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DVR Break-Up: Heroes

Mar

19

2009

It takes a lot to make me stop watching a show. Evidence: I have watched every single episode of ER since its premiere. IN FUCKING 1994. But I’m with Alan Sepinwall on this one: Heroes has lost me for good, and not because of anything in particular, but because of the sum total of its ...

Conehead 2

Jan

5

2009

Chaplin and his hilariously sad cone/satellite dish collar, critiquing my queue of BSG episodes.

Netflix + TiVo Update 1

Dec

9

2008

In an update to my earlier post, now that I’ve tried it out….I am DEFINITELY never leaving the house again.

I May Never Leave The House Again

Oct

30

2008

From the department of It’s About Fucking Time: TiVo and Netflix sign a deal to allow Netflix Watch Now streaming to Series 3 TiVos. If only I had time to watch half the shit I’m TiVoing right now, let alone the Netflix discs rotting by my TV. At least this will be a good way ...

Cancelled

Oct

13

2008

And the winner of this year’s First Show Deleted Off The Season Pass List is…Little Britain USA! Sorry guys, you’re just not funny enough to overcome that hideous laugh track. Although I will admit, had I gotten around to watching the two episodes of Fringe sitting on the TiVo, I might have deleted that first.

Deep Thoughts

Aug

24

2008

Sorry to stick y’all with another bullet-pointed post, but these things happen when you’re broke and unemployed and not doing much: Went sea kayaking with my friend Lisa this morning, which was great fun. We paddled at least 2-3 miles up the coast from the Malibu pier, and it was a really gorgeous day for ...

Dilemma: Resolved

May

23

2007

Despite the arguments in favor of the remote with big orange flames painted on it, I decided to go a different direction in my choice of TiVo reward: I do like that I can jam one on over my cast to keep my toes warm. Chaplin? Not impressed: How do I get away from this ...

A Minor Dilemma 5

May

15

2007

I have a bunch of TiVo rewards points, since I’m such a TiVo-hugger that I’ve influenced several others to purchase TiVos. Crappily, however, these points expire after 24 months, and a bunch of mine are about to expire. And so we come to my dilemma, what to do with my TiVo rewards points. Here are ...

And It’s SPECTACULAR 3

Feb

3

2007

Well, it took four guys from the cable company standing around my apartment for an hour to get the two CableCards properly installed in my HD TiVo, but good lord, SPECTACULAR HD (™ Laz) is pretty fucking cool. I’m watching the Lakers-Wizards game right now (ironic, since a) I hate basketball and b) I hate ...

A Vast Improvement

Feb

3

2007

The streak lives! My iron stomach continued to hold its own against all comers. About partway through Thursday my appetite came back in full force, and I ended up eating my way through half the food in the kitchen at work. The foot’s also been behaving better. I was doing something that, to the naked ...