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[Lily Adler]

Disney Will Add ESPN Tile to Disney+ This Year

The tile will feature "select live games" as well as studio programming, to watch within Disney+.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Why are you guys funding this?! Empire and Revenge of the Sith is right there.

 

[Lily Adler]

Why are you guys funding this?! Empire and Revenge of the Sith is right there.

The movie that ruined so many childhoods.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Why are you guys funding this?! Empire and Revenge of the Sith is right there.

There is only ANH, TESB, and ROTJ

 

[Drizzle]

Why are you guys funding this?! Empire and Revenge of the Sith is right there.

I'm trying to wrap my head around this one. Maybe it's got the most views because it's the first chronological Star Wars movie and newcomers go to that one as a starting point? I don't hate The Phantom Menace and I have fond memories of the hype around it in 1999 but between this news and the theatrical rerelease coming in at # 2 at the box office last weekend, I'm a little confused about the attention it's getting all of a sudden. Like, yeah there's nostalgia and Star Wars is insanely popular but it's not even the most well-liked of the prequels.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

I'm trying to wrap my head around this one. Maybe it's got the most views because it's the first chronological Star Wars movie and newcomers go to that one as a starting point? I don't hate The Phantom Menace and I have fond memories of the hype around it in 1999 but between this news and the theatrical rerelease coming in at # 2 at the box office last weekend, I'm a little confused about the attention it's getting all of a sudden. Like, yeah there's nostalgia and Star Wars is insanely popular but it's not even the most well-liked of the prequels.

I think you hit the nail on the head. It chronologically comes first, so I guess that many people are watching it, but still doesn’t account for the many established fans doing rewatches.

And then again people are on this kick about getting justice for old movies that got a bad wrap in the past. But I don’t get it for Phantom Menace.

 

[Sithborg]

Remember, Disney+ only has the Special Editions, so, you know, the hardcore OT fans aren't watching them on Disney+.

 

[Drizzle]

I think you hit the nail on the head. It chronologically comes first, so I guess that many people are watching it, but still doesn’t account for the many established fans doing rewatches.

And then again people are on this kick about getting justice for old movies that got a bad wrap in the past. But I don’t get it for Phantom Menace.

I think the most vocal group seem to be 20somethings who were kids when the prequels came out. I find it to be more of a positive thing than anything because some of those actors, specifically Jake Lloyd, Ahmed Best and Hayden Christensen, got a ton of unwarranted hate on the internet when those movies came out and now there's been a turnaround.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Remember, Disney+ only has the Special Editions, so, you know, the hardcore OT fans aren't watching them on Disney+.

The irony is it’s the hardcore SW fans who proclaim to hate the special editions and prequels are the ones who watch and analyze them the most. Most likely owning every copy lol

 

[Drizzle]

Remember, Disney+ only has the Special Editions, so, you know, the hardcore OT fans aren't watching them on Disney+.

The irony is it’s the hardcore SW fans who proclaim to hate the special editions and prequels are the ones who watch and analyze them the most. Most likely owning every copy lol

Lucas forced everyone's hand by putting new additions on the DVD releases and again for the Blu-ray, the latter of which was where we got the infamous "NOOO!" from Vader at the end of ROTJ. That almost overtook the CGI Jabba's Palace performance as my personal worst addition to the movies. Really Return of the Jedi is the movie I take most issue with what was added in. The only improvement I can think of is the John Williams score at the end replacing "Yub Nub". Sorry but I prefer that to an Ewok song closing out the OT.

I'm at least glad I still have my original version DVDs that were released in 2006 but I really don't see any harm at all in Disney putting them on Disney+. I'm certain that Lucas put it in the contract that the original pre-Special Edition OT was never to see the light of day again when Disney bought Lucasfilm.

 

[Lily Adler]

Lucas forced everyone's hand by putting new additions on the DVD releases and again for the Blu-ray, the latter of which was where we got the infamous "NOOO!" from Vader at the end of ROTJ. That almost overtook the CGI Jabba's Palace performance as my personal worst addition to the movies. Really Return of the Jedi is the movie I take most issue with what was added in. The only improvement I can think of is the John Williams score at the end replacing "Yub Nub". Sorry but I prefer that to an Ewok song closing out the OT.

I'm at least glad I still have my original version DVDs that were released in 2006 but I really don't see any harm at all in Disney putting them on Disney+. I'm certain that Lucas put it in the contract that the original pre-Special Edition OT was never to see the light of day again when Disney bought Lucasfilm.

God I hate the CGI dancers he added in RotJ and Jabba being added into ANH. Why?

 

[Drizzle]

God I hate the CGI dancers he added in RotJ and Jabba being added into ANH. Why?

He always wanted Jabba in there for some reason but it's so redundant. Also in no way would the Jabba that's established everywhere else outside of that specific scene would tolerate someone stepping on his tail.

All things considered, it's still more tolerable than the assault on the eyes and ears that is the CGI performance from the Max Rebo Band. The original version is so much better and doesn't completely change the atmosphere in Jabba's Palace. The updated version also completely dumps on the hard work of the puppeteers in 1983.

 

[psylockolussus]

I'm assuming the title having "Episode I" helped it get the most streams. Also for a lot of gen z and generation Alpha, the first three films probably look dated for them hence why Episode I got more streams.

 

[MarvelFan]

Disney Will Add ESPN Tile to Disney+ This Year

The tile will feature "select live games" as well as studio programming, to watch within Disney+.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

I hope this feature will also be available for subscribers outside the US, too...

I always wanted to have access to ESPN as I want to watch Caitlin Clark WNBA debut. ESPN/ABC advertise it endlessly that it will stream on Disney+ during the NBA playoffs games. But so far nothing indicates that it will be streaming and available on Disney+Japan😓

 

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[blueharvest]

 

[Albright]

…me too

 

[Gee]

Disney’s password-sharing crackdown starts ‘in earnest’ this September

If you share an account, you might have to pay more.

www.theverge.com

Disney Plus will soon no longer let you share your password with people outside your household. During an earnings call on Wednesday, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the crackdown will kick off “in earnest” this September.

The timeline for Disney’s password-sharing crackdown has been a bit confusing so far. In February, Disney announced plans to roll out paid sharing and also began notifying users about the change. It then launched paid sharing in a “few countries” in June but provided no information on when it would reach the US.

But now, it seems like Disney is pretty serious about rolling out paid sharing to more subscribers in September — even though it still hasn’t shared details on how much it will cost.

On top of the crackdown, Disney is raising prices across Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN Plus starting in October. Iger says he’s “not concerned” about losing subscribers over the price increase since the company is also adding ABC News Live and curated playlists that give the company “pricing leverage.”

 

[Drizzle]

Sounds kind of similar to Maximum Movie Mode, which was a picture-in-picture feature on WB Blu-rays back in the day. Not sure how many of their movies had them but from what I remember it was a feature on Watchmen and the last couple of Harry Potters.

 

[Punisher_MAX]

Disney+ getting a price hike AND cracking down on password sharing? The time is coming to cancel my subscription.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Drizzle]

This is basically what Peacock does all the time. If they threw in Hulu and made it $5 a month, I'd bite for a year's subscription.

 

[Lily Adler]

This is basically what Peacock does all the time. If they threw in Hulu and made it $5 a month, I'd bite for a year's subscription.

I'm playing $17 for Disney+ Hulu and Max with Ads.

 

[Drizzle]

I'm playing $17 for Disney+ Hulu and Max with Ads.

Not bad at all. I get Max for free via Verizon but I feel like that's pretty standard across the board depending on internet providers and streaming services.

 

[Kane52630]

with Ads.