For me, Apple's Season Pass was definitely the best model for TV show viewing. You'd think it would be win-win:

- a win for consumers because they only pay for the shows they want to watch

- a win for producers because they get a lot more dollars per viewer than they get now

But of course, that model has been a massive failure. Consumers panned it because it seemed expensive, and of course there are many networks/shows that aren't there. Maybe the networks would have come if the model was successful, but I doubt that Netflix would ever have...