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On the one hand this reinforces that cordcutting will continue to be a second-class citizen in terms of first-run/same-season content, but on the other hand, ma

by gdulli 13y ago

On the one hand this reinforces that cordcutting will continue to be a second-class citizen in terms of first-run/same-season content, but on the other hand, making it easier for people to discover Six Feet Under is a great thing.

Pxtl 13y ago
> making it easier for people to discover Six Feet Under is a great thing. Well, the first few episodes at least. The show starts out awesome and gets progressively more depressing with no payoff episode after episode. By the end I was watching out of sheer stubbornness.
- gdulli 13y ago
  Really? I just finished re-watching it and found the later seasons to be incredible. Better than the first two. Especially the climaxes of seasons 3, 4, 5. I definitely got more out of the second viewing, I had much more focus on character arcs than plot.
  - Pxtl 13y ago
    Different strokes, I suppose. There was a lot more black comedy near the beginning instead of just the grim realism of people making the same mistakes over and over again.
  - finnh 13y ago
    Totally agree. The series finale was one of the best series finale's I've seen.
Touche 13y ago
Just pirate it.
- gamblor956 13y ago
  Don't be a tool. Just pay for it. It's been available on DVD for years now, is available on HBO Go, and is now available on Amazon for non-subscribers, and has already been available for non-subscribers on iTunes for years.
  - Touche 13y ago
    The latest episodes are not on Amazon or iTunes (or DVD). Just searched for Game of Thrones season 4 on Amazon and iTunes to confirm. HBO's business model is exclusivity, which in my opinion is anti-consumer.
    - untog 13y ago
      HBO's business model is exclusivity, which in my opinion is anti-consumer. Then don't watch.
      - Touche 13y ago
        Why? It's readily available on the internet with minimal effort.
        untog 13y ago
        For one, because you're hurting your own cause. Watching GOT and talking about it helps to reinforce HBO's position as the a premier programmer with the kind of cultural cache others would kill for. They're still profiting from you, just not in a directly financial way. If everyone without an HBO subscription refused to watch GOT then HBO might actually be inclined to re-examine their subscription options.
        Touche 13y ago
        I'm not a believer in the "if everyone just did their part" strategy. Not with this, not with the environment, or any other big issue. Market pressure is already pushing HBO towards a non-cable option, they're just moving into it kicking and screaming because the current way has been immensely profitable for them.

by gdulli 13y ago

Pxtl 13y ago

> making it easier for people to discover Six Feet Under is a great thing. Well, the first few episodes at least. The show starts out awesome and gets progressively more depressing with no payoff episode after episode. By the end I was watching out of sheer stubbornness.

gdulli 13y ago
Really? I just finished re-watching it and found the later seasons to be incredible. Better than the first two. Especially the climaxes of seasons 3, 4, 5. I definitely got more out of the second viewing, I had much more focus on character arcs than plot.
- Pxtl 13y ago
  Different strokes, I suppose. There was a lot more black comedy near the beginning instead of just the grim realism of people making the same mistakes over and over again.
- finnh 13y ago
  Totally agree. The series finale was one of the best series finale's I've seen.

Touche 13y ago

Just pirate it.

gamblor956 13y ago
Don't be a tool. Just pay for it. It's been available on DVD for years now, is available on HBO Go, and is now available on Amazon for non-subscribers, and has already been available for non-subscribers on iTunes for years.
- Touche 13y ago
  The latest episodes are not on Amazon or iTunes (or DVD). Just searched for Game of Thrones season 4 on Amazon and iTunes to confirm. HBO's business model is exclusivity, which in my opinion is anti-consumer.
  - untog 13y ago
    HBO's business model is exclusivity, which in my opinion is anti-consumer. Then don't watch.
    - Touche 13y ago
      Why? It's readily available on the internet with minimal effort.
      - untog 13y ago
        For one, because you're hurting your own cause. Watching GOT and talking about it helps to reinforce HBO's position as the a premier programmer with the kind of cultural cache others would kill for. They're still profiting from you, just not in a directly financial way. If everyone without an HBO subscription refused to watch GOT then HBO might actually be inclined to re-examine their subscription options.
        Touche 13y ago
        I'm not a believer in the "if everyone just did their part" strategy. Not with this, not with the environment, or any other big issue. Market pressure is already pushing HBO towards a non-cable option, they're just moving into it kicking and screaming because the current way has been immensely profitable for them.