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Polybius

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2. The promise was true in many ways

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 29, 2024, 11:52 AM

Dec 29

I had HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, etc. from the 80' till around 2005. No movie or TV show (Sopranos) that I watched ever had a commercial from start to finish.

Unless you're talking about commercials before the movie/show starts?

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Pretty smart guy to get customers to pay for what was free and STILL be bombarded with commercials Bengus81 Dec 29 #1

The promise was true in many ways Polybius Dec 29 #2

Yeah...but that was an add on to Cablevision which not that many could afford Bengus81 Dec 29 #4

One less right wing Trump humper. Buh bye. ZonkerHarris Dec 29 #3

I worked for cablevision back in the 80's. that's when cablevision was voted one of the worst places to work. Javaman Dec 29 #5