Yes, they understand how you feel. If it were up to them, nothing would change. But it's not up to them. In fact, what you desire (for pay tv services) has not existed since prior to the mid 80s, which as I mentioned in an earlier post, is when the ''exclusivity wars'' began.
The studios that own the movies you want to see, are owned by conglomerates that own pay tv channels, basic cable channels, Internet service providers, and cable systems, and have decided to scapegoat Netflix, by blaming it's blazing success in streaming over a mere 8 years, for all their ills. Stalled subscription rates, lower ratings, depressed disc sales, cord cutting...And they have systematically taken out the knives to cut content they had no problem selling them when they were a quaint, dinky little start up DVD by mail and internet streamer.
Inflicting 30 day, then 60 day delays on NF (& Blockbuster) to rent new release dvds, thinking it would goose sales. From refusing to sell them movies-old, classic, or new, to stripping complete multiple seasons from tv shows -NBC/Universal, for one example, removed seasons 1&2 of Eureka from the syndication package sold to Netflix...they've done this with other shows too. Warner Bros selling them s1 of Young Justice in the US, but holding s2 back. S2 does run on Netflix Canada, though.
They really are stuck in a hard place, and this tactic, is the only way for them to go.
Amazon doesn't charge you monthly, you must become a member paying the yearly fee of $99. Their Netflix style Amazon Prime Instant provides you with a catalog of movies and shows as part of your membership fee. Amazon Video Store, which sells and rents new movies and current season tv episodes, is featured along the ''free'' stuff, in order to, of course, entice you into spending extra on a rental. An Amazon Prime checkmark will denote any ''free'' title, and those that aren't, will have their prices listed.
Wish they'd make it available by the time the new Clarkson show starts.
