I am Michael Hirst, creator and sole writer of HISTORY’s scripted drama, Vikings. Ask Me Anything!

(ASSHOLE ALERT->)Its been so long since your show was on I forgot it existed. And when this happens I often think the show was cancelled because studios do not include bit torrents or netflix as part of their ratings, and they seem to cancel good shows all the time. This happens between every season for me... I subscribe to Netflix and would happily pay a premium for new episodes of great shows like yours. I watch shows by the season either on netflix or simply downloaded or streamed off the net because i go with whatever is easy and whatever is not via a monopoly. I do not tolerate commercial interruptions during the show. If there are any they better be start or finish. Beyond that its a shame shows like yours cannot get into my pocket book. No copyright law would ever make me do business with a 20th century phone or cable monopoly that clearly used its clout to eliminate all competition and pay off politicians via lobbyists. Never. I am perfectly happy to break the law to avoid 20th century monopolies. The one exception I am forced to make is for my mobile device however that is not for entertainment. But no data plan. Look, if you like getting paid, you may want to consider that there are tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands or even millions of us that would be willing to pay for the content, but refuse to do business with 20th century scumcorps like the ones all listed on the history channel as places where Vikings can be enjoyed. Same goes for paying to access anything on the history channel website because how do I kow they can safely and securely operate a website in the first place? They are confused on the definition of the word history. Not the best decision makers to trust for my online personal and billing information. You insist on doing business with them, and I insist on not doing business with them (Monopolies). It leaves me no choice but to pirate your show if its not on Netflix. And no consequence under the law would stop me from continuing this behavior for the rest of my natural life. At most the law can push me to take more precautions. Just saying get with the times. I wont pay a phone or cable company to see your show. Never not even once. But I do want to pay for watching. I really do.. If only there was a way I could pay you directly for the legal right to enjoy the show... In any case, either way, I am looking forward to the next season. Your doing a fine job.

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