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Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: DoorNumberFour on November 06, 2013, 12:52:39 PM

http://www.nickreboot.com


 


I don\'t know if most of the members here know about this site already, but I\'ve been hooked for weeks--it\'s incredible. It\'s a 24-hour stream of dozens upon dozens of 90s and early 2000s Nickelodeon shows (including most, if not all, of the Nick game shows from that time period).


 


The schedule is randomly plucked from the site owner\'s database containing thousands of episodes, but it tends to skew towards the more popular shows. Give it a try (and donate) if you\'re into that sort of thing.


Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: TLEberle on November 06, 2013, 01:01:45 PM
Enjoy while it\'s still a thing, I say.
Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: pacdude on November 06, 2013, 01:27:09 PM

It\'s been a thing for a very long time (at least a few years at this point) so I guess Nickelodeon just doesn\'t care


Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: TLEberle on November 06, 2013, 02:00:29 PM
I\'m torn. Selfish me, who wants to watch what I want when I want on the device of my choosing with minimal interference by outside agencies, says \"hey, cool, I should also tell my sister about this.\" Realist me knows that while these sorts of streaming channels are neat, they\'re not a long term solution to the paradigm. Enjoy your burrito, but don\'t be sad when/if this disappears.
Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: Matt Ottinger on November 06, 2013, 02:25:44 PM


Enjoy your burrito, but don\'t be sad when/if this disappears.




 


There was a Mexican place on my way home from QuizBusters that made the best steak burrito.  I\'d pick one up after virtually every taping session, to the point that the guys knew exactly how I liked it.  That store has since closed.  I am sad.

Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: ChrisLambert! on November 06, 2013, 02:30:42 PM

Meanwhile, this older guy will just have to make do with the two half-episodes of \"What will they think of next!\"  that have popped up on YouTube.


Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: TLEberle on November 06, 2013, 02:44:23 PM
I hope this stays up through the weekend of the 22nd because it will make a weekend of bedridden recuperation move a little bit faster, so there\'s that too.
Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: DoorNumberFour on November 06, 2013, 04:18:31 PM

Also awesome: ad breaks are filled with authentic 80s- and 90s-era commercials.


Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: Johnissoevil on November 06, 2013, 04:25:34 PM

Viacom will be sure to say something about this.  They already took YouTube to court.


Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: jjman920 on November 14, 2013, 04:21:59 PM

Due to an increase in traffic, brought on by the website being mentioned in The Huffington Post and A.V. Club among others, the owner of the site has decided to shut it down to avoid the inevitable Viacom strike that\'d be coming because of the site\'s increasing popularity.


 


That\'s sad.


Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: Matt Ottinger on November 14, 2013, 04:40:32 PM


That\'s sad.




 




Enjoy your burrito, but don\'t be sad when/if this disappears.




 


Tried to tell you.

Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: TLEberle on November 14, 2013, 04:40:33 PM
Called it. Hope you enjoyed the burrito.

I suppose the lesson here is to toil in obscurity and shun publicity.
Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: clemon79 on November 14, 2013, 04:51:04 PM


I suppose the lesson here is to toil in obscurity and shun publicity.




 


When you\'re doing something that you know to be of questionable legality? You bet it is.

Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: DoorNumberFour on November 14, 2013, 05:10:37 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya2xifdO_l0


Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: JasonA1 on November 14, 2013, 05:44:38 PM

I went to the site once, and was surprised it was so well-liked, being that it was a stream vs. an on-demand platform. Given how many people balk when I show them how frills-free my cell phone is, I thought all the whippersnappers around here would be complaining. Guess they wanted a true retro experience of not being able to choose. :)


 


-Jason


Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: BrandonFG on November 14, 2013, 06:32:17 PM

I kept saying I\'d give it a shot, but procrastinated on it a bit. I also promised myself not to be upset or surprised when the site shut down. When I saw it getting some press, I knew it was only a matter of time. 


 


/Waits for someone to complain about the travesty of Viacom defending its own material


//By no means am I defending them, but I\'m afraid copyright be copyright


Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: TLEberle on November 15, 2013, 12:00:11 AM

When you\'re doing something that you know to be of questionable legality? You bet it is.

True enough, but I can think of at least six synaptic malfunctions that I wouldn\'t have committed had it been me.
Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: catnap1972 on November 16, 2013, 02:45:02 PM

Seems like they\'ve taken a different tact to keep the site functional.  Whether that\'ll keep Viacom away, who knows...


Title: Nick Reboot
Post by: Jimmy Owen on November 16, 2013, 02:54:53 PM


Seems like they\'ve taken a different tact to keep the site functional.  Whether that\'ll keep Viacom away, who knows...




It\'s a catch 22.  Viacom can\'t monitize the library enough to make it worth their while to make it available to the public and they also don\'t want fans to have access to it for free.  Maybe if a sub-distributor (like a Mill Creek) could make a deal.