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shadowkatConcerning the Torchwood Miniseries? Please continue to keep ANYTHING resembling a spoiler beneath a cut. I will not be able to catch this miniseries until July 20th - when it airs on BBCAmerica, and most likely will not watch live. From what I've read in reviews this is a suspenseful miniseries that you do not want to be spoiled for.
Sigh. Might just have to avoid flist for the next two weeks or filter out all the people who are watching Torchwood on flist. Could just do that.
It's highly annoying when this happens. I had to do the same thing with the dang Buffy comic, Retreat, because my comic store didn't get it until this week. Also had to do it with Doctor Who - which is FINALLY being televised here. The Doc Who Xmas Special was horrid by the way, I was bored out of my mind and wrote a post while it played in the background.
Hmmm, wonder if this is how you guys who live outside of the US felt when we discussed tv shows you hadn't gotten yet? Aggravating isn't it? When you finally see the thing everyone is rattling on about, you have to hunt for their reviews of it...which are usually about five to six days ago or weeks or even months. And by the time you want to discuss? They've moved on to the next thing.
While the net has to a degree made this less of a problem - it has only done it for those who actually can download tv shows, comic books,books, or movies from the internet and watch them. Those of us who can't? Are just aggravated. ;-)
Sigh. Might just have to avoid flist for the next two weeks or filter out all the people who are watching Torchwood on flist. Could just do that.
It's highly annoying when this happens. I had to do the same thing with the dang Buffy comic, Retreat, because my comic store didn't get it until this week. Also had to do it with Doctor Who - which is FINALLY being televised here. The Doc Who Xmas Special was horrid by the way, I was bored out of my mind and wrote a post while it played in the background.
Hmmm, wonder if this is how you guys who live outside of the US felt when we discussed tv shows you hadn't gotten yet? Aggravating isn't it? When you finally see the thing everyone is rattling on about, you have to hunt for their reviews of it...which are usually about five to six days ago or weeks or even months. And by the time you want to discuss? They've moved on to the next thing.
While the net has to a degree made this less of a problem - it has only done it for those who actually can download tv shows, comic books,books, or movies from the internet and watch them. Those of us who can't? Are just aggravated. ;-)
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Simple answer? Because I just don't like downloads - more trouble than they are worth
Date: 2009-07-11 03:45 pm (UTC)But.
I do not choose to download for a lot of reasons, and I won't bore you with all of them here's the main two:
1. My RAM capability is limited - so the download takes forever, often crashes the computer, and makes it impossible for me to do much else. I have a DEll Inspirion 6000, circa 2005 and am on Time Warner Road Runner - which is the fastest internet cable modem you can have.
2. Watching things on small screens, 15 inchs or less, in my lap, with my neck crooked, for hours on end, causes eye strain, and gives me a horrible migraine.
3. Cannot afford a computer that would allow me to download files and watch them comfortably.
Re: Simple answer? Because I just don't like downloads - more trouble than they are worth
Date: 2009-07-11 05:55 pm (UTC)Back in 2002, I have bought my first up-to-date computer because I wanted to download and watch season 7 of BtVS together with the rest of the world. Before that, I had an ancient PC and was absolutely happy with it, because I could read, write and get my e-mail.
But since Buffy I always watch downloaded files and then buy DVDs.