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Ok, so I dumped cable TV (TWC) and have been trying a few alternatives so I'm not hostage to those greedy barstools. (I've found most of the live news I like on YouTube).
At the moment it's Amazon Prime. Apart from one or 2 decent films, it's not worth the money. Will move on to Hulu next.
The exceptions:
TV series called FleaBag. Elephanting brilliant. Only 6 episodes - 3 hours total.
Film called Blackout. Got to see that one.
They have some Amazon only content (Man in the High Castle, for instance) but that wouldn't be enough to keep me interested and most of the films are b-movies or very old.
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Cut the cable a couple of years ago, now.
Amazon Prime: sucks - so much of what you want is pay-extra.
NetFlix: Good if your primary interest is movies
HuluPlus: Good if your primary interest is TV
HuluPlus will have the TV episodes the next day. NetFlix recently got control of a show I watch (actually, the entire lineup from a network). You'll not see the current season's episodes until well after the entire season is over.
HuluPlus: commercials on TV shows (unless you pay extra), but their movies have all been commercial free.
My current interface is via Roku - a real ass of a company - but with the largest variety of stations to connect.
My cable bill TV bill is now ca. US$8/month, which pays for HuluPlus.
Depending upon your connection method, you'll have more media than you can ever know what to do with. Mrs. Wife, who was skeptical at first, not only has adapated, but sees the merits in having almost everything you watch already recorded for you.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: NetFlix: Good if your primary interest is movies
This bit isn't really true anymore. The amount of Netflix-produced TV series is getting insane at this point. Everyone knows about the big ones ("House of Cards", "Orange is the New Black", Marvel stuff), but there are literally dozens of other shows being released.
As far as a response to the original post, I currently just have an HD antenna hooked up to my XBone and a Netflix account. When combined with various web clips and going to the pub for any live sporting events I would like to watch, I have everything that I require from an entertainment standpoint.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Man in the High Castle is an odd one bits are from the book which did a lot of world building I think Philip K D*ck might have been planning a series of books but Acid got in the way  . I have started to watch it due to flat mate having a Prime subscription for quick books, let mine lapse when they upped the price. He also has Netflicks which he forgot about (he got for his ex, only remembered when a bill came in which he checked) I found you can access all the shows on Netflicks even if they aren't advertised in your country by entering the name Netflicks gives them, there are better instructions on the Tested web site have a search around for it: www.tested.com 
I also think the 'cutting cord' thing is primarily a US thing as here in the UK we get a decent(ish) selection via digital broadcast. I wonder how the rest of Europe is?
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glennPattonWorking wrote: in the UK we get a decent(ish) selection of repeats via digital broadcast.
FTFY! 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Well the Plus hour channels are generally how I see stuff...never on time for anything
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You have to be careful watching those. We have been caught out a couple of times watching +1 late at night. Come midnight it just switches off without warning, regardless of whether the program has finished.
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I thought the book was awful bit loved the series.
I do agree that UK TV provider choice/quality is far better; either SKY, SKY FreeSat, FreeSat or FreeView which are all bloody good and all those channels for free!!!
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10 years ago newspapers were still important, now they are only an environmental disaster.
My kids don't know what a cassette tape is.
I'm betting my grand kids (not yet, little while to go) won't have any clue what cable/broadcast TV is [was]. (Probably movie theaters too - for sure the g-g-kids.)
Sin tack ear lol
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Lopatir wrote: (not yet, little while to go)
First one will be arriving next week - excited and terrified all at the same time!!! 
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Happened to me a few years ago. Frightening, in a way as you sort of change your class in society.
Single->Married->Parent are all the same 'group' pretty much. There are differences, but then suddenly your group changes to "Grandparent" - and it's altogether different.
However - after the first one, the damage is done - and thus, you may as well collect as many grandchildren as you can.*
* Warning!!! - quality control can be a problem. All the ones I've gotten so far seemed to leak. This is best addressed by the first-line custodians.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: All the ones I've gotten so far seemed to leak.
Just hand 'em back! I know that much!
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I like other peoples babies too, because when they leak, stink or make too much noise you can simply give them back.
But another scary thought: these days see a lot of grandparents becoming 24/5..24/7 baby sitters (if not housing & housekeeping providers as well), already investigating retirement options a loooong way away.
Sin tack ear lol
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: TV series called FleaBag. Elephanting brilliant.
Absolutely right. I discovered it by accident but was totally hooked, and not just for the gratuitous sex (that should get the ratings up).
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I thought she was excellent; all those knowing looks - very well done.
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I wonder if you did any QA testing prior to your push to production? Would really suck if you had to rollback to your previous install. 
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Actually, it wouldn't. If I cancel everything, I can then go in as a new customer and save quite a bit of money. May still happen! 
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I cut the cable TV cord 10 years ago. I do have Internet and use it for my entertainment. For movies, I tend to use putlocker and sports that isn't on network TV that I'm interested in I use stream2watch.
When I first cut the cord my goal was to stay out of debt and then invest. Even though I can afford cable today, I do not want it. I am much happier without it.
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: FleaBag. Elephanting brilliant
Agreed.
R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: Film called Blackout
Um, need a little more to go on.
R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: Man in the High Castle
Facile pap. Any idiot could do stories based on the main premise -- in fact, hundreds have, and they're all full of similar "Wow! Woodn' that be kewl!!!" inconsistencies and incongruences, and plain, simple that-would-never-happen-in-a-million-years-but-it's-convenient-to-the-writer plot devices.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: Um, need a little more to go on.
The Blackout (2014)[^]
Indeed; quite a few films with that title.
Mark_Wallace wrote: Facile pap.
You're overthinking it. It's entertainment, not a documentary.
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: The Blackout (2014)[^]
Yup, the DVD is available, and I can get subtitles for it.
And if my missus doesn't like it, it's your fault.
I like avoiding stress. It makes me happy.
R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: You're overthinking it. It's entertainment, not a documentary.
It's not special. There is no end of "entertainment" that is not special. It needs to be special.
Braindead was special. Strike Back was special. Special can happen, even in an industry that's dominated by untalented people (even more so than other industries).
You don't have to accept cr@p because it's all there is. If no-one ever says "This cr@p is not good enough!", the untalented will continue to thrive.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: I like avoiding stress. It makes me happy.
Then don't watch this; if you are a nervous type, you will shite yourself.
Mark_Wallace wrote: It's not special.
Didn't say it was. It's just mindless drivel that also happens to entertain.
Mark_Wallace wrote: an industry that's dominated by untalented people (even more so than other industries).
That is true.
Mark_Wallace wrote: You don't have to accept cr@p because it's all there is.
That is the other reason I got rid of cable.
Mark_Wallace wrote: If no-one ever says "This cr@p is not good enough!", the untalented will continue to thrive.
I think lots of people say this - makes no difference - show business is, essentially, the vanity business and whilst people's (make that the stars, producers and directors) vanities are being pandered to, crap will get made - look at Tom Cruise!
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This is a great reminder that I need to get a handle on my out of control DirecTV account. My wife set it up over 5 years ago, and the first couple of years weren't bad cost wise, however, when I last checked, my bill was up to USD $250 for a month! 
My wife is a sports fan, so Sunday Ticket is a big part. Also, though we rarely watch movies, we have all the movie channels...the logic is that the kids watch them when they're home, which is a total of about 5-6 days a year anymore. Also, we had to have additional boxes in the pool room, the sun room, and an upstairs bedroom...combined these may see zero usage for months at a time.  There's got to be a better/cheaper way! Good luck with your viewing! 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Price was may rationale after TWC arbitrarily upped the price by around $40 a month. 
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