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From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
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Subject: Streaming(/Cable) Rant: ANIMAL CONTROL
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:36:33 -0700
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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).