How many of these people don't have cable or satellite? Really now if you already have cable (and I know very few that don't) then you already have the ability to pay, and get HBOGo
They are truly fans of the series, but they're all pirating this content. But its hard for me to just say that they're motherfucking thieves.
If they could just sit back and pay x<=5 bucks to see this show with comfort - would they? I would.
I'll be honest: I have cable right now because I live with my parents and they probably wouldn't understand how Netflix works. Also Netflix is in the first days in Brazil. But living by myself it would be an obvious superfluous expense to cut.
I have internet through Verizon's FIOS, and I don't do any of their tv deals. I use streaming Netflix as my stand-by, and I purchase movies and shows à la carte from the PlayStation Network or Amazon's streaming service through my PS3. Everything I watch is legit.
It is 2012, my computer monitor is larger than the TV I had as a kid (both in size and, of course, pixels).
The shows I can watch legally I do.