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[frelling_tralk]

10.3 million for the Breaking Bad finale, and that was after the fourth season only got 1.9 million for its finale. The word of mouth and netflix has REALLY made a difference in people catching up at the last minute!

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/09/30/breaking-bad-series-finale-ratings/

Flawless ending. Flawless show :D

I wish the deluxe box set (which is eek out of stock already on amazon.co.uk) came with a t-shirt instead of an apron that I will never wear through lol, I've just ordered a Heisenberg t-shirt to wear :bounces: Breaking Bad is huge in the UK just from people finding it on Netflix, it doesn't air on any other channel over here, yet nearly all of the top sellers in film and tv on amazon.co.uk are Breaking Bad DVDs

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[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

Supposedly HBO are reluctant because they think it could hurt their subscribers, but yeah if someone is only interested in watching GOT say then they're most likely just not going to pay the subscription fee, they're going to look for it online. Ditto with international viewers who physically can't get that channel. They may as well make some money on the streaming rights from it and increase their fanbase, but the people in charge always seem so much more concerned with the bottom line and losing money, and it's the viewers who lose out

[chelseagirl.livejournal.com]

Er, yes. We pay so much for cable that adding another $20/mo. apiece for HBO and Showtime just so we can see GoT and a few other shows is . . . well, not going to happen. It's a shame, because except for AMC (which is on basic cable and does Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Walking Dead) a lot of the best shows are there, but . . . we either ehem or wait for the DVDs.

[silverusagi]

Supposedly HBO are reluctant because they think it could hurt their subscribers

And that also goes back to the 'not going to wait' thing. If someone TRULY gets into GoT, they're NOT going to wait until the next season comes out on Netflix, they're going to want it NOW.

And yeah, people are always going to download it, but if they got more viewers interested, I only see their subscriptions going up.