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We have grown so used so fast to digital access to shows that we've lost our gratitude.
Nothing but entitled privilege here.[/quote]
I'm not sure you understand the problem here. The video stream of Halloween was not offered as a free thank-you to fans, out of the warmth of anybody's heart. If that was the case, and someone was complaining bitterly that it did not include the first half hour of the show, and was never delivered in HD, I could see your point
But that's not what happened.
It was a product.
A product that cost $30.
It is seriously your contention that the original poster should feel "gratitude" for paying $30 for a stream and then not getting a stream?
You are right, he does sound entirely entitled. Because he WAS entitled to receive the HD stream that he paid for.
That's the basic foundation of our economy. Do you feel entitled to receive the things you pay for, or just "gratitude" that you were told it was onsale and had the chance to pay for it, even though you never actually received it? You are making no sense and should apologize for being rude to a thoughtful fan who is trying is best to make it so you and your friends can receive the live streams that you pay for. Because that is not currently happening.