iTunes Scoops SciFi Channel
Saturday, September 29th, 2007I had planned on posting later about the link to allnurses.com, in which the nurse discusses being fired for eyebrow raising reasons. However, something far more important convened. It’s not quite about nursing, but…
Apple iTunes made a major blooper. Like really major. Like so major, that I’m surprised it isn’t plastered all over Stargate fan sites.
To backtrack, I don’t watch television and don’t have cable–out of choice. The last time my television was turned on was 9/11, to see the news. Four days later it went off again, and has remained dormant expect for movies. Somehow, I have inadvertently gotten addicted to Stargate. With Netflix, that is easy to happen. I started backwards with Stargate Atlantis, and then went back to SG1, even watching the original Stargate movie again.
At any rate, tonight we re-watched the season cliffhanger of Stargate Atlantis, which ended Season 3. And then, lo and behold a big surprise, we were able to get the first show in Season 4 through iTunes. It’s regular broadcast was yesterday, and since I don’t have the SciFi channel (remember, no cable) I would have had to wait until it became available by Netflix. And really, who can possibly wait that long?
Welcome iTunes. What a wonderful invention from Apple. Episode 1, Adrift, was available for $1.99. Ah, the convenience. And I was so ready to watch it.
Well, after making a tea and getting some nice dessert, we settled in to see what happens to the Lost City, which is now lost in space and running out of power. Dr. Weir is seriously injured, Rodney can’t decide what to do and no one is stoking his ego, and basically, the outlook is not promising.
But as soon as it goes on, we realize that something is veddy veddy wrong. Instead of a frantic crew, trapped in the Lost City of Atlantis which is now doubly lost since they are drifting in space and running out of power, we see the famous foursome hacking their way through a jungle. Shepherd, Ronon, Teyla and Rodney. They don’t seem extremely upset, they are on land, and not even discussing any of the event from the season cliffhanger.
Hmmm….
Shepherd has a little adventure with a strange crystal, and then they decide to head back to Atlantis.
Double hmmm…
And then we see Atlantis, all lit up, sitting nicely on some planet. Plenty of power, safe and sound. Not moving, not flying, just sitting in one spot as any city should be.
The opening credits go on, and then the name of the episode comes on. Doppelganger. No, this is supposed to be called Adrift. The episode we downloaded clearly said Adrift. But as you can see, it is called Doppelganger.
Well, I quickly went to investigate and saw that Doppelganger is actually the 4th episode of Season 4. What this means is that it hasn’t yet been shown on television, and iTunes screwed up major league. They apparently mixed up episodes, and sent us the wrong one. I’m sure the SciFi channel is going to be thrilled, as I can’t imagine that we are the only ones who got the wrong show.
Major league blooper, Apple. Seems like someones computer is suffering growing pains, or someone is sleeping on the job. And worst of all, I can’t see Adrift. Wah!!!
Anyway, for those of you thinking of downloading Season 4 from iTunes, you better check what’s coming over the cyberwaves.