That Mitchell and Webb Look - If you watch these, you are a bad person

[quosmo1]

there is no legal way to watch for money, movies and tv broadcasts, as quickly after release as illegal or otherwise free channels, as once money is involved there are so many dumb legal stipulations like;

- only available after X days/weeks/months

- only available to viewers in certain countries

etc

these draconian laws need to change, you cant criminalize what is obviously the more convenient way to consume video, legalize and make it AVAILABLE and you will make your f*ing money just fine!

[sciences8]

Would be nice if they could just air all the episodes online with advertisements. That way, we could support the show while and watch it for free. O' the perfect world.

[itsazy]

@sciences8 They do and have done for years.

[Amstrup77]

HEHE... cant help to think of ACTA, SOPA and PIPA

[dontpunchgirls]

if they were not on BBC i mite feel bad but fuck the BBC they get money from every TV owner in the UK unlike any other television broadcasting company who have to rely on adverts

[Mullahgrrl]

@dontpunchgirls Quite so! If there was any justice we should all get a dvd for free, it is our money!

[dontpunchgirls]

@Mullahgrrl think that mite be going to far but they could increase the amount of programs on bbc iplayer

[buttersyrupnpancakes]

lol i feel bad now

[chainsawgood123]

I think this is a joke about how there are so many claims piracy destroys media empires, but it never actually seems to happen. By showing it happen as a sketch, they are mocking the fact it never seems to happen. Clever :D

[Areyourealythatdumb]

modern day fry and laurie.

[moshpotpaul]

I bought the peep show box set... Then they made another season lol. Also bought a few of the mitchell and webb dvds

[mimosveta]

Oh, poor thing, he wasn't able to hide a smile at the end there <3

[chailizard]

@mimosveta that's what people's mouths do when they cry sometimes. He's a terrific actor.

[austrianrationalist]

I'd buy DVDs if they were available in region 1. 

[fromoxfordwithluv]

Well, i defend myself because i have bought their dvd.

[sgfig]

ooooh maaaan, now I feel bad.. I can defend myself by saying that this show doesn't air in NZ nor does the DVD come out here, but even if it did, I would probably still watch on youtube just cause my tv remote doesn't work

[meotaku2]

They really are selling those studios.

[RadicalWhig]

Youtube = free advertising. So often you watch the show, get hooked on it, and then decide to buy the DVD. So they get their money in the end.

[khasab]

@RadicalWhig but often you don't

[kisakk]

I just bought this entire series and "Peep Show" on DVD, AND "This Mitchell & Webb Book". :)

[psychoslayer1993]

Quick Question: What's Dave?

[revilo412]

@psychoslayer1993 Dave is a channel that shows really old shows. Mostly Top Gear and Mock the Week, stuff like that.

[ghandi8749]

BBC payed for by the tax payer. BBC shows should be in the public domain. And i know this video is a joke.

[ChrisKilljoy12]

Now I feel bad... Does Netlfix count?

[garethkielty]

This page of youtube = definition of irony.

[underdog111111111111]

@garethkielty wow quote top comment in hope of thumbs up because that's original

[garethkielty]

@underdog111111111111 actually i wrote it first!!!! its just my internet has serious lag....of over a year....honest?

[Xezlec]

If all TV were simply available on the web, with the same exact commercials as the aired versions, earning the studio the same exact money, this problem would not exist and everyone would be happy.

[Boffcheese]

@Xezlec Problem is, the BBC is ad-free. They get their funding from TV licences, which are mandatory if you have a television in your abode. You also have to buy one if you're watching BBC television live on-line. Alas, the BBC gets nothing from YouTube, unlike iPlayer.

I'm more than happy to contribute to the BBC since it supplies balanced news reports (its illegal for them to be biased in any way), quality programmes without adverts, and a very high standard of production. Better than others.

[metalmanky306]

@Boffcheese actually, internet use goes under the license fee, if I'm not mistaken, so they still get money for you going on youtube...

[Boffcheese]

@metalmanky306 I'm no expert on this, so I'm willing to take your word for it. Gets rid of any guilt I was feeling, anyway :P

[davidmichael07]

If this was supposed to convert me from the internet back to the television, i'm afraid it hasn't worked. I enjoy watching it on BBC2 and Dave, but on the internet it is on demand( though not in HD or 3D, which I can cope with).

