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[shadowkat]

I caved. Decided to give myself a little treat and upgraded to HBO with On Demand. YAY!
Very excited to see Game of Thrones and last Seasons True Blood which is being re-run on it.
I think it was a combination of Bellafante's annoying NY Times review and the realization that some of the best tv shows are popping up on HBO - they are also prepping Neil Gaiman's American Gods for a series. And "Game Change".

It's not that pricey. About the price of a movie once a month - and I rarely go to movies any more.
(Movies in NYC cost $15 without popcorn or soda.)

I guess it should be noted that I am not a subscriber to the NY Times - why bother, I get better news and reviews for free elsewhere. The Times has gone downhill over the past four years. I used to subscribe and pick up every weekend, but finally gave up.

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[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Hopeless TV addict here. ;-)

I was lusting after three things - and decided I'd go with the one I can afford. The I-Pad (I can't afford - it's $600 up front and $30 monthly), the smartphone/i-phone also can't afford - about $250 up front and $30-40 monthly, plus apps.
But HBO is just $15. I'll eventually get a smartphone..just not this year.

[embers-log.livejournal.com]

I had never priced the iPad or iPhone (although I've thought about how cool it would be to get one or both...), but that is more than I want to pay.

Yeah, HBO will provide a lot of entertainment value (speaking as one TV addict to another!).