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This will be the straw that breaks the camel's back for me.

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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 78 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (14 children)

According to the comments, I might be the only person on earth that subscribed to Prime exclusively for their shipping.

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[–] MxM111@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I am with you. Their streaming service was always subpar to competitors. In fact, I watched only one series there -the expanse, and that’s it.

[–] rynzcycle@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

God forgive me, I'm going defend Prime. I always thought that because Prime was also required for faster shipping, they were willing to explore artistic shows that something like Netflix wouldn't touch these days. People likely aren't subscribing or cancelling because of the video offer, so they have more freedom to greenlight interesting concepts.

Prime shows like Solos and Tales from the Loop probably aren't great for getting new subscribers, but they're absolutely wonderful, especially compared to season 47 of [generic low-budget comedy baking reality show]. Shows like The Expanse, Mr Robot, Homecoming are all solid and Prime seems far less likely to cancel shows before they end properly.

I'm going to add onto that The Boys and Invincible. Ya I agree that it's probably one of the better ones.

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