[dancetool]

and how much are you earning? privlidged life style for doing very little, best thing ever is the inter net .. havn't turnrd tv on in 2 years

[arnorparnor2]

If it hadn't been for youtube I wouldn't ever have known about David Mitchell. Bless the tube.

[Stimor]

prove it

[Sabanata99]

Don't worry everyone, the British TV licence payers will continue to fund the BBC. The only way on-line videos would become a problem for the company is if people got rid of their TVs in favour for watching things on-line.

[BlackHawk2669]

since my childhood I never paid for media in any way I just downloaded them lol

[MrElegos]

David mitchell just guilt tripped me so hard, I think I just became catholic...

[JDLupus]

@MrElegos Quick! Have a biscuit!

[LuRawen]

we don't have the dvd's in Finland. :(

[Conway79]

I watch youtube and I buy DVDs. Does that mean I'm wasting my money?

[alexxxnewzealand]

I kind of feel bad but then this show isn't available in New Zealand, nor is it even on TV

[GauntV]

you guys do realize that this sketch is ironic right? I thought it would be obvious by the punchline. How the multi-billion dollar corporations have this fatalistic attitude towards piracy. Reminds me of the South Park episode where P Diddys kid couldnt get an extra fish tank made of gold for christmas because of downloading. oh noes!

[verloren82]

BBC entertainment (the international branch of the channel, or maybe just the one in a few countries including mine) didn't even started airing the show! such a shame, all i have is these youtube vids!!

[80snessEj]

Some people need to calm down it's just a joke lol xD

[jaylpp12]

BBC make enough in television licenses and government budgets why should we pay fuck all else when its extortionate as it is

[Nkerklaan]

Guys, this sketch is clearly being delivered with a sense of irony. Obviously YouTube isn't completely bankrupting television.

[Menegoth]

I actually feel kind of bad now for having watched all Peep Show episodes on Youtube.

[celestialsalamander]

hmmmmm I probibly should buy some of there DVDs or something

[cybersethxp]

I feel bad watching these videos on Youtube, but since I haven't bought a TV licence, what can you do eh?

[rongpa70]

i'm supposed to feel sorry for these poor little rich boys? robert webb hawking his dvd's down the pub? that's laying it on a bit thick. i pay my bbc license fee, even though i am often out of the country and can't access iplayer (how hard would it be to create an account system by which wherever you are in the world you can log in and watch tv legitimately?) . so i am left trawling youtube to watch the very tv shows i would be entitled to watch online if i were in the uk. i don't feel too bad

[amastude]

@rongpa70 - Ahh you see that's where you've missed the point of this being a comedy sketch show, with this being a comedy sketch.....

[MillerCrosses]

@rongpa70 moron

[Papped1710]

those cunts! running poor old david and robert out of business, being too bloody lazya and cheap to watch the thing and give something back to the brilliant creators. What kind of lowdown, cheap, underhanded bastard would....

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wait a second

[DasNutellamaedchen]

That was really brilliant. But there are so much good shows, especially from Britain, which I only found out about because of youtube (from Monty Python till A Bit of Fry and Laurie and Black Books) and they never get aired in Germany, so I check them out here and buy the DVDs afterwards.

[felixvc]

Well now I do feel guilty.

Not guilty enough to stop watching, but I might make myself a little pick me up sandwich.

[NicWester]

Hulu!

[dchris1990]

this should be the patron video of Youtube!

[adds099]

well actually i have series 1,2 and 3 on DvD i just dont have them on me and am looking for some light humour to end the evening... so... yeah...

[obermegalutschoar]

I would buy the dvd's, but I had to sell my dvd player...because I work at BBC.

[hero2342]

oops...

[dannidandannikins]

I am compelled by law to pay for a licence fee whether I like it or not so if a BBC employee wants to bitch about me violating his property rights by watching this clip on youtube then he can fuck right off.

Cunt doesn't have a leg to stand on.

Same joke would be funny if done on a private TV channel funded by advertisers and or subscriptions; from the BBC it's a bag of hypocritical balls.

[guywholikesvids]

@dannidandannikins He's being sarcastic, dickhead.

[dannidandannikins]

@guywholikesvids I know that, but the joke depends on the audience thinking that watching clips of his show on youtube is comparable to theft; which it isn't. Since that premise is invalid, I think the joke is shit.

