What is on your DVR (or TIVO for the gheys), A shitty Uber Poll (772 hits)
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Submitted by Indoninja (View user info) at 2008-01-18 09:51:00 EST
I got my DVR about three years ago. It stores about 60 hours of TV.
My theory was that I would record things I was interested in and watch them the next day so I could fast forward commercials and I would save time.
I hadn't counted on the countless History, Discovery and Nat'l geographic specials that I would never stay home for or plan to watch, but could keep for whenever I had time.
I filled up the 60 hours in two weeks.
I trimmed a lot of it out, but I always have crap on there I want to watch.
I have random HD wide screen movies just because I think some scenes will look bad ass on my TV.
I have a few always sunny in Philadelphia episodes because by brother doesn't get it and I want him to see them when he visits.
I have four of the six hour documentry on the history of jews in America (I can't believe those bastards at PBS ask for money when they can make High def documentries).
I have American Gladiator and Bad Girls club, because if I have 10 minutes to kill watching trashy whores start "drama" or seeing people go up against roid heads on the "wall" or "rings" can sometimes hit the spot.
I was suprised yesterday by Reno 911, one of the few funny shows on TV, had no idea it was back on the air.
Every once and a while I will get a cool looking movie or one I had really wanted to see that turns out to be 2.5 hours of black because after stumbling home and checking out the tube I am too loaded to understand channels I have and don't have.
So uber what is on your DVR?
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Submitted by Herpes (user info) at 2008-01-21 01:01:38 EST (#)
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The may 8th tigers home game against seattle (You can see me everytime a lefty comes up to hit)
Verlander's June 12th no-hitter that was replayed the next day on FSN
The Goonies
Conan O'Brien
Smallville
...and other shit that the wife watches that I'm not going to get into.
Submitted by locksly (user info) at 2008-01-19 05:25:19 EST (#)
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I was suprised yesterday by Reno 911, one of the few funny shows on TV, had no idea it was back on the air.
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agreed
Submitted by shitfuck (user info) at 2008-01-18 17:11:29 EST (#)
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Gordon Ramsey's stuff. He's the greatest chef alive.
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2008-01-18 15:43:55 EST (#)
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Dexter is one of the best shows I have ever seen.
The first 48 is also very kick ass.
Daily Show, Colbert Report and I also dig House, Boston Legal and LOVED So you think you can dance.
What? Fine. American Idol.
Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2008-01-18 15:25:45 EST (#)
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For everyone who does torrents....this is what you need. http://www.neurostechnology.com/
And if you are a programmer, you can earn cash patching it if you feel like it.
Submitted by RyuFu (user info) at 2008-01-18 15:15:45 EST (#)
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No DVR or TiVo. Just my handy Archos 605 Wifi(just replaced the former Cowon A2) and the power of torrents. I only watch shows during my 90-minute commute to and from work each way every day. The only TV I really watch at home is sports. With that specification, I currently have Lost and Futurama on my device. And an Allie Sin video.
Previous shows I've watched from first-to-last in the past few months are:
-The Wire (badass show)
-Dexter (so good, just...so good)
-Nip/Tuck (jumped the shark after the end of season 4)
-Heroes (fuck you, I love it)
-Pushing Daisies (not really a good show, but I forced myself through it)
-Chuck (same as above, but with a hot female spy)
-Weeds (really cool show, have a feeling it's about to jump the shark)
-Flight of the Conchords (first 11 episodes were amazingly funny, season finale was waste of time; tragically, based on said finale I don't see this going past a second season)
That's hundreds of episodes of stuff that I've seen. All of it on Metro North or NYC subway. Holy fucking balls.
Submitted by ilikesteak (user info) at 2008-01-18 13:57:06 EST (#)
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your mom.
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2008-01-18 13:17:51 EST (#)
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oooooooooh... I want that!!
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Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2008-01-18 07:17:17 PST (#)
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Better to build your own and have over 600 hours of recording space.
Submitted by MANICMOTHER (user info) at 2008-01-18 12:28:20 EST (#)
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Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:01:37 EST (#)
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I haven't watched much tv over the years, but now that it's just me and the baby, I find myself watching it more and more. Cartoons when Soren's awake and stupid shows like "Rock of Love" when he's asleep.
