Try installing a flash video downloader in Firefox and save the stuff you want to watch in files instead of trying to watch is streaming. Also load VLC media player to play the files. You can get a dozen things downloading at once. Once the are downloaded, you can watch them without further ado.
Good Idea but I have been streaming for 2 years and don’t want to have to go back to having to download just to watch something. I have had it set where I can just turn on any movie or show and watch it with the same ease as flipping thru TV channels.