You have the emotional maturity of a blueberry scone.

Giles ,'Touched'


Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


meara - Sep 25, 2025 8:11:33 am PDT #9418 of 9538

The only things I have are Amazon Prime (not really for the tv) and Netflix (where I watched a couple of the new episodes of GBBO last night yay!!). I did watch the first five episodes of The Pitt on the plane and now want to watch the rest but probably won’t.


-t - Sep 25, 2025 9:14:54 am PDT #9419 of 9538
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, Prime, forgot about that one. Should be able to drop that.


JenP - Sep 25, 2025 9:18:58 am PDT #9420 of 9538

I don't watch The Pitt, because the pilot was too realistic ambience-wise. Really reminded me of the many times in and out of the ER/hospital during My Troubles in a slightly panicky way. Kudos to them for the verisimilitude (I've been able to watch other hospital shows just fine since, so its not about "any reference to hospitals at all, ever"), and I hear the performances are great. Alas, not suitable for Jen.

We have Prime and Netflix. About to cancel Paramount+ because ST New Worlds is done (what an underwhelming season!) I purged subscriptions when DH lost his job last year (didn't save THAT much, but it felt good!), and I've added and canceled a couple since, but those two are plenty for our habits. I do BritBox from time to time. Not right now, though.


-t - Sep 25, 2025 9:39:49 am PDT #9421 of 9538
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I really like The Pitt but it's hard to watch even without personal history triggers.


Steph L. - Sep 25, 2025 9:46:38 am PDT #9422 of 9538
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I don't watch The Pitt, because the pilot was too realistic ambience-wise.

I watched the first episode and was reminded that medical dramas don't mix well with my anxiety, so I figured it was not a show for me. But I liked the characters, and I kept seeing so damn many gifs on Tumblr, I watched the second and third episodes and found a groove where I could handle watching it. All its Emmys were well-deserved.


lisah - Sep 25, 2025 9:57:09 am PDT #9423 of 9538
Punishingly Intricate

We watched the Pitt through like the 7tb or 8th ep and then went to Michigan and had to take Bob’s mom to the ED our first night there and she had very scary emergency surgery and Bob has been wary of going back to a hyper realistic medical drama since.


bennett - Sep 25, 2025 10:17:57 am PDT #9424 of 9538

I'll be cancelling Prime when my annual subscription runs out later in the year. In the meanwhile, I'm moving the streaming services I do watch on Prime (BritBox and Great Courses) to separate subscriptions. I do need to start turning subscriptions on/off better - I'm on Apple for "Slow Horses" and "Murderbot" but I don't need to keep it for a whole year. And I'm caught up on "Dark Winds" so I can cancel AMC for another year. I just need to do it.


Tom Scola - Sep 25, 2025 10:51:50 am PDT #9425 of 9538
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

My yearly Paramount+ subscription terminated on Sept 15, and the last episode of Strange New Worlds was Sept 12, so that was an easy cancellation for me.

The best subscription I have is DC Comics Ultra, where I get all the new DC issues with a 1 month delay. I probably spend more time on that than any other service I have.


-t - Sep 25, 2025 10:56:07 am PDT #9426 of 9538
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, that sounds nice! I know I can't keep up with comics, but that is a good set up

I am bad at both knowing why I have a subscription (or even that I have a subscription, sometimes) and cancelling when I don't need them.


Calli - Sep 25, 2025 11:31:50 am PDT #9427 of 9538
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I turned off Apple+ a month after Murderbot ended. Assuming I’m employed when the next season rolls around, I’ll just start it again there. I only got Peacock for Eurovision and turned it off right after. I’m was planning to get rid of Disney+, but since they changed course on Kimmel I kinda feel like it would be punishing them for making a decent course correction. On the other hand, I don’t watch it much. I’ll make a note to get rid of it in a month. Lately I’ve been watching old Godzilla movies on tubi. I had no idea there were so many!