Well, if your cable company supports it, you could also stream HBO content on your computer via hbo go. it's not just an ipad app.
On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 10:01 AM, David Risner <[email protected]> wrote: > Even with this news, I'm still canceling Starz once Torchwood is over > next week. They cancelled Camelot and have said Torchwood isn't coming > back in the foreseeable future, and they were the only things I watch > on Starz. Same with Showtime, once The Big C is over, I'll cancel > that until just before it starts up again next year. HBO is the only > one I keep around because I like both True Blood and Game of Thrones. > > Movies in general don't interest me as much as series. If I really > want to watch a movie, I Red Box it or just wait until it's on Netflix > streaming. Even if that's a couple years down the line, no biggie. > It's just a movie. If it never comes to Netflix streaming, it's their > loss. I'm not paying extra money just to see a movie. > > > -- > David Risner > Software Engineer > MERLOT, California State University > > > > > On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 4:03 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 10:40 AM, David Lynch <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 12:27, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> I ask this out of ignorance and unwillingness to do the research: does > >>> Starz have any original content? > >> > >> At least a couple of series, including the current run of "Doctor Who" > >> spinoff "Torchwood", and a serialized remake of "Spartacus" which has > had to > >> take some extraordinary measures due to the fact that the actor who had > the > >> title role in the first season was diagnosed with cancer (season 2 was a > >> prequel without the title character, and the role of Spartacus has been > >> recast for season 3.) > > > > Also Camelot. But yes, Starz was more important to Netflix a year ago > than > > it will be a year from now, for the reasons Tom gave. It was great for > > families like mine - I discontinued all premium movie channels on DirecTV > > except for HBO, and still got Starz (this includes all of their content > > shown on the Encore channels as well) - which alone paid for our monthly > > Netflix bill. > > > > -- > > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- Jason Carpio [email protected] Twitter: wolvie75 G+: https://profiles.google.com/u/1/115807424212473677796 Not sent from an iPhone -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
