TiVo is a wonderful thing. Sure the romote feels nice in your hand. Yes, the little noises it makes can get stuck in your head. The real beauty of TiVo is that you take your life back. Just because American Idol (which we all enjoy) was on TV last night doesn't mean you have to talk about it today. It's not even time for audience participation… so shut up about it already!

When you take your life back with TiVo, you feel wonderful. You know that you're in good hands. It records your favorite shows without you even thinking about it. This evening, when I'm not home, it'll record 3 shows for me to watch later. I probably won't watch them later tonight. Instead, I'll probably watch the SportsCenter that I recorded at 4 o'clock this morning. TiVo is TV on my terms. Get with it people. Not only will I be able to watch it when I want to watch it, but I'll skip all the commercials too!

Despite the fact that my positive words about TiVo aren't endorsed or being paid for by TiVo, I still think it's a beautiful system. I've owned my box for a little over 3 years now. Looking back, I'm not sure how I got along without one. You should buy one. They're selling 80 hour TiVo's for $70 right now. Since I bought mine for 3x that price, I'm a bit jealous of the price.

The real point of my discussion here is this: if you've watched a show, and you want to talk about it, do us all a favor and just ask, "Did you guys see __________?" I'll be happy to let you know that I'd rather not talk about it right now, but I'd be more than willing to talk about it in a day or so.

P.S. Who's pumped for the 2 hour season finale of Arrested Development?
»See my post about Arrested Development.