thanks, TiVo
Thanks, TiVo, for recording the mildly entertaining yet ultimately pointless “let’s review nearly everything from season two” episode of “Lost” yet NOT THE TWO-HOUR SEASON FINALE.
I checked all the settings — date/time, “keep episodes until I delete them”, season pass priority of #1, etcetera — everything was set correctly. I thought the new Overlap Protection feature was supposed to prevent this from happening, but I guess it doesn’t work if it’s protecting a show from overlapping itself. My brain just broke, typing that sentence.
What sucks the most about this situation is how dependent on TiVo I have become. I don’t own a video iPod. ABC doesn’t repeat these episodes, at least not in a timely fashion. No one I know records TV to VHS anymore. What do I do?
Sign me,
Trying not to sulk in San Francisco.
P.S. In order not to run across any spoilers, I will not be reading any other websites until I get this resolved. If something big happens in your life, please send notice via carrier pigeon.
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what about doing the bittorrent thing
it’s how all my friends watch the show seeing as how were’ about 4 months behind, otherwise i could bring a Videotape of it to SF in august
Posted by: sue | May 25th, 2006 03:19
Don’t fret! ABC is making episodes available for FREE download via their website. It includes commercials, but then, I suffered through the commercials when I watched it last night. Check ABC’s website today - it should be there.
Posted by: tanya | May 25th, 2006 04:59
Just so you know, you can download it from iTunes, and I read that abc.com is now offering the episodes as well.
Posted by: el gato | May 25th, 2006 06:38
Indeed. Free on ABC.
http://abc.go.com/
Posted by: Greg | May 25th, 2006 06:51
And in case it wasn’t clear why people are suggesting that you download it from iTunes when you don’t have a video iPod, the file is quite viewable right in the app. I’m not crazy about the dimensions of the video (iPod-size when stretched to full screen looks like a kind of crummy second gen videotape), but its still quite watchable.
The bitTiorrent route is of much higher video quality (and thus much slower download) but there are legal and ethical issues you get to play with going that road — you’re the librarian, so you’ll know those issues already.
Posted by: Peter | May 25th, 2006 08:04
Just buy it via itunes and watch it on your mac, that’s what i did all the time before my ipod cause I don’t have tivo and John Stewart is my second husband
Posted by: pixie | May 25th, 2006 09:29
We haven’t watched it yet. If you need it dumped to tape, I can do that.
Posted by: Judy | May 25th, 2006 10:01
It was Colonel Mustard in the conservatory with the lead pipe.
Posted by: David | May 25th, 2006 10:23
Also, saw your LOST links via your feed: you should add thefuselage.net, which seems to be THE forum.
Posted by: tanya | May 26th, 2006 04:43
If you *must* see it on tv, I have it recorded in HD at home and would totally love to have you over.
Posted by: MJ | May 26th, 2006 10:36
[...] Thank you to everyone who offered to solve my “Lost” problem. Inkbot and I ended up watching it on ABC’s website, which wasn’t a bad experience, all told, plus it was free and fast. I will be offline for most of the three-day weekend, helping the MSG move into his new digs. Have a wonderful holiday, and see you soon! [...]
Posted by: cygnoir.net » see you soon | May 27th, 2006 00:06