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TorrentFreak TV Episode 8

Another brand new episode of TorrentFreak TV. This week’s episode covers the X-Men leak, the French three strikes law, Mininova’s new partnership, Hulu’s advertisement crisis and a whole lot more.

TorrentFreak TV covers some of the best, most interesting or remarkable stories from the wonderful world of BitTorrent. A torrent for this episode is available on Mininova.

As always, we’re looking forward to your commentary.

For questions or suggestions, feel free to contact the crew at tv@torrentfreak.com. We encourage contributions from viewers!

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  • Dennis

    Thanks

  • …

    awesome intro graphix ^_^

  • Rusty Shackleford, Fly by Night Insurance LLC

    This one is worst than last weeks episode. You were doing sooo well to.

    Stop reading so akwardly, its so damn annoying. Go watch CNN, MSNBC, FOX, or any other broadcaster… watch how it flows kinetically, smooth speaking styles.

    Just work on your presentation. It will continue to get better. I hope you understand this is just constructive criticism. Keep up the good work.

  • God

    The Show is getting much, Much better, keep it up stacia and sloncek.

    This could really get big!

  • CopyCat

    Getting better every time, keep it up!

  • Turbis

    I still want my t-shirt :’(

  • God 2.0

    If I suck up too, can I get a free T-shirt?

  • lol

    those damned HD glasses! I hate that infomercial, worse than even the shamwow!

  • dan

    Wow, this was actually really good. So much better than last time.

    Thank you

  • Darth_yoda

    @dan

    I agree, this was way better than the last episode. I think it was a better episode without that other girl that was in the last episode.

  • King Kong

    Blah, again she’s not topless … I feel so cheated! I can haz torrents now?

  • ???

    fantastic! It’s amazing how far this show has come… I really enjoyed this episode and can’t wait for the next one.

    The only thing I didn’t really care for was the long intro… like the intro was great when I first watched it a few episodes back… but after seeing it a few times it gets kind of long :\

    Any way, Just some thoughts, if I were you I probably wouldn’t change a thing. :P

    awesome episode!

  • hiphop

    this host is awful. Whenever i see her it seems she’s awkward and tries to sound techy. Microsoft Sam sounds more knowledgeable than this idiot.

  • Anonymous

    Agreed. Intro is a little long. Getting much better.

  • trinsic

    Great work guys, much improved.
    Stacia you movements are very refined. Good work. Im glad you are taking ideas for stories from your viewers.

  • EC665

    @12 hiphop, you’re fu©kin’ muppet.

    And what’s up with the end of video? Easter egg? :D

  • UltraLeetJ

    hmm interesting where did the background music come from? its like a news report but certainly more entertaining than the annoying controlled media. Lol and those hd glasses… geez, why doesn’t the industry sue that too? after all, they’ve got the money

  • UltraLeetJ

    hmm interesting where did the background music come from? its like a news report but certainly more entertaining than the annoying controlled media. Lol and those hd glasses… geez, why doesn’t the industry sue that too? after all, they’ve got the money

  • d35i

    i am in love with the host <3

  • grotty101

    I’m beginning to fall in love with TorrentFreak TV! this.account.eats.spam@gmail.com
    I’m so glad “Stacy” wasn’t in this episode! Show id getting better every episode

  • King Kong

    I miss “Stacy” … she had that porn quality I cherish so. <3

  • xentar

    That seemed like an improvement – no major criticisms this time at all and the quality of the show might have reached the level when no further improvements are necessary. Didn’t expect Stacia to improve that quickly.

    Still, who the hell is in charge of releasing the show, to mininova at least? Once again I had to download it directly because it was the only way to get the top quality version. It doesn’t matter on my connection but this is a torrent show after all, isn’t it?

    Well, at least people other than myself started noticing that the intro might be a bit too long. Have been telling that from episode 6. 10 seconds would be OK, 15 would be the limit of being reasonable and 26 is an overkill, especially for a 6-7 minute long show.

  • PriceChild

    No idea how to contact you, but your “Older Entries” links don’t seem to work. Although I get sent to a new page, it has the same stories on them. This is in Firefox 3.0.8 & IE7.

