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Netflix now has more paid subscribers than cable TV which doesn’t surprise me really ’cause cable TV is garbage…

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This year Netflix has gained a lot more paid subscribers. In the first quarter of 2017, Netflix has gained 50.9 million subscribers which is more than people who do cable TV. People who subscribe to cable TV are declining like crazy.

Check out this interesting article:

http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/06/15/netflix-surpasses-cable-television-in-paid-subscribers/

This doesn’t surprise me at all ’cause Cable TV is pretty much garbage these days. It’s not just liberal politics, it’s more than that. It’s just that there is nothing good on TV anymore.

I remember in the 90’s cable TV was pretty hot. When I was a kid growing up, I would watch a lot of cable TV. I was obsessed with it, lol. I would watch all my favorite shows like Star Trek: The Next Generation, The A-Team, Tales From The Crypt, Batman (RIP Adam West), MacGyver and things like that. I would also watch a lot of music videos on MTV. Those were the days when cable TV used to be something special.

Nowadays, cable TV is nothing but junk. Nothing good on TV anymore and this is why streaming services is a popular thing right now.

Once in a while on TV a good show will come around… shows that I liked: “Friday Night Lights”, “Dexter” and “Breaking Bad”. Shows that are on currently that I like are “Vikings” on the History Channel and I love “Game of Thrones”. I don’t have HBO, I just wait for the “Game Of Thrones” DVD sets ’cause I have them all so far.

There are some good shows that come around once in a while but most TV these days are junk. Nothing but stupid reality shows, dumb sitcoms on the weekends, no good primetime drama shows anymore, too many dumb singing competitions, dumb cooking shows, nothing but stupid political news shows and even the premium movie channels are all garbage. The premium movie channels like HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, etc. are all no good anymore. Except the only good show that HBO has right now is “Game of Thrones” ’cause I fucking love that show! It’s my favorite TV show right now. Other than that, I hate most cable TV.

I only subscribe to two streaming services and they are “WWE Network” and “Netflix”, that’s good enough for me. I thought about getting rid of Netflix but I’m gonna keep it. I only watch TV at night to relax. I don’t watch TV during the day.

Another reason for cable TV decline is that it’s getting so expensive, ya know? Monthly cable TV prices are getting so high. Streaming services much cheaper.

This new doesn’t surprise me at all!

Kev

Politics/war, TV

Report: John McCain wants to make TV cheaper for America…

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Senator McCain maybe America’s most hated politician but looks like he’s trying to redeem himself by introducing a new bill to Congress that could help make TV cheaper and more affordable to everyone. McCain appears to be fed up with the high pricing of cable TV just as much as we are, and he wants to put a change to that. So he introduced a new bill to Congress called, “The Television Consumer Freedom Act”, a bill that allows the consumer to choose the channel in their subscriptions instead of the overpriced bundle thing.

While it’s a nice idea, and I actually like this bill a lot, it’s going to be kind of tough to get it passed through Congress for it to get handed to the President for consideration. Getting a bill signed into a law is not an easy process. It has to go through all of these things first before it’s handed to the President. First, it needs to get reviewed by the committees and subcommittees where it can be accepted, amended or rejected. If it’s accepted, then it’ll get passed to the full committee and if they like it, the bill will get passed to the Senate for consideration. Then the Senate will debate it, discuss it, and vote on it. It must be passed through both houses of Congress before it’s handed to the President, though. Even if the Senate agrees to the bill, and it’s handed to the President, that still doesn’t mean the bill went through. The President has the power to throw the bill out if he doesn’t agree with it and he has the right to sign it too. They have a long road to get up there.

The bill is a nice idea and will change American history if the bill actually gets signed by the President if it gets that far. I agree that cable TV is ridiculously high these days, and I wish they would cut down the prices of the sports PPVs too. While I do love watching wrestling, boxing, and UFC; I don’t watch any of their ppvs ’cause they’re so pricey.

McCain is doing a good thing and it’s a worth a try. Even though, he’s not everyone’s favorite politician, I’m sure he just got a little respect from the people for this one time. I hope this bill does go as far as getting to the President to get signed by him. Will Obama go for it, though? I think he would. Obama seems to be a big TV lover himself, and he might even agree with the bill.

More on the story, here.

Kev