Alex Cranz, Gizmodo; I Wanted to Stream Buffy, Angel, and Firefly for Free, But Not Like This
"This is TV that should be accessible to everyone, but Facebook Watch?
Really? In order to watch Buffy take on a demon with a rocket launcher
you have to be willing to sit there and stare at a video on the Facebook
platform—the same place your cousin continues to post Daily Caller
Trump videos and that friend from high school shares clips of a Tasty
casserole made of butter, four tubes of biscuit dough, baked beans, and a
hot dog? The price for complimentary access to three of the best shows
produced is bargaining away your data and privacy?
No, thanks.
But Facebook is hoping we’ll all say yes, please. Facebook’s user growth in the U.S. notably hit a wall over the summer
and it’s been trying to fix things. It’s also trying to make itself
more “sticky,” so people stay on Facebook to get not just family and
friend updates and memes, but also the streams and standard videos more
commonly found on YouTube. Last year Facebook launched Watch, its
YouTube competitor that was, from the start, filled with trash. But things have slowly improved, with the show Sorry for Your Loss gaining rave reviews."
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