In the early 2010s, LGBTQ+ media was still ghettoized. Netflix had no bears. Logo TV was behind a paywall. For many gay men, especially bears, finding their own image — big, bearded, funny, sexual but not pornographic — required piracy. Torrents were a lifeline.
In early 2013, a user named BearTracker37 accidentally bundled all of Season 1 into one torrent but mislabeled it. However, hidden in the metadata was a deleted scene: a 9-minute musical number where Wood sings “Bury Me in a Bear Hug” to a cadaver. That scene exists nowhere else. Where The Bears Are - Season 1 Torrent 37
Below is a treating “Torrent 37” as a legendary, lost, or apocryphal piece of digital ephemera — examining what it represents in the age of streaming, queer indie media, and the hidden corners of peer-to-peer networks. Where the Bears Are — Season 1, Torrent 37: An Autopsy of a Phantom 1. The Canon vs. The Cryptic Where The Bears Are (WTBA) debuted on YouTube in 2012, created by Rick Copp and Joe Dietl. It’s a low-budget, high-camp noir parody following three bearish roommates — Nelson, Reggie, and Wood — who stumble over dead twinks, shady closeted cops, and diva guest stars (RIP Rue McClanahan’s cameo). Season 1 officially had 13 episodes, each roughly 5–8 minutes. In the early 2010s, LGBTQ+ media was still ghettoized
If you find it, let me know. But bring a backup drive. And maybe don’t watch it alone. Would you like a guide on how to legally watch Where The Bears Are (including the actual Season 1) instead? For many gay men, especially bears, finding their