5 days into being a TiVo owner and I've started to run into some "issues" due to the *ahem* limited nature of New Zealand television (Let's just say that reruns of Sheepdog-trials from the 1990s make up a large portion of the programming on some of the lesser channels). One of the selling points of the device is the fact that it will monitor what you watch and then record shows you might like. So now every day I'm finding new "gems" waiting for me. However since there's a limited pool from which the device can get shows I've ended up with some rather bizarre "TiVo Suggestions" such as: -China TV's CCTV8 Nightly News -Sunday Morning Religious Programming - Scooby Doo 2: Monsters UnleashedSo the machines now think that I a) need to learn Mandarin (or possibly Cantonese) b)should find God c)would enjoy anything starring Freddie Prinze Jr. or Sarah Michelle Gellar. Let's just say that as a result I'll now be using the little "thumbs up/down" buttons a lot to ensure that the bastard knows exactly what I like to watch. And don't even get me started on the number of Australian Soap-Operas I have to keep deleting. They're like televisual cockroaches. Current Mood: annoyed
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