I love that show for some reason.
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'Cus its fun to watch cheap drunken whores fight over a hasbeen rocker.
No DVR here, just lots of children's movies.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-01-18 12:17:48 EST (#)
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Seinfeld- Season 9, which I have decided IS the best overall season of the franchise.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2008-01-18 12:11:37 EST (#)
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i haven't have a tv for 7 years
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2008-01-18 12:10:20 EST (#)
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I don't have a DVR. I only watch sports and reruns of COPS and South Park.
Submitted by ghola (user info) at 2008-01-18 11:40:06 EST (#)
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i don't watch television.
Submitted by Rhymenocerous (user info) at 2008-01-18 11:11:41 EST (#)
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Planet Earth
Blue Planet
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Metalocalypse
Family Guy
Futurama
LA Ink
Dexter
Curb Your Enthusiasm
um...probably some other stuff my roommates record.
Submitted by JulsInsane (user info) at 2008-01-18 11:00:23 EST (#)
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New Years Eve I watched about a zillion hours of "Last Man Standing" before going out. Super hot guys competing in tribal games.
Submitted by Grimm (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:50:24 EST (#)
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For weeks I've been wondering why no one posts that much on Uber anymore.
Now I see why: Shit posts like get a bazillion comments from people that would be better off writing stuff on their own.
Christ. It's almost enough to get me to bring The Dude back.
Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:48:16 EST (#)
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I use sagetv for recording. Can't remember what I'm using to decrypt the cable stream off the wall.
Submitted by Grimm (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:47:31 EST (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:43:16 EST (#)
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I have zero idea what Hads just said.
*twirls hair*
I'll just sit here and be pretty.
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Excellent decision :-)
Submitted by BeforeEmily (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:45:25 EST (#)
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Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2008-01-18 07:29:20 PST (#)
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Holy mother of fuck: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/12/wtree112.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox
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DO NOT CLICK ON THAT LINK IF YOU ARE EATING BREAKFAST OR MASTURBATING
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:43:16 EST (#)
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I have zero idea what Hads just said.
*twirls hair*
I'll just sit here and be pretty.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:42:44 EST (#)
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Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:40:42 EST (#)
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Yes, it does everything a commercial DVR does - and better. I can copy the unencrypted mpegs off to my PC, edit the commercials out, and burn them to DVD for friends.
I purchased a piece of software to manage it all because it had the features I wanted and easy setup. When it comes time to upgrade, I will be getting a card with hdmi-in and IR blaster to directly manage the cable box as the output, instead of not always successfully decrypting the stream off the wall.
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that is pretty fucking sweet.
Wha was the name of the software?
Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:40:42 EST (#)
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Yes, it does everything a commercial DVR does - and better. I can copy the unencrypted mpegs off to my PC, edit the commercials out, and burn them to DVD for friends.
I purchased a piece of software to manage it all because it had the features I wanted and easy setup. When it comes time to upgrade, I will be getting a card with hdmi-in and IR blaster to directly manage the cable box as the output, instead of not always successfully decrypting the stream off the wall.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:36:39 EST (#)
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Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:29:20 EST (#)
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Holy mother of fuck: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/12/wtree112.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox
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Ok we need to start giving the HPV vaccine to everyone before these tree/human monsters take over the world.
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:29:20 EST (#)
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Holy mother of fuck: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/12/wtree112.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:26:38 EST (#)
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Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:17:17 EST (#)
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Better to build your own and have over 600 hours of recording space.
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I couldn't find anything that could record the signal and keep it in high def (although I am sure there are people more savvy than me that can)
The other problem is setting up recording times. With a DVR I can set it up to only record new shows, with building your own you are constrained to setting reocurring recordings at specific times, which is more of a pain.
On the one you built is it constantly recording what you watch so you can pause rewind etc?
Can you record more thanone show at once?
Maybe yours can do all of that, but the few people I know who built their own can't.
Submitted by Maddog (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:25:50 EST (#)
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"The First 48", "Family Guy", "The Simpsons" and "Scrubs". We're rarely home, so it comes in handy when we do get a chance to kick back and suck from the glass teat.
