[RussianCow]

On the other hand, it's better than the alternative with cable providers where your only choices are the cheap, basic package with only 12 channels, or the really expensive package with >100 channels, of which you'll only ever watch a couple. Juggling multiple subscriptions is annoying, yes, but at least you can pick and choose what content you want to pay for.

Personally, Netflix has more than enough content for me to watch, so that's the only video subscription service I still pay for.

[beatgammit]

We're the same way, but we have Amazon as well, mostly because of the shipping side. There are series that I'd like to watch, but it's not available on either, so I just don't bother.

In fact, I started getting back into watching TV shows after a couple years of not watching much, and then the fragmentation with Netflix losing content and creating their own happened, and now I just don't watch nearly as much and we just watch occasionally for family movie/TV time. I have friends that mention various series and I've just stopped bothering looking anymore because, chances are, it's not on a network I already have access to.

My wife has gone back to watching movies at the theater, I'm playing more video games, and the only reason we pay for streaming anymore is for the kids. I used to enjoy talking about shows with friends, but now it feels like everyone has access to different content, so there's less common ground than before.

I'd be happy to pay a little extra for access to certain content, I just don't want to have to remember which service provides which content.

[mikeash]

It’s definitely better than it could be. It’s just a stark contrast with the way it is in music.