Monday, June 30, 2008

Why would we ever want to subscribe to cable?

We are living in the digital age! We do it all on our computer. Hell, why would we ever need to leave the house?! Websites such as Hulu.com and WatchTvSitcoms.com allow people to watch full episodes of shows and movies without paying a cent. I am one of these people that truly appreciate these websites. These websites do not require you to download anything... it is streaming... just as if you are on YouTube! All you do is, make your selection, click play and boom, you are enjoying entertainment of your choice.

On Hulu.com, they have commercials, which is kind of a bummer. Networks, like PBS, don't have commercials on their programming on TV, but on Hulu.com, they do. Do I have a problem with this? Not really. Them having commercials is making it possible for them to stay in business without me shedding a penny.

On the other hand, WatchTvSitcoms.com, I believe, is doing some illegal stuff. In their movie section, they have movies that are bootlegged (You know, the kind that someone sneaks a video camera into during a screening... the kind where you hear people crunching popcorn... the kind where you get to see silhouettes of people in the audience). Not all of the movies are like this, but a good amount.

I wonder if in ten years from now people will still frequent the theatres even though they can watch Hollywood's new releases from the comfort of their own home without paying a cent.

1 comment:

Lilly Buchwitz said...

The title of this post is interesting and provocative, but I'm not sure you've addressed or answered the question. Are you saying you don't have cable in your house?