We often buy TV shows just to watch them once and, effectively, consider them rentals. For instance, if the Tivo misses an episode of a show we watch, or we missed the beginning of a new season, we'll go to Amazon or Apple and buy or rent those shows (at $2, who cares, really), so we can catch up.
For older seasons on Netflix (when Netflix doesn't yank a show we're already watching -- dang you, Netflix!), we'll just watch the Netflix version because it's already part of the subscription.
Hulu is poor, with a terrible selection of programming. So, when Netflix doesn't have it, sometimes Apple does. And then, rent or buy doesn't matter as long as we get caught up.
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