TV scheduling conflicts this season that annoy me:
1) Wednesdays at 9 pm: “Lost” (ABC) vs. “Veronica Mars” (UPN) – two of last season’s best new shows. What was UPN thinking by scheduling “Veronica Mars” against a ratings powerhouse?
2) Mondays at 8:30 pm: “How I Met Your Mother” (CBS) vs. “Kitchen Confidential” (FOX) – two “Buffy” alumni competing against each other on brand-new sitcoms. Willow vs. Xander. That’s just mean.
3) Thursdays at 8 pm: “Alias” (ABC) vs. “Smallville” (WB) vs. “Will & Grace” (NBC, at 8:30). Yes, “Will & Grace” is old, but I still enjoy it. But a three-way conflict? Grr.
I still think this is all Matt’s fault for making his TV addiction rub off on me.
It’s Alias vs. Survivor that bugs me. That, and Amazing Race vs. House. Thank god for TiVo.
See, West Wing on Sunday nights seems wrong to me, especially when it’s up against Simpsons and Family Guy.
I concur with Keith. My DiecTV/TiVo setup has eliminated all such conflicts (well, a threeway might present a problem).
Do you want me to TiVo any of these for you?
What, you don’t watch The OC on Thursdays at 8???
*OMG DIES*
if i lived in nyc, i certainly wouldn’t be watching so much tv.
go out and do something! it’s not like you live in kansas and there’s nothing to do!
But don’t you guys have two Tivos now? Doesn’t that alleviate the problem?
I don’t have enough money to buy a Tivo just yet but I had an extra VCR so I have them hooked up in tandem so that I can tape two shows at the same time. Works pretty well. What I really want for Christmas–in case anyone in my family is out there—is one of those digital video recorders that allow you to make DVD copies of stuff you’ve taped and that records two shows at once but I haven’t found one yet.
Jere: we have Matt’s TiVo connected to our second TV, which doesn’t have cable access. But we might rent a second digital cable box.
You can solve this problem easily by only watching Animal Planet.
My dilemma of the season is Sundays at 8:00pm: The West Wing vs. The Simpsons…