Death of American Television

Before I left the states, I had it all figured out. I would continue to watch all my favorite shows over the internet while in the UK. I did it all the time. If I had some downtime over the weekend, I would just sit down and watch an episode over my computer.

I had added all the channels to my computer favorites and with a click of a button, I would be able to watch the last season of Battlestar Galactica, or Grey's Anatomy, or Deadliest Catch. I also set up my mom's Netflix before I left so I could log onto her account and watch movies directly from Netflix. It was going to be perfect.

Sadly, it is not perfect. Every single channel blocks users from watching down streaming from outside the US. Even Netflix blocks me from downloading and watching everything since I am not in the US. I just get a message saying your computer is not in the US. Sorry.

It appears that the UK has very strict licensing laws that no one can meet. I have even tried to find illegal sites with no luck, since most of them come out of the US and can't be seen in the UK.

I am told they have Grey's Anatomy here on tv. However, it is about 2 seasons behind! Oh, death of American tv!