what is the best way for me to find out what's coming up on tv?

[kh92463]

I alternate between scanning through the guide for the upcoming 14 days, and checking on tvguide.com, scrolling through the menus for the upcoming 14 days. Aside from my wishlists, is there an easier way to know what's coming up on tv? i suppose I could go out and buy an old-fashioned tv guide? Any suggestions? thanks!

[bkdtv]

To find movies, it is easiest to create a wishlist.

Be sure to create auto-record wishlists for your favorite programs and sports. Wishlists record programs regardless of date, time, and channel. Below are some wishlists I use.

Record all new pilots and season premieres available in high-definition.
http://mysite.verizon.net/~fiosdvr/tivo/wishlist9.jpg

Record all 2007 movies shown in HD.
http://mysite.verizon.net/~fiosdvr/tivo/wishlist8a_large.jpg

Record all presidential debates and forums.
http://mysite.verizon.net/~fiosdvr/tivo/wishlist3a_large.jpg

Record all Washington Capitals games.
http://mysite.verizon.net/~fiosdvr/tivo/capitals.jpg

For each of these, be sure to select "first-run only" under recording options. Also be sure to set the appropriate series priority for the wishlist under Find Programs to Record -> Season Passes.

Programs recorded with your wishlists show up in your Now Playing list in folders, ex:

http://mysite.verizon.net/~fiosdvr/tivo/nowplaying6.jpg
I put all the names of my wishlists in uppercase, although you don't have to do that.

[sathead]

If you want to see what's on a particular channel for a day at a time- bring up the guide and press "enter" then switch from grid view to TiVo live view. You can then surf through all the listings for that particular channel for 14 days.

Or... go to titantv.com, choose your provider & zipcode- once the guide comes up- click on the station name to the left of the channel number- you'll get a full day grid for that particular channel, you can move to the next 1 day(s) when done by using the date dropdown box at the bottom of the page.

[JYoung]

http://www.zap2it.com

[IHDB]

turn on tivo suggestions - use :up: and :down: alot then check out your suggestions folder.

U should find plenty of good stuff in there.

[MickeS]

http://www.zap2it.com

I too use that if I am looking for shows.

But I mostly find shows by reading the "Now Playing" section of this forum, or newspaper/magazine articles, and then go into "Find programs" and search for titles.

[mattack]

I alternate between scanning through the guide for the upcoming 14 days, and checking on tvguide.com, scrolling through the menus for the upcoming 14 days. Aside from my wishlists, is there an easier way to know what's coming up on tv? i suppose I could go out and buy an old-fashioned tv guide? Any suggestions? thanks!

I don't quite see why you'd actually want to buy a TV Guide. I admit that *IF* I am reading that section of the newspaper, sometimes I skim the TV grid for that night.

But usually I just look at my To Do list (to find things I didn't expect to be recorded or manually deal with conflicts), and manually browse through prime time hours in the guide... After all, you're paying for it, and while it may take more time to get there than flipping through paper, after you're there, you have more data for each show..

[barbeedoll]

I don't quite see why you'd actually want to buy a TV Guide. I admit that *IF* I am reading that section of the newspaper, sometimes I skim the TV grid for that night.

But usually I just look at my To Do list (to find things I didn't expect to be recorded or manually deal with conflicts), and manually browse through prime time hours in the guide... After all, you're paying for it, and while it may take more time to get there than flipping through paper, after you're there, you have more data for each show..
I live by the TV Guide, because it gives a little blurb about most major shows on a given day for the upcoming week. It also shows if it is a rerun. At the first of the season I create a calendar of all my TiVos and which season pass goes on which unit.

That way I know where I have space if something new starts mid-season.

On Tuesday each week I go through my To Do List on each TiVo and check that all the first run I have on my calendar are actually going to tape, and delete any episodes of something that was a generic description so didn't get screened by my Season Pass.

As I see in the TV Guide, newspaper, or online a special or new show that is coming up but not close enough to actually program right now, I keep a list by date. Then while I am doing my Tuesday checks, I also add in any special things that now fall close enough to be set up.

Sounds more complicated than it is, but actually takes less time since I have a process for it. Plus, with all the kooky scheduling surrounding the writer's strike just relying on the Season Pass hasn't always been a perfect solution.

Barbeedoll

[miller890]

AOL has a very good calender.

http://television.aol.com/ (http://television.aol.com/tv_calendar?)

[pilotbob]

To find movies, it is easiest to create a wishlist.

Record all new pilots and season premieres available in high-definition.
http://mysite.verizon.net/~fiosdvr/tivo/wishlist9.jpg


What are you subtracting out there? It is cut off? Is there a category of Premiers?

BOb

[TiVo Steve]

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/home.aspx

:up::up::up:

[bkdtv]

What are you subtracting out there? It is cut off? Is there a category of Premiers?

BObFor keywords, I use (pilot), -airplane, -plane, -airport, (season premiere), (premiere), and (series premiere).

For recording options, it is set to record new episodes only, no repeats.

[mattack]

I live by the TV Guide, because it gives a little blurb about most major shows on a given day for the upcoming week. It also shows if it is a rerun. At the first of the season I create a calendar of all my TiVos and which season pass goes on which unit.

Works for you, keep doing it. Basically, as I said, except for *skimming* the grid in the paper since I'm already reading it, the Tivo guide seems to do all of these for me (except the "major shows" thing, but I find those by skimming the prime time listings).

[barbeedoll]

Works for you, keep doing it. Basically, as I said, except for *skimming* the grid in the paper since I'm already reading it, the Tivo guide seems to do all of these for me (except the "major shows" thing, but I find those by skimming the prime time listings).
And don't forget the great information people post on this board. The Season Pass board has saved me several times with alerts for situations in which the Season Passes are "tricked" by odd descriptions or we need to pad the end times due to special events or sporting events.

Barbeedoll

[Sandlapper]

tv.yahoo.com

[javabird]

To find movies, it is easiest to create a wishlist.

Be sure to create auto-record wishlists for your favorite programs and sports. Wishlists record programs regardless of date, time, and channel. Below are some wishlists I use.[/size]

Great suggestion for how to set up the Presidential Debates. That way it catches the "Forums" as well.