I'm not sure I like where this brave new world is taking us.

Microsoft has apparently bought the new remake of Blake's 7 to "air" exclusively on Xbox Live. This is different then Netflix or HBO creating a show. If I want to watch something they create, I can subscribe to the service, or buy a copy later. The show is simply behind a small pay wall, and I can enjoy it with almost any device. What Microsoft seems to be doing, though, is putting the show behind a $300+ pay wall. The show becomes like a game, and the fact a Halo show will also be an exclusive isn't a coincidence (Halo originally was to be a Mac game, before Microsoft bought Bungie and made the game Xbox only). Want to play a Zelda game? Buy a Nintendo game system. Want to watch Blake's 7? Buy an X-box. Given the point is to push hardware sales, there almost can't be eventual DVD or iTunes/Netflix versions. That would defeat the entire point.

Now I have to hope the remake sucks, as I'll never see it.