Hot take: I spent $40 on a month of that new 'Vortex' streaming service and it was a total waste

I saw all the ads for their original shows and figured, why not? I gave them a solid weekend, trying to get into three of their big dramas. The writing felt lazy, like they had a cool idea for a pilot but no plan for the rest. One show about a time-traveling detective had a great first episode, then fell apart by the third. The whole platform felt like a ghost town for good content. After a week, I realized I was just scrolling, not watching anything. I canceled before the month was even up. Has anyone actually found a hidden gem on there, or is it all just flashy trailers?

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nina_ramirez4mo ago

Wait, you made it a whole week? I lasted two days. The menu screen was the most exciting thing I saw.

benbrown4mo agoMost Upvoted

Doesn't this just feel like everything now? A company spends all its money on the ads to get you in the door, but the actual thing is empty. It's like a cool looking restaurant with no good food. They built the whole platform around selling subscriptions, not around having shows worth watching.

rodriguez.cora1mo ago

Am I the only one who kind of liked it? @nina_ramirez, two days is rough but I get it. I actually found something good after digging around for a while. There's this weird little show called "Dust & Echoes" that's about a guy who runs a pawn shop in a dying town. It's slow, no flashy effects, just good characters and real writing. The trailers never show it because it's not their big budget thing. Most of the platform is overhyped junk for sure, but if you give it a chance past the front page, there's some solid stuff hiding. Maybe I just got lucky with my pick, but I'd still say the whole thing isn't a total waste if you know where to look.