Futurama, Download it off the net?

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Do you think that it is right to Download Futurama off the net?

[Reply #1 on:]

I think that it is ok, especially if u haven't seen it.

[Reply #2 on:]

I think it's kniod of payback for FOX for never showing any of the old (or sometimes any) episodes at all.

[Reply #3 on:]

It's not like most people have the option of even watching it on TV, let alone buying it on tapes or DVD. 

I don't really think it's "ok" but what the hell are we supposed to do?  Plus not like something not being "ok" has stopped me much in the past 

[Reply #4 on:]

Well I've seen most episodes and I don't mind people downloading episodes but I personally prefer watching it on my 28" Widescreen TV instead of a 17" computer screen, so I wait for them to air.

[Reply #5 on:]

I don't do it, I've only got a 56k modem, it doesn't bother me that other people do it though, thay should show it sooner.

[Reply #6 on:]

I do do it, and i only have a 56K modem, but it is slow, i admit, at least 3 hours, without doing any other online stuff, i'm doing it now. And i would also like to wait for it to be on TV but in the UK, with no special TV like sky ect. i would never see Futurama in my lifetime again!

[Reply #7 on:]

Don't care. I'd do it if I could, but it takes too long. 

[Reply #8 on:]

 

Originally posted by VelourFog:
It's not like most people have the option of even watching it on TV, let alone buying it on tapes or DVD. 

I don't really think it's "ok" but what the hell are we supposed to do?  Plus not like something not being "ok" has stopped me much in the past   

"But downloading episodes is WRONG, Velour"... eh I tried.

(Actually, I've done it myself, so who am I to judge?)

[Reply #9 on:]

I know its wrong but, if they don't give the people what they want, the people will just have to take it.

[Reply #10 on:]

I have yet to figure oput how it's all that much different from VHS.  I mean, it's not like I'm not going to watch Futurama on TV just because I can dl the episodes a week later.

[Reply #11 on:]

Ok. If I'm lucky, I get 1 rerun every 2 weeks. (Lately 1 new one every two weeks, no reruns). Thats not fair. I can see about 6 episodes of Simpsons every weekday, but no Futurama! How do you think a show can get fans if you can't see the episodes?

[Reply #12 on:]

Yeah, it's wrong, but what the hell! I download them anyways. Things don't seem as illegal when you do it over the internet 

[Reply #13 on:]

 

Originally posted by FrysGIRL:
Yeah, it's wrong, but what the hell! I download them anyways. Things don't seem as illegal when you do it over the internet   

FrysGIRL, that Tank Girl Amy avatar is available if you want it.

[Reply #14 on:]

For many the actual downloading is pretty legal, the distributing isn't. That's one of the differences to VHS. You rarely have a VHS server and send/show them to people but family and friends.
Being in one of the Futurama-disabled countries (season 3 has yet to start, half of the jokes get slain without any mercy by Mr Kombrink) that has one of the biggest fan bases worldwide, you can guess what germans do.

[Reply #15 on:]

If I find time to download it, I'd do it. But I mostly just want something small and speedy, like Realmedia, but I mostly find stuff in MPEG and Divx, stuff for broadband users. The only thing I ever got was the first act of Space Pilot 3000, and that was from The Futurama Archive.

[Reply #16 on:]

If I couldn't download eps from the net, i would have never seen seasons 1 ,2 and half of season 3, because i didn't know Futurama existed until then.

I put all the eps on cd so i can watch them over and over, because you can't rely on the tv for Futurama, its really quite sad.

So i vote Ok, It's great!

[Reply #17 on:]

I download eps because here in Spain we're still in season 3, and it didn't finish yet, so long life internet! 

[Reply #18 on:]

Lets all download and be happy I say 
FOX brings it on themselves to force us poor viewers to sit for hours downloading shows we have missed (preempted in my case).

[Reply #19 on:]

Of course it is ok... Especially if you live in lousy Sweden (like I do). And here they only showed the first two seasons (on really bad time, like in the middle of the night)       . So I had too tape it, and that didn't always work    ... Now I download all episodes I haven't seen and the new ones  , LOVE INTERNET! And there's no other way for me, cause I love Futurama...


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[Reply #20 on:]

Sorry, forgot to say what I voted...
Ok, especially if you haven't seen it.   

[Reply #21 on:]

OK, especially if you haven't seen it. I wish I had a high speed connection so I could because channel 7 is evil and refuses to even show repeats of Futurama over here, let alone season 3 or 4. However, I only have a 56K modem, so I don't.

[Reply #22 on:]

OK, especially if you haven't seen it.
Rach, I'm in the same boat as you, don't let the time phase worry you. I've got 35 episodes now, and I have a 56k. Channel 7 are the devil.

