Welcome to the international fans of Gemini Division.

Please, I humbly request, stop flooding my inbox. I, like you, am a fan of the show. Gemini Division Files is a fan site, albeit the official one, for Gemini Division. We have no more control over the show than you do.

While US fans, or at least fans with US based IPs, are able to view the show I’ve received a plethora of emails, some quite angry, demanding to know why our neighbors to the north and in countries across the pond are unable to view the show. It’s nothing personal folks…I had to proxy in to Australia last year for Afterworld on Australian Sci-Fi to keep the pulse of the Aussie fan base and make sure they were represented on Afterworld Theories.

Let’s discuss geo-protection. Much like our first fan-site for Afterworld, mentioned just above, Gemini Division Files is not geo-locked; This is to ensure that every fan on the planet has access to our website without the hassle of a proxy server. We do this to bring all GD fans together and provide the most concise source for GD information available in a community atmosphere.

Unlike this fansite, which is neither owned nor operated by either Electric Farm Entertainment or NBC Universal, the main Gemini Division website belongs to the production and distribution studios.

“Why can’t I see this show, I live in [Vancouver] Canada for chrissake. I can watch NBC on my television!”

Gemini Division, much like Afterworld before it, is meant to have an international release. Series creator and Electric Farm executive producer Brent Friedman recently stated that NBC is responsible for distributing the series in the United States while Sony [Sony Television Pictures International] is managing the world wide and multi platform release. One consideration in that international release is language; the series will have to be dubbed in multiple languages beyond US english. Another is the media platform; what works on the web will not work on most smart phones so the series will have to be reformatted for cellular distribution. Managing the conversion, multi-platform release, and promotion of Gemini Division to individual markets internationally is difficult to coordinate.

It all boils down to monetization: how the producers and distributors recoup their costs on the series and effectively build their brand to ensure a return on investment.

If this were a traditional television show that was being aired on the web I doubt we’d see this type of pushback from international fans. I haven’t heard any flak because you can’t view a LOST episode on the ABC site the day after it airs on TV in the US. Heroes is wildly popular and also posts episodes online the day after air. In addition, Heroes has also been running online webisodes this summer…but I’ve seen no international fervor about those episodes being blocked. Because Gemini Division is created to be an online series viewers appear to believe a different set of rules apply; though a internet series the same distribution rules apply to being able to view Gemini Division as they do to the Heroes episodes. NBC is protecting it’s investment folks …nothing personal.

It’s not like we don’t feel your pain: I have to proxy in to the BBC and CBC too, and I only live a two hour drive from BC. So please…stop emailing us about the geolock, we can’t fix it for you.

On the plus side, you are always welcome here!