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Mongrel
13th April 2006, 08:56 PM
...Then I heartily suggest grabbing Bullshit (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00019PDNY/qid=1144960464/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-8398907-5195047?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=130).

After seeing it referenced one to many times on the JREF forums I ordered it. Now having watched it I can honestly say it's worth it. It may not be to everyones taste peppered as it is with strong language, although they do provide a good explaination for that, but they manage to combine scepticism and entertainment with almost scientific tests (think Mythbusters but with less explosions). Definitely a keeper :)

Admin
13th April 2006, 09:01 PM
I bet you knew this was coming...

What are region 1 DVDs? ???

Mongrel
13th April 2006, 10:00 PM
*sigh* ::) (and thankfully we have a decent Smilie for that O0)

Here's (http://www.laserrot.com/info/lrinfo/dvdmap.html) a site that explains it well :)

And here (http://www.avforums.com/) is a site that may be able to assist you in bypassing aforementioned Region coding

*Hint* Check the back of your DVD player for it's Product\model number, and search under that. Unfortunately there's a few manufacturers who require a special chip to do the unlock (Sony being a prime example). Since there's some (http://www.nick.com/all_nick/tv_supersites/zim/) awesome stuff that only gets shown in the States, or more typically we see it a year later, then getting a R1 capable player is worth it . Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/202-6502958-9343035?index=electronics-uk&field-browse=560860&field-price=2999-4999)has a few under the fifty quid mark if you don't want to muck around with your current player

Admin
13th April 2006, 10:06 PM
Oh right.

I'll check as I've never seen any of the 'Bullshit' programmes.

I tried to find them online when WinMX was working last year but never managed it.

Hazen
4th June 2006, 05:21 PM
Here's a handy site for such things:
http://www.doom9.org/

huw-l
5th June 2006, 06:06 PM
since Showtime refuse to relase Bullshit outside the US I feel morally obligated to download it off Peer2Peer. If they sold the box set in the UK I'd buy it in a heart-beat.

manages not to go on his customary rant about the idiocy of the MPAA/RIAA

Zendal Darkman
5th June 2006, 07:57 PM
The first series is very good I downloaded from the net when it became clear there would be no legal way for me to get them. I have the episodes saved to DVD (somewhere!).

Series two was also pretty good, but I disagreed with the main points is a couple of the shows.

Series three, I felt was scraping the barrel to find something they could say "bullshit" to.

vbloke
5th June 2006, 08:12 PM
I have Series 1 & 2 on DVD (Region 1), as I am lucky to have a DVD player that handles USAian DVD's.

I bought it from an Amazon retailer for about £40. It's been discontinued now, but the next one up looks just as good for £60.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00096J3HG/203-3743192-1267156

Hazen
18th June 2006, 02:19 AM
I'm not sure how this works but some one has posted several episodes of bullsh!t on youtube: search on videodude333