Comments on: Do Movies Matter on Pay TV? http://newteevee.com/2008/04/30/do-movies-matter-on-pay-tv/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:33:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: KevinB http://newteevee.com/2008/04/30/do-movies-matter-on-pay-tv/#comment-237022 KevinB Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:51:52 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3892#comment-237022 <p>I originally signed on to HBO (years ago) for the Sopranos. Once on board, I got hooked on Entourage, Six Feet Under, Extras, John from Cincinnati, Curb Your Enthusiasm. Since then, Sopranos is gone, John is gone, Six Feet is gone, Entourage needs to wrap it up (it's getting old for me, others may disagree), Extras is gone. So what am I left with? A really bad movie schedule and nothing on the horizon for new series.</p> <p>Everytime I get my cable bill, I look over at my Macbook and think, why am I paying this -- so much has changed online since I first signed up.</p> <p>I think it's time to cut the cable, so to speak.</p> I originally signed on to HBO (years ago) for the Sopranos. Once on board, I got hooked on Entourage, Six Feet Under, Extras, John from Cincinnati, Curb Your Enthusiasm. Since then, Sopranos is gone, John is gone, Six Feet is gone, Entourage needs to wrap it up (it’s getting old for me, others may disagree), Extras is gone. So what am I left with? A really bad movie schedule and nothing on the horizon for new series.

Everytime I get my cable bill, I look over at my Macbook and think, why am I paying this — so much has changed online since I first signed up.

I think it’s time to cut the cable, so to speak.

]]> By: Davis Freeberg http://newteevee.com/2008/04/30/do-movies-matter-on-pay-tv/#comment-237018 Davis Freeberg Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:53:44 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3892#comment-237018 <p>Doh - Another poll that I can't participate in. You should have thrown in an option for those of us who aren't willing to subscribe to pay for movies or for original programming.</p> <p>I used to be an HBO subscriber, but it doesn't make sense to pay them so much each month, when I can get the movies and original programming directly from Netflix. Don't get me wrong there is something nice about watching a TV series when it first airs, but with Netflix I get to see the movies I care about, instead of whatever happens to be showing on the TV set.</p> <p>If HBO would allow me to download copies of my favorite shows or watch back copies of shows online, I might rethink subscribing, but for now it's a lot of money to spend for television programs that you have to make an appointment to see.</p> Doh – Another poll that I can’t participate in. You should have thrown in an option for those of us who aren’t willing to subscribe to pay for movies or for original programming.

I used to be an HBO subscriber, but it doesn’t make sense to pay them so much each month, when I can get the movies and original programming directly from Netflix. Don’t get me wrong there is something nice about watching a TV series when it first airs, but with Netflix I get to see the movies I care about, instead of whatever happens to be showing on the TV set.

If HBO would allow me to download copies of my favorite shows or watch back copies of shows online, I might rethink subscribing, but for now it’s a lot of money to spend for television programs that you have to make an appointment to see.

]]> By: P. Lee http://newteevee.com/2008/04/30/do-movies-matter-on-pay-tv/#comment-237017 P. Lee Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:50:07 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3892#comment-237017 <p>A better question to ask the readers is if you currently do not subscribe to any premium channels, what would get you to become a customer: More originals as Showtime? Or, more movies as Starz?</p> A better question to ask the readers is if you currently do not subscribe to any premium channels, what would get you to become a customer: More originals as Showtime? Or, more movies as Starz?

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