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:25:06 EST (#)
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Submitted by HandZon (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:23:52 EST (#)
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I am indeed sir, I am the definition of wi-fi.
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You rule my world.
*Complicated hand gesture that I saw some hip looking Youths do, before I beat them to death for being cocks*
Submitted by HandZon (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:23:52 EST (#)
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I am indeed sir, I am the definition of wi-fi.
Submitted by JulsInsane (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:22:37 EST (#)
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Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:01:41 EST (#)
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Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:52:10 EST (#)
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You got one of the shitty DVRs from the cable/satellite companies didn't you?
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Cheaper than service fee to Tivo, plus I have no land line so it wouldn't work (I think).
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And even better you don't have to think all you do is mash your paw at the buttons on the remote and it will record a whole season for you. If only all technology worked like this for me
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:22:18 EST (#)
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Submitted by HandZon (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:21:37 EST (#)
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I don't even have internet access, but I'll give it a one for fancy, new-age technology.
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Are you sending these messages telepathically?
Submitted by HandZon (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:21:37 EST (#)
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I don't even have internet access, but I'll give it a one for fancy, new-age technology.
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:21:14 EST (#)
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Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:17:17 EST (#)
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Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:01:41 EST (#)
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Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:52:10 EST (#)
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You got one of the shitty DVRs from the cable/satellite companies didn't you?
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Cheaper than service fee to Tivo, plus I have no land line so it wouldn't work (I think).
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Better to build your own and have over 600 hours of recording space.
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What the god loving fuck would you want 600 hours of recording for? Are you planning on having a life at anytime during your TV viewing experience?
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:19:27 EST (#)
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Yes, because we ALL know how to build DVDRs, Hadley.
Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:17:17 EST (#)
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Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:01:41 EST (#)
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Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:52:10 EST (#)
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You got one of the shitty DVRs from the cable/satellite companies didn't you?
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Cheaper than service fee to Tivo, plus I have no land line so it wouldn't work (I think).
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Better to build your own and have over 600 hours of recording space.
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:15:52 EST (#)
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MLW likes TV. I don't really watch it much. She records Law and Order in it's several incarnations and a few other shows. Doctor Who, Stargate, the reairing of Carl Sagan's Cosmos, like that.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:11:03 EST (#)
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I used to love The Soup, mostly b/c that Joel guys face is much like a cartoon - it can be transformed into any shape.
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:10:39 EST (#)
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tv? That would mean I would have to look away from the internet. That makes me sweat a little
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:10:35 EST (#)
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Submitted by Grimm (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:06:38 EST (#)
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I pay $60 a month for Verizon FIOS and just pirate any tv I want to watch. Can't see actually paying someone for tv shows nowadays.
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I am in the same boat as captain, wihtout cable my internet speed is shit.
Even if it wasn't watching a tiny screen or a giant sloppy screen or paying for a big clear picture, I will take the big picture.
Maybe I don;t go the right sights, but I have yet to see any pirated copies on-line that have a good pic on my TV.
Submitted by Yozz (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:08:40 EST (#)
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Nothing but Pr0n
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:08:08 EST (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:04:40 EST (#)
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Berty, I am not perfect. I have an evil addiction to crappy t.v. b/c it makes me endlessly laugh.
It's a horrible personality trait, I know :(
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Actually without my DVR I would probably still watch "the soup" on E.
All it does is show highlights of idiots on daytime and reality TV. It cramms a weeks worth of guilty pleasure crap into a half hour.
Not on now because of writers strike.
Submitted by Grimm (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:06:38 EST (#)
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Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:02:05 EST (#)
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Well, still can't beat cable for residential high-speed internet connectivity, really, at least in my city. That's the main reason I still get it. DSL isn't much faster here.
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I pay $60 a month for Verizon FIOS and just pirate any tv I want to watch. Can't see actually paying someone for tv shows nowadays.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:04:40 EST (#)
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Berty, I am not perfect. I have an evil addiction to crappy t.v. b/c it makes me endlessly laugh.
