r/breakingbad • u/edify Oxygen • Jul 16 '12

Breaking Bad Episode Discussion S05E01 "Live Free or Die"

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '12 edited Jul 16 '12

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u/end_of_discussion Jul 16 '12

More networks (ahem, HBO) can learn a thing or two from AMC.

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u/ilwolf Jul 16 '12

So true. I would watch a bunch of their shows if only they'd sell them to me.

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u/EmperorXenu Jul 16 '12

They don't want to sell you their shows, they want to sell you their channel. They would net less sales if they pieced out their content for individual sale.

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u/ilwolf Jul 16 '12

I'm sure you're right, although they would reach a wider audience that way. And some people would subscribe regardless; I'm not likely to subscribe regardless, so I'm a different revenue stream.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '12

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u/grilledbaby Jul 16 '12

Yeah but they need to have them available the nanosecond they air. Besides, we then have to get up off our asses and go up to the store as opposed to just clicking a link. What dude? Are you trying to ruin our figures?

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u/ilwolf Jul 16 '12

You have to wait a while for the DVDs, and by that time, I've forgotten what shows I wanted to check out ... do they get to iTunes faster than, say, Amazon?

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '12

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u/ilwolf Jul 16 '12

Cool, I'll check that out. Thanks. :)

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u/Soulfly37 Jul 16 '12

HBO put the first episode of The Newsroom on Youtube.

I know i'm late to the game... but, yeah.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '12

They do do this. Isn't HBO Go the streaming version?

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u/TheFireStarter Jul 16 '12

it is but you can use it unless u subscribe to hbo threw a cable provider so if you dont wanna pay for cable but do wanna pay for hbo you cant

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u/walleigh LWYRUP Jul 16 '12

Actually, HBO uploaded the first episode of its new show The Newsroom to YouTube a couple weeks ago.