大家好, I am looking for mandarin language films or tv shows to download to my ipad to take with me on a long flight. Any ideas, websites, etc. ? many thanks!

Hi you could download some videos from youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/PeggyTeachesChinese

or

http://english.cntv.cn/program/learnchinese/travelinchinese/

But is very diffucult to download from cntv if you succeed please let me know.

amazon.com to get the dvd's then handbrake to make them small enough to fit on your ipad
handbrake.fr/
stick to the default ipad settings they work quite well

I've brought a few from Chinese dubbed(on amazon.com)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/shops/storefront/index.html?ie=UTF8&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&sellerID=A3KH7GOO88OIBI

I got Lord of the Rings(trilogy) , kung fu panda, monsters inc, madagascar series, avatar , shrek series (yes mostly kids movies)

I've found Lord of the Rings and Madagascar the easiest so far

Thanks for the suggestions. I am still looking for Mandarin content - tv shows, Chinese movies (made in China). I've watched a few episodes of Meteor Showers on Youtube. ANyone have any other suggestions for favorite tv shows, programs that can be accessed on Youtube, or from the US?

Chinese TV shows and movies are readily available on the web (some with restricted access from outside China), no need to buy American stuff - provided your internet connection is fast enough. e.g. http://www.tudou.com, http://www.qiyi.com, http://www.youku.com, http://www.cntv.cn, http://bbtv.cn （直播）, Youtube Taiwan: http://www.youtube.com/index?gl=TW&hl=zh-TW

There's also a 直播 software client for CCTV stations (with restrictions from outside China).