Most of that stuff people are “demanding” is out on DVD and various legal streaming sources. And those ways have the advantage of not having commercials, it’s a double advantage really because when those shows were new they had less commercial time per hour, which means when they’re on cable they’re shorter, an average of 5 minutes per half hour.
Good point, I guess I’ll just have to find a way to generate a composite video output from a PC so I can stream 21st century online content to my B&W 1958 Philco Predicta!