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Tubi or Not Tubi

I've been looking for alternatives to Netflix, as it's gotten weird with the ads and what I can or cannot watch because I'm on the cheapest plan. That's how I discovered Tubi, a completely free streaming platform that has over 275,000 movies and TV series that you can watch without paying a dime. You just get ads, which is what I'm paying for with Netflix.

It's mostly older stuff, but I have spotted a few contemporary offerings. I'm really surprised to see what looks like all of the early Doctor Who series available (1-7), as I was never able to watch them.

There are a lot of movies from the 80's on this platform, so I indulged myself by watching two of my favorites from that era. The first was Runaway with Tom Selleck, which is a goofy but earnest attempt to show what the world would be like with robots doing everything for us -- and what would happen when they're programmed to kill.

This was a fun and energetic SF romp, and while it hadn't aged all that well (why did I think the robots were so cool back in the 80's?), it's still a delight to watch.

The second wasGorky Park with William Hurt playing Arkady Renko, which remains one of my most favorite mystery movies of all time. Did you know I am a Martin Cruz Smith fan? Now you do. :)

I was still in the military when I saw this movie in the theater, and I thought it was brilliant. Still do.

The downsides to Tubi are pretty obvious: you have to watch ads and they don't have all the new stuff like Netflix. That said, I'm bored with Netflix's ho-hum lineup, and tired of them jerking me around on pricing and what's available for me to watch, so I think I will dump them now.

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