Ripping your favourite TV shows off the internet

Posted by Alan Heng

Ever wished you could watch your favourite TV series the very next day they are aired on the US networks? In the US they are airing the latest episodes but here in Malaysia we have to wait. Yeah maybe that’s no big deal, but the next day you happen to go online & read that the lead character gets killed off while you were still watching Astro’s “latest” episode – only to find out you’re really 8 episodes behind. And coupled with our very own censorship board’s strict guidelines, the ‘juiciest’ bits tend to end up on the editing floor.

Frustrating right? And now you ready to start ripping? That's the spirit! Here’s how.

First of all, you need to find out what is the latest episode that is currently on the US networks. Take for example the huge cult series HEROES, & there it’s showing episode five of season two. So, what you do now is Google “heroes s02e05 rapidshare”.

Explanation :
S02 = Season 2
E05 = Episode 5
Rapidshare = file hosting site.

If you are comfortable with Megaupload or any other hosting sites, feel free to replace the "rapidshare" word to your choosing. I personally use Rapidshare as they have the most files shared on the internet (in my humble opinion, that is...).



Next, look for the sites which displays the rapidshare URLs in its summaries (view top pic):

Eg. “http://rapidshare.com/files/64670039/heroes.205.hdtv-lol.avi.001...”

These are the results you should be looking for. Go to that site & you would see the FULL list of URLs of the particular episode.



Normally it will show 2 – 8 URLs, depending on which site you are in. (In the pic above, there are a total of 4 files.) These are the address which leads you to the actual Rapidshare download site. Bear in mind you need to download ALL the files listed as they make up the entire episode.

Once you have downloaded ALL of them, do a virus scan… just to be safe. Then click on the 1st file (normally with the number “001” or "part1"), follow the instructions & then it will automatically unzip itself, merging all the files together thus becoming ONE file. Once done, they are ready to be viewed.

Enjoy! =)

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adidi, sya pikir sya saja yg raja donload..hehe..nasib baiklah internet sya capat. tapi klu wayang2 yg dorang bilang cantik grafik, sya tdk download lah..mo juga tgk yg original.. true blood S0202 sdh ko dwnld? setiap ari minggu tu keluar (ari 1 tmpt ko). malas sya tgk di hbo, byk iklan. anyway, sya slalu download sana isohunt.com, mininova.org, torrentreactor.. mana lagi tu ah sya slalu pigi?

Len2

Dulu saya selalu pakai Limewire, tapi selalu lambat tu connection sebab kadang2 org yg share tu files ndak online masa tu. Jadi sya jadi premium member Rapidshare (bayar €6.99 bulanan) supaya sya bulih download 20 files sekali gus!

Bukan saja sya download True Blood, BANYAK! Sampai laptop sya kehabisan hardisk space bah! Hehe... ;)