Now that Stargate SG1 & Atlantis have started back up on the same day as Enterprise, the last day of the work week has officially become Sci-Fi Overdose Friday! But should I stop there, or should I pick up Battlestar Galactica as well? I asked myself that question last week and tonight I should know the answer.
First off, I haven’t seen the mini-series that aired in 2003, so I would need to watch that before I started the series. My first thought, of course, was to get the mini-series through bit torrent, but I couldn’t find a torrent file. So then we tried to get the mini-series legitimately (Kara called around to a few video rental joints) but no luck. Finally with a little help from my bit torrent addicted friend Scott (I’ve created a monster!) I was able to find a torrent and start it downloading. It, along with the first two episodes of the series, is now complete and is waiting to be watched.
Tell me, Sci-Fi channel, why you would be upset at me for downloading these shows? If I like them, I’ll become a regular viewer of the program. Had I not had this option, I simply wouldn’t have ever watched the show. Yes, you didn’t make ad revenue on them from me... think of it as investing in my future. My lazy, bloated, couch-ridden future.
My point exactly! I mean, why don't TV channels respond to demand? Why don't they support the Bittorrent aspect by supplying downloads with adds geard toward that audience? (I know that adds are regional wich is why radio streaming blocks out local adds)
For example: Cable has their local/regional adds. Broadcast has their local adds. And Bittorrent has their "internet" adds.
That makes sense to me. As long as they don't over do it, I don't mind fast forwarding through 20 minutes of adds, or even having banner adds cycle through as I download.