  • Soundmans lament

    Hey, let me do your audio mastering! U is doing it wrong. Volumes bounce from here to there, the announcer can barely be heard. She doesn’t articulate very well, but with a better mic (rather a close mic, like a wireless fly for example) and proper mixing one could make it sound good. Also, you should consider compressing of vocals, de-essing and equalisation… PLZ PLZ PLZ give your program for someone to master before putting out on intertubes. KTHXBAI.

  • Blax

    I do not like this new host.

    She is too condescending and makes the rest of us look bad.

  • Universal Turing Machine

    A breath of fresh air

  • anon

    dont you know pale is the new tan?

  • West

    Nice watch, thanks for the updates, please keep teh shows comming!!

  • Laura.

    you are fat, girl

  • mauritz

    HAHA, who was that womman in the end, smoking and shit? lol

  • DaNy

    well what can i say , it`s getting better every time.. keep up the good work girl and maybe only if u want, lose some weight :D c ya

  • heidiho

    I find the host rather annoying. She’s trying too hard and girl, relax, what’s the rush?

    Intro way too long.

    Otherwise nice. Keep ‘em coming. :-)

  • Reventon

    This was the best TF TV by far and I disagree about the host, she’s doing just great and I believe she has huge potential! Not only that but she must be fearless too, I don’t have the balls to do anything like this

    Well done to the TV team for daring to try something different and probably doing it on a tiny budget too. Hurry next episode!

  • Rekrul

    The episodes have improved in terms of Stacia knowing her lines, but her delivery still leaves something to be desired. She still sounds like she’s reading off cue cards (which she probably is). She runs one story into the next with no real indication that the subject has changed.

    When a person is speaking normally, they’re more relaxed, there are changes in their tone, and their speaking patterns are natural. When Stacia is reading the stories, her speaking pattern is too robotic. She should try to sound more like she’s talking to a group of friends rather than just reading lines.

  • IP101DR

    Great show and great news. Keep up the good work and We will be here to continue our support. Thank you.

  • nurgle

    Great show, best episode yet. Your episodes are getting better with each one.

    I would still like to see the show cover some new material. Good job, I can’t wait to see more!

  • Sam Roney

    Glad she liked my poem. Now I just need to figure out how to get a t-shirt…hmm

  • rob

    i see the beginnings of a very useful and informative netcast. keep up the good work. they need to pick up the production schedule though

  • zen

    Great show. I liked the HD commercial. Hilarious!

  • Andrej Preston

    Hey Sam,
    I sent you an email regarding the t-shirt.

  • Phrantik

    I dont want a shirt, i want you to take yours off :D

  • UltraLeetJ

    @Rekrul: first of all this might not be something that’s proffessional, but it sure beats watching the local news channels. Secondly, if you haven’t counted yet, lets see how many obvious misstakes these reporters who get paid ridiculous sum of money an hour make. in contrast, who pays the torrentfreak team to do an episode? Lol just think clearly, people do ave lives out there and obviously this is not the only thing they do, and much less for a living. If ya want something for free at least be able to accept the catch. I was surprised to even hear background music and the like on these, plus the effects that were done. Its a bit unprincipled and ironic, however, that the crap the movie and music industries are spitting is of a much lower and pre-fabricated quality and yet open source software and other things that are given out without monettary cost are at least twice the better.

  • kodabar

    Oh my goodness, it does get worse. I’m sorry, Stacia, but you’re just not good at this. Your cadence is erratic and stuttering.

    “YOU.. Will.. Not.. Get.. the same ENJOYMENT outofit AS ifyouwereto watch the real thing whenitcomesout.”

    And the mis-pronounciation of words is just awful: “abstentations” anyone?

    No thanks. I’ll not be watching this again. It’s just painful.

    Still at least if you send in a badly-spelt poem, she’ll send you a T-shirt.

