Finally got the old Tivo service back, this time with the dual-channel recording sexiness provided courtesy of DirecTV. I'm wondering if I should pre-order my NFL Sunday Ticket now, or wait until I can actually afford it? With Tivo back, I've tried to branch out and record some new stuff; shows I might not consider watching otherwise, just to get a sample of what's out there that I might be missing. Some samplings of my sampling: Anime--I've never had much patience for it, but some of the stuff being run on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim is actually pretty watchable. Enjoying "s-CRY-ed" most of all, and "Samurai Champloo" has been decent. I even taped an episode of "Paranoia Agent" that I haven't gotten to yet. I've heard good things about that as well. Drama--The wife loves "House" and I've been marginally impressed as well. Hugh Laurie, of course, is the best reason to watch it, though now that Sela Ward is on board I'm bound by my male-ness to check it out next season. Speaking of medical dramas, I caught the first two episodes of "Grey's Anatomy" a few weeks back, but now ABC put the brakes on showing the repeats? Come on now! That's not fair! Comedy--I've broken my "Arrested Development" habit (the thrill is gone, Michael Bluth) but am currently jonesing for more "Scrubs" which is also on hiatus for the summer. Reality--"Dog Whisperer" - Cesar Millan's ability to handle problem dogs is remarkable and, as owner of two minor-league problem dogs, I'm consistently amazed by his no-nonsense approach to correcting bad canine behavior. Cesar's approach? Correcting behavior is never about the dog and always about the human. It's an approach that I never thought of but makes complete sense. Plus the dogs are damn cute. I'm also still enjoying "Hit Me Baby One More Time" (even if Howard Jones got robbed and the latest episode was truly scraping the bottom of the talent barrel--Glass Tiger? Thelma Houston? Puhleeze!)