tonygib Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 TV show delays drive OZ viewers to distraction So, anyone get the feeling that they may be talking about us: Forum users often ask how they can download these programmes, challenging the right of Australian television programmers to "hold back" key shows. Further, comments about the content of programmes are typically about the US broadcast version of these programs, rather than the delayed Australian version. I don't know about you, but that sure sounds a bit like around here Interesting run down of some delay numbers, tho of course they are talking about season 6 of The West Wing, with Season 7 now having started that wasn't 2 years ago, at least I don't think it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Bishop- Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Programmes have been terminated without notice mid-season in Australia, leaving key plotlines unresolved. Others have "gone missing" from free-to-air television. My fav quote from that article, and it's been going on for a long time now here, long before torrent tv... So far, the Australian TV industry has largely responded to these delays by ignoring the issue, and we anticipate they will again be commenting on the research with a "no comment". Actually what was that comment someone around here posted a link to or something?, with some idiot TV executive from Seven who claimed people who DL their shows, would watch them again when they aired here, just so they could keep current with 'their' online posting community? Channel Ten kind of looked like they were doing something last year with Jericho, but that came back from it's break like two weeks ago now, and there is no sigh of it returning here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boric Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I don't know about you, but that sure sounds a bit like around here Indeed. Would people really prefer that all top rating American shows (Lost, Desperate Housewives, Prison Break etc) were shown within a week or so of their US airdate? What would we watch over our winter/their summer? I don't know about everyone else here but I certainly watch less TV over summer simply because I'm outside more. My PVR is full now because there is lots on at the moment that I like to watch but because the weather is still nice and it's light outside I do stuff in the evenings that I can't do (or don't like doing) during May-October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonygib Posted March 2, 2007 Author Share Posted March 2, 2007 Channel Ten kind of looked like they were doing something last year with Jericho, but that came back from it's break like two weeks ago now, and there is no sigh of it returning here... Yeah, had a feeling it wouldn't last, still, saved me having to 'source' the first half of the season at least. Boric, but in theory what you describe is happening right now anyway. Its sunny, fine (bloody hot here in Adelaide today) and yet ratings have kicked off and a lot of the new 'hit' shows are on FTA. So in theory if you where/are waiting for our local networks, then your PVR is working overtime right now, so its not that much different really, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Bishop- Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Would people really prefer that all top rating American shows (Lost, Desperate Housewives, Prison Break etc) were shown within a week or so of their US airdate? Yep, for most shows if they aired within a week of the US, I'd watch them on FTA here. Of course there are exceptions to that, like I can't stand watching Lost with ads and hype anymore, so they could show that a day before the US here, and I'd still wait for the ad and hype free torrent version... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdoc Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Yep, for most shows if they aired within a week of the US, I'd watch them on FTA here.Of course there are exceptions to that, like I can't stand watching Lost with ads and hype anymore, so they could show that a day before the US here, and I'd still wait for the ad and hype free torrent version... Bishop, Out of curiosity, what sort of internet plan / download limit to you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boric Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Boric, but in theory what you describe is happening right now anyway. Its sunny, fine (bloody hot here in Adelaide today) and yet ratings have kicked off and a lot of the new 'hit' shows are on FTA. So in theory if you where/are waiting for our local networks, then your PVR is working overtime right now, so its not that much different really, is it? Not too different I guess, but that gap over summer here would be shrunk down to the same holiday gap the yanks have. Guess I'd have to buy more disk space and decide which shows to watch now and witch to record an keep until later in the year. I guess the other issue I have is there are some shows I like that are only shown during the summer non-ratings period. Channel Ten kind of looked like they were doing something last year with Jericho, but that came back from it's break like two weeks ago now, and there is no sigh of it returning here... Yes, the delay between the US and here doesn't bother me as much as the way shows just disappear "to return later in the year". Jericho is hardly the best show around but I was enjoying it. I've taken to recording new series for the first half dozen episodes and waiting to see if it stays on before I start watching. Even waiting for the first 6 doesn't always help as the other half found out with Men in Trees over