Paramount+ Streaming

A little over a year ago, I signed up for Paramount+ with Showtime streaming service. It was $79.99 for a year. The main reason I signed up was for Showtime. I didn't end up watching much on it as getting Showtime was a bit of a pain.

I think I watched Top Gun Maverick for an hour or so. I also watched part of Tusla King but didn't finish. I did see some Showtime movies but cannot remember which ones.

The renewal was to match my special pricing of $79.99 for another year. If I were a new customer, I would have been charged $119.99. Both seem unappealing giving my usage.

Before Paramount+, I was also got in on a CBS All Access deal back in 2021 for $29.99. At that price print, I did watch some Paramount+. But not at the current price point, no way.

BLACK FRIDAY UPDATE: There was a deal for "Get Paramount+ Essential for $1.99/month or Paramount+ with SHOWTIME for $3.99/month for 3 months.". For 3 months, I did not think I would actually remember to cancel before the price hike in 3 months. I did not bite on this deal.

My Current Marvel Cinematic Habits

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is now chugging along again after a slight year and a half delay from the pandemic. The movies and television series have been steadily releasing with no delays. And the incorporation of the characters from Sony, Fox, and Netflix properties have seemingly been successful.

Yet, my passion for Marvel have continues to dissipate. I have only finished watching only 3 MCU Disney+ series. Loki continues to impress. But the others have disappointed. My Disney+ history shows most stoping on episode 1.

Through the pandemic, I rewatched many MCU films from phase 1, 2 and 3 multiple times as my kids became interested in them as they got old enough. But for Phase 4 and 5, I have not re-watched anything outside of Shang-chi. I will for the first time skip a MCU film this coming fall to just wait for it to come on streaming.

The slate for the future looks good for films though. But I will no longer by default watch all Marvel films anymore on opening day. Something I’ve done since Iron Man, so that is a bit depressing. A similar feeling when a goto restaurant closes down after being open for years.

As for Disney+ series, only Loki has caught my interest recently. I also see my kids viewing habits moving away from traditional mediums as well. Reels and of the sort are numerous and can easily take up hours of a person’s time now. No need for traditional media.

2020 United States Of America Box Office Report - Top 10 Grossing Films Of 2020 - Final

Still catching up on the Box Office posts.

What a year 2020 was, with a record breaking 2019, 2020 was ripe fo more. But a pandemic hit and most movies had to wait a year or two or three to get released. Some did through digital streaming platforms, but as strong as 2020 started, the rest of year was a weak whimper. 2020 started strong and was posied for another big year with many movies set to conquer the year.

Here are the top ten box office performers of 2020 for United States Of America.

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Rank
1		Bad Boys For Life (絕地戰警 For Life) US - ~$206 Million Worldwide - ~$426 Million
2		Sonic The Hedgehog (音速小子) US - ~$149 Million Worldwide - ~$320 Million
3		Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (猛禽小隊:小丑女大解放) US - ~$84 Million Worldwide - ~$205 Million
4		Dolittle (杜立德) US - ~$77 Million Worldwide - ~$251 Million
5		The Invisible Man (隱形人) US - ~$70 Million Worldwide - ~$145 Million
6		The Call of the Wild (極地守護犬) US - ~$62 Million Worldwide - ~$111 Million
7		Onward (1/2的魔法) US - ~$61 Million Worldwide - ~$141 Million
8		The Croods: A New Age (古魯家族:新石代) US - ~$58 Million Worldwide - ~$215 Million
9		Tenet (TENET天能) US - ~$58 Million Worldwide - ~$365 Million
10		Wonder Woman 1984 US - ~$47 Million Worldwide - ~$169 Million

Source: Box Office Mojo - retrieved August 18, 2023

2023 October Amazon Prime Video Releases

Here’s what’s screaming this October 👻 pic.twitter.com/TJu6EzYmoz

— Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) October 1, 2023

2023 October Netflix Releases

Netflix has lots of things that come and go every months. And its a bit of a struggle to keep up. Here are some highlights.

2023 October Disney+ Releases

Sunday, October 1

• Toy Story Funday Football (Live Streaming at 9:30 a.m. ET)

Monday, October 2

• Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats

Tuesday, October 3

• Dancing with the Stars (Season 32, Episode 2, Live 5:00 p.m. PT)
• Star Wars: Ahsoka (Episode 8, Finale)

Wednesday, October 4

• Haunted Mansion
• Hailey’s On It! (Season 1, 5 Episodes)
• Kiff (Season 1, 1 Episode)
• SuperKitties (Season 1, 3 Episodes)
• The Villains of Valley View (Season 2, 4 Episodes)

Thursday, October 5

• Loki (Season 2 Premiere, Available at 6:00 p.m. PT)

Friday, October 6

• Bobi Wine: The People’s President
• Camping Out
• Chips Ahoy
• Fiddling Around
• Inferior Decorator
• Old MacDonald Duck
• When the Cat’s Away
• Wyken, Blyken and Nod

Tuesday, October 10

• Dancing with the Stars (Season 32, Episode 3, Live 5:00 p.m. PT)

Wednesday, October 11

• Alice’s Wonderland Bakery (Season 2, 7 Episodes)
• Broken Karaoke (Shorts) (Season 2, 3 Episodes)
• The Simpsons (Season 34, 22 Episodes)
• Heartland Docs, Dvm (Season 5, 12 Episodes)
• 4EVER (Premiere, All Episodes Streaming)

Thursday, October 12

• Loki (Season 2, Episode 2, Available at 6:00pm PT)

Friday, October 13

• Goosebumps (Premiere, Episodes 1-5 Streaming)

Tuesday, October 17

• Dancing with the Stars (Season 32, Episode 4, Live 5:00 p.m. PT)

Wednesday, October 18

• PJ Masks: Power Heroes Music Videos (Shorts) (Season 1, 10 Episodes)

Thursday, October 19

• Loki (Season 2, Episode 3, Available at 6:00 p.m. PT)

Friday, October 20

• Werewolf by Night in Color
• Goosebumps (Episode 6)

Tuesday, October 24

• Dancing with the Stars (Season 32, Episode 5, Live 5:00 p.m. PT)

Wednesday, October 25

• Big City Greens (Season 4, 5 Episodes)
• Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge (Season 2, 8 Episodes)
• Theme Song Takeover (Shorts) (Season 3, 7 Episodes)
• Primal Survivor: Extreme African Safari (All Episodes Streaming)

Thursday, October 26

• Loki (Season 2, Episode 4, Available at 6:00 p.m. PT)

Friday, October 27

• Explorer: Lake of Fire (Special)
• LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red (Premiere)
• Goosebumps (Episode 7)

Tuesday, October 31

• Dancing with the Stars (Season 32, Episode 6, Live 5:00 p.m. PT)

Source: D23

2023 October Blockbuster Movie Guide

Here are the movies to look out for this month, US Edition.
October seems to be a slow month with a lot of re-releases and very few major studio releases.

Killers of the Flower Moon (花月殺手)





Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour





Sources:
IMDB Coming Soon
Box Office Mojo
Wikipedia.org
Taiwan Yahoo! Movies
WMoov Hong Kong