Google has been my best friend for years now, I never really saw the point in Cable/Sky tv since it was so very limiting and time restraining.

I use Netflix and all illegal streaming website. Just can't bother to watch TV with ads anymore.

I don't care about big companies not getting their monies.

I just feel bad for the director whose work is unappreciated on 480 reencodes with crap subs and more often than not disgusting watermarking.

It certainly is appreciated, otherwise I won't watch it (and wouldn't buy a boxset to enjoy HD.) Also I don't know what you mean about subs and watermarking. I don't watch too many foreign television shows (in other languages) nor do I ever really see watermarks when I do this. I guess you're talking about anime? (which I watch rarely these days) In that case there are plenty of 720p anime streams one can find with decent subs. You just have to look for them. As for resolution, 480p isn't bad on a 22 inch monitor (on the 55 inch TV it is ugly), but I shouldn't be complaining if I get to watch it without paying a subscription. What is bad are the sub 480p resolutions some of them have. I don't really watch those. 

I never had cable so I bought an HDTV antenna (paid $10) to pick up free local channel that airs local news and sports when your home team is playing.

I also use Netflix and Crackle (surprise what Crackle offers since its free. They're also making Capcom's Dead Rising movie lol) Crackle does have commercials every 15min or so and repetitively the same ones but can't complain since its free.

I've heard of this, I'll be looking into it.

Netflix is $7.99 a month, and if you google "free tv video online" and click on project free tv their is literally every show or movie you can think of to watch for free!