It's a horrible personality trait, I know :(
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:03:27 EST (#)
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Submitted by Grimm (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:59:32 EST (#)
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People still pay for cable and record shows off TV?
Wow. That's kind of retro.
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I think watching anything that is on less than a 50 inch and in hi-def is retro, but to each their own.
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:02:05 EST (#)
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Submitted by Grimm (user info) at 2008-01-18 08:59:32 CST (#)
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People still pay for cable and record shows off TV?
Wow. That's kind of retro.
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Well, still can't beat cable for residential high-speed internet connectivity, really, at least in my city. That's the main reason I still get it. DSL isn't much faster here.
Submitted by whiskey_jack (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:02:04 EST (#)
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I think you're a gay man!
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:01:41 EST (#)
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Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:52:10 EST (#)
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You got one of the shitty DVRs from the cable/satellite companies didn't you?
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Cheaper than service fee to Tivo, plus I have no land line so it wouldn't work (I think).
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:01:37 EST (#)
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I haven't watched much tv over the years, but now that it's just me and the baby, I find myself watching it more and more. Cartoons when Soren's awake and stupid shows like "Rock of Love" when he's asleep.
I love that show for some reason.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:01:22 EST (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:59:55 EST (#)
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Is it horrible that if I did have dvr I could definitely see myself recording that Celebrity Rehab show with Dr. Drew?
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I swear I don't even KNOW you anymore.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-18 10:00:43 EST (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:55:26 EST (#)
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I don't have a dvr, or cable for that matter, but over new year's I saw some of that show Bad Girl's Club at the hotel. Holy shit was it high-larious. Tanisha, shaking her fat arm, screaming 'YOU DON'T KNOW THIS. YOU DON'T KNOW THIS. I'M CRAY-ZAAAAAAY'.
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I could take or leave cable without a DVR, but somehow with it I can catch glimpses of the crap that amuses me and not feel like I am wasting as much time or rotting my brain as much. I also do enjoy a lot of the educational stuff.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:59:55 EST (#)
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Is it horrible that if I did have dvr I could definitely see myself recording that Celebrity Rehab show with Dr. Drew?
Submitted by Grimm (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:59:32 EST (#)
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People still pay for cable and record shows off TV?
Wow. That's kind of retro.
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:59:15 EST (#)
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I think I've used my DVR about ten times since we got it last fall. Just not home enough to sit down and watch that much television.
That being said, I've got a backlog of Sunday night Simpsons episodes waiting for me, plus a few favorite movies I'll get around to eventually - "The Fugitive", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "March of the Penguins", "Silence of the Lambs", and "Psycho".
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:59:04 EST (#)
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Don't have it, wish I did, would have Reno 911 and UFC related shit.
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:58:10 EST (#)
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Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-18 14:55:47 GMT (#)
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Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:52:35 EST (#)
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Fuck TV. It rots your brain meats.
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Yep.
But a man has to have some vices.
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True, I've got to admit I'm partial to History Channel and Discovery documentaries. Since I'm too poor for cable I watch them through the windows of my neighbour's house with a glass pressed to the window to hear.
Good times.
Submitted by ubetidid (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:56:11 EST (#)
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How could I possibly have time for any of that shit
what with all the READING I have to do here?
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:56:04 EST (#)
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My housemate downloads all television. I am currently watching Threshold's first series.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:55:47 EST (#)
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Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:52:35 EST (#)
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Fuck TV. It rots your brain meats.
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Yep.
But a man has to have some vices.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:55:26 EST (#)
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I don't have a dvr, or cable for that matter, but over new year's I saw some of that show Bad Girl's Club at the hotel. Holy shit was it high-larious. Tanisha, shaking her fat arm, screaming 'YOU DON'T KNOW THIS. YOU DON'T KNOW THIS. I'M CRAY-ZAAAAAAY'.
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:53:11 EST (#)
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I can't remember the last time that I actually sat down and watched tv. Needless to say, we don't have a DVR.
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:52:35 EST (#)
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Fuck TV. It rots your brain meats.
Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2008-01-18 09:52:10 EST (#)
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You got one of the shitty DVRs from the cable/satellite companies didn't you?