How four Microsoft engineers proved that the “darknet” would defeat DRM

Re:How four Microsoft engineers proved that the “darknet” wo... by tptacek on Friday November 30, 2012 @01:34PM (#4854639)

It's also the nerdiest show HBO has made in the last 10 years, so it has special appeal to the demographic least likely to ever pay for HBO to begin with.

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Re:How four Microsoft engineers proved that the “darknet” wo... by illuminate on Friday November 30, 2012 @01:42PM (#4854691)

True Blood is far, far nerdier, IMO.

But demographicswise, probably more likely to pirate.

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Re:How four Microsoft engineers proved that the “darknet” wo... by chc on Friday November 30, 2012 @04:51PM (#4855661)

Nah, True Blood is fairly mainstream. It's a paranormal romance populated entirely by good-looking people with copious sex and violence and reasonably simple plots. These are all things that mainstream viewers love, and True Blood's numbers reflect that.

Game of Thrones is a gritty medieval fantasy political drama whose viewers actually requested less sex after the first season. Game of Thrones commonly features scenes of (for example) haggard old people sitting at a table talking about whether they'll go over a bridge or whether they should walk through a forest. It is probably the geekiest show I've seen on TV in my lifetime. Maybe ST:TNG beats it, but I'm not sure.

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