Opting out of channels I dont want?

You have run into the scam that is the pay TV business. Charge you for tons of junk, just so you can get the few chans you actually want. Currently no one is offering the service you request. What can be done is for people to write to their elected officials and insist they write legislation that forces Cable and Dish providers to offer Ala Carte programming. With digital service this would be easy to accomplish.