I also think consumers are unaware of what the costs would be for a per-show payment plan. If TV shows are on iTunes for $25 a season...and you want to get a few of those, that’s $100 for 4 shows. You could spend that on a cable bill, and get everything you already want to watch. Obviously a Hulu or Amazon…

I understand how cable packages work, and HBO creating a streaming-only service was pretty novel of them considering the stranglehold cable companies have on consumers. I wonder if there are any metrics on their subscriptions. I know many people who claimed that they would pay for an HBO Now type service if it were…

I assume you’re in Canada where the lack of GoT streaming appears to be Bell Media’s fault and not really HBO’s fault. Maybe they will come up with a solution before the next season.

But most shows are available to watch NOW in some way or another, even without a cable subscription. I agree that networks took a long time to see the shift, but viewers and their need for content immediately, using any means they can find doesn’t make piracy ok. Content creators still need to make money in some way,…

Ok, I can deal with that, and thank you for doing so.

You also don’t NEED to watch it immediately. You could wait until it is available for home consumption. Especially since HBO offers HBO Now only plans.

Marlon McCree is fucking Satan.

If he votes for Tillerson, yes.

Which is....brain exploding.

Rubio’s questioning has been unexpectedly pointed and harsh. This last round, he seemed extremely disgusted.

Rubio just railed on him for a third time. Either he’s making an extremely clear statement that he is not voting to confirm him, or he’s giving him an extremely strong warning that he needs to get his shit together immediately, and that Congress isn’t going to let him slide on his lack of knowledge. It was an…

I listened to it, as I was driving. I feel I missed some of the horror due to that.

Tillerson has shown a remarkable lack of knowledge about most things within the international landscape today, but he did answer at least one question directly:

I’m sure. I do wonder how much the senate believes these reports re: Russia.

Yes

I imagine it depends on how things continue to go. He did not seem pleased with Tillerson’s statements on Putin. I am unclear on how these senators are feeling about the “Leak,” and about the intelligence that backs it (or doesn’t as the case may be).

If they feel that there is a real foundation for that, they may…

Agreed. I’d like to see guys like him pull away from these party lines.

I debated the use of girl, but got caught up in the confusion of it all.

No one watches!

Girl, I never thought I’d make a post on The Slot saying, hey, look at Marco Rubio doing something I agree with.