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RIP fmovies. Long live sudo (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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fmovies has been gone almost a month. I should have added "FBI" up there but really they used FBI to shoot down the service, not be like them.

I don't understand when these companies are going to learn that sharing their IP is going to get them more money than being so fractured.

I started using sudo-lol and seems okay. Streaming can be hinky at times but it works for most of the things I want to watch.

I know that torrenting can be a thing but sometimes I just want to watch and not deal with a whole finding a torrent, download, and then watch workflow.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

fmovies.llc is still up???

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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Just found this lol. They killed one and 2 sprung in its place.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"The Internet sees censorship as damage and routes around it."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Love this

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

This just reminded me of movie-web which looked very similar to this... Anyone know something?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Sudo-flix is a fork of Movie-web

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

movie-web is open source, anyone can host it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Use stremio instead with a vpn active

I still prefer to download movies and TV shows but I currently stream anime from torrents with it and its better quality than the streaming sites

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I love stremio, however, it does not seed.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I just use Sonarr, Prowlarr, Transmission, and Jellyfin to get this stuff

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

I don't understand when these companies are going to learn that sharing their IP is going to get them more money than being so fractured.

The risk equation makes sense. The potential gain from outlasting your competition and absorbing their subscriber bases to become a near-monopoly is higher than participating in a royalty scheme, and the downside is borne by shareholders and to a lesser extent creditors (the Other People's Money principle).

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I just use ani-cli.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And lobster for regular movies and tv shows

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Can you give us more info about this one? I can't seem to find it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Here you go

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I just pirate whole seasons and then burn them to blu- ray for long term storage/old time's sake. I love having my media compartmentalized on discs.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I prefer having them instantly accessible from my truenas server. Plex is a godsend.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Sounds like we have the same setup.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I just use my PC for movies + a projector that's plugged in, so I like keeping it really simple and avoiding stuff like Plex.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I like being able to access it anywhere, on (most) any device of my choosing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I find I just end up watching too much media if it's too accessible like that. With discs + computer + projector, it's easier for me to have dedicated media time without it bleeding into other things I should be doing.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Use jellyfin

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I use an android device and my NAS is a Synology ds923. Jellyfin wasn't nearly as smooth an experience for me as Plex was. I'm willing to switch to FOSS but it doesn't seem as good yet..

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago

I will if Plex ever stops doing what I need it to. As it stands, it works perfectly fine so I see no reason to switch.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Disney, Hulu & Max have a decent bundle although I don't enjoy the $30 a month price tag for no ads. Paramount has some good content but I don't think it's worth the upfront cost. Apple TV & peacock aren't worth the price especially since apple requires proprietary hardware.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details/Apple_TV?id=com.apple.atve.sony.appletv&hl=en_ZA

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Unfortunately it's not compatible with my pixel :( I know where to find the shows it's just annoying the only device I have that's officially supported is a smart TV i.e. Vizio & LG.

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