Buying game should enable download of Show episodes

[someone]

Since the game and the show are supposed to be two aspects of the same experience:

Im living in Europe and a bit worried about airing times for the TV Show.

If Syfy actually airs the show in Europe the same day it does as in the US then everything is fine, but i would be pretty pi**ed off if i had to wait a week or longer for it to be broadcasted here...

So, to overcome that, let me suggest that buying the game should give worldwide access to download the episodes (including commercials, if that helps).

I *will* watch the epsiodes here as well, but i'd prefer it to be via legal means...

[Wolf]

Yeah this is available all over the world not just the US. So if the show isn't on within 48hrs of its original US airing wtf.

*waits for Defiance to be the most illegally downloaded tv show ever.*

[Kalderyn]

Yeah this is available all over the world not just the US. So if the show isn't on within 48hrs of its original US airing wtf.

*waits for Defiance to be the most illegally downloaded tv show ever.*

This kind of piracy is actually very legitimate if the company has put no effort to make the product easily available meaning that they wouldn't lose any money anyway because they weren't selling it in the first place.

This goes for many TV shows that are not available in a reasonable time frame and accessibility. Unfortunately TV show distribution is still quite primitive compared to services like Steam or Origin.

[MuKi1115]

Since the game and the show are supposed to be two aspects of the same experience:

Im living in Europe and a bit worried about airing times for the TV Show.

If Syfy actually airs the show in Europe the same day it does as in the US then everything is fine, but i would be pretty pi**ed off if i had to wait a week or longer for it to be broadcasted here...

So, to overcome that, let me suggest that buying the game should give worldwide access to download the episodes (including commercials, if that helps).

I *will* watch the epsiodes here as well, but i'd prefer it to be via legal means...

I totally agree, started a thread with exactly the same idea some while ago. The situation is especially problematic in German and Italian speaking parts of Europe where TV shows are usually aired after they have been dubbed which takes 4-6 month...
Other parts of the EU might be easier to handle because they show English shows subtitled (like Sweden for example...) which can be done much faster than dubbing...

[Fiancee]

It should indeed. Aint TV-channels quite cheap these days.. less than 10 bucks a year. I hope I can just download it and watch on my PC, I dont need subs either.

[Arkainin]

hmm it might be interesting if the show was view-able through the game client.... that way the shows ratings would be higher as well. I am willing to bet a very large portion of the shows/ games fans will be watching the show online. This means lower ratings and could hurt the show.

[Zoo]

I really doubt that they would do that :S

[GeneralZOCK]

well at least the first epsiode is already written and filmed so we won´t have an effect on that episode, but the episode might effect our game experience in some ways.
Next is that Syfy will broadcast the show beginning at 18th APril if the website is still correct :P
But thats for Syfy (US) dunno if Syfy(EU) will get the rights as well on the same day, hopefully! @_@

so all in all we might have an effect on the 2nd Episode of Defiance.

[KadenLag]

only way i see this being possible is buying a "collectors" type edition that gives you access to the show, and obviously it will cost more since there are production costs that go on for the show and those need to be funded somehow.

i wouldnt expect anyone to include that as part of a normal priced game.

[GeneralZOCK]

well that option would be not possible since not anyone got access to paytv so far