

From what I read, the Apple shows are likely being posted weekly with maybe a 2-3 episode initial drop. And there is a 1 month free trial.

fujishig

You have to wait though. But the hardest thing to me is going to be finding the time. I already have an enormous backlog of stuff, unless these are just incredible, I can't see paying 5 bucks even for one month to prioritize them over the hundreds of hours of content I haven't watched that I'm already subscribed to.

funkyryno

I don't mind waiting till all episodes are available. I won't be facing the problem of running into spoilers like I would with traditional serialized TV shows such as GOT or the Walking Dead.

But I'm in the same boat as you, my backlog of shows to watch is pretty big. I'm not exactly yearning for more another service to pay for.

Hokeyboy

Her audience didn't follow her to Satellite Radio. The $50 million XM paid her was a boondoggle.

Hokeyboy

Zero interest in anything Apple has to offer thus far. Of course I can't stomach Jennifer Anuston or Reese Witherspoon, and oh lookie here's a two hour documentary on Workplace Harassment from Oprah. Take my money. Please.

DJariya

Bought a new iPad this week. So I'll be getting this for free for 1 year when it launches.

MR Round

I called in to Apple to get Support on my Ipad because it was glitching, and they gave me a free subscription to the service for inconvenience. Was pretty nice of them to do.

fujishig

I wonder if they will ever distinguish between paid subscribers and gifted subscribers when they eventually give out the numbers. I highly doubt it. They either need to like really gear up the service in this first year or give out another free year somehow or there's going to be a steep decline when the promos run out.

E Unit

fujishig

Reviews of the initial shows are coming out... and they are not kind.

I still can't believe they paid 300 million for two seasons of the Morning Show.

E Unit

Yeah, I read a review of See. They gave it a B, but it sounds like another run-of-the-mill Netflix series.

mphtrilogy

I watched all the trailers and don't think I'll be joining on this first go round...

b2net

My wife & I watched the trailers and truly maybe 1 show might get our attention. For that maybe pay for a month and binge it. Likely will just skip it altogether.

Trevor

The new issue of my free subscription to Variety including a promo code for 3 free months.

DJariya

I have a year for free with the new iPad I just got. So, I'll gladly check some of these shows out over the next year.

Decker

Disappointing that Morning Show is getting bad reviews. The cast is so amazing, I just assumed the show would be good. But if Sepinwall is saying it's a bore, it probably is.

Why So Blu?

I'll watch them and make up my own mind. But there's a new TV OS update, I'm sure in prep of it debuting on Friday.

Hokeyboy

What about Aniston and Witherspoon screams "amazing cast"?

DJariya

They’re probably considered B list at this point in their careers. Witherspoon does have Big Little Lies, which is critically acclaimed.

Decker

I disagree. Both are A List stars and have starred in big movies and.given acclaimed Oscar or Golden Globe nominated lead performances in the past few years. You are right about Big Little Lies which was a HUGE hit for HBO and won Queen Reese her first Emmy (as producer). And Aniston hasn't done a TV program since whatever that ensemble comedy on NBC was back in the 90s.
​​Do I think they and Carrell are worth $5M/episode? Of course not. But to say that the lead cast of this TV show isn't eye catching and impressive is disingenuous. It was Apple swinging for the fences, coming up with a show that people would be so desperate to see that they would subscribe to a new service . Too bad it sounds like the script isn't worthy

Shannon Nutt

Witherspoon is A-list. I would argue that Aniston is still B-list. Obviously both are household names.

Hokeyboy

I don't think the braintrust behind Apple TV+ understood what made the streaming blockbusters so huge -- most of the big ones, the NAME ones, the watercooler shows, the ones that become pop culture sensations, they are mostly coming from fresh new talent with new storytelling perspectives and ideas.

Apple TV+ builds a service, and who do they lasso in? Older Hollywood talent who have been treading the waters of mediocrity for years, whose glory days are long past. Spielberg, Aniston, Witherspoon, Oprah, etc. That would have been really exciting 20 years ago. Now? Not so much. Who's next? David E. Kelley? Glen and Les Charles? The ghosts of Steven Bochco and Paul Junger Witt?

mphtrilogy

yep, I think you nailed it

fujishig

I'm not sure Witherspoon is A-list, as in her headlining a movie (or tv show) would bring in people. Obviously Big Little Lies did a ton to bring her back in the public eye. I guess she's A-list in the sense that if she or Aniston did a regular network show people would tune in, but as a headliner for a streaming service that has like four shows to start out with, I'm not sure either of them move the needle that much (outside of a Friends reunion or something), certainly not 15 million an episode/300 million for 2 seasons worth. I'm not sure how much Big Little Lies cost but I'm fairly sure it was a fraction of that.