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Desktop/laptop (via web browser) Smartphones/tablets (iOS and Android) Google Chromecast Apple TV Selected Android TV devices Fetch TV
This would be understandable if it applied to older shows that aren’t upscaled or encoded as HD, but that’s not the case. In fact, some shows that aired in HD stream in SD on 10 All Access, while certain older shows are encoded in HD. From the content void, 10 All Access did manage to grab hold of one highly-anticipated original, Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone, but it premiered about two months too late. Enough of what isn’t on 10 All Access, though. Let’s talk about what is available. Don’t get too excited, it’s not much. As far as recent releases go, 10 All Access has a few TV originals that most people haven’t heard of. Strange Angel is a biographical drama based on the life of rocket scientist Jack Parsons (which was cancelled after two seasons). Why Women Kill is perhaps the most recent, and most promising exclusive. It’s a dark comedy anthology series starring Lucy Liu (Ally McBeal), Ginnifer Goodwin (Big Love), and Kirby Howell-Baptiste (The Good Place) that follows each lead in a separate timeline, each story concluding with a dead husband. It actually looks pretty tight. That said, there may well be something on 10 All Access that tickles your fancy. It’s got old episodes of Neighbours, The Bachelor, and Survivor. All the stuff you’d typically find on Network 10, including long-running police procedurals like Numb3rs, NCIS and Blue Bloods. I can even respect someone who wants to catch up with old episodes of Charmed, and you’ll certainly hear no complaints from me if you want to binge all-time sitcom classics such as Cheers, Frasier and Becker. But honestly, I’ve just rattled off about the extent of what there is to offer on 10 All Access. Here’s the thing, though. If NCIS, Blue Bloods, Neighbours and The Bachelor are what you’re looking for, you’ll find most of it 100% free on catch-up service 10 Play. Maybe not every episode, sure, but definitely the latest. 10 Play even has 64 episodes of Big Bang Theory, one of the network’s biggest TV shows, where 10 All Access has none. And don’t even think about asking where Young Sheldon is (9now, Binge and Foxtel Now). In fact, in terms of sheer library size, 10 All Access only has roughly 140 TV shows in its entire library. Library size isn’t everything, it’s about the quality of content available, but those numbers are incredibly low in contrast to the competition, and have barely grown since the service launched. For comparison, Netflix and Prime Video have around 1,990 and 1,630 TV shows, respectively (plus some of the most popular originals on TV). Even the local competition blows 10 All Access out of the water. Stan has around 550 TV shows, Binge has roughly 790 less than a year after launch, and Foxtel Now has over 1,400 series ready to binge. More importantly, these services house the kind of shows people want to watch, and they’re always adding more. 10 All Access? Not so much. Lastly, 10 All Access only hosts TV shows. There’s not a single movie to be found on the service, which puts it at a huge disadvantage considering the vast movie libraries offered by Prime Video, Stan, Netflix and Binge. Imagine this: An old friend returns from some much-needed R&R in America. You’re surprised to see they have matured, both physically and emotionally. It’s the friend you remember, just a little better kept and world-weary. Upon their return, they announce a big, ostentatious party. The guest list is huge; Patrick Stewart, Jordan Peele and old friends like Téa Leoni and Ted Danson, just to name a few. You’re put off by the $9.99 cover charge, but you’re assured the first three hours are free. The night arrives, and you rock up to the party only to be greeted by Osher Günsberg. He shakes your hand and aggressively pulls you in for a hug. Over his shoulder, you notice your friend. They’re biting their nails, scanning the room. They look nervous. “Jordan Peele will be a bit late,” they explain. No worries, you think. Osher in The Bachelor on 10 All Access You pour a drink as you peer over the top of the crowd, hoping to spot Patrick Stewart’s shiny head. At the back of the party, you notice your friend heading for the back door. “Doing a drink run,” they shout. Later, you recall the packed suitcase under their arm. A few hours go by and Leroy Jethro Gibbs (NCIS) is repeating the same decade-old story he told an hour ago. You check the time. The slowest two hours of your life have passed, and you can’t stop looking towards the back door. The Good Wife Julianna Margulies joins your circle, and Gibbs starts the story from the top. You actually love Julianna Margulies, but still, you forego all social grace and check Instagram and would you believe it, you see Patrick Stewart staring back at you. Behind him, there’s a lavish party with some of the most interesting people you know; Ms Maisel, Bosch, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, they’re all there, and they all look so… happy. Suddenly, a fight breaks out between Tom Selleck and Briggs. As they choke each other out on the floor, The King of Queens emerges from the kitchen, howling while a fire rages behind him. Amidst the chaos, you make a break for the backdoor. Briefly, you pause by a donations box and pull a crisp $10 note from your wallet. Sighing a deep breath of disappointment, you return the $10 to your wallet before calling an Uber. That is what it’s like to use 10 All Access. I don’t recommend it. It would be nice to wish 10 All Access well in its second life under the Paramount Plus banner, but at this stage, that move looks like it could impact Stan, a streaming service we actually really enjoy using.
