Thursday, June 21, 2007

The side effects of TiVo.

For a while, the Leahy family (along with many other American households) have been enjoying the benefits of recording their favorite programs via TiVo, DVR, or any other similar recording device. While we aren't huge TV watchers, our DVR is set to record some of our favorites each week (like The Office and Brothers & Sisters), as well as a full slate of Luke's picks.

Well, actually, Luke's shows rule over the digitally recorded kingdom on our DVR. Each day new episodes of Sesame Street, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse & LazyTown (crazy show about kids' fitness) are recorded. Since these shows are his favorites, he usually asks if he can watch one of those when he's having some downtime. What has resulted is that at any given time on any given television he thinks he can request to watch one of "his shows." This hit home with us when we were on vacation, and he was asking to only watch Mickey Mouse when we were in the hotel room. For some odd reason, there's not a 24-hour channel featuring The Mouse in San Diego like there is on the TV at home! Guess San Diego has to have some flaws.

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