How did I live before my DVR?
Posted on 23 September 2008 by Jenni Hammitt
You know I‘m usually one of those people who firmly stands by my “well I don’t really need that,” principles. However, in the last year I’ve really opened the flood gates. Yes I broke down and bought a nice laptop, a blackberry, a new car (which just btw my old computer and car were in late stages of dying) moved into a nicer apartment, moved to wireless internet and upgraded to U-Verse and with it came my DVR.
Of course I was a little excited about my DVR. I don’t really have a lot of shows I watch regularly, but the few I do I watch I would often miss. I work three jobs and I’m pretty much always on the go. Then there is the annoying point where two of y shows somehow end up in the same time slot. Yes I can flip back and forth, but I always end up missing something. My DVR would make life easier, but it wasn’t the end all beat all everyone was claiming it would be.
My U-Verse account was set up on the day I moved in, so I immediately started putting programs. You know, Cold Case, NCIS and Scrubs reruns I missed in first run and things of that nature. I had only had 40 (and I’m being generous there) channels. Now I had 400. Soon I discovered that there was this channel called Chiller, and it was showing reruns of “Friday the Thirteenth the Series” and “Kindred the Embraced.” Of course, those started being recorded.
I was crushed when Lifetime stopped airing episodes of “Blood Ties.” However, one of their sister networks still airs them every Saturday and Sunday night at 10:00. Yes I know…it is on Lifetime. That fact alone should make me refuse to watch it, but come on, it is so addictive. The special effects are cheesy, but the acting and chemistry between leads is amazing…ok so my DVR lets me watch my under appreciated guilty pleasure shows. I love this. I can save them for as long as I would like, and I can watch them whenever I please. So yes, I can watch “Blood Ties” 3:00 after working until 2:00. This is heaven for me.
Okay yes, I loved being able to record “My Boys” while I worked Friday night and “In Plain Sight” just in case I missed the beginning. Admittedly, recording movies off my movie channels and old X-files episodes has been nice. Still the selling point it getting to catch my secret favorites again.
I’m a convert…and yes that does scare me a little. As I sat there watching my favorite show in the middle of the night, I looked back on those days where I didn’t even have the channels to watch them on. Sometimes I wonder if I am adapting to the technology or if I am just being a slave to it.
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September 23rd, 2008 at 9:23 am
I’m semi-seriously considering a DVR. With the baby, we’re missing all of our favorite shows right now, but would be great to watch the few that don’t come out on Hulu.com (especially sports).
If you haven’t checked out Hulu.com, by the way, you’re missing out on a free way to catch up with most of your shows.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
I agree about hulu.com. It does have a lot of the shows I love to watch. Even with the sire, my DVR still rates high. I can record my cult favorites and like with Blood Ties, I have all the episodes recorded!