Making Room on the DVR

By Chooch | Thursday, August 12, 2010 | 4:00 pm | 28 Comments

Tagged: catch up, cbs, dvr, nbc, TV, tvgasm

Posted in: dvr catch up, Featured, Recaps

What we have on our DVR list tells us alot about ourselves. What we save for later sometimes hides our true pleasures. We watch when no one’s looking. I went through my “playlist” last night & found it to be insurmountable. This causes a real crisis. What do I keep? What do I delete? As I scrolled down I realized I didn’t even know what some of these titles were….like Baggage.

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Turns out it’s a gameshow with Jerry Springer. Everyone comes with “baggage” & they have to fess up to it, but only after their potential date chooses one of 3 “baggage” choices.. the one they can live with. Things like “I have three testicles” or “I chew my toenails” & my favorite “I still live with my mom.” The dater chooses the one least offensive. The baggage chosen gets to hear the date’s own baggage….. then heaven! If not then it’s “Sorry, you have too much baggage!” DELETE!

As I contunue weeding out the unnecessary garbage, I stop suddenly…. I still have the final 8 episodes of LOST. Now I have a dilemma…. what do I do? Do I delete them & move on…. or save them in hopes of someday making sense of that crapfest of a finale? In the end, I couldn’t do it. They are still there for all time…. just like all the Losties were in the church, waiting for Jack.

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Frasier has been my most recent trip down memory lane. I like to watch the older sitcoms from start to finish. I’ve done it with Roseanne, That 70′s Show, Becker & most recently, Reba. Now it’s the Cranes & I’m almost to the end. Niles has married Daphne & Frasier is still drinking sherry at every chance, but how can you not love their surly, snotty, self-righteous & of course, pompous airs. I have 4 episodes waiting for me. I’m listening….

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Dating in the Dark! I thought it was canceled & here it is, back again. I had to see if it had improved. It was unbelievable. Especially Joey who, of course, had that Jersey accent so popular these days. Joey didn’t like the fat chicks. He didn’t want some girl who’d “let go of herself after havin’ a few kids” & that’s just what he told the 3 prospects when he first met them in the dark. He even did the ‘Ray Charles Wrist Check’ , grabbing up their wrists, looking for fat. He decided Natasha was a chubby & wasn’t for him. Later, a computer decided they WERE compatible, so a dark date was next. He proceeded to feel her up & down, checking for fat. When she realized what an asshole he was, you could see in her dark-light eyes, she knew he was a freak & just wanted to get away. Nope… the show hasn’t changed. DELETE.

I’ve had Hot in Cleveland stockpiled for a few weeks now. I watched a few episodes last night to catch up a bit. The show’s gotten better. I still think Valerie Bertinelli could get sent off somewhere & no one would notice. This is Wendie Malick’s show & is only funny when she’s in the scenes. Betty White has been toned down a bit & her one-liners remind me of Sophia from Golden Girls. As for Daphne (Jane Leeves), I keep expecting Niles to show up to smell her hair.

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Last but hardly least, my new favorite show Medium, is on my DVR. Thanks to Flipit, it’s become my obsession. I have ‘season passed’ it on my DVR. Two episodes run nightly on Lifetime & I have just finished watching NBC’s 5th season finale & now they have started again with the series pilot. Seasons 6 & 7 are from CBS, so Lifetime doesn’t air them. I just have to say that this show is way more than a medium helping the DA’s office solve crimes. It’s a love story between Allison & Joe Dubois. I can’t get enough of it. I want a Joe in my life!

There are other shows on my DVR, like 6 episodes of Good Eats with Alton Brown. Ten episodes of The Simpsons that my kids watch when they’re bored. I have numerous movies, that I’ve yet to watch. I’m saving them for a rainy day. Have you learned anything about me now that you know what’s on my DVR? What’s on yours?

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I'm a retired barwhore, who owned a drinking establishment for 20+ years. I've seen it all & done alot of it myself. I AM TV Patrol! I keep you all informed on new shows, specials, cancellations & the Nielson Ratings. I also contribute to "About Last Night". Award shows & the red carpet fashions in "Fashiongasm" are also on my agenda. I'm an expert in television viewing & I'm not afraid to voice my opinion about what sucks or doesn't suck on TV. Oh... and I'm always right.

