So, I sat down last night to try to watch Heroes.  I was really excited.  Sure, I couldn't watch it on TV, but I was planning on watching it through the internets on NBC.com.

Heroes

So I sat down had some popcorn with me, and a nice big glass of pop and loaded up Firefox.  After using my super fast fingers I typed in NBC.com and went to their video section.  Found the “Watch full Pilot episode of Heroes here!” link and clicked on it.

I ate some popcorn with anticipation.  A pop up NBC media player opens up.  A commercial loads and I wait for the first trailer of Heroes to load.

Ok, trailer good, but let's see the real action.

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Another commercial, this time for a car….

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Eat some more popcorn and drink some caffinated fizzy drink…

Sorry, but this video is not serviceable in your area

WHAT THE SAM HELL?

I quickly refresh the screen

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Yeah ok get to the good part….

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Sorry, but this video is not servicable in your area

YOU SONS OF FRIDGES!

I freak out, I through popcorn at my screen.  Knowing that my computer didn't do anything wrong, but I needed to vent my frustrations on it.  It was the closest thing to me.   I realized that NBC only wanted Americans to see this and leave us in Canada out in the dust.

So, I furiously talked to my friend Google and asked, “Please, tell me there is a free-view of Heroes.”

Google answered with “Would you like to be a hero in bed?”

DAMN YOU TUBES!  DAMN YOU TRUCKS TO HELL!

But I did not despair.  I had my last trick up my computer geek filled sleeve.  I'm sorry to say this, but

I am officialy a pirate.

There I said it.  I'm a pirate.

I BitTorrented the episode.

There you happy now?!  You happy MPAA and RIAA with your FCC!  You ruined my internet experience!  I could have watched Heroes right when I wanted it to.  But you ruined that.

No I do not have a Tivo or a PVR….can't afford it

No I can't watch it on my Satelite….working when I could be watching it

No I can't watch it through the iTunes store…Canadian iTunes store doesn't have it.

No I can't watch it through NBC.com…I'm in Canada I can't watch it.

SO WHAT CHOICE DO I HAVE LEFT?  THAT'S RIGHT PIRATE!  YOU MADE AN HONEST PERSON A PIRATE YOU TUBE CLOGGING WHORES!!

YOU HAPPY NOW?!

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By the way the episode was good.

Steve Saylor “Cap'n Snowbeard the pirate”

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