# CBS All Access is a f'n rip off!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 28, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541 "2017-09-28T20:34:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/1 "2017-09-28T20:34:36Z")
First off, their site is glitchy at best. I joined mainly for STD, but I also figured I’d have access to their entire library of shows. Not so, they only give you a small sample of them. I was in the middle of binging one show only to find out today that they took them away. Also, when watching STD, there were a couple of times I needed to pause the show so I could have time to read whatever the hell those Klingons were saying (they were talking fast) Well, the thing is, when you pause the show, it takes away the captions! So fuck you CBS All Access!! ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/2 "2017-09-28T20:40:29Z")
CBS All Access gave **Grrr!** an STD, stay away from it! ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/3 "2017-09-28T20:42:07Z")
If we ever have a repeat of the worst things we’ve bought, this is my contribution. I mostly signed up to watch the Good Fight, but at a modest cost I might have continued my subscription. But the interface was buggy, the streaming quality was poor, the advertisements were far, far more repetitive, intrusive, repetitive, loud, and repetitive than I could possibly tolerate. I have a hard time imagining a worse streaming service, save for one that sends a robot to my front door each day to kick me in the balls. ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/4 "2017-09-28T20:47:21Z")
Yeah, “All Access” is a definite misnomer. We went to watch the last four episodes of the Big Bang Theory over the summer, only to find out they didn’t have 'em, with some sort of weird “they’re third party shows, so we don’t have whole seasons” disclaimer. This on some of their flagship programs! ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/5 "2017-09-28T21:08:19Z")
Yep, It’s utter crap and they charge as much for it as Hulu or Netflix which has a much wider selection. It’s pretty much the reason we went from primarily watching CBS shows to never watching CBS shows once we cut the cord. ---
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/6 "2017-09-28T22:32:56Z")
Thanks for this thread. I was actually considering signing up but after such solid negative reviews it’s a no-brainer. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/7 "2017-09-28T22:46:57Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > I mostly signed up to watch the Good Fight, but at a modest cost I might have continued my subscription. But the interface was buggy, the streaming quality was poor, the advertisements were far, far more repetitive, intrusive, repetitive, loud, and repetitive than I could possibly tolerate. Wait, there are _commercials_ on this service? Why would I pay separately for a streaming service and then have to suffer through commercials? I might as well watch broadcast TV or basic cable. So I’m glad I never seriously thought about subscribing. (Although I was a fan of The Good Wife and was kind of interested in the sequel show.) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/8 "2017-09-28T22:49:48Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Wait, there are _commercials_ on this service? Why would I pay separately for a streaming service and then have to suffer through commercials? I might as well watch broadcast TV or basic cable. So I’m glad I never seriously thought about subscribing. (Although I was a fan of The Good Wife and was kind of interested in the sequel show.) Hulu also has commercials though if you pay extra they go away. Hulu also does decent streaming and has entire seasons of good shows so that’s a difference. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/9 "2017-09-28T23:35:42Z")
I think for $10/month you don’t get commercials. Thanks for the warning! I was thinking we’d subscribe in December when things slow down for me, then binge Discovery, TBBT, and Little Sheldon. But wow, I can’t believe they don’t have all of TBBT! Maybe we’ll just wait for the whole season of Discovery to be finished and binge it during the seven-day trial. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/10 "2017-09-28T23:49:14Z")
There’s a two tier service, cheap with commercials or moderate price without. Oh my god, I cannot emphasize how awful the commercial interruptions were. But the Good Fight is a really enjoyable show, if you liked the Good Wife. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/11 "2017-09-29T01:22:35Z")
Why would you pay 6 or 10 bucks a month for an STD when you can get one nearly free at your local bar? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/12 "2017-09-29T01:34:27Z")
Yeah, what an unfortunate acronym. But I do wonder what people thought of the ninth movie in the UK. ( **S** tar **T** rek: **I** nsurrection). ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/13 "2017-09-29T01:42:49Z")
> [@Doug\_K](#): > > Why would you pay 6 or 10 bucks a month for an STD when you can get one nearly free at your local bar? If this is you option the cheaper one is to pony up the sawbuck. You will lose money due to the cost of the drinks at the bar. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/14 "2017-09-29T07:44:57Z")
My wife is a huge Star Trek geek and refuses to sign up for this service. First of all, the initial reviews aren’t that great. Second, we already pay for Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO, Showtime and Stars as well as basic cable-----at what point are viewers going to say enough is enough with subscriptions? At $8 million per episode, I think CBS may have stumbled on this and overestimated the gullibility of Star Trek fans. One of the joys of Star Trek TV series has been they have always been offered for free on broadcast TV. Frankly, The Orville is better. I predict the series will be sold at a loss to Netflix, Amazon Prime or Hulu, if not shown for free on CBS in 2018. Save your cash. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/15 "2017-09-29T08:36:59Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > At $8 million per episode, I think CBS may have stumbled on this and overestimated the gullibility of Star Trek fans. One of the joys of Star Trek TV series has been they have always been offered for free on broadcast TV. Frankly, The Orville is better. > > I predict the series will be sold at a loss to Netflix, Amazon Prime or Hulu, if not shown for free on CBS in 2018. Save your cash. Netflix effectively paid the production costs in exchange for the rights to show it outside the US/Canada. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/16 "2017-09-29T10:10:48Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > I predict the series will be sold at a loss to Netflix, Amazon Prime or Hulu, if not shown for free on CBS in 2018. Already been announced that if there is a season 2, it won’t air until 2019. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/17 "2017-09-30T03:29:44Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Already been announced that if there is a season 2, it won’t air until 2019. :smack: They’re really jerking fans around. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/18 "2017-09-30T03:32:57Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Netflix effectively paid the production costs in exchange for the rights to show it outside the US/Canada. My guess is that they knew they’d get it in the US/Canada soon enough. You can’t push an online streaming service with a single show. Netflix knows this. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/19 "2017-09-30T17:50:08Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > :smack: They’re really jerking fans around. Can you get an STD from that, too? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541/20 "2017-09-30T18:16:41Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Can you get an STD from that, too? :eek: Yes, but its the only way to get rid of klingons. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-all-access-is-a-fn-rip-off/797541.md?page=2)