I have a problem with my DVR — namely, that it’s clogged with 11 episodes of ABC’s Men in Trees (five from this fall, and six from season 1). A sane person might wonder why I continue to give a coveted "series recording" slot to a show that clearly leaves me feeling ambivalent. I mean, there was that whole eight-month hiatus during which I could’ve made a dent in my backlog of this Anne Heche romantic comedy — a period that found me deleting unwatched episodes of The Starter Wife, Dr. Who, MI-5, Law & Order: SVU, Chuck, Reaper, Moonlight, and even my beloved Inside Racing. Which leads me to think there must be some compelling reason I can’t let go of Men in Trees. Could it come down to my fascination with the romantic subplot between Marin’s delightful editor Jane (Seana Kofoed) and superhot Plow Guy (Ty Olsson)? Is this something I should be working out with a therapist? Then again, who has the time with so much good TV to catch up on?
So make me feel better, PopWatchers: Are there shows you record out of habit, but rarely (or never) watch? And what about this Men in Trees? Should I stick with it, or do I need to find the courage to hit the "delete" button this weekend?
I have all the episodes of Chuck, Reaper, and Bionic Woman stored on my DVR. Need something to watch when everything goes into reruns!
We delete “Damages.” We watched three episodes but then the rest just sat there. I wanted to know what happened, but honestly couldn’t work up to it. How could you delete “Dr. Who” and “MI-5″ though? Tragedy!
Same for me with Bionic Woman and Pushing Daisies. They’re both not bad from what I’ve seen, I’m just about 4 or 5 episodes behind on each one…
i suffer from seperation anxhiety whenever i give the ax to a show that ive previously watched, but this season i have been bombarded with t.v. that i’m pretty backed up with all my shows… the ones though that are bout 4 episodes behind are my name is earl, smallville, curb your enthusiasm, and drawn together… previous ones were dancing with the stars and bionic woman. i decided to finally cut the cord on those 2 and i’m actually a little excited for when the strike makes the shows go on repeats so i can catch up…
I was just faced with this problem this morning and couldn’t decide what shows I needed to cut loose or just sit down and watch. I’ve been recording Kid Nation and Pushing Daises because they were so buzzworthy at the beginning of the season, however I have yet to watch either one I think its time to delete.
We TiVo’d the entire season of Rescue Me and then my husband decided he didn’t have time to watch them – deleted.
Also I have almost the entire series of Ken Burns’ The War to still watch. I think we have watched the first 2 episodes, but most of it is highly inappropriate for our 10 year old. This is a 10 year old that just sat throught the entire series of the Civil War and loved it, but when the first dead bodies started turning up in this one – he said count me out.
I record every episode of “Confessions of a Matchmaker,” but I hardly ever watch it. I really do enjoy it, and my husband’s from Buffalo, but I usually just forget that it’s there.
I usually DVR Lifetime movies, and they stay for about 6 months before I just give up and delete them. As for MIT, Mr. Slezak, give it a shot. It really is an endearing show, and with the strike still going strong, it may be the only show left with original eposiodes long after the other have gone into reruns!
I tape Beauty & the Geek each week, and I’ve been taping Reaper since it follows, but I’ve yet to actually watch anything past the first two episodes. I’ve just totally lost interest in it, but I keep thinking that maybe I’ll want to watch it eventually.
I have 5 episodes of DIRTY SEXY MONEY in stock. The writer’s strike has actually relieved my stress with keeping up with Letterman and The Daily Show. I think that in a few weeks when more shows are in reruns, I will catch up on DSM!
last week, i had every episode of brothers and sisters (from season 1 and this season) and dirty, sexy, money on my dvr. i finally had to live up to the fact that i’m never going to watch them. yet i love new york 2 and that shot of love show remain…
Private Practice, I don’t mind the show but I just have no real motivation to watch it unless I have nothing better to do
Oh my gosh, I had so many of the shows mentioned above. Damages, Dirty Sexy Money, The War. This is what happens when you “Tivo Surf” you end up with a bunch of crap you will never watch.
Recently deleted two seasons of Rome, episodes of The Nine, Dirty Sexy Money, K-Ville. Last season, I recorded the entire season of Friday Night Lights without watching a single episode before august…and finally loved it!
Men in Trees is absolutely worth keeping — give it a chance, and I think you’ll love it!
I TiVo Ellen every day and finally gave up on that. I just don’t have the time. My husband wants us to delete the backlogged Bionic Womans.