From the Reddit reply: >"They don't want the promise to get paid on Tuesday for an episode shot today." I'm not sure I agree with that. I mean, I agree that'

From the Reddit reply: >"They don't want the promise to get paid on Tuesday for an episode shot today." I'm not sure I agree with that. I mean, I agree that's the way it currently works, but not that it couldn't work elsewise: with the show being fully produced, then sold. That's how both music and movies work, as well as the physical manufacture of any product. So I'm not convinced that it's not a viable model for television shows, or out-of-the-ordinary in any way.