# Apple TV free for days of three (January 3rd-5th) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** apple\ **Created:** [December 30, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359 "2024-12-30T21:50:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/1 "2024-12-30T21:50:50Z")
A chance to binge on something if you don’t already have Apple. > **[Apple TV+ Will Be Free to Stream for Three Days](https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/apple-tv-plus-free-streaming-1236262179/)** > > Apple TV+ will be free to stream to users worldwide the first weekend of the year (Jan. 3-5), on on any device supported by the streaming service. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/2 "2024-12-30T22:31:12Z")
> All you need is an Apple ID and password to sign in for the free two-day weekend promotional period. That leaves many of us out. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/3 "2024-12-31T00:02:35Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > That leaves many of us out I could be wrong, but it looks like you don’t need an apple device to get an Apple ID. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/4 "2024-12-31T02:13:18Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > That leaves many of us out. You just need to create an account, no Apple product needed. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/5 "2024-12-31T02:46:01Z")
Indeed, I am streaming “For All Mankind” from Apple TV on a PC. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/6 "2024-12-31T15:53:42Z")
Well, I know what I’m doing this weekend. I have a FireTV, so I’m pretty sure I won’t have any problem installing the app on it. I was planning to sign up for Apple TV+ anyway. so creating the account won’t be an issue, either. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/7 "2024-12-31T16:01:55Z")
As an AppleTV+ starter kit, May I recommend the following shows (in a loose, descending order of my favs): -Severance -Silo -Mythic Quest -Ted Lasso -For All Mankind -Shrinking - ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/8 "2024-12-31T16:06:27Z")
Thank you for this! ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/9 "2024-12-31T17:35:37Z")
That is my same exact list, even in the same order. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/10 "2024-12-31T17:57:52Z")
Having read the first series of Silo books I have no interest in watching the series. Nor , from what I’ve seen in ads for it, do I have any interest in watching _Ted Lasso_. I have a Post-It note with a list of shows and movies on Apple TV+ that I do want to watch. I will add Mythic Quest to it. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/11 "2024-12-31T17:59:00Z")
I would add at least _Slow Horses_ to the recommendations. Probably _Dickinson_, too. (If you like _The Great_, you’ll probably like _Dickinson_.) > **[Apple TV+ Is Free This Weekend. Here’s What You Should Watch.](https://www.vulture.com/article/best-apple-tv-plus-tv-shows.html)** > > Time to finally catch up on Severance. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/12 "2024-12-31T19:04:20Z")
If you’re interested in travel-type shows, I’ll throw in a recommendation for the “Long Way” series that document Ewan McGregor and his pal Charley Boorman’s epic motorcycle journeys. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/13 "2024-12-31T19:11:18Z")
In terms of travel shows, Apple TV+ also has The Reluctant Traveler, with Eugene Levy traveling the world and staying at nice hotels. (Though that would not be my first choice if you only have a limited time to watch the channel for free.) ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/14 "2024-12-31T19:39:34Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > -Severance > -Silo > -Mythic Quest > -Ted Lasso > -For All Mankind > -Shrinking I would (heartily) endorse all of those except… I couldn’t get past the first 60 seconds of _Shrinking_. Just did not grab me. However, _Panchinko_ was/is great and could easily replace Shrinking for those who, like me, need to be quickly drawn into a series to keep watching. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/15 "2024-12-31T19:40:45Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I would add at least _Slow Horses_ to the recommendations Oh, yes. That too! In fact, I’d say a (short—they’re only six episodes each) season of that is the easiest of all to binge. NormallyI try to spread a series out to one episode a week, but I just couldn’t do it with the first three seasons of _Slow Horses_ (season 4 came out after I made it through the first three, so there I had no choice but to follow the release schedule). I also kind of liked _Foundation_ (though I understand that series is not so universally praised, and I can sort of understand why). ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/16 "2024-12-31T19:43:00Z")
I will definitely try to watch Slow Horses since spy shows are my favorite. I am not into comedy or rom com. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/17 "2024-12-31T19:44:30Z")
I liked several shows on Apple TV+, including Slow Horses, Ted Lasso, Shrinking and Lessons in Chemistry. There were other shows that were also popular, like The Morning Show, but I never got interested. Wikipedia has a [list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Apple_TV%2B_original_programming) of the original programs on the service. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/18 "2024-12-31T20:09:15Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > couldn’t get past the first 60 seconds of _Shrinking_. Just did not grab me. I don’t know how you could even begin to get a idea of what a show is like from just the first 60 seconds. In the first 60 seconds of _Shrinking_ you barely meet two of the main cast and nobody else. It says almost entirely nothing about what the show is like or about. I say this as a child of the 70s/80s who grew up on _Star Wars_, _Indiana Jones_ and _Blade Runner_: Harrison Ford in this series is probably the best and the funniest that he has ever been. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/19 "2024-12-31T20:11:44Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > > [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > > > couldn’t get past the first 60 seconds of _Shrinking_. Just did not grab me. > > I don’t know how you could even begin to get a idea of what a show is like from just the first 60 seconds. In the first 60 seconds of _Shrinking_ you barely meet two of the main cast and nobody else. It says almost entirely nothing about what the show is like or about. I’ll concede it’s as much a “me” problem as anything. FWIW, I haven’t completely written off the series—it’s still on my watch list—but at the time I was looking for something immediately engaging, and _Shrinking_… wasn’t. I blame (1) PTSD and (2) _Dark Matter_ (an Apple TV series that I _have_ written off, after having foolishly sat through the entire first episode). ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359/20 "2024-12-31T20:24:34Z")
Actually, there is a different first scene than I was thinking, but it still introduced just two main characters (protagonist and neighbor, not protagonist and daughter). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-free-for-days-of-three-january-3rd-5th/1012359.md?page=2)