Thursday, September 20, 2007

nbc hates happy customers

it was bound to happen sooner or later; two shows that i love: grey's anatomy and the office will going going to tete a tete beginning thursdays later on this month. while i love my tivo and it has treated me well in the past, it lacks the function of recording a different channel than the one you are currently watching. so, i have to commit to a show in order for it to be tivo'd. i hate commitment. sometimes i feel like an awkward love octagon in the office, sometimes i feel like an equally awkward love clusterfuck in the er, i just can't anticipate my moods.

when i first heard about the rumored match up, it didn't bother me that much; i was happy to pay the $1.99/episode of the office via itunes and having them at my disposal. sometimes, on a rainy weekend (or sunny weekend, it doesn't really matter) i will watch them again because it's the perfect 27 minute distraction i need. i don't have the same connection with grey's though; i can't relive their drama again, it hurts the heart. but michael, jim, pam, kelly and ryan? are you serious? bring it.

well nbc said a big fat no that idea . they've decided to pull their line up from itunes because they feel the market will pay more than the $1.99 asking price and itunes refuses to increase their cost. huh. i guess the billions of dollars you make every single day just isn't what it used to be. and even though they will offer downloads to pc (not macs yet mind you, when the fuck will that happen), it doesn't fix the problem of having the shows as my very own.

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