I won't buy TV episodes until they cost only $0.10.
$1 is still too expensive in my mind.
It's all relative. Different people will have different pricing ranges.
But, thinking logical, something like HOUSE MD costs $3/ep. online. So a whole season (lets just round up) of 25 eps costs $75. You then buy the DVD later with extras for $40.
Twice the price, in essence, for now. Sans extras. Sans freedom to copy or burn as you wish.
But, $25 for the same season NOW, sans portability, sans burning, sans extras, is a good trade in my mind.
These companies had the same problem in early VHS/VCR days. I remember seeing ALIEN under glass for $80. Movies were sold for insane pricing because the companies were stuck in an archaic level of market perception. Once they brought it down to $15, everyone was buying fave movies instead of no one buying anything, and the market boomed.
Come on, people. $1 a program is fair. Now, if they want to charge the larger price, give some kind of accountability so you get all the extras at season end by having a subscription or something. Or the extras cost a lump fee later on and integrate into the programs ordered. The movie/tv companies aren't considering their audience yet, they are still caught up in bean counting greed.