During the summer my friend and his wife decided to have a party at his house and invited all the usual suspects. The cocktails were flowing and the hours passed, so the only logical next step was to find some way to play a prank on our gracious hosts. On the coffee table in front of Maureen and I sat the remote control and once we discovered they had a DVR, an idea struck.
We scrolled through the guide, searching for the just the right thing and we found it in a little show called “Family Feud.” We pulled up the set up menu and set a series recording. We could choose from the following options: only new episodes, new and repeats and all with duplicates. Of course we chose all with duplicates.
I got the phone call the next morning. “Were you messing with my DVR? VERY funny.” (It is important to note that we also recorded “all with duplicates” episodes of Beverly Hills 90210, some cheerleading show and CNN’s Managing Asia. There might have been some others, but it was late and we were tipsy so there is no way to know for sure.) “My DVR was full this morning,” my friend continued. “Managing Asia?”
I maintain it was a funny joke. No one was hurt, we recorded so many shows that our prank was discovered immediately. Moreover, any shows they intended to record would have higher precedence over the ones we set. No harm, no foul. The biggest question I have is all with duplicates? What show is it that you would want to record not only new episodes and repeat episodes but then ALSO those same episodes each time they repeat? I don’t get it, but I love that it is an option.