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Piracy and torrents have made my life so much better (lemmy.zip)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My entertainment experience is so much better than my friends' because of piracy. I use torrents, and store my media and it's made my life so great since I got into this a little over a year ago. I've seen shows that none of my friends have seen. Lately I've been into police dramas and there's an incredible series from France called Le Bureau des Légendes, which is phenomenal. There's one from the UK that I just finished called Line of Duty that was also great. I saw an Estonian period film that is entertaining called Apteeker Melchior -- it was freeleech for a short while, so I grabbed it.

My friends who pay for Netflix, Disney+ and all the the other streaming channels watch the all same garbage TV. I can see that too, but I get access to these other amazing films and shows. I've not even mentioned the books, audiobooks and music.

The pirate's life is a great life and it's the life for me. Arrrr.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I'm curious, here in America all the police dramas on TV are largely pro-police narratives, with storylines that paint defense lawyers, internal affairs, those who invoke their right to silence or a lawyer, etc, as people who make the good guy's job harder rather than a system to combat police abuse of power. Are European police dramas any different in that respect? I don't know the differences between how police operate in the US vs in European countries, but I'm curious if it's still largely an overly pro-cop narrative

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Not a drama, but I think Brooklyn 99 did a good job parodying that "pro-police no matter what" perspective. It's also just plain hilarious.