My DVR is changing my life.
Is this a good thing? I dunno.
I'm not much of a dedicated tv-watcher. Oh, sure, I watch it, but I haven't set my schedule by it - except for a very, very few shows over the years. I never missed an Aaron Sorkin West Wing, for instance (well, except for that one time, when I was in the hospital after having a baby. But that didn't count). And I probably am too big of a Good Eats fangirl. But the majority of my other TV "watching" generally involves turning it to the Food Network or History International or some such and listening while I do something else. It's been this way for years.
And then.. well, this season. There are so many shows which have either proven themselves to be fantastic, or which have the potential to be fantastic, that I had a little problem. You see, the bedtime ritual 'round here starts at 8 PM Central, and by the time we've done the 5 B's (Bath, Brush Teeth, Book, Bed, "Blow Hugs" - I'll explain those later), it's nearly 9. I don't mind this time; the boy is in school all day, and this is precious time, reserved just for us.
I had resigned myself to just not seeing Studio 60, or Heroes, or Criminal Minds, or (guilty pleasure) Supernatural, or even Eureka (goofy fun is good!), and this was probably not a bad thing.
Enter the DVR, which my sister talked me into when I drove her down to the Time Warner store to swap out HER regular box. The sweet taste of freedom to record movies and shows at will is amazing - and I have done so. I have the knowledge that I'm never stuck watching a repeat of this week's Iron Chef (unless I want to watch it) again, and this is a good thing. I can be much more selective about my choice of listening - er, watching material, etc.
But now that I can record a lot of TV? I am totally spoiled for commercials. I reached up and tried to fast-forward to the weather report this evening. So sad. And did I mention that I'm watching a LOT MORE TV lately?
Ah well, I have confidence this new TV zeal will fade. After all, I know that at least some of these shows will disappoint, and end up covered in stink. Right?
I'm not much of a dedicated tv-watcher. Oh, sure, I watch it, but I haven't set my schedule by it - except for a very, very few shows over the years. I never missed an Aaron Sorkin West Wing, for instance (well, except for that one time, when I was in the hospital after having a baby. But that didn't count). And I probably am too big of a Good Eats fangirl. But the majority of my other TV "watching" generally involves turning it to the Food Network or History International or some such and listening while I do something else. It's been this way for years.
And then.. well, this season. There are so many shows which have either proven themselves to be fantastic, or which have the potential to be fantastic, that I had a little problem. You see, the bedtime ritual 'round here starts at 8 PM Central, and by the time we've done the 5 B's (Bath, Brush Teeth, Book, Bed, "Blow Hugs" - I'll explain those later), it's nearly 9. I don't mind this time; the boy is in school all day, and this is precious time, reserved just for us.
I had resigned myself to just not seeing Studio 60, or Heroes, or Criminal Minds, or (guilty pleasure) Supernatural, or even Eureka (goofy fun is good!), and this was probably not a bad thing.
Enter the DVR, which my sister talked me into when I drove her down to the Time Warner store to swap out HER regular box. The sweet taste of freedom to record movies and shows at will is amazing - and I have done so. I have the knowledge that I'm never stuck watching a repeat of this week's Iron Chef (unless I want to watch it) again, and this is a good thing. I can be much more selective about my choice of listening - er, watching material, etc.
But now that I can record a lot of TV? I am totally spoiled for commercials. I reached up and tried to fast-forward to the weather report this evening. So sad. And did I mention that I'm watching a LOT MORE TV lately?
Ah well, I have confidence this new TV zeal will fade. After all, I know that at least some of these shows will disappoint, and end up covered in stink. Right?