Paramount +: 1883

[phillihp23]

 

[phillihp23]

I watched the first two episodes that dropped today. I enjoyed it. Solid cast of characters. Billy Bob Thorton, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Tom Hanks etc. Looking forward too new episodes.

 

[tripplej]

Is Paramount + free or there is a monthly subscription fee?

 

[phillihp23]

Is Paramount + free or there is a monthly subscription fee?

Monthly. I get Apple TV +, showtime, paramount + for $15 a month.

 

[tripplej]

Monthly. I get Apple TV +, showtime, paramount + for $15 a month.

Great. So, it is a bundle package.. Is it worth getting?

Man, with all these subscriptions, it is like cable tv back in the day!

 

[phillihp23]

Great. So, it is a bundle package.. Is it worth getting?

Man, with all these subscriptions, it is like cable tv back in the day!

Paramount + is cbs all access rebranded. It’s 4.99 a month or $50 for a year. Like most these services you can sign up for the monthly watch what you want for a month or so, then cancel and turn back on later in the year to watch anything new.

The bundle deals you have to watch for if your interested.

 

[tripplej]

Great. Thanks once again for all the details. Appreciate it.

 

[mechman]

I’m on board so far for the first 3 episodes. Mainly because I get P+ for free. I can see parts that need improvement. Sheridan loves to add a soap opera type feel to his shows at times and I can see the tilt on this one. I just hope it veers the other way. I love Sam Elliott!

 

[mechman]

This show started strong but has started to fade quickly for me. It’s a Taylor Sheridan cliche at best in my opinion. The number of times they rehash the same things over and over - for instance the troubles facing them on the road ahead - is unbearable. Throw in a little cheesy music and some overdone narration while we’re at it. And we’re 5 episodes in and they haven’t even left Texas yet!

In a recent episode they left part of their group behind and a day later they could see smoke from said group a few hundred yards away. I think wagons can go a bit further than that in a day.

The one thing that really gets me though is that they’re trying to pass this off as 1883 and yet pretty much every character has perfect teeth.

I don’t know, maybe it’s because we were just finishing up watching one of the best shows all-time - The Wire - when we started this. Or maybe it’s because it truly is just shoddy work. But the IMDB ratings for this show are thru the roof so YMMV. I will give it one thing though, the cinematography is top shelf.

 

[phillihp23]

This show started strong but has started to fade quickly for me. It’s a Taylor Sheridan cliche at best in my opinion. The number of times they rehash the same things over and over - for instance the troubles facing them on the road ahead - is unbearable. Throw in a little cheesy music and some overdone narration while we’re at it. And we’re 5 episodes in and they haven’t even left Texas yet!

In a recent episode they left part of their group behind and a day later they could see smoke from said group a few hundred yards away. I think wagons can go a bit further than that in a day.

The one thing that really gets me though is that they’re trying to pass this off as 1883 and yet pretty much every character has perfect teeth.

I don’t know, maybe it’s because we were just finishing up watching one of the best shows all-time - The Wire - when we started this. Or maybe it’s because it truly is just shoddy work. But the IMDB ratings for this show are thru the roof so YMMV. I will give it one thing though, the cinematography is top shelf.

You ever driven across Texas….it takes forever to get out of Texas and that’s by car . You can’t compare it to The Wire…completely different genre and style of film.

 

[tripplej]

interesting.. speaking of Texas, on Amazon prime, I am watching Texas Rising.. So far so good.

 

[mechman]

Finished this yesterday and I’m happy we did. Not too sure about starting up season 2. The excruciatingly long diatribes were a huge minus to us.