[TheFish2212]

@dannidandannikins you sir, are a massive penis

[amastude]

@dannidandannikins - Ahh you see that's where you've missed the point of this being a comedy sketch show, with this being a comedy sketch.....

[iPhoneGTI]

I laughed, but seriously, funding the BBC is what TV licensing is for, even if I decide not to watch your sketches.

[MeshokShishek]

Look, how not-fat he is here!

[ChristopherLuck]

I'd only buy the DVD to make sure these guys get some cash. Fuck BBC - Nazi's

[stoprainingonme]

I'm in New Zealand, and I probably could find Mitchell&Webb and Peep Show at stores if I really tried. (Squeezed onto the shelves in between the 14th series of Friends and the 25th series of Everybody Loves Raymond). Then there's Amazon. However I only discovered these guys ON YOUTUBE so...

[Skierguyca]

All we ask is that good commonwealth countries like CANADA that shed blood for King and Country at least be allowed to watch a little BBC comedy, otherwise stand the hell aside BBC bitch-goddess and let the pirates do their job if you don't have the balls or "market share"!!

[amb4zd]

I love, love, LOVE David Mitchell.

[DaRealWuXiit]

@amb4zd  You what?

[amb4zd]

@DaRealWuXiit

Oh, was that not very clear? Apologies.

[usernameunauthorised]

ha i was trying to decide whether i should buy the dvds or not. i guess its settled.

[bousie1234]

I got the dvd. I just hate watching it because I have to watch the credits and starting sequence. I also just like certain sketches.

Also these people are richer than I. If they are upset about not getting a grand more every year they can make everything cheaper as the BBC have the TV licensing policy that generates enough money already!

MAKE ME LAUGH CONSTANTLY!

[Parrster123]

I find it ironic that most of the views are from UK :P

[Finitia]

so....after some casual criminality, what shall i do next?

[marjumeschin]

I actually feel really bad watching this stuff on Youtube, but since I live in Estonia, it's pretty much the only way. We don't get ANYTHING good here.

[spongiebungie]

we get squat diddly in Australia. If I like what I see I buy the DVD but doubt it's for sale here.

[GarethandSarah]

Paid my tv license, I'm not sorry for watching stuff on youtube.

[19nimrod93]

I prefer to be able to watch stuff on YouTube before buying the DVD for the simple reason that if I'm spending money on something I want to know that it'll be worth it.

[McKrispy94]

peep show is on Channel 4 right ?

doesn't C4 get it's money from advertising ?

So they'd still get Peep Show free. =L

(If this where real. which of course it isn't :D )

And i LOVE Dave =] one of the best channels EVER

[ETFilmProduction]

i feel horible now

[handyted101]

Mitchell and Webb get plenty of cash from the BBC from tv license money , if the shows not popular , well thats just unfortunate but I dont need to be a martyr and pay for dvd sales and a tv license. BBC should just offer less dross programming then more people might be intellegent enough to find MW funny.

[sporkafife]

@handyted101 It's only a joke. The show is very popular and they haven't really ran out of money =P

[finalfantasylouis]

someones taking this a bit too seriously//

[dragonforce525]

This page of youtube = definition of irony.

[myLastTears]

Thank you

[newarchrk]

@dragonforce525 You have evidently failed in grasping the concept of irony. I'll leave a link to a very simplified explanation of it. Hope it helps.

cracked.com/funny-1085-irony/

[dragonforce525]

@newarchrk No it doesn't help, because I don't care.

[newarchrk]

@dragonforce525 How ironic.

[popelt64]

@dragonforce525 grats

[PrimaIScream]

Casual Criminal... meh.

[manicwebb]

I suppose I could be a totally honest person and not watch these sketches on Youtube, but they've yet to air series 3 in America, BBC America stopped airing repeats of series 1 and 2 a while ago, and I haven't heard anything about a DVD release in my region.

So... ball's in your court, BBC.

[blenderpanzi]

@manicwebb And there are countries where it is NEVER aired. YouTube is the only way I know that Mitchell and Webb even exist.

[Nebirias]

@blenderpanzi Exactly. I should feel bad about watching Mitchell and Webb, QI, Nevermind the Buzzcocks and such on YouTube, but what are the chances that they eventually air on FRENCH TELEVISION?

If I end up in Britain, though, I'll be overcome by guilt in about 5 minutes.

[jacksawild]

@manicwebb You can't say "balls" to the BBC. The Queen watches, you know.

[fritspas]

i sure am