Its sad that a franchise that so influenced the future is so desperately trying to play catchup by mimicking the current leaders.

I'm a Cord Cutter here as well. Literally the only thing I've watched live in the past year was the NCAA Men's basketball championship and the superbowl. Obviously I'm not a sports nut, but when your local teams make it big, you feel a bit of pull to at least watch.

I even had an active cable subscription for much of the last year. Still didn't watch it at all. TWC practically begged us to have cable by lowering our Internet rates by bundling in basic cable. Its ridiculous that these dinosaurs are so desperate to show a subscription base they will give it away just to pad the viewership numbers. Its a ruse that can't hold out too much longer.

I'm enjoying The Expanse on Amazon Prime as it comes out. There are plenty of gems in the Amazon and Netflix Originals to keep me entertained. But that's my limit. My budget can't handle all of the services out there. Hulu already got the ax. HBO Go was never an option. CBS Access is simply too late to the party and can't catch up now.

Add all these up and it costs the same as cable if not more. I'm a cheapskate, so perhaps there is enough market out there for CBS to make a go of it. I just wish they weren't using ST:D as their sledgehammer to influence the market. Star Trek is a pearl that shouldn't be dragged through the mud like that.

Make the show, then make it as accessible to everyone possible in any delivery method that works and still allows the creators to get paid. Then make more shows rinse, repeat.