I have this conversation with Gary at least twice a week.
We switch to the beginning of a TV show.
“AUUGHHH!” (That’s Gary.) “It’s a repeat.”
“No. ‘Previously seen on.’ For decades, decades, they have started shows with clips from previous episodes.”
“NO! I’ve seen this. Don’t you remember that episode; it’s the one where – “
And then sometimes he switches the TV to another station. It doesn’t matter. I’ve tried to sit down with him and explain it, and he can even hear “Previously seen on …” and “Coming next a brand new episode of … ” and he’ll still cry “Oh no! I’ve seen this!” And really, he’s a smart man. They should take up that bottom right corner with a bright red “NEW” the way CNN does with “LIVE.”
He’s smart. Really.
9 responses to “Deja Vu TV”
Manoman that would drive me absolutely nuts. Nuts enough to start beating the Gary.urgg!!!seriously what the hell?ok well, i commend you for having patience with such things 🙂
Yes, I commend the patience. I’m sure there are many things about him you love which prevent you from beating him about the head and shoulders with the remote.
In my house, the remote control is MINE. The Husband is only allowed to touch it on special occasions.
Um, at least on Charter if it’s a new episode the description says “New” at the beginning of it in the menu. Maybe if they colored it red or someething?
Gary? ….bless.
I think there’s an upside to this. If he wants to do something you’re not up for, just tell him you’ve done it before. Use his words. “Oh, this is a repeat. Click!”
mrs hall – but remember the pecan pie?
Sherri – No, my hands are weaker than his.
Amy in stl – he would say “damn the little red thing is garfed”
Erin g – blessed be the Garys.
Caroline – the ironic thing is that he loves re-watching movies he’s watched Matrix 100 times.
Queen – The Matrix is special tho. Like, my all time favorite movie.
I’m getting totally wrapped up in the dvds of Battlestar Galactica (it’s actually really good, and not just in a “moving back into mom’s basement” way) but because they’re taken from TV, there is a bit at the start of each show that’s a recap. But they make it really hard to fast forward: they start with “general recap – the story of BSG.” (ff thru that.) Then there’s a bunch of new material (watch that.) Then there’s an episode-specific recap (ff thru that) followed by a pre-cap of scenes from tonight’s episode (which you want to not ff thru because you haven’t see it yet, but you really need to ff through because it’ll RUIN THE FUN). THEN there’s a screen-shot of the BSG emblem, and THEN you can start watching it. It’s so complicated. Why can’t we all just get along? MORAL: watch BSG. it’s superfun and nobody knows when to stop fast forwarding.
.75 – Yeah yeah yeah. Self-indulgent bullshit.dan – Oh, I SAW that because I consented to watch the last episode with Gary and when they started essentially at the very beginning I thought “Oh GOD he’s going to freak.” But just “TiVo screwed up! It said this was the final episode!” and we waited it out.