the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Bishop- Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Bishop, Out of curiosity, what sort of internet plan / download limit to you have? Cable with a 10gb limit, but I badly need to change to better value DSL, currently I'm running out of bandwidth mid month, and spend the last part riding a speed cap, I'm looking into 20gb+ plans... Jericho is hardly the best show around but I was enjoying it. Same here, it's not the best, but I was enjoying it, may have to actually wait for it though, I don't have any spare bandwidth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulimo Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Indeed.Would people really prefer that all top rating American shows (Lost, Desperate Housewives, Prison Break etc) were shown within a week or so of their US airdate? Yep. I'd watch all that material locally then. I know thats what I did when Ten experimented with this. Actually what was that comment someone around here posted a link to or something?, with some idiot TV executive from Seven who claimed people who DL their shows, would watch them again when they aired here, just so they could keep current with 'their' online posting community? Thats pretty funny. With the main online community I post on being a international dominated one, its actually one reason more why I download US/UK shows I'm keen on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpcam160581 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Personally the delay of the shows airing in Australia doesn't bother me to much. I don't mind being a season or even 2 behind whats airing in the states so long as it airs here and in a consistent timeslot. What FTA channels have done to shows like The Shield, 24 and several others over the last few years has been deplorable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Kitten Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Personally the delay of the shows airing in Australia doesn't bother me to much. I don't mind being a season or even 2 behind whats airing in the states so long as it airs here and in a consistent timeslot. It depends what the show is. With a lot of shows around today the potential-spoiler factor alone means you HAVE to download them. The networks need to realise that this is a very connected planet we live on now, and no longer are we "sandboxed" off from the rest of the TV world information-wise. What FTA channels have done to shows like The Shield, 24 and several others over the last few years has been deplorable What Ten has done to The Shield (and Ed before it, to name one) is deplorable, yes - pulling it mid-season with no announcement. But despite a huge delay last year that meant I had seen the entire season before it even started airing here, Seven has treated 24 viewers reasonably well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpcam160581 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Kitten, what i didn't like about 7's programming of 24 last season was the constant chopping and changing of timeslots and the season before the way it alternated between 1 and 2 hr episodes without prior alert. I recorded the first hour only more than once. So far this year they have been ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DadAgain Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Kitten, what i didn't like about 7's programming of 24 last season was the constant chopping and changing of timeslots and the season before the way it alternated between 1 and 2 hr episodes without prior alert. I recorded the first hour only more than once. So far this year they have been ok. A problem that is easily rectified with a PVR... I dont care what time they broadcast 24 - my Mythbox can be reiled upon to pick it up (unless of course they CHANGE the schedule away from the published time - or run later than the 15 minutes that my padding allows for) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpcam160581 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Thats teriffic, if only my HDD DVDR did the same. Safe to say I am not lashing out on a pvr at this stage. i made my choice now i have to live with it. Having said that i am extremely happy with my HDD DVDR, not so much the networks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Kitten Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 what i didn't like about 7's programming of 24 last season was the constant chopping and changing of timeslots and the season before the way it alternated between 1 and 2 hr episodes without prior alert. I recorded the first hour only more than once. Yeah, true - a good point, and it's something that caught my brother out too (he was recording it on his Taopy as he works late hours, and ended up having to get me to burn the season Xvids for him as he missed too many episodes) However with FTA I've become almost manic in my scouring of the Green Guide every week, online guides every day, forums etc, just to see when the shows I want to watch are on. It shouldn't have to be that way, of course, and isn't in any other country except this politically corrupt little backwater. But as I download more and more and more shows and watch FTA less and less, it becomes less and less of a hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonygib Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 It shouldn't have to be that way, of course, and isn't in any other country except this politically corrupt little backwater. But as I download more and more and more shows and watch FTA less and less, it becomes less and less of a hassle. As it should be, proving the point of the article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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