[Klaustrophobia]

there is also the possibility that HBO signed some sort of non-competition agreement with the cable providers.

isn't that illegal?  i got an email a while back about a class-action lawsuit against netflix and walmart accusing them of such a deal.

[Bobboau]

doesn't mean they are not doing this.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

but theres still nothing to watch on tv on a regular basis, unless of course you actually like all this reality tv thats on these days.

Charlie Brooker once questioned the realism of reality TV. I found it quite ... inspiring. Or demotivating.

I miss the old Cartoon Network and its website.

[The E]

Charlie Brooker once questioned the realism of reality TV. I found it quite ... inspiring. Or demotivating.

What is there to question? I thought everyone knows by now that "reality TV" is anything but.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

When I was a kid, I thought they were quite convincing.

[Bob-san]

When I was a kid, I thought they were quite convincing.

You still are a kid. Therefore, your statement is invalid. 


  Anyway, I agree with the 3-group idea. I use and pay for Netflix because I know I'll use it eventually. I use Steam because it integrates IMing without the hassle of 3rd party software and provides good games at good prices. Their induced scarcity model works very well--because I'd much rather pay $30 for a $50 title or $5 for a $20 title. I've found some really awesome games that way--like Mount&Blade & Sol Survivor. I'll buy the game--I'll pay for the content--so long as I'm not being completely ripped off.

[General Battuta]

When I was a kid, I thought they were quite convincing.

You still are a kid. Therefore, your statement is invalid. 

He's been through military service and dealt rather stoically with the death of his father. Please continue to talk about your love of video games, this post has provided valuable information on who's a child

[Nuke]

When I was a kid, I thought they were quite convincing.

when i was a kid the only reality tv we had was cops (i consider this the first reality show ever). growing up poor and with broadcast tv the only form of entertainment at hand, and cops was on all the ****ing time, and that was reality tv. they didnt edit for drama they didnt play the individuals against each other. they just followed cops around and recorded it and with very little editing (aside from trimming the boring parts, getting arrested is usually a long and drawn out process), aired it. then came the sensationalized season long game shows, which became the standard for the reality tv for awhile. i didnt like those much. then they started doing the thing where they introduce cameras into real world situations (for example the angry mechanic shows and the fishing shows), no prize but still a lot of sensationalism, setups, and overdramatization. there have been a few good ones, like mythbusters. but the problem with the genre is its everywhere. ive always considered reality shows (even the good ones) as filler for watching between the shows you actually wanted to see. and my major issue with reality shows is that everyone is doing them.

its like if every cable network up and decided to "lets do nothing but space operas", as much as a lot of people here would go for that. what do you think would happen? you would get 2 good scifi shows, and hundreds of bad scifi shows and nothing else to watch because every channel is clogged up with bad space operas. variety is your friend, and i shouldnt have to teir up my cable service to get some.

[Mikes]

its like if every cable network up and decided to "lets do nothing but space operas"

I take the right to ignore the rest of your post and bask in the glory of this singular thought.

[Bob-san]

When I was a kid, I thought they were quite convincing.

You still are a kid. Therefore, your statement is invalid. 

He's been through military service and dealt rather stoically with the death of his father. Please continue to talk about your love of video games, this post has provided valuable information on who's a child

Dude, I was joking. I posted from my cellphone so I got the wrong emote.

[redsniper]

Yeah that's understandable. It's too bad there's no way to review a post before posting it, or that once you have posted it you can't see it, and that furthermore, even if you could see it, that there's no way to modify it.

[Bob-san]

Yeah that's understandable. It's too bad there's no way to review a post before posting it, or that once you have posted it you can't see it, and that furthermore, even if you could see it, that there's no way to modify it.

You tell me how enjoyable finding your new post & modifying it is when you're roaming in the middle of nowhere with 1 or occasionally 2 bar reception. I'm home now so I have no problem pointing out how you're a judgmental bastard who has a stick lodged so far up his ass that he can neither take a joke (like the text) nor understand that touchscreens suck for fine work (like misclicking a grid of emotes, each smaller than my pinkie). So no, I didn't verify what my post contained.

AE: Sorry about my mistap earlier. I really did mean to hit instead of .

[General Battuta]

Yeah that's understandable. It's too bad there's no way to review a post before posting it, or that once you have posted it you can't see it, and that furthermore, even if you could see it, that there's no way to modify it.

You tell me how enjoyable finding your new post & modifying it is when you're roaming in the middle of nowhere with 1 or occasionally 2 bar reception. I'm home now so I have no problem pointing out how you're a judgmental bastard who has a stick lodged so far up his ass that he can neither take a joke (like the text) nor understand that touchscreens suck for fine work (like misclicking a grid of emotes, each smaller than my pinkie). So no, I didn't verify what my post contained.

AE: Sorry about my mistap earlier. I really did mean to hit instead of .

You sound pretty mad about posts on the internet.

Some mod readin this thread accidentally released a scroll button while mousing over 'pin thread'.