Can't Miss TV ~ My 10 Favorite Television Shows to DVR

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I DVR my favorite TV shows, do you?

I have favorite TV shows, but I do NOT like to watch commercials.


I especially do not like to watch TV shows on cable network channels like BBCAmerica or USA. There are just TOO MANY ads. So I DVR my favorites.

That is why I LOVE my DVR (digital video recorder). I can record the shows and then zip thru the ads if I want. Oh yes, me being in control. I am pretty good at zipping, too. I have a very quick reaction time compared to many.

(Yes, I am the one that is the first to notice that the red light has turned green at an intersection. I could win a drag race because of this skill.)

I love the freedom that the DVR gives me.


Now I can watch a show when I want. After all, isn't it all about me and what I want to do?

(image from Microsoft Clip Art)

Please Note: I actually have 2 Top Ten Lists here. You might think that I watch a lot of TV, but I usually only watch what I DVR or movies (without commercials, of course!).

What is a DVR? 

DVRs (digital recording device) record TV programs to a hard-disk drive, letting you save shows for later viewing.

You can pause and rewind live TV, and if you let the show run on for a while, you can also speed through commercials.

DVRs also let you schedule programming, including recording a whole season of a particular show. The most famous DVR is TiVo, but another option is to rent a DVR from your cable or satellite provider.


Source: Consumer Search

Top 10 List #1: Cable and Network TV that I record on my DVR: 

Anything to avoid commercials!

These are the shows with commercials.

I put them on here with no preference. I will let you vote for your favorites of my favorites.




Leverage: The First Season

Leverage: The First Season

Leverage is a slick and crafty drama following a t more...1 point

Law & Order Criminal Intent - The First Year

Law & Order Criminal Intent - The First Year

This popular companion series from the award-winni more...1 point

The Closer - The Complete First Season

The Closer - The Complete First Season

Synopsis: An offbeat personality, a tough-as-nails more...0 points

Damages: The Complete First Season

Damages: The Complete First Season

Hot new legal thriller on FX! Set in New York's wo more...0 points

Private Practice: The Complete First Season

Private Practice: The Complete First Season

Private Practice is a spin-off of the highly popul more...0 points

Burn Notice - Season One

Burn Notice - Season One

Michael Westen is a trained spy who receives a &qu more...0 points

The Mentalist: The Complete First Season

The Mentalist: The Complete First Season

Simon Baker is just too cute! That is why I watch more...0 points

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The Eighth Season

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The Eighth Season

I thought I would not like the show when William P more...0 points

In Plain Sight: Season One

In Plain Sight: Season One

US Marshalls on parade. Well, not quite. What make more...0 points

House M.D. Complete Seasons 1-4 DVD Boxed Set

House M.D. Complete Seasons 1-4 DVD Boxed Set

The series follows the life of anti-social, pain k more...0 points

Standard-definition TiVo DVR 

Read reviews of DVRs at Consumer Search.


TiVo TCD649080 Series 2 80-Hour Dual Tuner Digital Video Recorder

Amazon Price: $145.99 (as of 12/07/2009)Buy Now

A model similar to this received top reviews.

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Some insight on the shows that I DVR: 

The Stars speak!


Dexter's Jennifer Carpenter on working with her husband

Runtime: 112
91128 views
286 Comments:


United States of Tara: A Star-Studded Premiere

Runtime: 146
103258 views
75 Comments:


"The Nine" - Official Trailer

Runtime: 249
347 views
1 Comments:


Hugh Laurie casting for House MD

Runtime: 84
3202695 views
4265 Comments:


Runtime:
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Comments:


bloopers from Burn notice..

Runtime: 176
68104 views
87 Comments:


The Tudors: Season 3 - Cast Interview [part 1]

Runtime: 360
37891 views
85 Comments:


SHOWTIME The Tudors- Natalie Dormer - Behind the Scenes

Runtime: 235
132411 views
253 Comments:


Tracey Ullman as Helen Mirren

Runtime: 114
69693 views
106 Comments:

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Top 10 DVR List #2: 

HBO, PBS, Showtime, etc---no commercials

Dexter




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I like to watch TV with my husband. So, when he does not like to watch my favs, I give into his wishes because I have control of the DVR!

