Thompson:
If you re-read my post, you might notice that I did not ask "what is a prequel" I asked "was it a prequel" which might 've indicated to you that I already knew the definition of a prequel.

many torrents are perfectly safe, the torrenters have set up identifiers to alarm each other about malicious and spurious uploads. The main dangers are when modern movies and music are being shared in clear violation of copyright. Many older movies are hard to find and get shared among collectors, and there is sharing of fan originated works. I suspect that a lot of the malware is identified as pornography but it's always wise to be careful.

Regarding DVDs of Father Ted, if your brother has a modern flat screen type television with a thumb drive (LSB) input, he might be able to get a friend to convert the Father Ted DVDs to a digital format such as .avi that the television can understand, then store it to a thumb drive, and the TV might understand it. I have a Samsung LED television and watch most of my recorded movies this way.