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blueberrypancake

Posted August 12, 2010 at 4:49 pm

I have the kid-fave stockpile of Yo Gabba Gabba ( every episode) I tend to binge on HGTV, House Hunters,Property Virgins, and Travel Channel ( Bourdain,Bert,Dhani,ManvFood) I record and keep all Golden Girls. I started recording The OC off soapnet from start to finish. Saving that one for a rainy day.
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kdognatl

Posted August 12, 2010 at 4:49 pm

LOL Chooch! Loved it.

To be able to go back and have a good laugh if I need it, I have 13 episodes of Modern Family and 19 episodes of How I Met Your Mother, 2 of my fave shows. I just got into Glee towards the end of the season so I have been catching up on the reruns, so I have quite a few episodes of that.

As far as movies I have this really funny movie called “Sex Drive.” Kinda teeny bopperish, but it is pretty damn funny. Seth Green plays a sarcastic Amish mechanic. I also have a movie called “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee.” I really liked this one too, with Robin Wright Penn, Maria Bello, Julianne Moore, Winona Ryder, Blake Lively, Alan Arkin and Keanu Reeves. When I saw all those people, I had to see what this was about. Very intersting dark movie.

Anyway, rambling now, I have quite a few more, but I will spare you
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plockness monster

Posted August 12, 2010 at 5:48 pm

Chooch, love that you watch old sitcoms!! I watch reruns of Seinfeld on TBS. I forgot how funny that show was. I have this seasons The Real World, Psych & Royal Pains, Friday Night Lights, Tropic Thunder, and old 90210. I can’t part w/ the FNL eps. The season has been so great! Blueberry- I LOVE House Hunters!!!!!!
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SexyPanda

Posted August 12, 2010 at 8:15 pm

My favorite one I keep is for 3 seconds of footage. It’s that episode of “It’s Me or the Dog,” where Stains the dog is told to “leave it” while staring wistfully at a plate of cupcakes. His eyes, his mouth… I LOL. And every time I think I want to delete it, I show it to someone new and they LOL and I keep it.

That, and the NightMan/DayMan thang from Always Sunny, and when Xavier Renegade Angel is arguing with himself out in the cosmos.

And Lost, of course.

yay, this is fun!
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baffled

Posted August 12, 2010 at 9:01 pm

On the Road with Austin and Santino. (one of my new favorites!)
5 episodes of Memphis Beat. Earl in a semi-serious role. Good show.
Billy Elliot. I love to watch the last 3 minutes!
Glee. Love, love, love it.
5 episodes of Kathy Griffin D-List. Waiting for a rainy Saturday!
The Godfather 1 and 2. I’m not really sure why.
6 episodes of Chuck.
12 episodes of Flash Forward. Not sure if I want to watch ‘em or not.
43 episodes of Forensic Files. I watch while on boring conference calls. I might need tips on how to hide the body. You never know!
8 episodes of Royal Pains. My husband likes that one!
All of Betheny Getting Married. Not sure if I’ll watch or not.
4 Toddlers and Tiaras. I have to mentally prepare to watch these.

I’ve reached the point where I only watch what’s been DVRs, or premium channels. Too many commercials. I’m finding, however, that the house suffers since that’s when I used to get all my work done!
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chooch850

Posted August 12, 2010 at 9:13 pm

OMG you guys… I didn’t tell half my list. I LOVE Forensic Files but delete them as needed. I have 2 episodes of Mickey Mouse Club & Toy Story 1&2 for the grandson. 22 episodes of “The Critic” (yes the animated show). I actually only have 24% space left & have to decide every night what to get rid of so I have room for the new. (I did have 26 episodes of LOST until recently… a little at a time…)
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kittkatt

Posted August 13, 2010 at 12:39 am

Chooch, what I learned about you is that if you were to come hang out at my house on a rainy Saturday you would be able to watch all the same shows you have on your DVR right here in Texas. I also have:
1. every episode of glee (waiting for the repeat of the madonna one though since mine has the last 7 minutes cut out…damn that american idol!!!!)
2.5 eps of ghost whisperer
3. 2 eps of modern family(my new favorite show after glee)
4. 2 eps of the middle
5.4 of csi miami
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kittkatt

