Taking control

According to this news story, a study has found that Australia is the second biggest, after the UK, downloaders of pirated TV. Is it any wonder?

Firstly, there is fuck all on. When there is something good on, it is jammed full of commercials, and/or placed at some hideous hour. That's presuming it keeps a timeslot for more than one week. And isn't pre-empted by some shit program running long. Instead we get XXX-Fuctor, Australians Idle, You're Fired, Survivor: Marianas Trench, Frustrated Housewives or Yank Wankers.

Is it any wonder that Australians would choose to download and watch the latest series at a decent hour, without commercials, instead of waiting 6, 12, 18 or more months for them to be shown on FTA (longer for Region 4 encoded DVD)?

That's presuming it gets shown at all. While not my cup of tea, Andromeda is into its 5th or 6th season, and has yet to be shown FTA here. Same with Jeremiah and Firefly.

Is it any wonder that Australians have chosen to take control of their own remotes and not be beholden to the tastes of some suit in 2, 7, 9, 10 or 28?

It doesn't surprise me one bit.