TiVo, I think I HATE You…
December 7, 2005
**Sung in the tune of that David Cassidy gem, “I Think I Love You”**
Actually, that isn’t true. I love my TiVo. It’s deciding what to tape and then what to keep that I hate. I now have so many choices, and not enough hours in the year to watch them all.
It’s a blessing and a curse, I tell you.
Blessing:
1. Because I can tape ANYTHING I want! Even two shows at once. How sweet is that? So while I’m screaming (nay, begging!) at my TV full of Amazing Race Phil goodness to just shut the Weaver family down and get them (the hell) off my TV; I am also taping House over on Fox. You know, that cool doctor show with Stewart Little‘s dad? Um, yeah, bet you won’t get that image out of your head for a few hours. (You’re welcome, by the way.)
2. I can save shows for me and Hubby to watch when he gets back from his trip to India. (Anything to help erase that experience for him, I’m all about.)
3. I can tape the craptastic show I. can’t. stop. watching. Real World/Road Rules: The Gauntlet II and watch it sans commercials in about 10 minutes. As God intended, I am certain.
Actually, if it was only for the fact I can fast forward through commercials that I got to keep my TiVo for eternity; that would be enough.
Curse:
1. The shows just pile up! Well, that could be because I peek ahead in my cable guide feature to see what’s coming up and the shows I tape weekly have their place in line, and then I add the ones I find while I’m “surfing”. I’m not certain, however. I’m sure it doesn’t help I’ve inadvertantly taught M how to do this as well, which leads me to my next curse:
2. The. Kids. Shows. How many episodes of Lilo & Stitch do they need to save? Kim Possible has also taken up permenant residence on my TiVo too. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, right?
3. I now get to tape WAY too many shows on the History Channel. I love the History Channel. (I suppose I should insert here that Hubby and I honeymooned at Williamsburg, Virginia. Good times.) And once I get a show on there I don’t watch it right away. If it’s one of their “series”, it could be taking up 4 hours of prime TiVo space. Not good.
(Hi, I’m Shash, and I’m addicted to the History Channel. Is there a patch for that?)
4. See Blessing #3. Craptastic could also include such gems as “My Super Sweet 16″, “The Girls Next Door” and “Joey”. If you get enough of these craptastic shows going, prime real estate begins to disappear.
Sad, I know.
What’s even sadder is that I’m admitting I watch these shows. The craptastic ones.
Or that I could be.
If you give me an hour, check my TiVo and I can guarantee they won’t be there.
Promise.
What I’m Rocking On The Zen: Brandi Carlile: Fall Apart Again. Awesome singer. Reminds me of early Melissa Etheridge. She’s gonna be big.
