I may be of the minority, but I will take free with Ads that can't be skipped over pay without any day. Look at hulu. Some people think hulu works because it is on the computer. Frankly, I think that is its weakest link. Hulu works because you can catch up on your shows FOR FREE. And yes, hulu has ads.

So, if ABC doesn't want to lose ad revenue and they force ads on you, that is ok. If you don't like it, "record" it with your DVR.

The whole DVR thing is sort of like napster when it first started. A revolution in the distribution of media, but sort of a cheat. You watch what you want, when you want (well, sort of, but THIS was the revolutionary part), but you get to skip the ads (this is the part that is basically the "stealing" part. Whether you like it or not, that is how these programs are paid for. I like to skip them too, just like I like free music, but without the ad revenue, the shows will dry up).

Lets skip ahead to TV 2.0. Make EVERYTHING available on demand. Come up with some revenue models that make sense.

These might be:

1) Ad supported television (like your ABCs, NBC, etc)
2) Subscription based television (buy a "month pass to all HBO shows for $12", NO ads)

Or some combination. You can pay per show ($2-3 for HD) for NO ads, or you can just watch the ads.

Considering that TV "seems" free, we all get upset when it isn't. I don't like paying for a show I might not like, but that is where ads come in.

The Media companies need to get their heads out of the a** and come up with something that makes sense from a viewers point of view and the $$ point of view (I'll say it again, if everything was free with no way of making money, the shows will not exist, or if they do, the shows themselves will just be one big commercial).

I know I am the minority, but with FIOS (I have a 15mb/15mb) downloading HD content for Rent on my HD tv is plenty fast. I just don't want to organize things manually anymore.

I want my movies like how I have my music. I like a song, I can browse the artists (actors/director/writer for movie) stuff, then just purchase it right then and there. No waiting, no going through a bookshelf of Blue-Ray DVDs I payed $30 to search for what I want.

If I could buy HD movies from my AppleTV (yes, I know, DRM...I don't care. Dude, look at your VHS collection, it is useless....If worst case scenario is that the movies I buy now might not work in 10 years, I can deal with that) I would never even think twice about buying Blue-Ray. The only reason for me to consider it now is that I like things QUICK...And AppleTV only has HD for rent, not by, so when a new movie comes (Like Iron Man), I don't mind plopping the money down to buy it (rather then just rent)...