Do a lot of tv trading still go on with the emergence of Youtube? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TVFactFan · 07-09-2011, 06:17 PM

when it comes to most rare shows you can go to youtube and watch the show by putting the name in the search box. So it kind of makes a collector's list of shows not that appealing when youtube has made it easy travel back in TV time. Agree?

justins5256 · 07-09-2011, 09:11 PM

Yes. I think torrents and downloads have affected it as well. I averaged maybe 10 trades per month a few years ago. Now I'm lucky if I do 10 a year.

tiredmike59 · 07-09-2011, 09:14 PM

Where do these people that put these tv shows on youtube get them ?
Trade for them ?

TVFactFan · 07-09-2011, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by justins5256

Yes. I think torrents and downloads have affected it as well. I averaged maybe 10 trades per month a few years ago. Now I'm lucky if I do 10 a year.

I was able to get the entire series of the Ropers from Torrents and not trading.

TVFactFan · 07-09-2011, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by tiredmike59

Where do these people that put these tv shows on youtube get them ?
Trade for them ?

It's probably people who the shows in their own collection.

GrandGame1440 · 07-09-2011, 10:23 PM

Not to me, I hate having to wait for things to buffer for ages. Not to mention that copyright hounds could remove things like that at any given moment. Also, nothing to me beats watching the classics on your television.

TVFactFan · 07-09-2011, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JAldridge86

Not to me, I hate having to wait for things to buffer for ages. Not to mention that copyright hounds could remove things like that at any given moment. Also, nothing to me beats watching the classics on your television.

That's true but if you had a 1975 CBS airing of the Price is Right that was also on youtube the copy on you list wouldn't have the same appeal.

ajgenard · 07-10-2011, 03:23 AM

YouTube and downloading has most certainly cut down the entire trading community. I think the big change over the last decade has been both good and bad.

The sheer enjoyment, satisfaction and comradery you could get out of trading is long gone. Due to the time & effort you had to put in, the end result was much more rewarding - especially when you finally tracked down a certain show you've been after. Occasionally I'll see a video on YT that I remember took me months or even years to find. And now its a mere click away. Most people (particularly the younger crowd who can't fathom the idea of VCRs) won't ever appreciate the convenience. In other words, hey you kids get off my lawn!!!

But what trumps all that is overall availability which is unarguably at it's all-time high. There are a few people who are genuinely appreciative of it and that's why YT and downloading are a good thing. It does diminish the collectors value of many things but it's for the benefit of the community. Hard to argue against that...

MRPITT · 07-10-2011, 09:27 AM

Youtube is cool I admit that but the quality you get on YT is not good in most cases.

GrandGame1440 · 07-10-2011, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

That's true but if you had a 1975 CBS airing of the Price is Right that was also on youtube the copy on you list wouldn't have the same appeal.

Ultimately I think Youtube is good if you're just wanting to see something one time. If you want it at your disposal for watching whenever, DVDs are still the way to go. If you watch it once then want to see it again six months later, the copyright police may have already snatched it down.

howierules86 · 07-10-2011, 07:02 PM

Just a few weeks ago, Sony claimed copyright infringement on episodes of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!, which caused several YouTube users that I know to take down all the episodes they uploaded of those two game shows so they wouldn't get another copyright strike.

GrandGame1440 · 07-10-2011, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by howierules86

Just a few weeks ago, Sony claimed copyright infringement on episodes of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!, which caused several YouTube users that I know to take down all the episodes they uploaded of those two game shows so they wouldn't get another copyright strike.

^This is why trading is still the most viable option.

tiredmike59 · 07-10-2011, 07:14 PM

These companies must have quite a few spies spending a lot of time watching YouTube.

FuzzyPants · 07-10-2011, 09:23 PM

youtube just doesn't do it for Me..I watch maybe 1 or 2 episdoes of a show to see if it is something I've be interested in but like others have said nothing beats watching it on a tv..especially when My tv trumps my pc sceen in size lol

YardLion2009 · 08-01-2011, 11:53 AM

Seeing that I am a current YouTuber myself, I do agree that trading went down dramatically, but there comes a point where you have to continue trading in order to remain viable on YouTube. Its a lot more than just downloading FLV files.

07-09-2011, 06:17 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,085	Do a lot of tv trading still go on with the emergence of Youtube? when it comes to most rare shows you can go to youtube and watch the show by putting the name in the search box. So it kind of makes a collector's list of shows not that appealing when youtube has made it easy travel back in TV time. Agree?

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07-09-2011, 09:11 PM	#2
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	Yes. I think torrents and downloads have affected it as well. I averaged maybe 10 trades per month a few years ago. Now I'm lucky if I do 10 a year.

07-09-2011, 09:14 PM	#3
tiredmike59 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 05, 2010 Location: OUTLAW STATE {MO} Posts: 1,868	Where do these people that put these tv shows on youtube get them ? Trade for them ?

07-09-2011, 10:23 PM	#6
GrandGame1440 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 24, 2003 Posts: 557	Not to me, I hate having to wait for things to buffer for ages. Not to mention that copyright hounds could remove things like that at any given moment. Also, nothing to me beats watching the classics on your television.

07-10-2011, 03:23 AM	#8
ajgenard Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2011 Location: PA Posts: 369	YouTube and downloading has most certainly cut down the entire trading community. I think the big change over the last decade has been both good and bad. The sheer enjoyment, satisfaction and comradery you could get out of trading is long gone. Due to the time & effort you had to put in, the end result was much more rewarding - especially when you finally tracked down a certain show you've been after. Occasionally I'll see a video on YT that I remember took me months or even years to find. And now its a mere click away. Most people (particularly the younger crowd who can't fathom the idea of VCRs) won't ever appreciate the convenience. In other words, hey you kids get off my lawn!!! But what trumps all that is overall availability which is unarguably at it's all-time high. There are a few people who are genuinely appreciative of it and that's why YT and downloading are a good thing. It does diminish the collectors value of many things but it's for the benefit of the community. Hard to argue against that...

07-10-2011, 09:27 AM	#9
MRPITT Member Senior Member Join Date: May 14, 2011 Posts: 1,678	Youtube is cool I admit that but the quality you get on YT is not good in most cases.

07-10-2011, 07:14 PM	#13
tiredmike59 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 05, 2010 Location: OUTLAW STATE {MO} Posts: 1,868	These companies must have quite a few spies spending a lot of time watching YouTube.

07-10-2011, 09:23 PM	#14
FuzzyPants Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 17, 2011 Location: Corrupticut Posts: 17	youtube just doesn't do it for Me..I watch maybe 1 or 2 episdoes of a show to see if it is something I've be interested in but like others have said nothing beats watching it on a tv..especially when My tv trumps my pc sceen in size lol

08-01-2011, 11:53 AM	#15
YardLion2009 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 01, 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 43	Seeing that I am a current YouTuber myself, I do agree that trading went down dramatically, but there comes a point where you have to continue trading in order to remain viable on YouTube. Its a lot more than just downloading FLV files.