[andy_m]

Am well into some research about alternatives at the moment. Seems to me that LoveFilm by post for £7.99 a month is excellent value and, because it is a DVD rental service it has hbo and even Netflix original content. I know it's a little old fashioned, and you have to wait for the DVD release, but if that doesn't bother you I don't think I can find a better value way to source the kind of content you're all talking about, plus a hell of a lot more besides. And it's £1 per month cheaper still if you have an Amazon prime membership, which, as a Kindle owner would be worth it for other reasons as well.