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It really sucks, I only watch Vikings and TWD, and without cable I'd only be able to watch Vikings the day after. AMC makes you log into your cable provider to verifiy you have cable to watch their shows, which is pretty bullshit, because I know they still get ad revenue from the commercials on the stream. Even TNT didn't make me do that when I needed to catch Falling Skies. The problem with so many content providers is that it adds up eventually if you were willing to pay for each service that had a show you wanted on it. Then you end up paying just as much for cable defeating the purpose. TBH eventually the internet streaming will become just like cable. Packages will become a thing, but some company, probably the current cable juggernauts, and then you'll pay them to have your content blacked out over a contract dispute. Then limewire/KaZaa type programs will reemerge to pirate everything... its a vicious cycle.

It's not surprising. With content providers creating their own streaming platforms and with the costs of streaming rights for movies and shows going up it's not surprising Netflix's catalog has shrunk substantially over the last 4 years. I honestly saw this coming back when I first subscribed to Netflix because it was only a matter of time before others took a page from Netflix's book and started doing the same thing. Honestly I don't know why I pay for Netflix anymore. I rarely, if ever, watch anything on it anymore (and when I do it might be once every few months) besides certain shows (like Supernatural, I really wish they'd get season 11 up) and documentaries (I absolutely love Netflix for documentaries). Honestly the only thing that will keep Netflix going is their original content they've been creating over that last few years (stuff I have yet to watch but I do plan on checking out Stranger Things, Orange is the New Black, and House of Cards (which I've heard nothing but great things about) to name few). I tend to download all the movies I want to see if I don't get to see them in the theater and before I buy them (I buy very few movies without watching them and only if I know I'll like them (like The Hobbit Movies and what not)) and I do the same with TV shows since I rarely watch anything on cable anymore (again there are exceptions like Deadliest Catch but that's one day of the week). I've never used Sling but I haven't heard good things about it from the few people I know who use it. I've been looking into getting Playstation Vue (I've heard nothing but good things about it) but I'd run into the same problem I do with cable/Netflix, I'd rarely watch it so it'd be a waste of money (luckily I don't pay for cable so that's one bill I don't have to pay). Honestly the one thing I do spend a lot of time watching content on is YouTube, thankfully that's free (for now, who knows what may come down the line).