I blame Canada.

I haven't seen this problem, but I am pretty selective in the shows I dl so I'm not seeing a wide range. Supposedly, the MPAA (or whoever is their TV-side version) is using garbage content to lower the utility of downloading content illegally.

I wonder, though, why I've not seen this and you have. But, um, let's see, this year I've not been watching many shows (I've only watched TV shows via computer--my TV isn't even actually hooked up to cable or an antenna) so, like I said, my experience is limited. I've been getting every episode of Doctor Who. I thought (perhaps, wrongly) it might be enjoyable to watch all of Deep Space Nine, and so have the first two seasons. But unlike last year, I'm not watching any other shows. I recently introduced BT to my dad; he's been getting via BT a lot of the shows he had been taping previously. Shows like Numb3rs, CSI, etc. But he hasn't said anything. What shows have you seen this with?

Oh yeah, and I suppose you want a signed confession...

No seriously, it's mainly been Family Guy, American Dad and the Daily Show for the last couple of weeks.

i find it depends on the place--mininova has been reliable for me, but places like piratebay not as much.

(Doctor Who has been wonderful, hasn't it? i'm so loving it.)

The only people who don't like Doctor Who don't seem to realise it's a comedy.

He's wonderful--i can't believe he's leaving.

Good decision though, he would end up as typecast as Leonard Nimoy.

but still--i demand he stay on! dammit!

I'm hugely impressed and entertained by the new Doctor Who. I'm already mourning Eccleston's departure.

I've heard repeatedly that many Americans haven't responded well to it, thinking it "cheesy". I admit that I did feel that way a little bit with the premiere, but no longer. I think it's been a drama (with comedy), and usually well-done. I say this as someone who couldn't watch "Red Dwarf" because it seemed too cheesy. So I'm a little puzzled why some people are not liking the new Doctor Who. But this not liking it is why it's not showing here in the US and why there are still no plans by anyone to show it here.

Do you have any theories as to who "Bad Wolf" really is, and if it's the entity behind the Daleks that we were hinted about in the preview of tomorrow's show? I think it's the Master. Saying this from other people's theories, I didn't watch the old versions of the show enough to remember him. The long shot is that guy with the thing put into his head.

Anyway, yeah, Eccleston manages such a wonderful mix of charm, arrogance, quirkiness, and alienness in his Doctor. And everyone seems to think so, including the long time fans of the show. I wonder if he won't be the all-time favorite for most, even though he only did one season. Russell T Davies has done a really good job.

Russell Davies has officially said "all the theories are wrong". But then he would say that.

Yeah, Davies deserves a knighthood.

If it's Davros, I am going to be seriously pissed off.

The long shot is that guy with the thing put into his head.

That kid? I don't think it's him, but i'd like to see them revisit him years later. I have no clue who it is, but love that it affects everywhere they go and actually influences people they come into contact with.

There's good threads on everything--speculating and spoiling--here

i wonder if it's the doctor or the tardis.

I've heard that they're really trying to be accessible to all viewers, not just fans, so the explanation can't be too complex or dependent on past years, no?

oh, click on one day to go here, and look at the screen behind him--who is that?

I'm not clicking on that.

With regard to junk uploads, I find it to be very content-dependent. For certain artists, everything appears to be junk, and that strikes me as very un-random.

It's the official bbc site, and it's the teasers they've been showing on tv every day, i guess...5 days to go...4 days to go...

What's the deal with that? I noticed the countdown and the TARDIS pic -- it's a countdown to what? Surely not just the next episode?

yup...to the last episode of the season. (airs Sat night over there)

Yeah, Doctor Who has been great. I may be alone in this, but I feel it has more in common with shows like The Avengers than traditional sci-fi. It's a shame Ecclestone's going but I have every confidence that David Tennant will be great - he was excellent in Blackpool and Cassanova.

I would get Azureus and install the SafePeer plugin if this is happening...it will automatically ban users that upload too much garbage, as well as filter out those folk you don't want to be connecting to in the first place. I highly recommend the RSS Feed Import plugin as well, works wonders for TV show torrents.

I'm really not that thrilled with Azureus...maybe it's my settings or prefs? (bitsonwheels is my fav program for them--simple and easy)

Thanks gren.

Doctor Who was fan-flanging-tastic.

was it? cool : >

(we have to wait for the torrents now)

this is good--Liberal Torrents