I just watched the last episode of season three of The L Word (yes, we're behind in the UK). To make sure it was indeed the last episode, I went online to find out. I did a search, and Showtime's site came up first, so I clicked through only to be told:

We at Showtime Online express our apologies; however, these pages are intended for access only from within the United States.

Hey, thanks, Showtime. Why on earth can't you allow people from the US to view the web site? FYI, it's not just information about The L Word. It's the entire site that's blocked.

I remember this from before with Showtime. The same thing happened a year or two ago when I also went to look up something about The L Word. What a stupid, stupid policy.

I'm far from the only one annoyed about this. Do a search on the phrase above, and you find plenty of people complaining about it. I like this one:

Yeah? Well, screw you too. It's been like that since at least the Dead Like Me days, and all I wanted to do was read some information on the show. Bastards.

Same here -- I just wanted to get some info on the show. Well, proxy servers are the way around it. Proxy.org got me through (Stay Invisible is another resource to keep in mind).

To be honest, one of my favorite sites TV.com was more useful that Showtime, after the struggle to get there. The how info on The L Word is here. Bless, I love this part about tonight's episode:

The most unconvincing use of pseudo-tech jargon in a conversation ever:

Max's boss: My quantum-photon chip is gonna blow everything else out of the water.
Max's co-worker: The methodware is totally becoming a regular feature of my toolkit.

And Dead Like Me was a Showtime show? Wow -- I had no idea. It was on Sky over here -- great show!

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