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ask the wrong questions as to what is important in your selection. Cost/ad-free? Duh! Cost is always a factor, especially if you have 3-6 services. You’re not just looking at the price of each one, you’re looking at your total streaming entertainment cost. No ads is a knee-jerk action. You’ve had years of being overwhelmed by ads with your cable guy and no ****in way you want that again on top of the monthly fee. Streamers know folks won’t tolerate a tsunami of ads every hour on the hour, so they’ve developed a different pitch for the viewer; and more importantly, for the advertiser. They’re going to make streaming ads more important, more valuable to the two parties: - Streamers study all of the subscriber’s information (like everything) to help them determine what new shows/movies they’ll want - They use that information to help marketers tailor their ads to target customers and not waste ad dollars on people who don’t want their stuff - They put very few ads in the pre/post and occasional mid-show ad slot so they’ll be seen - They offer the ability to pick the movies, shows and genre to place your ads with The viewer gets a price break and fewer and more relevant ads makeing both parties happy (and the streamer). Asked and answered. Specific/original movies/shows? Shows come and go, depending on the audience they can attract/hold. People know that. And if you’re one of 10 folks (or so) who still watch a specific series, that should tell you the world has moved on. Sometimes a storyline just runs outta gas and you need some new “excitement” in your life. You might be pleasantly surprised. But you don’t sign up for just a show. It’s a lot like a relationship. You pick your partner but you get the whole family (studio/network/service) in the deal. WBD, Disney/ABC, Paramount/CBS, Peacock/NBC and others all have their own library and “seasoned” hierarchy that