i don't know what the current uk nova status is, but they used to let in about 300 new people in each day
spaced randomly. it was just a matter of getting in there and trying to sign up on and off for a few days
and then you get in there eventually. it's really worth time to do this. try late at night/early in the
morning gmt (use the time on this site as a guide).
if there is something new that you really, really want, you can just ask if someone will get it for you and
reseed it on a public tracker (no rules against that). sometimes as long as you've already checked to see if
the "usual torrent sites" don't have it yet, if you ask nicely, someone might do you a favor.
uk nova is very picky. the shows have to be shows from the uk (no shows from the us or canada that
happen to be airing there first). they can't be on dvd or coming out on dvd soon. they only stay up for
about a month unless it's a classic show or reseed request.