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STREAMING PREVIEW

Hailee Steinfeld and Wiz Khalifa star in “Dickinson.” PHOTOS BY APPLE TV PLUS

Apple TV Plus

has its minuses

Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon star in

the new Apple TV Plus series “The Morning

Show.”

Kelly Lawler

Columnist

USA TODAY

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Whether you want it or not, the streaming TV apocalypseis

coming, starting with the Nov. 1 launch of Apple TV Plus, the tech

giant’s first major foray into original television.

The new streaming service opens with just nine TV shows and

films: four live-action scripted series, three kids’ shows, a nature

documentary and a revival of Oprah’s famed book club. The series

all are quite different, spanning genres and styles, but they have

the uniting factor of being rather bland and generic, without much

vitality, save one potential gem. Apple may expect viewers to love

the series simply because they come from a storied brand, but,

like the company’s much-derided stylus pen, not everything the

company makes is perfectly designed.

As you decide which (if any) streaming service is worth a

subscription, here’s our take on the Apple crop, from the truly ter-

rible to the pretty good.

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‘Harriet’ holds up to history

Separating fact and fiction about Tubman. 2D

‘Yosemite’ captures a giant’s view

National park lives on in Ansel Adams’ book. 3D

Slate’s memoir is practically poetic

‘Little Weirds’ chronicles loss and new love. 6D

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