Isn't there a way to pick and choose your channels and just pay for those with the cable companies?

Why have HBO, Showtime, and Cinema when you can’t even watch them or don’t watch them. For me, I have to subscribe or pay extra to watch a movie on these channels but yet I still have the channels on my guide. I don’t even want them on there in the first place.

I don’t watch a lot of tv but I do like the news channels, TBS, TLC, Travel, Food, and Cartoon networks.

If I could just pick these channels and pay for only these channels, I’d be better off.