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Re:Tell HN: It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than... by sys_64738 on Thursday December 29, 2022 @02:28PM (#34176775)
BBC version of the Triffids is legendary in my book. Don't forget 1975 BBC show Survivors.
Re:Tell HN: It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than... by TedDoesntTalk on Thursday December 29, 2022 @03:17PM (#34177365)
I had to buy The Survivors on DVD because no one was seeding it, and no one was streaming it, either. I wonder how common that is for obscure TV shows?

Where do you find these seeded? I only know about Pirate Bay and 1337x.

Re:Tell HN: It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than... by ndsipa_pomu on Thursday December 29, 2022 @07:42PM (#34180151)
I found season 1 of The Survivors easily enough, although it looks like season 3 might be available as well. I use prowlarr (https://wiki.servarr.com/en/prowlarr) which searches a big list of various sites and integrates easily enough with qbittorrent.

There's a handful of old British TV that I've bought on DVD because I couldn't find anyone seeding it.

(Just bought the three seasons of Survivor on DVD now)

Re:Tell HN: It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than... by TedDoesntTalk on Thursday December 29, 2022 @11:36PM (#34181832)
Thanks for the prowlarr tip. Enjoy The Survivors! I did.
Re:Tell HN: It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than... by ndsipa_pomu on Thursday December 29, 2022 @07:34PM (#34180092)
I do happen to be a John Wyndham fan and try to track down adaptations, and yes, the BBC one is the best (I remember watching it when it was first aired). The newer remake with Eddie Izzard was disappointing. I'm often surprised that his stories don't get more adaptations - where's Kraken Wakes and The Chrysalids? (Chocky was made into a good kids TV series back in the day).

I hadn't heard of Survivors, but that looks right up my street. I used to be massively into Doctor Who and the Terry Nation novels. I can only find the first season easily.