Comments on: iTunes and Me

By: Tom Charman

Tom Charman — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:29:13 +0000

@meelio: Of all the nerdy things I watch, Battlestar is one of the things I'm actually kind of proud of. It's good stuff, or at least it really was in its first two years.

@andy: Ah, but you see, not only is iTunes pro-Karma, it's actually way more convenient than bittorrent, in that it takes up none of my bandwidth and so I can download it at any time, on demand. Even aside from whether I should buy things twice, it's tempting.

I wouldn't skip buying solid objects though. I like them and I like how they're mine and I can always have them. Even if the iTunes store didn't have DRM I reckon I'd want nice shiny boxes.

By: meelio

meelio — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:06:21 +0000

Personally, I wouldn’t be admitting to actually watching Battlestar Galactica, but then, that’s just me…

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:21:00 +0000

You shouldn't have to pay for things twice, so if you are going to buy the DVD, then I wouldn't worry about buying it the first time.

If the iTunes store was better, would you skip buying the DVDs altogether?

By: Tom Charman

Tom Charman — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:45:46 +0000

I wrote my comment before you wrote your second. Luckily I agree with everything you say in it and thus am not fussed.

By: Tom Charman

Tom Charman — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:39:54 +0000

If they mean air date then I respectfully suggest they should use words like “air date”, and not “release date” when they list new episodes. It’s a trap for poor schmucks like me who only noticed the episode was available halfway through the week and had little else to go on. If people are going to lie to me then it’s hard to avoid sounding like a whinger.

By: Jackson

Jackson — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:34:00 +0000

The lack of updates is inexplicable, really. Like you say, they have the RSS feed for podcasts. They even have the ‘My Alerts’ for Music and Music Videos – which is less good but still okay – but nothing for Television, which would make the most sense. Season packs come close, but I’ve only seen it offered for perhaps two shows.

By: Jackson

Jackson — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:28:59 +0000

You have ruined my fun. I was going to come and beat you down in the comments when you were claiming a release date iTunes before the U.S had even freaking seen it but you seem to have realised :) Obviously they are referring to when it aired.

It especially sounds like whinging when it becomes clear it was something it you haven't experienced first hand :) But otherwise, I agree with your post!

By: Tom Charman

Tom Charman — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:11:05 +0000

An update: the next episode turned up on iTunes sometime after 11pm Sunday 8 February. Cunningly, it’s labelled as being released on the sixth, so perhaps they’re releasing them regularly but lying about when they do it.

By: Tom Charman

Tom Charman — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:49:07 +0000

There are rumours that that’ll happen, but rumours about the Apple TV have a pretty good track record of being completely wrong.

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:45:10 +0000

Maybe if the Apple TV had a tuner it might be a bit more worthwhile