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CBS Hosts Ad-Funded TV Series, Incl. Original Star Trek

Posted by timothy on from the whole-new-generation-can-obsess-or-ridicule dept.

eldavojohn writes "On Friday, CBS launched a TV Classics section to their ad based online service. Which means that Trekkies can now watch all three seasons of Star Trek: The Original Series online at the expense of a few commercials. Alongside this CBS is offering all of MacGyver, Twin Peaks and even three seasons of the original Twilight Zone. A side note, they seem to work perfectly fine in Linux. "

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  1. Wow by calmofthestorm · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This and Hulu make me very happy. It takes a bit longer to download than bittorrent, but I don't find the ads obtrusive (so short), the quality is good enough for me, and the option to stream live is handy.

    I imagine they don't like you downloading it but sometimes I don't have tubes, and as the commercials aren't annoying I don't bother removing them.

    Now if only they carried programming I liked more...and here we are:-)

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    1. Re:Wow by Cassius+Corodes · · Score: 5, Insightful

      You do realise that that is how they make money right? They aren't putting in ads coz they want to piss you off...

      If you want internet video to continue to provide you a service you have to actually accept having to view the ads.

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