It's worth it for us to buy a seaseon. My wife is a big 'Closer' fan, she's not home on Mondays, and I'm ususally not around for it when it starts either. The timer on the VCR is flaky. I can't see spending $300 for a Tivo and then a $13/month fee just to get a few TV shows. We decided to get the show from iTunes. It's worked out nicely, iTunes tells me the show is available, it gets downloaded and we can watch it whenever we want. My thoughts may change when I get my mini and EyeTv 250 online, but for now, buying a show makes sense.