Badger is OLD. Of course it's too complicated for him
btw, source content is a huge element that we've both touched on, and I think goes too much unconsidered in general conversations (not this one). You hit a very important point earlier, that you don't think any more of the streaming service original shows than network/cable shows. Consumption desires can't be overstated. Re-reading my earlier posts, I've possibly made it sound like I never watch anything but football, which is not true. I happen to like and watch quite a number of Amazon shows, a handful of Netflix shows, and a couple Hulu ones, a lot better than I like what cable channels have to offer. Network TV...I don't even bother anymore.
Yeah, outside of Food Network [most of which is basically background just to watch "something"] and Top Chef on Bravo, I mostly just watch college football, NFL football, and college basketball from "cable".
We keep talking about watching scripted shows, and we really liked "House of Cards" and "Orange is the New Black" on Netflix. The only thing I ever watch on Amazon is "The Grand Tour". Network-wise, we got into "This is Us" on NBC for a little while, but I tired of the emotional terrorism that is that show. My wife wants me to get into "A Million Little Things", and she watches things like "Gray's Anatomy" and used to watch "Scandal", but none of those are important to me. But those are all available with Hulu's <$10 non-live service, so frankly if I wasn't watching sports I'd drop Hulu to that lower tier.
I'm a huge stand-up comedy fan, and I find that Netflix is REALLY solid there. It used to be that you had Comedy Central, but everything was censored, or you had HBO, which was itself expensive, but Netflix has basically taken over as the go-to for stand-up.
I think cord-cutting works for me to some extent because there are VERY few things on television that I legitimately care about, especially outside of college football and college basketball seasons. There are often shows I like, but very rarely are they anything that I'd miss if they were gone.
But I recognize that some people have specific shows that they absolutely won't live without, and for those people, they need whatever service that show is on. #firstworldproblems