Head over to a BitTorrent search engine (access to these tends to change frequently, but at the time of writing, EZTV and KickAssTorrents (KAT) are working great).

Choose a BitTorrent client (we love ÂµTorrent Deluge) and install it on your computer.

There is a little bit more overhead than the streaming methods, but its no more complicated than installing a BitTorrent client and searching on a torrent search Web site. If neither of the above net you what you’re looking for, and you don’t want to fork out for a VPN, check out our next section.ĭownloading entertainment via torrents is a fast and easy way to get exactly what you want. The site offers a legitimate way of watching many of the most popular US network TV shows. The site can be a bit intimidating to navigate, but clacking in the English show’s nameĪnother great source of TV on the Chinese Internet is Sohu. This is changing, and many TV shows and movies that were on the site are now gone. For a long time the site was largely un-policed for copyright infringement, which meant it was full of pirated movies and TV shows. The most common domestic solution is using video sharing giant,.

There are two ways around this: use a VPN to access those sites, or stick to domestic options. The problem with video streaming in China is that most of the streaming sources are either blocked (YouTube), or do not allow viewing outside their region (PBS, Netflix, Hulu, etc.). 40+ channels of shite packaged in one of four basic flavours: Japanese occupation drama, Dynastic period drama, cheesy variety show or heavily (ahem) “focused” news.Īnd while this may be a source of entertainment for 20 minutes on a hotel TV, or as “cultural immersion” for the first week or two after arriving, in the long-term, it just doesn’t cut it.Īs such, here are a few methods to keep your average expat entertained while living in China. Unless you live in an expat enclave, you very likely suffer through China’s basic (and we do mean basic) cable packages. We here at Lost Laowai are card-carrying æ²™å‘åœŸè±†, and as such suffered through hours of card-board programming on CCTV before discovering these tips to watching good English entertainment in China.

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