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Last night my DVR cut off the last 30+ seconds of Heroes when a pivotal moment was happening in the show. A coworker of mine also had a similar problem, so that begs the question, why do TV shows go to the last minute these days? Didn't they used to end with about 2-4 minutes to spare? Especially now with the proliferation of DVRs, you would think that the networks would give a minute or two cushion on both sides to make sure that their loyal viewers can see their entire shows. It's very frustrating, and I cannot record the shows after my show sometimes because the DVR has to record something else, so the only solution is for the networks to actually air their programs between the hours. If a show is supposed to air from 9-10, have it start at 9:01 and end at 9:59, that way people wont miss out on the cliffhanger that is sure to keep them watching from week to week. The only reason it ends late is because they want to squeeze in an extra commercial break before the end, why not just let the show run, then air that break after?
love the rant! I feel your pain..same thing happens here. They think that they are keeping everyone tuned in, the fact is, they are just making us madder!!!!
Fox is notoriously bad at this. We miss the last two minutes of each show we try to record. Our dvr through comcast won't allow us to change the time, it just tapes the set one hour period. We are having to tape the following shows too so that we can hopefully catch what we missed.
The networks want one show to run right into the next one so you'll get hooked before you have time to change the channel.
Set your DVR to run an extra minute before/after each show you want to record. Simple as that.
It doesn't work if your GF has two 10pm shows she "needs" to record...plus, when you have a season pass on Cox, it usually ignores your chosen time and just records the scheduled time unless you set it to record each individual episode like that.
It's especially annoying with shows like "Heroes" that has cliffhangers or shows like "The Office" that usually puts some of the best jokes in the opening and closing of the show.
All this does is make me just want to DL the complete episodes, without commercials, illegally from bootleg sites, and that hurts the networks numbers if there are others like me.
I have a Comcast dual tuner DVR and I have this problem from time to time. You can adjust the beginning and ending times as long as they don't overlap with some other scheduled recording. I want to be able to adjust the time a show begins or ends (+ or -), but my DVR only lets me adjust a start time to record earlier or end recording later. I want to start later and end earlier. That's what frustrates me about it.
We had this happen with another show last week, wish I could remember what it was.
I have all of the shows set to end 1 to 2 minutes late, I guess the show before ended later, making my 1 to 2 minutes not enough
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