If you're like me, you definitely don't need another streaming subscription. And if you're like me, you could be talked into it . . . especially during a pandemic. Well, the folks at Viacom are trying to woo you, by announcing all the "exciting" content they have in the pipeline for Paramount+, which will launch on March 4th.It'll cost $5 a month, or $10 for the premium version with no commercials. By the way, you may already be subscribed. Paramount+ is currently "CBS All-Access." They're just re-branding it next week, and beefing it up. Arguably the biggest thing they announced for Paramount+ is the long-awaited revival of "Frasier".It will star Kelsey Grammer . . . but there's no word on the other cast members yet. That isn't the only revival you can expect, a lot of stuff from 20-ish years ago is coming back too. Here's the rundown . . .
There will be a new "Rugrats" CG-animated series . . . a new show set in the universe of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" . . . an animated series called "Star Trek: Prodigy" . . . an "iCarly" reboot . . . and live-action versions of "Dora the Explorer" and "The Fairly OddParents". There's adult stuff too. Revivals of MTV's "Behind the Music", "Yo! MTV Raps", and "Unplugged" . . . plus a reunion of "The Real World's" New York cast. There's also "6666", which is a "Yellowstone" spinoff . . . a "Criminal Minds" reboot . . . a "Halo" show based on the Xbox game franchise . . . shows adapted from the movies "The Italian Job", "Love Story", "Fatal Attraction", "Parallax View", and "Flashdance" . New seasons of "Star Trek: Discovery", "Star Trek: Lower Decks", and "Younger" . . . the return of "Inside Amy Schumer" . . . spinoffs of "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" and "Reno: 911!" . Plus movies based on "Workaholics" and "Beavis & Butt-head". Of course, a lot of this won't be there on Day One . . . but Paramount+ will launch with "a library of 30,000-plus TV episodes and more than 2,500 movies," and in the first year they will premiere 36 original shows.
So are you willing to pay five bucks a month to watch? Or ten bucks to watch with no commercials? I could be talked into it, but so far it just seems like rehashing a lot of stuff we've already seen, so I'll hold off for a bit. What about you?