I STILL can't believe people are dumb enough to buy episodes of shows for $2.00 on Itunes. There are a few things I'd do if I were a millionaire, and a few things I wouldn't - this is one of the latter. And I don't think I'm being unreasonable. I'm not thrifty at all, as a matter of fact I've been known to blow 100 in DVDs at once. But my God, $2.00 for a 30/60 minute episode of something on a tiny screen? Yikes.
Now, MOVIES I would say would be a definite DEAL. If you could get like, say, Star Wars Ep. 3 on your Ipod video for $2 then wicked cool and I'd be all for it. Hell, I can't believe I'm saying this but I'd probably consider getting a video ipod. But...a TV episode? 22 Eps of Ipod Alias = $44 @ $2 per Ep. That's completely STUPID and retarded, and I'm really trying my best to keep an open mind here. It's more than the boxed set for heavens sake.
Is that really how much people are into gimicks?

Here are some ideas....which would be awesome. Buy a boxed set of something and be entitled to it's subscription DL FREE from Itunes. That would be completely awesome. Buy a music CD, or DVD boxed set, and use the "Itunes" codes on them to download the content free from Itunes. The code is temporal. Once entered into your Itunes account it's marked as 'active' and sends you information to your Itunes account email.
What happens if I want to buy it used or new from say from ebay/half/amazon or someone else, you ask? A separate code is there, which a seller or person can provide publicly; with this code you can check the subscription status of the media. For instance, if someone decides to sell their Alias Season 4 "Itunes" enabled box set then they would be required to go to their Itunes and delete their subscription - when this happens the drm in the files expire and they can no longer view/listen to the content. When the subscription is 'inactive' (new) or in 'tranfer' (used) status, then you can buy the item. If it's 'active' (in use), then you don't buy it.
So, what would stop the original owner from using the code to regain access (therefore stealing yours?) Remember, the code is temporal - it simply sets the media subscription, the REAL 'meat' behind the code is the info it sends once it is active. The seller would simply give you the code once you've purchased and paid for the cd/dvd and then proceed to send the media to you. Once the subscription is marked active, it can't be touched by anyone else.

Oh the possibilities - if only there wasn't so much greed in the world.
Sigh...ok, I feel better.

You really have some issues with iTunes and/or online movie and music stores... right?

I didnt know you could download tv episodes of iTunes. Well why download it off the net for free and legally when you can download them off iTunes for 2 dollars legally.

not worth watching for free on TV in the first place. I like the music videos but the shows just suck.

The quality/resolution of the video that iTunes sells is horrable because it is menat to be played on teh video iPod. So it serves useless for buying them and playing them on your PC. If they made the quality better and had a way to convert them to use on video iPod then they would make more money, because more peopel would buy them.

Believe it or not, the video quality on the iPod is incredible, even if it's on such a small screen. Although I'd never buy stuff for my iPod--I just use videora iPod converter and stick stuff on there that way. I've got roughly 20 gigs of movies/tv shows on my iPod atm

The video downloads for the iPod don't need to be TV quality because the screen on the iPods isn't TV resolution. That being said, the quality is much better than you would think. I don't think you'd see people DL every episode of Lost or Desperate Housewives, but they might DL the episode they missed the night before so they can keep up with what's happening.

i mean 2.00 for a tv show worth 30 minutes? from coquitlam station to haney place is 1 hour for me. what a waste of 2.00

Lost & Desperate Housewives would run about 43-47 minutes w/ commercials removed, as they're hour-long shows, not half-hour shows...