Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Ian J. Ball" Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Streaming(/Cable) Rant: ANIMAL CONTROL Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:53:10 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 46 Message-ID: References: <1822025595.739739424.531324.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:53:11 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="b0ea7264657200a40877d2037f4665c0"; logging-data="645344"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19902Qnld2SM8qDnKNFMcty" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:knrmAbSW9LQ4z8dBxLbMyQCbhSo= In-Reply-To: <1822025595.739739424.531324.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 2988 On 6/10/24 12:29 PM, anim8rfsk wrote: > Ian J. Ball wrote: > >> So, after finishing off "Night Court" (2023) season #2, I next intended >> to tackle FOX's "Animal Control", starring Joel McHale. >> >> The short answer: I basically can't do it. >> >> "Animal Control" season #1 (which I obviously would want to watch first) >> is not available on any streamer, nor via Spectrum (OnDemand). >> >> Hulu does not have it. They have season #2 now. But what's frustrating >> is that they had season #1 in the past. No longer. So no season #1 from >> Hulu at all. >> >> There is no longer a "FOX (network)" app - FOXNOW looks to be defunct, >> suggesting that you go elsewhere, to other apps, like Tubi... or Hulu. >> >> Speaking of Tubi - surprisingly to me, they don't have "Animal Control" >> either. I want to say that they did, some months back. But they don't >> have season #1 either. >> >> And Spectrum OnDemand is like Hulu - only season #2 is available. >> >> FOX (TV network) seems to be f*cked. They don't have a standalone >> streamer (Tubi comes the closest), so apparently there is now no way to >> look at previous seasons of shows like "Animal Control". >> >> This seems like a major marketing FAIL - I am now not going to watch a >> show I otherwise would have watched because I can't get access to its >> season #1 (without paying an arm and a leg to Apple TV to). >> >> It amazes me that Fox doesn't just stick stuff like this on Tubi - they >> would get ad revenue for it, and they could just leave it there. (Maybe >> their deal with Hulu prevents this?!...) >> >> Fox better figure this sh*t out if they want to not go the way of The >> CW(sic). > > Apple has both seasons, although I can’t tell if they would be free or not > with your plan. They're not free on Apple TV, which is what I say above...