Anyone Familiar With Tubi TV?

[Alex K.]

I notice that a number of the films are censored. No nudity (not sure about violence). But, it's seems to vary by film. Some are complete while others are cut. There's one DeCoteau film that has a different title (it was MORGANA/BLONDE HEAVEN originally) and has about 20 minutes chopped off. While MERIDIAN seems to be complete.

Was it the Witchcraft movies?

[Thomas Wood]

I notice that a number of the films are censored. No nudity (not sure about violence). But, it's seems to vary by film. Some are complete while others are cut. There's one DeCoteau film that has a different title (it was MORGANA/BLONDE HEAVEN originally) and has about 20 minutes chopped off. While MERIDIAN seems to be complete.

[Mark Tolch]

Their quality is really dependant on your internet speed. I'm on fibre, and all the HD stuff is as good as Prime and Netflix, not as good as Disney+. The main thing impacting picture and sound quality is that they have a lot of tape-master stuff and a lot of non-HD content.

I've noticed a lot of titles that top out at 720p. Must just be what I'm watching, I can stream 4K all day long in Netflix with no issue.

[Darcy Parker]

Yes, I've noticed a lot more stuff showing up. I really wish that the streaming quality was a bit better, but what are you gonna do.

Their quality is really dependant on your internet speed. I'm on fibre, and all the HD stuff is as good as Prime and Netflix, not as good as Disney+. The main thing impacting picture and sound quality is that they have a lot of tape-master stuff and a lot of non-HD content.

[Alex K.]

They have a killer horror section. I even saw Nightmares in a Damaged Brain on there.

[Mark Tolch]

Yes, I've noticed a lot more stuff showing up. I really wish that the streaming quality was a bit better, but what are you gonna do.

[Darcy Parker]

Tubi is fucking awesome.

[Mark Tolch]

Tubi seems to get a lot of stuff from the smaller labels.

[Lorne Marshall]

Thanks for passing on that info, Ian. I've only seen LION MAN, so I look forward to watching the AGFA version of that film.

[Ian Jane]

AGFA mentioned the other day that the following selection of their restoration work has been put on Tubi.

ANOTHER SON OF SAM
BAD BLACK
BLOOD LAKE
BRAWL BUSTERS
EFFECTS
GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS
I WAS A TEENAGE SERIAL KILLER
LADY STREET FIGHTER
THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT
MARY JANE'S NOT A VIRGIN ANYMORE
SATAN'S CHILDREN
SCARY MOVIE
THE SWORD AND THE CLAW
THE VIOLENT YEARS
WHO KILLED CAPTAIN ALEX?
THE ZODIAC KILLER

[Lorne Marshall]

Last week I watched another movie on Pluto that wasn't free anywhere else (SEVERANCE, 2006). There were 10 commercial breaks, each of which started without any warning, and a few of the blocks were at least 2 minutes long. That will likely be the last movie I will watch using that service.

And just wanted to give an update on that weird thing Amazon Prime Video was doing, which was offering some of its formerly free movies without cost only to those signing up for a 30-day trial. That is now over, and the movies were returned to the free category.

[Dom D]

The regional theory would seem to be the case. I'm fortunate enough that for me in Melbourne that Tubi briefly puts up a screen that says it's going to play an ad, then it pinwheels briefly then it plays the show. No ads. I was assuming this was because no ones bought any ads for this region.

[47lab]

You're probably right. Also, you're very fortunate because it seems they play this goddamn commercial 5x during a single movie.

[Lorne Marshall]

...how many times are they going to show that Foster Farms chicken one?!...

I think the ads must be selected regionally, as I've never seen that one.

[47lab]

I use Tubi TV every now and then as they have a few old school kung fu and martial arts flicks on there & some of the Well Go HK stuff. Just have it on in the background because the commercial breaks are annoying (how many times are they going to show that Foster Farms chicken one?!) and squeeze the flick within the scheduled run time, so obviously with all the commercial breaks they are going to speed up the movie & edit the film to do so.