I wish this worked, but it only does for things that are popular.
As it stands I think I’m just going to have to back up my entire media collection for fear of not being able to get a copy during retirement - when I plan to watch a shit tonne of TV.
Comment on Beware Hollywood’s digital demolition: it’s as if your favourite films and TV shows never existed
x0x7@lemmy.world 2 days ago
This is why pirating is justified. If you want your shows to last forever, torrent them, and keep them seeded.
el_abuelo@programming.dev 2 days ago
mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It’s a shame there is no plan to make consumer grade glass storage.
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’ve looked around quite a bit for The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. No one seems to have the complete series. The show ran nightly for 30 years and amassed 6714 episodes so it would be quite a large torrent.
celsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
It’s likely that most episode aired before the dawn of home video recording (early 80s) are completely lost media. NBC and other networks weren’t in the habit of archiving tape-to-air media.
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Ahhhh this is an absolute tragedy. The same thing goes with many movies from the golden age of Hollywood. I love to watch these old films. It breaks my heart that so many are lost forever.
PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Most of the episodes aired before at-home VHS was common, and TV stations weren’t in the habit of archiving their old footage. It’s likely that a lot of them aren’t available simply because nobody (including the tv station) has recordings.