Amazon Prime is really more about the totality of what they offer than any one aspect. I have had Prime for years for shipping. The streaming service (movies, TV and music) are a plus. I watched a bunch of shows on Prime that were not available anywhere else at the time, and unlike Hulu, they do not disappear after a while. There are lots of hidden gems and older shows and movies. I now also get Hulu Plus no commercial + Hulu Showtime and Netflix. For the latter 3 I am paying less than $35 a month for basically the ability to watch almost anything we want especially since we like the more interesting dramas and sci-fi type stuff and not sitcoms. Amazon I will have regardless and it’s well worth the $8 and change per month.
For years we were promised “a la carte” cable and it never materialized. The big providers (uverse tv, cable, satellite) really have nothing compared to the versatility of the online services (which you can cancel or suspend as you wish with no ramifications). The only caveat is have good internet service.
we really need a strong conservative president that picks strong fcc commissioners that will once and for all, put the death knell on bundled stations. That is all mandated to prop up the networks as no one would order them if it were ala carted.