I'll have to agree about online viewing being inferior (as compared to watching it on your TV and whatnot).
Visual quality is tends to be not as good, for one thing. Also when it comes to TV broadcasts or DVDs, everyone's pretty much getting a uniform viewing experience. When it comes to streaming or torrents on the other hand, it all depends on the person's computer, so it can make you feel a lot more restricted or left out if you don't have your own computer, have a slow connection, or other things like that.
I will watch stuff online if they are not available any other way, however if a show is available in other forms, it's certainly not my first preference.