Why does my Tivo hate Fringe?

[yendi]

I know the show's supposed to be all about mysterious stuff, but this just strikes me as weird:

I'd set the Tivo to record the re-airing of the pilot last night. Looked up at 8:30 to see that the red recording light was on, and saw that Fringe was, indeed, on TV.

Checked the "Now Playing" section, and it wasn't showing up there (even though Tivo should show a currently-recording show there).

Checked the "To-Do list," and it was showing up properly there. Said it was recording, gave me the "watch now" option, etc.

Checked this morning, and it still wasn't there. And when I checked the "history" in the To-Do List (which will always show why a show wasn't recorded), it wasn't there.

What the fuck?

Guess I can cross Fringe of my list of shows to watch this fall. Wish I'd had the chance to make that choice myself, though.

Tivo had better stop fucking around, though.

(And no, I do NOT like watching shows on the computer. Sorry.)

Comments

[mere-bystander.livejournal.com]

heh. At least you remembered you wanted to tape it... I forgot.

[yendi]

Maybe the show just doesn't want to be watched.

[mere-bystander.livejournal.com]

Well- I'm going to see if I can find it on line tonight. I hate watching stuff on the computer, but sometimes, it is the only chance I get to see things. (We only have the cheapest cable package - local channels and a few more, so there are shows I'd like to see that I miss!)
I'll let you know what I think of it - if it matters.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Call TiVo? That + it not recording SNL...

[force-of-will.livejournal.com]

I would keep trying, sir. It seems it will be the only show of the new fall lineup I will feel compelled to watch...

[masque12.livejournal.com]

That is why instead of Tivo, I have a purpose built computer with a DVR program on it, Beyond TV. The computer outputs video to the TV, and is networked with all the other computers, so we can send anything we want to the TV. Beyond TV is a one time purchase, too, no subscription fees to deal with. As long as I remember to set things to record, I don't miss any shows I want to watch.

[auryn29a.livejournal.com]

hmm. My Tivo didn't have a problem recording Fringe the first time. Though I remember I could not get the Tivo to record the Andromeda Strain mini-series when it was on. I finally got it to record part 1 but I had to download part 2 'cause Tivo completely refused to record it.

[litch.livejournal.com]

I think your tivo was just doing you a favor, I thought it is was crap

[rowancat.livejournal.com]

Watched it 1 and 1/3 times, show's a bit of a mess imho.
(and i don't just mean melting people)
Bad science, messy incompetent police/agency procedural,
screwy logic or lack thereof..
It makes Lost look the very model of coherency.

[cscottd.livejournal.com]

I do NOT like watching shows on the computer. Sorry.

I'm the same way.

One of the best purchases I ever made was getting a Philips 5960 DiVX-enhanced DVD player, when I had to replace my old Sony. Not only does it support most video formats directly from my computer, but it has a USB port, so I don't even have to burn files to DVD to watch them (plus it can also be converted to region-free using only the remote).

Now whenever I'm unable to TiVo a show (for whatever reason), I can just download the episode, copy it to a USB flash drive, and watch it on my television. It's very cool.

In fact, I just got a usb/ethernet IDE enclosure, so I can connect an external drive to the DVD player and copy files to it across the network. I haven't hooked it up yet, but I know other people who are using the same enclosure with this DVD player.

For now though, I'm using a 2g USB flash drive, and it works great.

[supremegoddess1.livejournal.com]

Mine didn't like Fringe on Sunday. Weird. I'm thinking maybe the schedules didn't get synced in time? I broke down and watched it on the computer - I think I'm going to dig it. Hopefully the missing episode was just a glitch (the re-airing did record last night).