What's on your DVR? - Page 4

Stan4dSteph · 09-20-2007, 08:48 PM

Currently there's a bunch of stuff on my DVR that I would like to get OFF of it so I can edit it down on my computer. Mostly broadcasts of U2 performances. Unfortunately there's no way to do that easily without just dumping onto a VHS tape, so it sits there taking up space.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-20-2007, 09:07 PM

Grumble.

So it turns out we had a Season Pass for "Survivor: Fiji", not "Survivor". Curse you CBS for embedding a variable in your show title when consumer DVR UI's aren't exactly offering regular expression searching at this point (though I don't doubt someone's got a Linux DVR solution that does). There are ways around it (which I will now have to do), but it would seem to be in CBS's best interest to just keep the title the same across seasons so it can be recorded using defaults without the extra steps of doing a keyword-based subscription.

Ah well, the upshot is that I thought to do a paranoia check a couple minutes in and caught that it wasn't recording. Just missed some of the intro hype (whcih I like to watch on Episode 1), but I can catch that online tomorrow.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-21-2007, 01:02 PM

I would like to thank Katiesue for making my list look downright sparse.

katiesue · 09-21-2007, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I would like to thank Katiesue for making my list look downright sparse.

There are actually a few more but I can't remember what's been cancelled or not.

Kevy Baby · 09-21-2007, 03:56 PM

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It is probably best if you just let that one [Comedy Central William Shatner Roast] slide by as a missed opportunity. I watched about 20 minutes of it and it was truly painful.

The Comedy Central roasts definitely have no redeeming value and are an insulting reminder of the old Dean Martin ones.

I guess this one is a guilty pleasure then. I have watched it a couple of times and love it. There are a few parts I skip (Andy Dick is an idiot), but there are some real gems in there (Betty White!).

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Grumble.

So it turns out we had a Season Pass for "Survivor: Fiji", not "Survivor". Curse you CBS for embedding a variable in your show title when consumer DVR UI's aren't exactly offering regular expression searching at this point (though I don't doubt someone's got a Linux DVR solution that does). There are ways around it (which I will now have to do), but it would seem to be in CBS's best interest to just keep the title the same across seasons so it can be recorded using defaults without the extra steps of doing a keyword-based subscription.

Ah well, the upshot is that I thought to do a paranoia check a couple minutes in and caught that it wasn't recording. Just missed some of the intro hype (whcih I like to watch on Episode 1), but I can catch that online tomorrow.

If you are on TiVO (I can't recall if you are or aren't), create a keyword wish list set to record any program with "Survivor" in the title.

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I would like to thank Katiesue for making my list look downright sparse.

If I were to post my full list, it would be longer than Katiesue's. Which is sad.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-21-2007, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

If you are on TiVO (I can't recall if you are or aren't), create a keyword wish list set to record any program with "Survivor" in the title.

See, that's the problem. That will get ANY show with "Survivor" in the title, not just Survivor. Of course, I could do "Survivor:" or, as I ended up doing, "Survivor" in the title, narrowed by genre to Action Adventure/Reality. That cuts out things like "Survivorman" or "Ultimate Survivor" (I don't know if that's a show, but I bet it is).

But that's all beside the point.

Like I said, I know how to get around the problem, but it's dumb of CBS to make me need to. Why would they want their show to NOT be recorded season-after-season by default?

Kevy Baby · 09-25-2007, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

See, that's the problem. That will get ANY show with "Survivor" in the title, not just Survivor. Of course, I could do "Survivor:" or, as I ended up doing, "Survivor" in the title, narrowed by genre to Action Adventure/Reality. That cuts out things like "Survivorman" or "Ultimate Survivor" (I don't know if that's a show, but I bet it is).

What TiVo needs is a super-intelligent "record what I really want but don't record any crap - crap as defined by my standards" button.

But maybe I ask for too much.

libraryvixen · 09-21-2007, 01:12 PM

My TiVo, like Netflix, is a cesspool of my guilty pleasures. I won't lie.. I'm WAY over the MTV demographic age yet I watch a ton of it. I secretly watch My Super Sweet 16 and Engaged & Underage when B is nowhere around. These shows are horrible like a vat of lard on a hot day, yet I watch them.

Capt Jack · 09-21-2007, 01:44 PM

DVR...thats like....TV..right?

pass

libraryvixen · 09-25-2007, 02:44 PM

Bump.

I TiVoed "Chuck" last night and watched it later on in the evening. I absolutely loved it. Chuck is so dang loveable. I want nerd love.

Anyone else TiVoing any new shows this season?

09-20-2007, 08:48 PM	#1
Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	Currently there's a bunch of stuff on my DVR that I would like to get OFF of it so I can edit it down on my computer. Mostly broadcasts of U2 performances. Unfortunately there's no way to do that easily without just dumping onto a VHS tape, so it sits there taking up space.
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09-20-2007, 09:07 PM	#2
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Grumble. So it turns out we had a Season Pass for "Survivor: Fiji", not "Survivor". Curse you CBS for embedding a variable in your show title when consumer DVR UI's aren't exactly offering regular expression searching at this point (though I don't doubt someone's got a Linux DVR solution that does). There are ways around it (which I will now have to do), but it would seem to be in CBS's best interest to just keep the title the same across seasons so it can be recorded using defaults without the extra steps of doing a keyword-based subscription. Ah well, the upshot is that I thought to do a paranoia check a couple minutes in and caught that it wasn't recording. Just missed some of the intro hype (whcih I like to watch on Episode 1), but I can catch that online tomorrow. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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09-21-2007, 01:02 PM	#3
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I would like to thank Katiesue for making my list look downright sparse. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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libraryvixen is part of the resistance Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: up North Posts: 963	My TiVo, like Netflix, is a cesspool of my guilty pleasures. I won't lie.. I'm WAY over the MTV demographic age yet I watch a ton of it. I secretly watch My Super Sweet 16 and Engaged & Underage when B is nowhere around. These shows are horrible like a vat of lard on a hot day, yet I watch them. __________________ Yes, I'm still alive!
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09-21-2007, 01:44 PM	#9
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	DVR...thats like....TV..right? pass __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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09-25-2007, 02:44 PM	#10
libraryvixen is part of the resistance Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: up North Posts: 963	Bump. I TiVoed "Chuck" last night and watched it later on in the evening. I absolutely loved it. Chuck is so dang loveable. I want nerd love. Anyone else TiVoing any new shows this season? __________________ Yes, I'm still alive!
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