"$#*! My Dad Says" Facing DVR Problems - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 09-21-2010, 02:36 AM

A show inspired by the Internet has encountered a minor obstacle in that other technological miracle known as the DVR.

In an effort to turn a popular Twitter feed into a broadcast comedy, CBS' has given "$#*! My Dad Says" a rather un-DVR-friendly friendly title.

Try to search for "$#*!" using your DVR's remote control. Go ahead. We'll wait.

It seems DVR designers quite understandably never suspected that a network would launch a TV show that started with the word "$#*!."

There may be a way to find such symbols within the DVR interface, but a causal survey of customers subscribing to a few different video services found nobody who could manage to type the first word of the title.

Which isn't to suggest DVR users cannot watch the show. Users can browse through the nightly grids until they get to Thursday evening, where the show is clearly listed in all its "$#*!" glory. Or, heck, you can even watch the show live.

"We're consulting with the artist formerly known as ! on the matter," joked a CBS spokesman.

http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.co...html#more-8704

TV Knowledge Fan · 09-21-2010, 03:25 AM

It'd be so much easier if the title had been "THE WILLIAM SHATNER PROGRAM"...and he'd probably agree!

robyrob · 09-21-2010, 07:41 AM

i just set mine to record the Big Bang Theory 30 minutes over - problem solved.

Chocolate Moose · 09-28-2010, 09:45 PM

I didn't have any trouble .....

McGillicuddy · 04-16-2011, 08:09 PM

Another concern,

Exactly where would the show be listed in The Complete Directory To Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows?

09-21-2010, 02:36 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	*"$#! My Dad Says" Facing DVR Problems** A show inspired by the Internet has encountered a minor obstacle in that other technological miracle known as the DVR. In an effort to turn a popular Twitter feed into a broadcast comedy, CBS' has given "$#! My Dad Says" a rather un-DVR-friendly friendly title. Try to search for "$#!" using your DVR's remote control. Go ahead. We'll wait. It seems DVR designers quite understandably never suspected that a network would launch a TV show that started with the word "$#!." There may be a way to find such symbols within the DVR interface, but a causal survey of customers subscribing to a few different video services found nobody who could manage to type the first word of the title. Which isn't to suggest DVR users cannot watch the show. Users can browse through the nightly grids until they get to Thursday evening, where the show is clearly listed in all its "$#!" glory. Or, heck, you can even watch the show live. "We're consulting with the artist formerly known as ! on the matter," joked a CBS spokesman. http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.co...html#more-8704
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09-21-2010, 07:41 AM	#3
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,169	i just set mine to record the Big Bang Theory 30 minutes over - problem solved.
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09-28-2010, 09:45 PM	#4
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,885	I didn't have any trouble .....
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09-21-2010, 03:25 AM	#2
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	It'd be so much easier if the title had been "THE WILLIAM SHATNER PROGRAM"...and he'd probably agree!

04-16-2011, 08:09 PM	#5
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	Another concern, Exactly where would the show be listed in The Complete Directory To Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows?