Guess I was lucky!
Flew on the 787 Thursday afternoon from IAH to LAX and it was a great flight in the front BF cabin! AVOD ceased working at one point but only for a few minutes. Wonderful service from the cabin crew and the Captain greeted us with a terrific welcome on board speech that touched upon his 40 years of experience flying jets for the airlines with the comment that the opportunity to fly the Dreamliner was the icing on the cake with regard to his aviation career.
Well done, UA!