My TiVo keeps suggesting and insists on recording Dharma & Greg. I have no idea why. Does it see I adore Will & Grace, and think I like sitcoms with ampersands in the title? I should just give Dharma a thumbs down (TiVo lets you rate programs with multiple “thumbs up” or “down”s), just so it’ll stop recording it, but I haven’t the heart. I mean, I don’t hate the show, I just don’t like it enough to watch reruns.
Another lukewarm show the TiVo has been fetching lately is Two Guys and a Girl–hm, maybe it is the titular “and”–which airs on WE: Women’s Entertainment. Then again, the two guys in question, Richard Ruccolo and Ryan Reynolds, are pretty cute. Maybe my TiVo knows me better than I care to admit.
As for other suggestions, they’re pretty much on target (not that it auto-records many of them since I’m running out of disk space). Although, I once recorded Reading Rainbow and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood for nostalgic value, and it started giving me stuff like Clifford the Big Red Dog. Close, but no cigar.
Which reminds me, there was a great bit on last night’s Family Guy rerun (“Mind over Murder”), which airs on Cartoon Network’s “Adult Swim” (bless them), spoofing both Sesame Street and crime TV:
Peter Griffin: I’ve been watching television so much the shows are starting to run together!
TV Announcer: And now, Homicide: Life on Sesame Street!
[on TV, Bert answers phone, and gets out of bed, naked; pan right to show Ernie on other side of bed]
Ernie: Bert, I wish you wouldn’t drink so much, Bert.
Bert: Well, Ernie, I wish you wouldn’t eat cookies in the DAMN BED!
Ernie: Bert, you’re shouting again, Bert.
Ha ha ha. (See also that one Simpsons episode, “Missionary: Impossible,” where an angry PBS posse, made up of Mister Rogers, assorted muppets, etc. go to Homer’s house to collect his bogus pledge. Hilarious.) Anyway. Thank goodness it’s Friday. And payday.
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Your TiVo reminds me of those grandmothers who always say, “oh, I have a grandson I’d like you to meet!” Tricking you into a love connection, I think I need to get me some TiVo.
When I started taping a lot of Friends episodes, my Tivo thought I’d be a natural for Everybody Loves Raymond and taped it for me like FOUR times a day. I finally had to give three thumbs down to get rid of that whining brat Raymond. I don’t love him dammit!
Mmmm…Ryan Reynolds…mmmm. He’s hot and heavy with Alanis Morissette.
And! I just saw that Simpsons episode! Okay, now I’m writing a blog in response to yours. Gotta stop.
I wish I had TiVo, although…I don’t think I could handle four episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond like Susan says she gets…
I haven’t been here in a while. *dances around the comments page*
Dude, TiVo knows you’re gay!
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