Pluto TV: The free app that gives me (most of) the joy of cable.
SlateThis is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. Related From Slate Always Flip Off Your Friends’ Doorbell Cameras The app, which is available on streaming devices, smartphones, and web browsers, mimics much of the functionality of cable, with programming that follows a timetable, rather than being available on demand, as is the case with streaming services. Content is demarcated by categories like “Movies,” “Comedy,” “Classic TV,” “Sci-Fi,” “Reality,” and “Season’s Greetings,” for those longing to fulfill their Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas movie cravings. It’s given me the opportunity to watch old favorites like Catch Me If You Can and classics I’ve never gotten around to seeing, like The Carol Burnett Show. I still dream of having the disposable income for real cable again—that’s when I’ll know I’ve “made it.” In the meantime, Pluto TV frees me from the indecision that comes with staring into the deep well of Netflix offerings, and allows me to simply watch TV.
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