[Reply #23 on:]

I would assume the logistics of preparing a world-wide broadcast; even for a animated program; is enormous.  HBO can handle it but it only can involve celebrity personalities ala Gary Shandling. 

I guess the only option at this time is to have patience.  I am not aware of the international issues involved, but it seems that there are quite a few issues still to be resolved.

[Reply #24 on:]

Downloading Futurama episodes is great. That's practically all I do. In fact, I'm doing it right now!

Here in Norway, they only broadcastet the three seasons once, and they will start showing season four late this year. I just can't wait until then, so I download them a few days after they are shown in the US. GO INTERNET!!

[Reply #25 on:]

Well, I know it is illegal and we shouldn't do it, but I always download them in preference to watching them on tv. In the UK, Channel 4's treatment of Futurama and overzealous use of the scissors renders it almost unwatchable.
I download them as it is the only way to see the whole episode in this country. Even Sky's output is edited although not to the same degree. It is amazing how much of the humour you lose on CH4's version.

[Reply #26 on:]

I voted ok, GREAT!  I live in the US and I do feel sorry for some of you all, but even here we might, and I mean MIGHT get an episode a week (that's not to say that they won't be old), and half the time those are preempted.  Personally I have 56k and when I can find a server, I'm downloading.  It takes me about 3 hours for 35 to 40mb but its well worth it! 

[Reply #27 on:]

I wish I knew a good download site
If you are new then DON'T tell me a site because you could risk getting banned. Anyway, even if I did, the chances are my computer would unconect and ask me to reconect halfway through downloading because I have to reconect every hour.

[Reply #28 on:]

The most of what you can download on the Net, isn't exactly stellar in terms of picture and sound quality. (The writing however is) Comparing some of the episodes I have stored on my HD, with the same one on VHS, the latter wins everytime. The new episodes from season 4 will not air anywhere close to here for like 5-6 months. The Net is a quick way to catch up with the rest of the world (read: the US), but once they air on TV I'll still be watching them, and recording them.

But ofcourse the best quality would probably be DVD, just 25 more days.

[Reply #29 on:]

Yes just 25 days until my new shiney Futurama DVDs

[Reply #30 on:]

i think downloading episodes is just fine. i'm from germany, and first of all the voices of the characters here are bad (i mean the translated version). then, the series is aired at (around)2 pm, saturday. i'm still asleep then. and as long as there is no dvd, you don't have the chance to watch the episodes if you missed them.

[no download location sites/hints/questions]
[edit]ok. otis asked for it and i was so dumb to answer. my bad. sorry.[/edit]

PS: w00t, first post     

[Reply #31 on:]

So, so far no-one in the vote has actually said that downloading them is wrong. It just goes to show that if they don't let us have Futurama we will get it, even if it is not allowed.

[Reply #32 on:]

If they are such inferior quality and can't be bootlegged...I don't see a problem even if it is technically pirating.  It may open the doors to a whole host of unforseen problems though.

[Reply #33 on:]

Yes. Simple answer!

C4 and Sky1 are a pile of crap - hence I am willing to sit and watch 70mb download on my 56k modem!

[Reply #34 on:]

I'll take 10 minutes to an eternity anytime.

[Reply #35 on:]

 

Originally posted by Otis P Jivefunk:
I wish I knew a good download site.

Unfortunately, giving out URLs is against the rules of this board, so I'll just give you a very vague hint (which is later to be edited by marc, right marc?  )... don't search for download sites, instead search for futurama mailing lists, ftps and last but not least, file sharing programs.

 

Originally posted by Teral:
The most of what you can download on the Net, isn't exactly stellar in terms of picture and sound quality. (The writing however is) Comparing some of the episodes I have stored on my HD, with the same one on VHS, the latter wins everytime. ... The Net is a quick way to catch up with the rest of the world (read: the US), but once they air on TV I'll still be watching them, and recording them.

True, true. I however quite like to find mpg or divx episodes + the appropriate subtitles, merge them together and then create my personal video tapes so that I can watch the episodes on my TV. Yeah, the quality ain't stellar, but when your other choice is to watch some old eps aired in German language... bleh... this is much better.

Oh how I want the DVDs...

[Reply #36 on:]

The DVD's may allow high quality downlaods to become a possibility

[Reply #37 on:]

They may allow good quality downloads, but the problem is that for me that would mean it would take an eternity to download, i only have a 56k modem and at best get download speeds of 5kb/sec! (average 4-4.5kb/s)

[Reply #38 on:]

try nights if you can, i had a 33.6 modem and i downloaded the 3 full seasons in DivX, RM, MPEG , etc...

[Reply #39 on:]

How long did it take you, and me and my brother (who don't get along) have hourly goes on the PC and i'm younger then him :-( so normally he has the PC last!