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THB #207: Swimming The Streams/She-Hulk

THB #207: Swimming The Streams/She-Hulk

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Aug 17, 2022
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It’s an interesting moment… both as a civilian consumer and as a journalist who gets access to a lot of content early.

I live in a weird middle ground in which I have easy access to a few of the big streamers, access when someone specifically wants me to have if for some other programming, and exactly what everyone else - who is paying for all this - gets, whether binging or week-by-week.

For instance, I get access to all of Hulu early, but not to FX, which platforms on Hulu the next day after release. And I haven’t done a single thing to try to change this. I love the window to having watched the entire season of Only Murders in the Building… it’s as great a binge show as a weekly. But the exquisite torture of waiting for the next episode of Atlanta or Reservation Dogs has its advantages too. When something leaves a delicious aftertaste, lingering on it is great. (To be fair, I have watched the entire Only Murders season twice already… so that lingers too.)

If you liked/loved Winning …

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