Category: TV
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Bury the original Law & Order. It ain’t coming back.
Twenty seasons is all we’re gonna get out of the original Law & Order after shopping it around got the creators nowhere once the original network it ran on dumped it. It’s dead. Permanently. The funeral’s at 7:00 if anyone’s interested–I’ll bring the rum. And in other news, Law … Read the rest
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Thanks for proving me right, Rogers. Or, why I’m glad I’m not a net customer.
I used to be a Rogers cable subscriber. Yes, even though–kind of like now–I don’t actually watch a whole lot of content strictly on TV. And every so often, something happens to remind me why it is I pretty much won’t be returning to them for anything but the absolutely … Read the rest
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Canada’s finally getting Netflix. Wonder if anyone’ll notice?
I’ve always been slightly jealous of my US counterparts, mostly because of the fact they had access to Netflix for DVD rentals and whatnot. And then I discovered torrents, and my jealousy took a small vacation. Rogers tried to implement something similar, but I do believe they broke it in … Read the rest
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I just downloaded Hurt Locker. Quick, let the lawsuits fly!
Until there came rumblings on a few of the tech blogs I read occasionally about the possibility of a non-government copyright group going after people who it believes downloaded the movie illegally, I hadn’t ever heard of Hurt Locker. Indeed, it would have probably been one of those movies I … Read the rest
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I really need to stop finding new shows to watch.
I recently this year developed an interest in a TV show, “Ghost Whisperer”. The plot was halfway interesting, the characters were semi-realistic–except for that whole ghosts thing, but hey, some people actually believe they can do that–and it was actually not something I ended up falling asleep to. It was … Read the rest
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The only reason I watch American Idol has left American Idol.
Yesterday’s end to Idol’s season doubled as the last appearance of one Simon Cowell as a judge on that show. He was also pretty much the only reason I bothered watching as few episodes of the show as I have. I’ve always had a bit of a problem with that … Read the rest
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America’s legal system screws up huge–again–and effectively kills IsoHunt.
IsoHunt may or may not be heading towards shutdown after yet another, shall we say, less than brilliant ruling from south of the border. Now, keep in mind, IsoHunt is located in Canada so this ruling probably shouldn’t even apply, but the US has a thing for sticking its legal … Read the rest
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End of an era: the original Law and Order has been dismissed.
If you’re a fan of the original Law and Order, you may not be watching new episodes next year. The end of May marks the end of a run of 20 years on NBC, who’s just officially cancelled the series. Hopefully for the fanatics out there, another network picks it … Read the rest
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And here comes another plus for piracy: it’s not broken by the FCC!
It seems like only yesterday, I wrote this entry on why it is I have absolutely no problem downloading TV shows etc. What I wish I could have included in that entry? this. How badly do you want to see new movies in your home close to the date … Read the rest
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Piracy, justified. And rightly so.
Contrary to what many from the industry will continuously insist on saying, no, those of us who subscribe to the mentality that torrents are better are, in fact, not all cold-hearted lawbreakers. More often than not, we actually genuinely just don’t have much choice. From the linked article: The … Read the rest