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I'm not cheap. I'd gladly pay way too much for an HBO show if I thought it was good enough. I just really, really hate broadcast media (channel numbers, time slots) and the band-aids that try to make it tolerable (DVRs).

There is no show that is so good that I will ever subscribe to cable or satellite for. I will not bring those hideous boxes into my home.

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I probably misunderstood what you said but, you want HBO to spend millions producing a show and then let you decide what to pay depending on your thoughts of the show?

Oh, no. I just want to buy it on iTunes or similar. I'm saying I'd likely pay whatever they asked.

The problem is there aren't many people like you. If they released it at a price they could afford to (say $4.99 per episode, available immediately after air) very few people would buy it and the majority would be pissed that HBO was charging so much. Although you may be happy to pay for it, it could damage their reputation.

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