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See the press release.

you're supposed to "watch" the tv show on tv

Well, why don't you just keep doing what you are "supposed" to do and those of us who can think for ourselves will utilize great sites like ShunTV that allows us more freedom and choice in our television consumption. For someone who's login is "Reckless Visionary" your comment is more indicative of someone who's nick might be "Brainwashed Sheep".

http://tracker.shuntv.net/
needs a login but people are great seeders

With that said, however, never once did I even ponder the idea of either downloading OR uploading recorded TV shows. Why?

1. Many people don't own PVRs, so downloading is their best shot at seeing a show they missed when it was broadcast.

2. It's completely on demand. I can hit up the ShunTV tracker or another TV Torrent site and get whatever I want when ever I want, no PVR necessary

3. On quality sites like ShunTV the files are very good quality (many captures are HDTV caps).

4. If you are someone like me, who watches very few shows, but watches them religiously (Jon Stewart fans should understand this), the torrent method is very convenient.

5. I, personally pay for full cable service, and watch shows when they air (sometimes), but enjoy the choice of having a digital file on my computer to watch again if I want. Other folks (like the ones who only watch one or two shows as referred to in #4 above) may not want to order a full cable package just to watch Jon Stewart or Mythbusters. If the cable companies would listen to their customers and make channel selection "a-la-carte", tv torrents would be unnecessary for many folks. but as it stands, many people don't want the Food Network and the Golf Channel and The "Fill in your genre here" channel...they just want basic channels and, say, Comedy and CNN, so they just grab the torrent(s) of the few things they *do* like instead.

6. On the geeky artist end of things, having a show downloaded onto the computer is great becuase nothing more needs to be done to utilize those files as I see fit. Perhaps I want to make a "mashup" with Fox news anchor footage and techno music that makes a political statement (Like The Party Party did on KGBTv), or maybe I want to sample "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" into a hip hop track I am working on (like the Kleptones did on "A Night At The Hiphopera"

Just my .02.

Why settle for clips (registration required)

Ok, I guess it's sort of immoral to make people commit piracy, but Shuntv posts fresh torrents of all editions of the Daily show. Excellent for us Europeans that want to follow what's going on. :)

i usually go to this one ,they also have Bill Maher Real Time http://forums.shuntv.net//

Here you go boss:
http://forums.shuntv.net///index.php?showforum=21

I think you might have to register, and the main site is down. So check http://tracker.shuntv.net/ in a week or so. I think they were revamping the site.

Here you go boss:
http://forums.shuntv.net///index.php?showforum=21

I think you might have to register, and the main site is down. So check http://tracker.shuntv.net/ in a week or so. I think they were revamping the site.