Chinese, Taiwanese, and Asian movies, dramas, music, and other tidbits from a Chinese-Taiwanese-American flavor and point of view.
Monday, September 30, 2024
Starz Streaming 2024
During 2023's September and October, I kept seeing ads for Starz annual plan. Sometimes it was $60, sometimes $50, and less occasionally, $40. I guess I got mentally tricked as I saw the price go down from $60 to $40 that I decided to go for it.
Boy, did I make a bad decision. I have barely watched the $3.33 a month worth of stuff. I got it really for John Wick 4, but that is the only thing I have finished. That’s it. All the rest, I start and lose interest.
I also think the Starz content isn’t as geared towards my demographic. Very little Asian stuff. John Wick may have been the most.
When the renewal came up, I went to cancel and was given the option of another year at $39.99 versus the regular price of $69.99. I passed and cancelled. I still got a couple of weeks left, but after some time scrolling recently, I have watched nothing there.
Friday, September 20, 2024
HBO Max Streaming - 2024
During 2023 Black Friday, HBO ran a 2.99 with ads for 6 months special. I decide to get it.
I started a few anime series and watched a few movies. Maybe 3 out of the 6 months, I got more than $2.99 worth of watching it. There were months I didn't even check.
I also did not like ads. But during the subscription, they started these long ads in front of movies which helped movies cut down on ads. I noticed many other streamers do the same now.
I think they knew for the 6 month people, they would need to renew to finish the 2nd season of House of Dragons which started 1-2 weeks during all the 6 month people's end date. Renewal to watch to the end. Good stategy. I didn't go for it and cancelled. I didn't care much for the 1st episode and didn't draw me to in to keep the subscription.
With Black Friday about 2+ months away, I will have to work on self control and not get sucked into these deals again.
Thursday, September 5, 2024
2024-2025 NFL Predictions
McVay starts his eighth season as the Head Coach of my favorite team, the Los Angeles Rams. The previous season, I had high hopes for the team and they made the playoffs. Unfortunately, they fell to the Lions in the first round. This season, they will not get stopped by the Lions. I still believe the Rams will make and win the Super Bowl every year. This year is no different.
Without further ado, here are my predictions for the 2024-2025 NFL football season.
AFC EAST
- New York Jets (Champions)
- Buffalo Bills (Wildcard)
- Miami Dolphins (Wildcard)
- New England Patriots
- Cincinnati Bengals (Champions)
- Baltimore Ravens
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Cleveland Browns
- Indianapolis Colts (Champions)
- Houston Texans
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Tennessee Titans
- Los Angeles Chargers (Champions)
- Kansas City Chiefs (Wildcard)
- Denver Broncos
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Philadelphia Eagles (Champions)
- Dallas Cowboys (Wildcard)
- Washington Commanders
- New York Giants
- Green Bay Packers (Champions)
- Detroit Lions (Wildcard)
- Minnesota Vikings
- Chicago Bears
- New Orleans Saints (Champions)
- Atlanta Falcons
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Carolina Panthers
- Los Angeles Rams (Champions)
- San Francisco 49ers (Wildcard)
- Seattle Seahawks
- Arizona Cardinals
AFC Conference Champs - New York Jets
NFC Conference Champs - Los Angeles Rams
Super Bowl LIX Champs - Los Angeles Rams
2025-2026 NFL Predictions >>
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
2024 September Disney+ Releases
Disney+ content disappoints again. Here are the this month's new releases.
Wednesday, September 4
- Kindergarten: The Musical (S1, 10 episodes)
Thursday, September 5
- Are You Sure?! - Episode 6
Saturday, September 7
- Chibi Tiny Tales (S5, 6 episodes)
Sunday, September 8
- Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation (Sing-Along Version) - Premiere
Wednesday, September 11
- Primos (S1, 9 episodes)
Thursday, September 12
- Are You Sure?! - Episode 7
Friday, September 13
- Me & Mickey (Shorts) (S3, 5 episodes)
- LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Premiere - All Episodes Streaming
Tuesday, September 17
- Dancing with the Stars (Season 33) - Premiere
Wednesday, September 18
- Hamster & Gretel (S2, 8 episodes)
- How Not to Draw (Shorts) (S3, 5 episodes)
- L-Pop (S2, 6 episodes)
- Marvel Television’s "Agatha All Along" - Two Episode Premiere
Thursday, September 19
- Are You Sure?! - Episode 8
Tuesday, September 24
- Dancing with the Stars (Season 33) - New Episode
Wednesday, September 25
- FLY
- Marvel Television’s "Agatha All Along" - Episode 3
- Disney Jr.’s Ariel - New Episodes
Friday, September 27
- Ayla & the Mirrors - Premiere - New Episodes
Source: disneyplus.com
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
2024 September Amazon Prime Video Releases
Cozy season selects have arrived pic.twitter.com/JNKnKPoYV9
— Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) September 1, 2024
Monday, September 2, 2024
2024 September Netflix Releases
Netflix has lots of things that come and go every month. And its a bit of a struggle to keep up. Here are some highlights.
Source: Netflix Tudum
Sunday, September 1, 2024
2024 September Blockbuster Movie Guide
Here are the movies to look out for this month, US Edition.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (陰間大法師 Beetlejuice)
The Killer's Game
Speak No Evil (邪惡勿語)
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (金孫爆富攻略)
My Old Ass (我的老屁股)
Transformers One (變形金剛:源起)
Megalopolis (大都會)
Azrael
Sources:
IMDB Coming Soon
Box Office Mojo
Wikipedia.org
Taiwan Yahoo!
WMoov Hong Kong
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (陰間大法師 Beetlejuice)
The Killer's Game
Speak No Evil (邪惡勿語)
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (金孫爆富攻略)
My Old Ass (我的老屁股)
Transformers One (變形金剛:源起)
Megalopolis (大都會)
Azrael
Sources:
IMDB Coming Soon
Box Office Mojo
Wikipedia.org
Taiwan Yahoo!
WMoov Hong Kong
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