New Disney Streaming Service: Disney+

[Ben]

Oh good, more Wrexham. Exactly what I pay my D+ subscription for…

Guess it's time to start Murders 3.

[gaastra]

Now would be a great time before oct hits to go to disney plus request page and request disney Halloween treat, watcher in the woods 80s, something wicked this way comes, child of glass, 100 lifes of black jack savage, boo to you winnie the pooh or ernest scared stupid.

[Ben]

Oh my word! Earnest Scared Stupid! Haven’t thought about that in a long while. C'mon, Verne!

[EricJ]

Now would be a great time before oct hits to go to disney plus request page and request disney Halloween treat, watcher in the woods 80s, something wicked this way comes, child of glass, 100 lifes of black jack savage, boo to you winnie the pooh or ernest scared stupid.

Yeah, Something Wicked just got a Blu upgrade for DMC last year, that should seem to be the "minimum" for D+ catalog inclusion.

(As for Child of Glass, that was one of the three Warner Archive-wannabe MOD titles they experimented with in the early 00's before streaming, so we know it at least exists digitally.)

And I've always wondered whether 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage was their deliberate attempt to do a Blackbeard's Ghost series, if not for the original book holding the rights.

[Ben]

Not that it matters, but Something Wicked was a lot longer ago than last year. I’ve had that Blu on the shelf since before the pandemic I think.

As for that MOD run ("Disney Generations"?), I’d have liked to have been able to pick up the Witch Mountain knockoff, and super-rarely seen Trenchcoat, as well as Ben And Me, which I believe is the longer version on that disc, but I could never find where to order them!

[Randall]

Something Wicked (along with Watcher in the Woods) came out 2 years ago, on Sept. 7, 2021.

[gaastra]

Surprised watcher in the woods or it's tv remake is not on plus already.

[Daniel]

Dropping this week:

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Star Wars: Ahsoka – Episode 6
Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
The Ghost and Molly McGee - 4 Episodes (Season 2)

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Futurama – New Episode
Only Murders In The Building – Episodes 8 (Season 3)
Mr Mercedes
No One Will Save You

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American Dad - New Episode (Season 19)
Likes For Sale

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Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: New Episodes (Season 5)
Pretty Freekin Scary

[Daniel]

Dropping this week:

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Star Wars: Ahsoka – Episode 7
Dancing With The Stars – Season Premiere
To Catch a Smuggler
L-Pop
Pupstruction
Marvel Studios Legends
Disney's Launchpad (Season 2)

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Futurama – New Episode
Only Murders In The Building – Episodes 9 (Season 3)
This Fool – Season 2

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Explorer: Lost in the Arctic
Big City Greens - Season 3

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The Chi - Season 6
Chevalier

[Daniel]

Dropping this week:

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Star Wars: Ahsoka – Episode 8/Finale
Loki – Episode 1 (Season 2)
When the Cat's Away
Fiddling Around
Camping Out
Wynken, Blynken and Nod
Old Macdonald Duck
Inferior Decorator
Chips Ahoy
Mrs. Doubtfire
Flicka
Bobi Wine: The People's President
Mickey & Friends Trick or Treats
Haunted Mansion

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Only Murders In The Building – Episodes 10/Finale (Season 3)

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Appendage
Never Let Him Go
The Boogeyman
Aaron Carter: The Little Prince of Pop

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The Ghost and Molly McGee - Season 2

[Ben]

Some of those are among my favorite Donald shorts.

[gaastra]

Mrs. Doubtfire back again. It chipmunks, dr dollitle, cheaper by the dozen, garfield and other fox films just go between plus and max back and forth like a yo yo! Here one month and gone the next! They have been "just added" so many times now!

[Farerb]

They censored Chips Ahoy.

[Randall]

Artemis Fowl, The One and Only Ivan, Crater, and more are now available as pay per view titles on various platforms. Not a huge surprise. It makes sense that Disney would still try to monetize them somehow. But it does show the shifting priorities and strategies as the business realities of streaming are being taken more seriously.

[Ben]

…they’re going the Warners route to license out content again, as well as — gasp — removing some titles from D+…

However, maybe this is an indication of disc releases? You know, remove stuff from one platform and make it available on another…? Or is that just wishful thinking…?

I’m sure there are plenty of broadcasters in countries that don't have D+ and have regular non-subscriber audiences that would appreciate being able to see [this content].

I just don’t think this is the end for any of these disappearing properties. I think at the very least they’ll go into regular syndication packages. They won’t just "disappear".

No, no surprise at all. And I still expect network TV to pick up the shows, and even discs for those titles that still prove resilient through their various platform releases.