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I, for one, welcome our new overlords (from ESPN)

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Songbird, Aug 15, 2013.

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  1. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    Who's worse? Vegetarians who boast about being vegetarians or people without cable boasting about how great life is without cable?
     
    JackReacher, Aug 15, 2013
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  2. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Man, that's a tough one.
     
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    Armchair_QB, Aug 15, 2013
    #50
  3. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    The people without cable are worse, because they act like it's some kind of moral act and then watch the same shows online instead.
     
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    PCLoadLetter, Aug 15, 2013
    #51
  4. H.L. Mencken

    H.L. Mencken Member

    People who get all haughty about stealing music but have no issues watching premium cable illegally (through streaming) are my favorite kind of d-bags.
     
    H.L. Mencken, Aug 15, 2013
    #52
  5. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    I did nothing of the either sort. On the other thread, I noted my wife is a vegan. On this one I simply said I was proud not to have contributed to ESPN's overflowing coffers. I did not exult at how great life is without cable. In fact, I was pretty damn pissed that the final round of the British Open was on ESPN rather than ABC.
     
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    da man, Aug 15, 2013
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  6. Rusty Shackleford

    Rusty Shackleford Active Member

    I don't have cable. Too expensive. But I hear about which shows are great, and it's easy enough to buy seasons of shows used on Amazon for fairly cheap, watch them, then re-sell them and end up almost breaking even. And when I finally catch up to the current season, I've always been able to find episodes online. I'm working on about season 5 or so of Dexter right now. Great, great show btw.

    Only real drawback is live sports.
     
    Rusty Shackleford, Aug 15, 2013
    #54
  7. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    I don't think ala carte is coming anytime soon. And even if it did, there will still be some sort of "bundling." You want ESPN? Well, you have to get all of the ESPN channels and ABC and Disney Channel and all other channels owned by Disney. And the rates will be high, that you'll pay basically the same you are now but have fewer channels.
     
    MileHigh, Aug 15, 2013
    #55
  8. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    Well, that would be great. Every Greatest Game Ever Played or Greatest Anything discussion would begin around 1995.

    At least on this board it begins around 1985. :D
     
    BTExpress, Aug 15, 2013
    #56
  9. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    Instead, they hired Regis Philbin.
     
    poindexter, Aug 15, 2013
    #57
  10. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    "We're the network of asshole fratboy snark!!!!"

    Somehow I suspect that's pretty much the way they're gonna go anyway.

    Look.... Titties!!
     
    Starman, Aug 15, 2013
    #58
  11. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    I don't know. Looks more like it will be a wall to wall Fox NFL Sunday style chuckle-fest.
     
    DanOregon, Aug 15, 2013
    #59
  12. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    I didn't say you did. Your mentioning it just got me thinking about it, in general.
     
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    JackReacher, Aug 15, 2013
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