If you work at NBC, here is a post from an ex-paying customer. Take it or leave it.
We don’t have TV in my house. Most TV is complete junk and a waste of my time in my opinion. I would much rather read a book, read the internet, or work on some hobbies. However, every once in a while I like a little guilty pleasure. My guilty pleasure was The Office.
Ever since I saw the British version, I was hooked. The show was a nice time killer. My wife and I would wait anxiously for the new episodes to be posted on iTunes, and then have our weekly office episode dinner.
Here is a screen shot of my iTunes library so you can see I am not just making this up (some are missing because they got corrupted):
I would not pay $4.99 an episode. That is ridiculous. So now instead of me giving you $2.00 for something you give away free on the air waves, you get nothing. And even if iTunes raised the price to $4.99, I wouldn’t pay it so you’d still get nothing from me.
I don’t understand your logic, and it’s a pity we won’t be watching the Office anymore (unless I am on the road and catch an episode free on the Boobtube), or watch it free posted in pieces on youtube.
The British version only lasted 3 seasons, too bad the American one only lasted 3 too :-/