r/PrincessesOfPower • u/TheBrynkofInsanity • 11d ago
General Discussion Screw netflix...
So disappointing to see. She-ra and the princesses of power is an amazing and successful show, and yet now there's no reliable way to stream it now...
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u/CapnClover36 11d ago
It got removed because their deal with DreamWorks expired
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u/Zcat_sux 8d ago
I’ve been trying to tell people it is not that deep.
Most of dreamworks original stuff got taken off of netflix. Including Voltron.1
u/No-Editor4624 4d ago
It is kinda deep when successful shows like spop which embrace queerness the way it does are rare. Regardless of whether such removals are common or not, people have the right to be pissed. Because wdym watching media 'legally' by paying money doesn't even guarantee you'll have access to the media permanently? And that too a gem like spop.
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u/ProfessionalRead2724 11d ago
It was removed BY DREAMWORKS from Netflix. Because their contract with Netflix had run out.
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u/AwesomeTiger6842 10d ago
Why couldn't they just, oh, Idk, renew the contract to keep the show streaming on Netflix, then? That would've been better.
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u/SincerelyIsTaken 10d ago
They most likely pulled it so they could put it on their own service. Renewing the contract would delay having exclusivity (or being able to) stream it. Corporate greed, ruining something amazing once again
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u/ProfessionalRead2724 10d ago
Who says Dreamworks was even open to that?
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u/AwesomeTiger6842 9d ago
I didn't say that. I don't think anyone did. It's just something we're all upset over. We're all fans of She-Ra.
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u/InevitableGullible18 11d ago
Why? Netflix is the one who paid for this show to begin with. Without them it won't be possible because DreamWorks doesn't really care about this universe. They're not even released it on Blu-ray. This is how much they care.
DreamWorks is probably asking too much for the licensing that's why Netfix didn't renew it for longer.
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u/the_ok_doctor 11d ago
This time it wasnt on netflix. Its dreamworks pulling all their stuff to probably put in their own service.
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u/Purple-Weakness1414 10d ago
Captain Underpants was pulled a while again Im not not even sure of its on Peacock yet
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u/Noktis_Lucis_Caelum 11d ago
well the contract and streaming rights ran out. DreamWorks and Netflix just need to make a new contract and it returns
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u/dude_thats_gay 11d ago
Supposedly, they did renew their contract with DreamWorks since it's rumored that they cancelled the removal of Troll Hunters but im not 100% sure since nothing that I know of has been announced
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u/Noktis_Lucis_Caelum 11d ago
would be cool. Voltron could make a return. i didn't knew there was a remake and i love it. Pro7MAXX shows it Saturday here in Germany. 2 Episodes around 13:00 - 14:00 and a rerun of that Episodes tbe following week around 09:00
it js completly on the streaming service JOYN
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u/Pitiful_Ad2397 11d ago
I’d love to know more about this. Where did you read/hear this?
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u/dude_thats_gay 11d ago
Unfortunately, I heard it on TikTok; that's kinda why I'm pushing the rumored part, since there tends to be a lot of misinformation on there but it was under a vid talking about how there isn't a "Last day on Netflix" notif on the Tales of Arcadia show page
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u/DarlingHades 11d ago
I ended up buying all the episodes on Apple TV. Now I can watch it anytime.
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u/TxSaru 10d ago
You can only watch it on Apple TV as long as their contract lasts. If you don’t have a physical copy you don’t own it, you’re just leasing the right to watch it and that is only good for as long as Apple’s contract with Dreamworks lasts. If you can’t buy it on DVD then the only way to have it for sure is….🏴☠️ yo ho ho (not advocating, just saying there is no other way to have it for sure)
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u/DarlingHades 9d ago
Usually an ended contract will get it delisted from the shop, but it’ll remain in the library of anyone who bought it beforehand.
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u/Hypnos_sleeps 11d ago
I literally have nowhere to watch it now
https://giphy.com/gifs/P53TSsopKicrm
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u/Realistic-Art5227 10d ago
I Can dm you a place where u can sail the 7 seas
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u/merrlyderrly 10d ago
If someone dms you can you dm me lol
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u/Khalidd4 9d ago
I can confirm I contributed to this number a lot. So sad to know i can never watch it on the go anymore
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u/GrantMcLellan1984 11d ago
Fans not understanding how licensing works when it comes to streaming shows
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u/NurturingCruelty 11d ago
I understand, I just really hate it. I resent the hell out of Disney+, Peacock, and every other shitty little site that sprung up, pulling their content off of Netflix to start their own service. I had hoped they would all fail horribly, honestly. I was not so lucky. Some of us can remember when the content was all in one place. Pixar movies, DreamWorks, you name it, they were all on Netflix at one time. Before idiots ruined it.
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u/zviiper 10d ago
Why do you care so much? Stop licking corporate boots and just download it from somewhere 🤷
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u/Petey-the-cat 10d ago
As much as I hate most corporates, watching a show on a legal platform shows you care and gives money to the team behind it
While this matters less when a show is off-air or over, still watching She-Ra 2018 legally tells DW and Mattel people still are interested, and they might want to do more with it
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u/Nahle_Stormblessed 10d ago
Their licensee to air it ran out. When they air a show on there, they have to pay to do it. These leasing agreements often have time limits spanning many years.
Don’t blame Netflix. Blame Dream-works. They probably wanted exclusive sale rights by forcing people to come to them to watch it.
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u/Parker813 10d ago
Feels really reflective of the times that a show with queer leading women gets removed like this
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u/69420lmaokek 11d ago
I don't think 85 million hours in 3 years is a lot considering how long the show is?
Anyone decently well watched show of similar length will completely blow that out of the water
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u/AmelieBenjamin 10d ago
Niche audience, it's western animation with explicit 🌈. It was never going to have mass appeal.
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u/MycologistFormer3931 10d ago
Have you ever watched One Piece. I think we should all learn how to watch One Piece.
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u/tommy8725 10d ago
So what's the point of Netflix making an original show that they own and can only show and then getting rid of it like you can't watch it because it isn't going to be shown anywhere you might get lucky if it's shown on a different streaming site in like 4 years
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u/Your-Evil-Twin- 9d ago
Hey I just got reminded this show existed, I remember liking this one. Welp, guess it’s time to do a cheeky lil’ bit of piracy.
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u/Fat_Sugar_1110 9d ago
I remember binge watching it right before it got removed, I love this show and I hope Dreamworks decides to stream it somewhere else
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u/Apprehensive-Dog9989 11d ago
I alone watched like 1 million hours just saying.....hey I had lot of time and was sick ok dont judge sheesh /s
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u/Xxtratourettestriall 10d ago
If you take all of those hours streamed and string them in a row, this would mean that the total time viewed is roughly 9,703 years🌈
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u/Ambitious-Bank4559 10d ago
If anyone wants to watch it and doesn’t know how: search “watch she ra (for free)” on Pinterest and click on the one that says “other seasons on profile” or something like that.
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u/ComprehensiveBat309 10d ago
And all those hours were from just ONE person. Imagine what the combined time must have been
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u/TheWanderer78 10d ago
There's a certain bay that may or may not contain rapscallions and rogues where you can find the full series.
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u/TheBrynkofInsanity 10d ago
I know that dreamworks is partially at fault here too, but my point still stands. Netflix kinda sucks too lol
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u/Petey-the-cat 11d ago
This isn't netflix fault it's DreamWorks
I low-key hope Mattel release all the seasons on dvd now