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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 23782 Location: Classified
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Quibi (RIP)
New app with 10 minute or less shows. Made for a world on the go, it launches when nobody is going anywhere. 3 month free trial though so I’ll check it out.
Running tally:
Good: The Most Dangerous Game - would have made a good movie Dishmantled - very fun and creative Agua Donkey - probably could be on comedy central Fierce Queens - good if you like animal docs
OK: Speed Run - good if you like video games Memory Hole - irreverent fun Singled Out - trashy nostalgia Dummy - Anna Kendrick makes it fun
Meh: The Stranger - sociopath porn Survive - depressing Murder House Flip - not enough murder 50 States of Fright - soapy
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Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:00 pm |
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Jack Sparrow
KJ's Leading Idiot
Joined: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:15 pm Posts: 36923
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Re: QuiBi
I want to check if it because of the free trial. I heard they'll drop one episode per week though.
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Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:13 pm |
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 23782 Location: Classified
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Re: QuiBi
Most shows says one episode per day. I watched the first episode of Survive with Sophie Turner and while I respect what they’re trying to do, I don’t think it’s for me. Definitely hanging out on 13 Reasons Why’s lawn.
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Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:21 pm |
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Jack Sparrow
KJ's Leading Idiot
Joined: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:15 pm Posts: 36923
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Re: QuiBi
Ah it's per day than that's good. I haven't checked out any shows yet.
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Tue Apr 07, 2020 8:22 pm |
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Shack
Devil's Advocate
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 38008
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Re: QuiBi
I think 10 minute episodes 5 times a week is cool, but why would I want to watch a show on my phone?
_________________Shack’s top 50 tv shows - viewtopic.php?f=8&t=90227
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Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:10 pm |
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Chippy
KJ's Leading Pundit
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:45 pm Posts: 63026 Location: Tonight... YOU!
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Re: QuiBi
Yeah it's not for me. I don't go enough places by myself to watch stuff on my phone.
_________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:12 am |
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Mister Ecks
New Server, Same X
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 7:07 pm Posts: 28293 Location: ... siiiigh...
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Re: QuiBi
Isn't something specifically designed for your phone about eight years too late?
I watch Youtube on my phone before bed, that's pretty much the only media I consume on my phone all day and I have a variety of options. I don't see me trading that for QuiBi.
_________________ Ecks Factor: Cancelled too soon
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Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:08 pm |
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 23782 Location: Classified
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Re: QuiBi
I enjoyed the nature doc show Fierce Queens. Reese does a good job with the narration, it is cutesy but not too much so like the Disney ones. Still, animal videos are not exactly rare on the internet. Will need more to convince me $5 a month is worth it.
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Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:09 pm |
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 23782 Location: Classified
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Re: QuiBi
Titus Burgess' cooking game show Dishmantled is my favorite thing on the app so far. A dish of food explodes onto two blindfolded contestants, who then have to figure out what it originally was by taste and touch only, then actually cook the food they think it was.
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Thu Apr 09, 2020 1:49 pm |
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thompsoncory
Rachel McAdams Fan
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:13 am Posts: 14544 Location: LA / NYC
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Re: QuiBi
"Nikki Fre$h" is hilarious.
I've been trying out a bunch of their shows. "Most Dangerous Game" is cheesy but pretty engaging and "Gayme Show" and "Memory Hole" are fun.
"Survive" still has to get going plotwise but I'll stick with it.
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Fri Apr 10, 2020 12:55 pm |
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Chippy
KJ's Leading Pundit
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:45 pm Posts: 63026 Location: Tonight... YOU!
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Re: Quibi
Only 1.7 mil downloads in the first week.
_________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Mon Apr 13, 2020 11:42 am |
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 23782 Location: Classified
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Re: Quibi
That is awful but they did launch at the worst time possible.
I've noticed that every single show has been geared towards girls and/or gays. There is no manly men show or even a nerdy man show (though Memory Hole kinda works for this.) I can still enjoy stuff like Dishmantled and Fierce Queens, but I think they badly need to diversity their product if they are going to thrive once people are on the move again.
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Mon Apr 13, 2020 2:54 pm |
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Shack
Devil's Advocate
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 38008
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Re: Quibi
Flop. Not sure why they couldn't delay the launch.
_________________Shack’s top 50 tv shows - viewtopic.php?f=8&t=90227
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Mon Apr 13, 2020 7:39 pm |
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Jack Sparrow
KJ's Leading Idiot
Joined: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:15 pm Posts: 36923
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Re: Quibi
The strategy was to release it now when people are stuck at home. It will take sometime for people to adjust to this new format but yeah that numbers are concerning why when the app is free for 3 months
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Mon Apr 13, 2020 7:51 pm |
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Shack
Devil's Advocate
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 38008
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Re: Quibi
This is one of the funniest things I'll see all year
_________________Shack’s top 50 tv shows - viewtopic.php?f=8&t=90227
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Wed Apr 15, 2020 2:31 pm |
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Chippy
KJ's Leading Pundit
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:45 pm Posts: 63026 Location: Tonight... YOU!
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Re: Quibi
Holy fucking shit.
_________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Wed Apr 15, 2020 2:45 pm |
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Chippy
KJ's Leading Pundit
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Re: Quibi
Replies are saying SAM RAIMI directed it?!?!?!
_________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Wed Apr 15, 2020 2:51 pm |
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Chippy
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Re: Quibi
OMG he did direct it. I'm having a panic attack over this.
_________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Wed Apr 15, 2020 2:57 pm |
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Shack
Devil's Advocate
Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 38008
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Re: Quibi
It gets less funny when you realize it's one episode of a scary story type anthology. But the execution is still so, so bad and like 30 Rock or SNL is making a parody.
_________________Shack’s top 50 tv shows - viewtopic.php?f=8&t=90227
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Wed Apr 15, 2020 2:58 pm |
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 23782 Location: Classified
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Re: Quibi
Yeah 50 States is definitely one of the more absurd things I've seen. But I don't think they did it that way on purpose so I doubt I'll watch anymore than the two episodes I've seen.
On the other hand, Agua Donkeys is legit funny and the type of bro-comedy you would see on Comedy Central.
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Thu Apr 16, 2020 2:35 pm |
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Jack Sparrow
KJ's Leading Idiot
Joined: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:15 pm Posts: 36923
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Re: Quibi
Shack wrote: This is one of the funniest things I'll see all year
WTF is this shit? I was literally dying out of laughter along with the background laughs.
This is comedy right?
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Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:32 pm |
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Jack Sparrow
KJ's Leading Idiot
Joined: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:15 pm Posts: 36923
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Re: Quibi
Chippy wrote: OMG he did direct it. I'm having a panic attack over this. I just can't stop thinking and laughing about it. I might register on Quibi just for this stupidity
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Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:36 pm |
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 23782 Location: Classified
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Re: Quibi
Wow so apparently most of these shows have already concluded their first seasons. I figured, given the short length, the seasons would be much longer or there wouldn’t be seasons at all.
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Fri Apr 17, 2020 3:49 am |
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Shack
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Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:30 am Posts: 38008
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Re: Quibi
Yea I thought the play would be you take a full season and split it into 10 minutes parts once a day for a week, then do that for like 13 weeks.
_________________Shack’s top 50 tv shows - viewtopic.php?f=8&t=90227
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Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:48 am |
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 23782 Location: Classified
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Re: Quibi
They must either have hundreds of shows in the tank ready to launch every week, or will run out of original content by June and get bought by Facebook in August.
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Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:04 pm |
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