Comments on: I Want My HBO (a la carte) http://newteevee.com/2007/06/12/i-want-my-hbo-a-la-carte/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:46:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jon Smirl http://newteevee.com/2007/06/12/i-want-my-hbo-a-la-carte/#comment-7624 Jon Smirl Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:45:50 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/06/12/i-want-my-hbo-a-la-carte/#comment-7624 <p>This has been proposed before, extend the concept to music. Pay the RIAA $10/mth and all of the problems with downloading are solved. The RIAA can then focus on suing the people that won't pay the $10/mth. Once you pay your "tax" you can get music from any source without royalties. If the RIAA could multiply it would see that this "tax" is capable of replacing all of the declining CD revenue. Of course this has the side effect of turning the RIAA into a monopoly and keeping the independents from making any money.</p> This has been proposed before, extend the concept to music. Pay the RIAA $10/mth and all of the problems with downloading are solved. The RIAA can then focus on suing the people that won’t pay the $10/mth. Once you pay your “tax” you can get music from any source without royalties. If the RIAA could multiply it would see that this “tax” is capable of replacing all of the declining CD revenue. Of course this has the side effect of turning the RIAA into a monopoly and keeping the independents from making any money.

]]> By: deadc http://newteevee.com/2007/06/12/i-want-my-hbo-a-la-carte/#comment-7446 deadc Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:37:42 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/06/12/i-want-my-hbo-a-la-carte/#comment-7446 <p>I just went to an HBO premiere last Tuesday for a show called Flight of The Conchords. I wrote a review for it on my page but I'll save you the trouble.</p> <p>It's, basically, Tenacious D but they're from New Zealand. They're recycling formulas at this point</p> I just went to an HBO premiere last Tuesday for a show called Flight of The Conchords. I wrote a review for it on my page but I’ll save you the trouble.

It’s, basically, Tenacious D but they’re from New Zealand.
They’re recycling formulas at this point

]]> By: Duncan http://newteevee.com/2007/06/12/i-want-my-hbo-a-la-carte/#comment-7127 Duncan Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:40:45 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/06/12/i-want-my-hbo-a-la-carte/#comment-7127 <p>Two new, final episodes of Deadwood were promised for this year. HBO still has to deliver on that.</p> Two new, final episodes of Deadwood were promised for this year.
HBO still has to deliver on that.

]]> By: Jackson West http://newteevee.com/2007/06/12/i-want-my-hbo-a-la-carte/#comment-7125 Jackson West Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:34:41 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/06/12/i-want-my-hbo-a-la-carte/#comment-7125 <p>It's true, now that The Sopranos is over, there may not be many HBO shows I'd be tempted to download going forward.</p> <p>And of course, same goes for Showtime -- I would definitely pay for the privelege of watching Weeds, but not much else.</p> It’s true, now that The Sopranos is over, there may not be many HBO shows I’d be tempted to download going forward.

And of course, same goes for Showtime — I would definitely pay for the privelege of watching Weeds, but not much else.

]]> By: Mark Day http://newteevee.com/2007/06/12/i-want-my-hbo-a-la-carte/#comment-7108 Mark Day Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:13:43 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/06/12/i-want-my-hbo-a-la-carte/#comment-7108 <p>I think I can wait till the DVDs for the next season of Entourage, which means that the only thing stopping me from putting my post-Sopranos cable-bill on the SlimFast plan is laziness. I am paying for way too much stuff I'm not watching....</p> I think I can wait till the DVDs for the next season of Entourage, which means that the only thing stopping me from putting my post-Sopranos cable-bill on the SlimFast plan is laziness. I am paying for way too much stuff I’m not watching….

]]> By: Steve Bryant http://newteevee.com/2007/06/12/i-want-my-hbo-a-la-carte/#comment-7080 Steve Bryant Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:25:33 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/06/12/i-want-my-hbo-a-la-carte/#comment-7080 <p>Mos def want HBO a la carte, but I'm not paying HBO for the privilege of downloading crappy copies from TorrentSpy.</p> Mos def want HBO a la carte, but I’m not paying HBO for the privilege of downloading crappy copies from TorrentSpy.

]]> By: Mark Schoneveld http://newteevee.com/2007/06/12/i-want-my-hbo-a-la-carte/#comment-7071 Mark Schoneveld Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:14:51 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/06/12/i-want-my-hbo-a-la-carte/#comment-7071 <p>Amen. Under the table protection deals. I love it.</p> <p>I can't wait to see all content available like this. If we could just drop the dead weight, and let the goodness rise to the top... skimming it would be easy!</p> Amen. Under the table protection deals. I love it.

I can’t wait to see all content available like this. If we could just drop the dead weight, and let the goodness rise to the top… skimming it would be easy!

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