I'm old enough to enjoy it when a series is released with an episode weekly. Reminds me of when I was young and things were right and proper :D

Of course the new way does have its avantages. One thing I hate, though, is when a season is released in two halves, six months apart. Be one thing or the other, folks!
 

" most series are released all at once"

Are they, though? The two I'm most interested in watching right now, Riverdale and Stargirl, are both showing one episode a week. So did The Expanse back in the spring. There are clearly huge benefits to the streaming companies in dripfeeding the most popular shows rather than dumping all the episodes at once. Also, a lot of people still prefer to watch that way - not everyone either has time or likes to binge-watch.

Of course, unlike the old days, all you need now is a little patience and self-control. All the episodes will remain available for a good while after the last one airs (at least on Netflix and Prime - I can't speak for AppleTV since I've never used it) so if you want to watch them all in a row, just wait a while. That's what I do.
 

I think the only thing I watched in my free year of Apple TV was the movie Greyhound... and then two days before it ran out the first two episodes of Foundation. Guess I'll stay subscribed for a couple of months.
 

The weekly release schedule is becoming far more common again and a lot of streaming services, including Amazon Prime and Disney Plus, are adopting it. I guess they realised that allowing viewers to binge new shows and then unsubscribe wasn’t a good business model!

I actually really like Apple TV+. The quality of shows in general is very high (highly recommend For All Mankind) and I personally prefer to have less choice but better quality. The amount of dross on Netflix can be overwhelming.
 

Orrrrrr... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ju_10NkGY

But then again, I wouldn't really watch much TV or streaming stuff anyway. My only subscription is for Prime as it's included and so occasionally I will watch stuff if it peaks my interest.
When I remember that it's running, I will pirate Bake Off or Sewing Bee but I don't mind missing a week or two. Funny enough that I would actually pay for a subscription for those.
 

The only reason I took up on Apple TV+ offer of one free year was that I want to see the "Foundation" series, as it is based on one of my favorite SF series of all time.
And whether I will keep the subscription after the free year expires mostly depends on whether I will like the show and whether there will be more seasons.
I may watch "For All Mankind" during that time as well, but I also have a Disney+ subscription and I find it much better value for my money, as there are way more content that interests me and my family.
 

The most "efficient" way to watch TV nowadays is wait until a full season of your favorite show releases and then sign up for subscription service that has it and binge watch the show and cancel as soon as you are done with it. Bonus points if you use a new email or the gmail "trick" where you insert a period to get first time sub benefits.

It's no wonder piracy is reportedly on the rise again with so many different subscriptions out there. I can see the appeal of just going to a piracy streaming site or torrent site and finding all your content in one place.
 

I believe you can cancel a regular Apple subscription early and get the benefits until it expires. It’s only free trials that cut you off as soon as you cancel them. It’s still annoying, but at least it’s annoying and free.
 

Can you still use the Apple TV device to watch other services if you cancel Apple?
 

Yes, Apple TV+ is just one of many apps running on the Apple TV 4K device. Just like you can run non-Google apps on a Google Chromecast.