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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, there's no mythology. they are real heart-beating things with tony soprano. look at the characters today, i mean, he is complicated. sometimes sympathetic and appalling. >> james gandolfini, he really changed the...

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 outliars, like the parents that flop their kid in front of the tv for six hours to watch, you know, watch c...

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