I almost think it's intentional that they spread the 'good' shows out to all the various pay channels and streaming services. I watch a few shows, but if I had to pay for all the various channels and such, it would cost a small fortune. Monthly fee for a good VPN is a much better value. Aye matey!
They definitely do it on purpose. It's all the same cabal of people coordinating against us to suck as much money out of us as possible. And we've all been brainwashed into thinking this is just the way it is.
On this one, I have to disagree. Network brass are pretty assholes, and in their bubble world of TV scripted drama production they certainly know one another--and although of course they are all in unspoken agreement about the leftist bullshit they all breathe--they don't like one another and are quite competitive about making the hottest new show (for the least money possible). The fact that every service has what they consider their flagship show is just how the business is run. They're all envious of each others' success, and the network brass at each studio/network want to be the biggest swinging dick; the fact that Viacom owns them all anyway doesn't matter since the creator/exec decision-makers don't get to hobnob with Viacom execs, who are involved in TV primarily to make fiat directives focused on scripting fake news channels (scripted drama/comedy they just passively let make money).
The hilarity is realizing that so many of the so-called flagship shows are still so laughably bad (like See on Apple TV, and of course the abortion that is Star Trek Discovery/Picard on CBS All Access) despite costing hundreds of millions of dollars to make.
But anyway, piracy is still a thing, and quite easy. Just don't download the HD [1080] New Release.mpx.dvd.bluray.mp4.exe file of a movie that isn't actually out yet (because that'll be a virus) and you'll be OK.
Of course it's intentional - and inevitable. Netflix ruined the buisness model for cable packages, and was getting more viewership and purchases than people adding HBO or Cinemax to their cable packages - which had reached obnoxious levels of cost. I know people who were paying $400, $500 a month because every tv in the house had to have all the channels, or the wife and kids would lose their minds.
I almost think it's intentional that they spread the 'good' shows out to all the various pay channels and streaming services. I watch a few shows, but if I had to pay for all the various channels and such, it would cost a small fortune. Monthly fee for a good VPN is a much better value. Aye matey!
They definitely do it on purpose. It's all the same cabal of people coordinating against us to suck as much money out of us as possible. And we've all been brainwashed into thinking this is just the way it is.
Yep..."That's just the way it is...gotta deal with it." Mantra of today's pervasive apathy.
On this one, I have to disagree. Network brass are pretty assholes, and in their bubble world of TV scripted drama production they certainly know one another--and although of course they are all in unspoken agreement about the leftist bullshit they all breathe--they don't like one another and are quite competitive about making the hottest new show (for the least money possible). The fact that every service has what they consider their flagship show is just how the business is run. They're all envious of each others' success, and the network brass at each studio/network want to be the biggest swinging dick; the fact that Viacom owns them all anyway doesn't matter since the creator/exec decision-makers don't get to hobnob with Viacom execs, who are involved in TV primarily to make fiat directives focused on scripting fake news channels (scripted drama/comedy they just passively let make money).
The hilarity is realizing that so many of the so-called flagship shows are still so laughably bad (like See on Apple TV, and of course the abortion that is Star Trek Discovery/Picard on CBS All Access) despite costing hundreds of millions of dollars to make.
But anyway, piracy is still a thing, and quite easy. Just don't download the HD [1080] New Release.mpx.dvd.bluray.mp4.exe file of a movie that isn't actually out yet (because that'll be a virus) and you'll be OK.
Of course it's intentional - and inevitable. Netflix ruined the buisness model for cable packages, and was getting more viewership and purchases than people adding HBO or Cinemax to their cable packages - which had reached obnoxious levels of cost. I know people who were paying $400, $500 a month because every tv in the house had to have all the channels, or the wife and kids would lose their minds.
So now they're making you pay, directly.