2020 will be a big year for streaming services. There's Apple TV, Disney +, HBO Max, NBC's Peacock, Quibi, YouTube TV , Sling, the list goes on.
For Sci-Fi fans, it gives new meaning to the term F.O.M.O., or 'fear of missing out.' Let's see: I'm a huge Star Trek fan, but I really don't want to invest in CBS All Access, because, quite frankly, besides having all the Trek shows available, there's nothing on this streaming service I want to watch. Yes, I'm missing out on Discovery, the new Picard series, Short Treks, and the upcoming animated ST series, but those shows will eventually end up on blu ray or dvd (the first two seasons of Discovery are available now). So this Trek fan doesn't mind waiting.
My wife and I subscribe to Netflix, Disney +, and Starz (we're both huge fans of their Outlander series). We also get Amazon Video thanks to our Prime subscription. There's a lot of great SF on all those platforms, so I don't really feel like I'm missing out. And my Roku & Firestick give us access to other apps with plenty of SF, Fantasy, & Horror choices.
If I do have any sense of this F.O.M.O., it's when I look at the bookcase in my Nerd Cave. It is stocked full of paperbacks I have purchased over the years, but have yet to crack open and read. I have 3-4 books left in Patricia Brigg's Mercy Thompson series. I have almost every ShadowRun novel printed, but still have 2-3 unread. I received a couple of Trek novels last Christmas that are still in my read pile.
So I guess when it comes to fear of missing out, perhaps we should look at it from a different perspective: check the nooks and corners of your life for the things you already have, waiting to be discovered. You'll find yourself so busy that you won't have time to experience F.O.M.O.
Have a joyous, blessed Christmas Holiday !
Marc Morisseau
Chairman, RISFC
For Sci-Fi fans, it gives new meaning to the term F.O.M.O., or 'fear of missing out.' Let's see: I'm a huge Star Trek fan, but I really don't want to invest in CBS All Access, because, quite frankly, besides having all the Trek shows available, there's nothing on this streaming service I want to watch. Yes, I'm missing out on Discovery, the new Picard series, Short Treks, and the upcoming animated ST series, but those shows will eventually end up on blu ray or dvd (the first two seasons of Discovery are available now). So this Trek fan doesn't mind waiting.
My wife and I subscribe to Netflix, Disney +, and Starz (we're both huge fans of their Outlander series). We also get Amazon Video thanks to our Prime subscription. There's a lot of great SF on all those platforms, so I don't really feel like I'm missing out. And my Roku & Firestick give us access to other apps with plenty of SF, Fantasy, & Horror choices.
If I do have any sense of this F.O.M.O., it's when I look at the bookcase in my Nerd Cave. It is stocked full of paperbacks I have purchased over the years, but have yet to crack open and read. I have 3-4 books left in Patricia Brigg's Mercy Thompson series. I have almost every ShadowRun novel printed, but still have 2-3 unread. I received a couple of Trek novels last Christmas that are still in my read pile.
So I guess when it comes to fear of missing out, perhaps we should look at it from a different perspective: check the nooks and corners of your life for the things you already have, waiting to be discovered. You'll find yourself so busy that you won't have time to experience F.O.M.O.
Have a joyous, blessed Christmas Holiday !
Marc Morisseau
Chairman, RISFC