Posted August 13, 2010 at 12:41 am

Plus,
3 cold case
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kittkatt

Posted August 13, 2010 at 12:45 am

Plus,
3 cold case
12 queer as folk
love & basketball
grease (1&2)
8 shimmy (a belly dancing workout show)
the epi of oprah when the glee kids were on it
and evita
plus lots of stuff my 6yo watches like kid vs. kat, wizards of waverly place, and growing up creepie

sorry about the multiple post, my laptop has been acting wonky for a few weeks were sometimes when i hit the shift button it enters instead. I should take it into fry’s to have them look at it, but I’m trying to hold out till the end of big brother.
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TV Cart

Posted August 13, 2010 at 6:24 am

How much room do you all have on your DVRs?!??! I had sort of cleaned my up before vacation, getting full again: 1 each of Jersey Shore, Royal Pains, Burn Notice, Betheny, Rookie Blue, White Collar, a few various cooking shows, 2 Anthony Bourdain, 4 House Hunters International, 11 Cash Cab, Whose Wedding Is It, Million Dollar Yachts to depress myself, a few travel shows, 2 movies-A Tale of Two Cities-so I don’t have to re-read it and Ten Canoes set in Australia off of the Sundance Channel, 12 Pit Boss, the new American Chopper Sr. vs Jr., and 2 of the World Series of Poker Main Event.
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classy drunk

Posted August 13, 2010 at 6:36 am

I guess I am the only one here who watches “the stories” (soap operas). That generally takes up most of the room on my DVR. I have Dallas Daughters and Divas, The Temptations Movie, Jersey Shore, Boondocks, Old 90210, Big Brother, Bethanny, New Jersey and DC housewives, Bad Girls Club, and A Michael Jackson tribute.

I LOVE my DVR. I can rarely watch live television and when I am watching live television, I find myself trying to fast forward to the commercials.
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marijai

Posted August 13, 2010 at 8:34 am

Hey Classy, I watch General Hospital and keep up with what is happening on Y&R. On my DVR I have:

1. 4 episodes of GH, 2 of which are when Sonny left Brenda at the altar and the other is when she married Jason…hilarious!
2. Jersey Shore (my guilty pleasure)
3. The Real World
4. The last 4 episodes of Lost (I have to watch it a little at a time too)
5. Boyfriend has several war movies and shows going back to April that I don’t watch.

I love Renovation Realities on DIY, House Hunters, and Chopped!
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valentine

Posted August 13, 2010 at 1:10 pm

22 Episodes of Blood Ties (Damn you Lifetime for cancelling it!!)
5 Episodes of Rizzoli & Isles (Haven’t watched yet)
10 episodes of Reba
11 Episodes of Tyler’s Ultimate
2 Lifetime movies “The Stepson” & “Making Mr. Right” – I’m a Christina Cox Fan
the last episodes of Hell’s Kitchen, Top Chef, Toddlers & Tiaras & Pretty Little Liars that I haven’t had a chance to see.
and a bunch of old Barbara Stanwyck movies.
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Terry

Posted August 13, 2010 at 3:48 pm

Question – do they just hand out blogs to ANYBODY these days? Who are you and why do you have one? There are as many blogs as Nats on a summer night. Honestly… What’s the point of these things? I’m sure you won’t publish this, but honestly ENOUGH BLOGS ALREADY!!!!!
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Betsy Furman

Posted August 13, 2010 at 10:18 pm

To get people like you to read them Terry… guess it worked.
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lawmole

Posted August 13, 2010 at 11:08 pm

For some reason, I always seem to keep a few movies in my queue that i have seen a million times and own on multiple formats (VHS,DVD). Currently, I have 16 Candles, the Goonies and Adventures in Babysitting. These kind of movies are my go to, for rainy days when I should be cleaning but I’m not going to viewing pleasure. I also have episodes of Big Bang Theory (Bath Item Gift Hypothesis is my fav!), Modern Family, My Name is Earl and How I Met Your Mother as I always enjoy something funny after a long day at work.
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Pixielated

Posted August 14, 2010 at 9:55 pm

Isn’t that kind of the POINT of blogs, Terry? That anybody can do it and it isn’t just journalists or “experts.” And, shoot, nobody is making you read ANY of them.
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cattyfan

Posted August 16, 2010 at 8:08 am

classy drunk…I tape Y&R, ATWT, and GH daily, and watch them before bed. I saved the Brendathon from last week. I also have the classic episode of OLTL when everyone played a different character for a day…so Roger Howarth was Vicki and Erica Slezak was Todd. Brilliant!

