When 5sos say the show is available on demand what does that mean? Like what platform is it available on, I don't see it on YouTube? Thanks for the help!
I'm glad you asked, I've seen a lot of confusion about this!
This release is being handled as a movie would, so it's available on the platforms you would typically go to rent or purchase a newly released film. For example, in the US, I see it available on Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, Microsoft and YouTube Movies. (These are US links so if they don't auto redirect to your country's version, try searching on your store!) It looks like pricing is generally in the same range (Amazon is a bit higher, go figure), $3.99 for a 48 hour SD rental, $4.99 for HD and $9.99 to purchase in SD, $11.99 HD.
I assume the promise of "more territories soon" refers to the platforms listed above possibly not being available in all countries (I believe Vudu in particular is US only) and they're working on getting it on similar rental/purchase platforms worldwide.
The continued usage of the phrase "on demand" rather than "streaming" leads me to believe that there are currently no deals in place with a subscription service (such as Netflix, Apple, HBO, Disney, Hulu, etc) and that it will remain exclusively on these types of rental/purchase platforms unless something changes with the licensing.
(screenshots from La Caméra explore le Tour, a segment in the show Vélo Club by France.tv)
Bonus: Thibaut being asked what he wants to do when he's grown up (while a kid off camera answers champion on the Tour de France!)
Video under the readmore
Soundless video because I don't know how to gif, nor how to record both screen and sound. Sorry 🙈
Basically, he's asked who his favorite rider is (Richard Virenque), why (he is cut off by an off camera kid who says it's because he's won the polka dots jersey; he agrees), and what he wants to do once he's grown up (he doesn't know, but another off camera kid says "Champion of the Tour de France" :D)
(lmk if you know how to record videos properly! I can try again by tomorrow.)
Are you doing okay buddy? I know you’re a tough kid but that’s a lot of nasty messages! Don’t let it bother you alright? You’re a good kid and you’re loved by everyone around you!
-Hiddenite
Idk how to feel about this hello random person uh. Thanks? Ig? (and I kinda. Don't mind the mean messages as much ig. like it kinda stops them for a bit from fucking with others for at least a few minutes and like why would I hate people actually talking to me. Keeps me from feeling lonely and shit idk)
for some reason i thought the ask game was related to the keyboard autocomplete function? then i realised it wasn't, still went for it and in old me fashion, something about vampires came up🤡 so anyways
would you ever write a vampire au ksjdkdj
(listen, if u asked me which 5sos member i could associate with vampires the answer would be Michael. HOEVER, considering u are u and Mr. Ashton Irwin is Mr. Ashton Irwin, and i am me, mixing that concept with him would be.... Inchresting🤡. But then we have Luke king of necks Hemmings, so we find ourselves in a predicament 🤡). In this essay i will
Inchresting indeed... why not both? A lil dark and vampy Lashton love triangle and/or maybe a poly fic 👀
See I'm not opposed to writing an AU, the idea honestly just kind of scares me 😅 My fics truly have the thinnest of plots (they're all basically variations on "this couple likes to talk and bone", aren't they? 😂) so it's a bit intimidating to think about the meticulous kind of planning an AU fic would take! I don't know if I'd be any good at world building or coming up with any sort of lore/universe rules... although taking on a well-known genre/trope like vampires is a good compromise bc there's so many pre-existing "rules" and concepts readers may already be familiar with but then it's still a matter of finding a way to convey all that in a way that feels natural. Again, I'm not opposed but it sounds so much more challenging than what I typically do!
Writers Would You Ever - Send me an ask that says “Would you ever write…” and continue the sentence.