  • Hiacynt

    Me too, I liked this episode very much. The background tune is cool, the host really gets better and better with her posture, gestures and voice, (there was no Stacy), the news delivery was good, without any disturbances. Stay at this level, guys, and you’ll earn a (larger) devoted fanbase :)

    I have to second the comments about the length of the intro though. While it looks like if it was done by some of the great gonzos from Fairlight or Moppi of the demoscene, it is too long indeed. The original one, with the TV (it’s TF TV, after all) was much nicer. Other than this, great work, kudos!

  • whocares

    @ laura

    Only a girl would say that. How fat are you?

  • LOLok

    Staisa,
    how ugly are you?

    To be a show host,
    you must of blown a few…

  • Sam Roney

    @Andrej Preston:

    I think I deleted your message on accident, could you send it again?

  • Sam Roney

    @Andrej Preston:

    thx!

  • trippdup

    love the site, but the show is difficult to watch due to the hosts’ stilted way of speaking. a modest proposal: have her light a j before air.

  • Capmaster

    The show is getting better!

  • Centerfold

    Yummy cleavage, Stacia. Thank you. :)

    Just need you to bend over slightly now. ;)

  • Random Stranger

    I do like the idea of these episodes, but seriously, it’s not just people being negative. Stacia, you are NOT good at this.

    Were you never in speech class in high school? You need to talk naturally.

    You TALK, LIKE this, AND it, IS very, AWKward TO listen… TO.

  • Random Stranger

    Aside from Stacia, every part of these episodes are professional looking and quite excellent. I do understand that this isn’t some big budget production, but finding someone that can speak naturally shouldn’t be THAT difficult. Random people with no public speaking experience do it all the time on instructional YouTube videos and stuff like that.

  • Will

    I just started watching these episodes and to me, it sounds like Stacia is a little more interested and energetic than Ashley when reading the segments. There’s definitely better flow with these shows compared to the ones in 2008, the dropping headline title kind of interrupts the flow. I have to concur with some of the other commentators that reading from a teleprompter isn’t the easiest thing either and I don’t know about you but I would be catching my breath too if i had to read three paragraphs in a row without a break. I think if she was doing this on a daily basis she would have it down pat. It’s why the TV newscasters make it sound natural, they do it everyday for years plus they have commercials. I’m sure overtime she’ll get it. Good show, I like it!

  • bluesharmonica

    I think Stacia is getting better. Come on guys give the girl a break. Her delivery is not perfect but she is getting better and this not a prime time TV show it is a podcast.

  • Shinobi Chef

    Keep up the good work!!

    Love your sign off line Stacia
    “I will make sure im here,you make sure you dont get caught”

  • UNF

    Wheeping Jeezis H. Christ skrewed to a shuttle … searing pain in eye- and ear-balls, must defibrillate skull + overamp “Mein Kampf” audiobook to rinse this muck from brain.

    But at least now I understand the sole purpose behind this abomination: it is simply el cheapissimo vehicle to carry the advertisment at the end and thus ‘monetize’ this site and the readership.

    The people who run this fake ‘rebel’ site are nothing but cowards, parasites and opportunists.

    And no, I won’t please to watch my f*cking language, you prim, born-again USan b*stards.

  • Scott

    WOW! Stacia you get better every time. Keep up the good work.

  • Matthew

    Damn have to say i am glad that dumb b*tch was no in this episode. And i love the dress hope she continues to wear such nice cloths….

    The presenter is good and i wish the episodes were more often tbh.

    Keep the good work up my love :)

    Anyway i wish i could get a pic of the lovely young presenter?

  • Anonymous

    the show is getting better, i like the graphics!

    also, stacia you look great!

  • StaciaNude

    Does this Stacia chick have any naked pics?

  • frac

    It’s nice, but please, give us more facts and less opinion.

    btw rich authors are rare. there are no tons of JK Rowling. Still to me the book industry is less affected by piracy because people like holding books in their hand and carry them. Nobody download books to print them and replace the original book experience.

  • Shinobi Chef

    How often are eps released?
    every 2 weeks?

    There is so much news out there maybe you could have a weekly show that runs for 15-20 mins????

    Keep up the Great Work

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