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Because we have become so accustomed to shows like "the sopranos" and "madmen." these did not exist before "the sopranos" came along. >> you think of hbo, they were movie channels and now have original programming, which is amazing. but great literature or a great novel is about complexity. you get into the complexity of a character and how interesting they are. and all the surprises, theres no mythology. they are real heart-beating things with tony soprano. look at the characters today, i mean,...

Taking over the home entertainment industry? joining me now is rocco pendola, columnist for thestreet.com. 4 billion hours that sounds impressive. is it? as you compare it with other cable channels? >> i love netflix, first of all, i pay my 8 bucks a month. i would pay $20 a month for netflix. 4 billion hours is impressive, no question. there is bad math when the guy from btig comes up with whatever it is, people are watching at 87 minutes a day or whatever he said, you have to factor in outliar...

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