Comments on: Jeff Pulver Launches PrimeTimeRewind

By: Leonardo Souza

Leonardo Souza — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:02:49 +0000

Good mention, Chris!

I stumbled upon this nice site yesterday and it looks pretty nice (the cube adds an interesting “touch” to the navigation).

But, unfortunately, most of the content can’t be seen by us poor Brazilians. Which reminds me of one question that always comes to my mind when I see something like this: why the tv networks block access to other countries?

I mean, at every day more and more people just download episodes through bittorrent or similar, without ads and without bringing any advantage for the tv networks. So, why they don’t just provide an online service with good video quality by their own, be it supported through ads or even paid (I would pay for that and so would some of my friends that are also series addicted)?

Maybe is just me, but I can’t understand this strategy.

Btw, great post as always!

Best,
Leo

P.S.: Sorry for some this “off-topic” (kinda) comment, but this popped up in my mind right away when I read the post. :)

By: Harold

Harold — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:53:24 +0000

My girlfriend is really into some of the shows displayed on your cube above, and she really doesn’t have much desire for user-generated content (though she’s getting into one series, Threadbangers). This is probably good for her. Thanks for the notification, Chris!

By: amit

amit — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:42:27 +0000

Justin – to go directly to a show – just enter the show name on the top right search bar.

hope this helps

By: Zena Weist

Zena Weist — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:10:10 +0000

Thanks for posting on Jeff’s latest venture. I love the concept. The shows I want w/ the internet portability that I crave. I’m going to PrimeTimeRewind to login and take my own cube for a spin.

By: Paula Hawk

Paula Hawk — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:05:07 +0000

I happened across PrimeTimeRewind earlier in the month and joined right away. I love the concept, and by being a member, I have all my favorite shows right there for me. Not always being able to catch a show when the network airs it is a part of life for many of us, I am very excited about this site! I also want to comment that although some are wanting to compare this to Hulu, there is no comparison. Hulu offers older shows as well as SOME current shows, but not to the extend that PrimeTimeRewind does! :)

By: John Atkinson

John Atkinson — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:18:35 +0000

Primetime Rewind is a great concept and the app is very good for a version 1 application.

Good Luck with it Jeff!

By: Justin Thorp

Justin Thorp — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:16:16 +0000

While I TOTALLY dig the idea of the site, I find the cube UI enjoyable/cute for about 5 minutes then it gets annoying and I just wanna find the tv show i’m looking for.