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KeyP2021 t1_jdu8m9y wrote

Reply to Apple TV's subtitles are awful. by cmrdgkr

I had similar issues in other languages, often they also disappear but rewinding they come back. No swear words "censorship" though. I also noticed that on streaming devices other than the Apple TV 4K, for example, the Fire TV or Google TV, only SDH versions of the subtitles are available.

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8i66ie5ma115 t1_jdu25mk wrote

Reply to comment by reasonedof in No episode of the new season of Party Down has made the top 100 airings of original cable telecasts (non delayed viewing). Other Starz shows frequently make the list. by mar5526

I’m just taking a shot in the dark here, but it could be black folks becoming more upwardly mobile, and after not having cable while younger they get it now as they are now better off financially than the generations before and we’re at a more disadvantageous place financially in their youth?

It could be simply more content that appeals to them on cable, than the streamers.

It could be something nefarious where black communities maybe tend to have less broadband options than white communities so black folks end up forced into cable internet and then “well, for only $30 more a month we can include Cable TV” and now they’re roped into that.

Cutting cable has gotten more expensive and difficult than it used to be and now there’s a hundred different streamers. So maybe they went back because of that.

(Again, a lot of this isn’t African American specific but is more of a socioeconomic issue and black folks still trail other groups in median income, and again, because literally all of American History has been spent screwing then over and making them literally stand in the back of the proverbial line.)

I’m just pulling ideas out my ass tho. It’s probably a little of each of these things. But again, I’m talking out my butt and just making educated hypothesises.

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RunningToStayStill t1_jdu1cz2 wrote

Reply to Do you agree with the ending of The Terror S1? by Boss452

The story of the Franklin Expedition is one of hubris, bravado, and the British Empire's relentless and foolhardy pursuit to conquer the unknown, at any and all costs. It is a time in history where humanity was reminded that they don't get to be the hero in their own story, and that there's a price in going "thousands of miles to a place that wants you dead".

Francis Crozier and his crew ended up never finding the Northwest Passage (except for Blanky at the end), but the series shows you that each men were able to forge their own meaning from the expedition. Some were in pursuit of eternal fame and glory, some found brotherhood and comfort in their shared misery, others came to terms with their troubled past.

Crozier wasn't rescued in either the book, the TV series, or even in real life because it was strongly suggested that if he were still alive, he did not want to be found. He, like the Northwest Passage, belongs to no man or nation, and can only be found by those who do not wish to conquer them (the Inuits).

There is a no happy or satisfying ending to be had here, and that this expedition and this series still captures our imagination is a testament to its enduring intrigue and mystery.

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