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Apple TV Plus will be free to stream from January 3rd to 5th

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    kaffo
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    This isn't exactly a huge amount of time to watch TV but anyone who's not sailing the high seas could use this as an opportunity to watch some seriously good TV over the weekend. Some...

    This isn't exactly a huge amount of time to watch TV but anyone who's not sailing the high seas could use this as an opportunity to watch some seriously good TV over the weekend.
    Some recommendations:

    • For All Mankind - Season 1-3 are like the best TV I have ever seen, period. Even season 3 starts to slide, but 4 onwards is kinda generic trash. It is super character driven. It's an alt history where the Soviets get to the moon first and the USA go moon mad afterward. The characters on the show go through everything and it is so good. I cried, cheered, and was on the edge of my seat. Amazing TV, I just wish it stayed as good.
    • Silo - People live in a post apocalyptic bunker and don't know what's really outside. It brings some fresh life to the tired genre while retelling the existing tropes pretty well.
    • Serverance - What if your work memories and your home memories were separate? This sci fi show explores some interesting themes and has a lot of mystery. It does leave a lot of open questions for the upcoming season 2.
    • Big Door Prize - The Irish guy from IT crowd is a kinda sad dad living in a small American town when this magic machine shows up claiming to show your "true potential". It's very character driven it's pretty neat. It goes from person to person it the town and they have some character growth and they all feed into each other, which is some great writing.
    • Dick Turpin - Noel Fielding (more IT crowd wow) pretend to be a camp highwayman in England and he kinda accidently robs people with kindness. It's some decent British humor, but it's not everyone's cup of tea.

    I'm sure there are more I've forgotten, but Apple TV geneuinly has some of the best shows I've seen in a long time on there, I would HIGHLY recommend binge watching something over the weekend if you are tight on cash and want to make the most of it.

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    1. ali
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      Ted Lasso is also great

      Ted Lasso is also great

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    2. X08
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      I'd like to add Shrinking to this list. It's about a colorful bunch of characters some of which are working as psychologists. It's an easy watch, solid comedy too. Stars Harrison Ford, Jason Segel...

      I'd like to add Shrinking to this list. It's about a colorful bunch of characters some of which are working as psychologists. It's an easy watch, solid comedy too. Stars Harrison Ford, Jason Segel and Jessica Williams among others.

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    3. mayonuki
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      There are some good movies as well. I really enjoyed Boys State and Girls State which are documentaries of high school students at a statewide government building camp. And then CODA was deeply...

      There are some good movies as well. I really enjoyed Boys State and Girls State which are documentaries of high school students at a statewide government building camp. And then CODA was deeply moving for me.

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  2. moocow1452
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    The full Apple TV+ catalog will be free to stream to users worldwide the first weekend of the year (from Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5), on on any device where the streaming service is available. All you need is an Apple ID and password to sign in for the free two-day weekend promotional period.

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