One show that I DVR that is not on Amazon is The Nine. It was on TV several years ago and was canceled. The network just quit showing episodes. Now TV101 on DirectTV is showing the entire season. Yea!


True Blood: The Complete First Season (HBO Series)

True Blood: The Complete First Season (HBO Series)

TRUE BLOOD chronicles the backwoods Louisiana town more...0 points

Weeds - Season 4

Weeds - Season 4

Everyone's favorite pot-selling soccer mom, Nancy more...0 points

The Tudors - The Complete First Season

The Tudors - The Complete First Season

The Tudors presents the rarely dramatized, tumultu more...0 points

Friday Night Lights: The Third Season

Friday Night Lights: The Third Season

Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 05/19/2 more...0 points

United States of Tara: Season One

United States of Tara: Season One

Tara Gregson is a wife and mother with dissociativ more...0 points

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Based on the best-selling novels by Alexander McCa more...0 points

Tracey Ullman's State of the Union: Complete Season One

Tracey Ullman's State of the Union: Complete Season One

Tracey Ullman stars in 's new hit comedy State of more...0 points

Foyle's War: Set 1 (The German Woman / The White Feather / A Lesson In Murder / Eagle Day)

Foyle's War: Set 1 (The German Woman / The White Feather / A Lesson In Murder / Eagle Day)

An original masterpiece theatre mystery series set more...0 points

DirecTV Plus HD DVR 

This is what I use. It has loads of memory. It is not loud - the last one I had hummed!


DIRECTV Plus DWO2-10021 HD DVR (Lease)

Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)Buy Now

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My "DVR - ed" TV Stars on Flickr 

From The Closer by srqpix

Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) and FBI Agent Fritz Howard (Jon Tenn...

Tim Daly by angela n.

He is on Private Practice and The Nine

Tracy Ullman by Alan Light

Photo taken at the 41st Emmy Awards 9/17/89 - Permission granted to copy, publis...

"Dexter" Press Room by watchwithkristin

kristin.eonline.com - Comic-Con 2009 - Dexter press room - San Diego, Calif. - J...

tudors by pmow

He plays the King on the Tudors

Michelle Forbes and Alexander Skarsgard. by sookiebontemps

True Blood stars

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Just in case you like to read more than you like to watch TV: 

The Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay is one fabulous read. The subject is gruesome, but Lindsay manages to make Dexter lovable and humorous. I love the show, but I really love the books.

The same is true of the Charlaine Harris books about Sookie Stackhouse. The HBO series does not have the same humor that the novels do. You just might find you like spending time reading the Southern Vampire Series!

The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency was a best selling series long before HBO made the delightful mini-series. Give it a try.

Dexter by Design: A Novel

Amazon Price: $16.50 (as of 12/07/2009) Buy Now

Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 9)

Amazon Price: $14.97 (as of 12/07/2009) Buy Now

The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Movie Tie-in Edition) (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency)

Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 12/07/2009) Buy Now

High-definition TiVo DVR 

TiVo TCD658000 HD XL Digital Video Recorder

Amazon Price: Too low to display (as of 12/07/2009)Buy Now

Read reviews at Consumer Search.

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    paperfacets paperfacets Oct 23, 2009 @ 6:03 pm
    I like DVR. I am not too skilled at it yet. I can't find Criminal Intent. It's on USA I think. Jeff Goldblum is a good new character on that show.
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    Ramkitten Ramkitten Oct 16, 2009 @ 3:57 pm
    I've never used a DVR--and I don't actually watch much TV these days--but it sounds like a great gadget. I can imagine how much shorter shows are without the commercials. And I wouldn't mind being able to DVR the few shows I do watch, including Dancing With The Stars and American Idol. It never fails that I get called out for Search & Rescue stuff RIGHT when those programs start.
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    CleanerLife CleanerLife Aug 6, 2009 @ 4:55 pm
    I never bother to flip through channels, but I'll scan the channel listings while watching my shows! I have a dual-tuner HD DVR even though I do not have an HD TV yet. I need more storage! I record too much! :)

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