Right. So, I'm trying to figure out how one would lose that functionality and still have a functional DVR.
I'm going to see to Wesley, see if he's still whimpering.
Giles ,'Chosen'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
DebetEsse - Apr 26, 2007 12:17:38 pm PDT #6429 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Polter-Cow - Apr 26, 2007 3:33:10 pm PDT #6430 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
From IMDb:
Nielsen Research, which provides data about the number of viewers who watch television shows when they air, produced its first data about shows that people watch after they air, mostly using digital recording devices like TiVo. Topping the list was Fox's House, which was viewed last week by 2.7 million people following is original broadcast. ABC's Lost came in second with 2.47 million "time shifting" the program. The Tuesday (performance) episode of American Idol came in third, with 2.46 million.
That's sort of lower than I expected, given how many millions watch when they air.
Invisible Green - Apr 26, 2007 4:00:04 pm PDT #6431 of 10001
So, 6 episodes were filmed, but how many were written?
§ ita § - Apr 26, 2007 4:20:15 pm PDT #6432 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's sort of lower than I expected, given how many millions watch when they air.
What's the TiVo market penetration?
le nubian - Apr 26, 2007 4:34:07 pm PDT #6433 of 10001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
DVRs are in 16% of US homes, I believe.
Kevin - Apr 26, 2007 11:05:44 pm PDT #6434 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Invisible Green - 6
Sorry, the FF thing and Tivo -- I thought Tivos had the ability to self skip adverts. Of course we have FF, but we don't have that. My reasoning here is this -- when DVR's broke in the UK, the one major one had the ability to skip advertisements automatically. That promoted legal action, which meant they had to drop the feature.
Jessica - Apr 27, 2007 3:16:46 am PDT #6435 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My reasoning here is this -- when DVR's broke in the UK, the one major one had the ability to skip advertisements automatically. That promoted legal action, which meant they had to drop the feature.
IIRC, that's exactly what happened here with ReplayTV (which is why Tivos only ever had FF).
Frankenbuddha - Apr 27, 2007 3:21:13 am PDT #6436 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Right, over here wasn't it decided to be a violation of the first amendment?
Kevin - Apr 27, 2007 5:07:00 am PDT #6437 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Word on the street is that Drive likely won't get a DVD release.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 27, 2007 5:23:42 am PDT #6438 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Word on the street is that Drive likely won't get a DVD release.
Can't say that suprises me, given that we didn't get THE INSIDE, and that at least had all episodes filmed and a final show that could act as a conclusion (at least from what I've heard) like WONDERFALLS did.