I introduced my sister and nephews to Dating In The Dark last week…and now the phrase “blew up like a tick” is a family punchline.

My VRC and DVR record different things everyday…but I don’t stockpile. If I haven’t watched it in a week, it gets recorded over…because I must not have been that interested.
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cattyfan

Posted August 16, 2010 at 8:12 am

“There are as many blogs as Nats on a summer night.”

Dear Terry,

Is there a summer convention of women named Natalie? If not, you might want the word gnat instead. And perhaps your lack of literacy is why you haven’t any appreciation for this site.

People who complain just to hear themselves complain…and do so about a free website which they are trafficking of their own freewill…are a pain in the ass. In fact, they are more annoying than a swarm of…GNATS.
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Classy Drunk

Posted August 16, 2010 at 8:20 am

Catty Fan…I wish I had the time to catch up on Y&R as I am so far behind, but I read the spoilers and the daily recaps everyday, but nothing is like watching the show.

I have a summer share came on the other day and I had to record it…I love that episode of true life.
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Classy Drunk

Posted August 16, 2010 at 8:26 am

@ Terry Chooch actually does a wonderful job of reporting on the Big Brother live feeds including muchos pictures.

Also this isn’t like the Bravo tv website, your comments will definitely get posted. Misspellings and all…
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cattyfan

Posted August 16, 2010 at 8:55 am

classy drunk…if ya wanna catch up on Y&R, read Martini Kitty’s column “Kitty’s Colonnade” over at soaptownusa. She is snarky enough to belong over here at TVGasm. You can page back to the previous week’s column at the bottom of the page. Shouldn’t take too long to get you up to speed
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Classy Drunk

Posted August 16, 2010 at 9:14 am

@ Catty, thanks! The site I look use for my updates does not include snark, so this will be a welcomed change. I also go to my grandmother for updates as she thinks this is real life. She really hates certain characters so she always has snarky venom when relaying the information to me.
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cattyfan

Posted August 16, 2010 at 9:20 am

Ya gotta try her column from a couple weeks ago when she rips apart Adam and what she calls his “Blindness Of Convenience.” It’s hilarious!
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shantigal

Posted August 16, 2010 at 9:47 am

@Terry – No, they, the UBA (Universal Blog Association), do not hand out blogs willy nilly. There are strict application and qualification requirements. Each applicant is held to the highest of standards and ethics. Once through the initial interview process, each blogger applicant must then compete in a series of physical and mental challenges. Phase three has the remaining applicants competing in a cooking challenge using a secret ingredient that only the board has knowledge of. When the applicant pool is reduced to two (2), America then votes as to who will receive a blog.
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Moli

Posted August 16, 2010 at 9:47 am

Classy Drunk, you know I miss that soooo much from my Granny!!!!! Y&R and B&B were her shows, when you watched them with her….you thought they were real people. I can’t stand blah blah….blah blah is a ‘hussy’(gosh I love that word). She couldn’t wait to catch me up on them once the school year started! Alas, I stopped watched the year they had their Christmas show and it was Little Nicky and for the new year he was Big Nicky! Is Victor still super sexy fione?
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sarcasatire

Posted August 16, 2010 at 10:52 am

@SexyPanda….Stains rules!! I wa living in Brazil at the time and saw this clip on The Soups website. (It’s how kept up with important news in America). I showed all of my friends..we must’ve wathced it like 20x’s and laughed as hard each time.
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Classy Drunk

Posted August 16, 2010 at 11:07 am

@ Moli, I think every grandma uses the word “hussy”. Victor and Jack are both still HOT!

I realized this over the weekend, but I also have this show call Summer Heights High on my DVR. It came on HBO and there was only one season of it. I keep all the episodes so when I need a good laugh it’s there for me to watch. It’s a mockumentary like the Office or Parks and Recreation, but the students are in Australia and there’s cussing.

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