GINO CERULLO states
Do you think you are or will be getting better programming with INFERIOR Canadian counterparts of the US networks ?
Let's face it...it's all about money and "patriotic" politics ( protecting the fragile "Canadian Content" )?? What Canadian Content ?? 98% of Canadian productions are boring drivel. These re-branded Canadian channels import most of their interesting offerings from the US. So tell me..why do we need a Canadian version of the Space channel, or the Court Channel, or the History channel, or the Discovery channel or the Mystery channel .....ad nauseum...
Do you really thinlk this is protecting Canadain content ? BS...it's all about MONEY and busuiness duping the politicians in Ottawa and the inept CRTC to control their piece of the action. WE think we live in a free country, but Canada is so regimented with all sorts of bureaucracy and foolish regulations.
Let Canadian content stand on its own merits. If no one watches it - it means a lot - it's simply boring trash. Why do I need some bureaucrat (read Canadian businessman) telling me what I have to watch on TV or the internet ? If the US channels are more interesting, we don't need them re-packaged under a Canadian bannner in the guise of protecting Canadian content. Let the marketplace decide.
I agree with Gino that AMC is a big disappointment because of the ads, cuts and beeping. But what about the Canadian movie channels like Action, Diva, Movietime, Dusk etc etc - I can hardly watch them anymore. Their ads are cut into the most inappropriate times. Ridiculous. I refuse to watch any cut or ad-infested movie channels. There are plenty others that are commercial free and uncut - the TMN quartet, TCM, SilverScreen Classics, Wpix, MorePIX.