Meh... I just checked Akimbo, and it looked like the best thing since sliced bread, until I noticed that all of the shows I was interested in are charged 99 cents each episode
There are a lot of shows that do cost, unfortunately. From what I understand, they are working on a new pricing scheme that will change all of that. Some channels have subscriptions. For a couple dollars a month you avoid the individual shows. I believe that most of the channel subscriptions are under $6.