tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post3630005122448508349..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: My Set Top Box F*cked River SongStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-82484356838422554832011-10-05T07:47:39.201+02:002011-10-05T07:47:39.201+02:00Amanda: it took me a while to accept Matt Smith bu...Amanda: it took me a while to accept Matt Smith but he converted me within a few episodes. I now think he's brilliant. An old head on young shoulders - perfect for the Doctor.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-34964971560955470302011-10-04T23:57:11.565+02:002011-10-04T23:57:11.565+02:00I am a big fan, and I went off into a kind of tran...I am a big fan, and I went off into a kind of trance...we've just had the episode The Girl who waited. (And spent a good part of the weekend watching DT re-runs)The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-5716248790140207772011-10-04T21:16:38.916+02:002011-10-04T21:16:38.916+02:00Suburbia: ah... betamax, those were the days. Do y...Suburbia: ah... betamax, those were the days. Do you remember hand-spooling when the tape messed up?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-3385124556776314492011-10-04T14:59:52.956+02:002011-10-04T14:59:52.956+02:00At least you only had to wait 24 hours. Years ago,...At least you only had to wait 24 hours. Years ago, if you'd miss programmed your VCR, you'd just have to go round asking complete strangers if they had a copy that wasn't on Betamax!Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-70386131138900481482011-10-04T13:44:01.598+02:002011-10-04T13:44:01.598+02:00Lunarossa: yes, our does that. We set it to record...Lunarossa: yes, our does that. We set it to record an entire series and then suddenly it decides to miss an episode out. We carefully monitor ours now. Let it know who the boss is. I recommend the occasionally beating too. <br /><br />Being Me: yeah. You love it when I talk dirty.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-68956724057584980492011-10-04T12:57:44.363+02:002011-10-04T12:57:44.363+02:00Top. Loading. VCR??? Wash your mouth out!Top. Loading. VCR??? Wash your mouth out!Being Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600427311498297800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-20018962097203279312011-10-04T10:19:19.331+02:002011-10-04T10:19:19.331+02:00Hi Steve, I hope you have caught up with DW on ipl...Hi Steve, I hope you have caught up with DW on iplayer or something similar by now! I've had for a month now and I really hate it. It sometimes records a programm and next time it does not. It seems to have its own life and power of decision. I should have opted for a plain dvd recorder...Ciao. A.xlunarossahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231055955991137579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-9063034475030362842011-10-04T09:41:15.329+02:002011-10-04T09:41:15.329+02:00Nota Bene: if I had a Tardis the last thing I'...Nota Bene: if I had a Tardis the last thing I'd be doing would be catching up on TV programmes.<br /><br />Amanda: I thought you were a fan?<br /><br />TimeWarden: good grief! You sound positively jinxed. Have you tried Stone Age technology? Tends to be longer lasting and doesn't need AC/DC power input.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-42018636640757832592011-10-04T09:16:24.709+02:002011-10-04T09:16:24.709+02:00I'm not a great lover of technology either! I&...I'm not a great lover of technology either! I've been using this computer in safe mode for the past three months now and it's not as safe as they'd have you believe as AVG doesn't work!!<br /><br />No sound either, so music and TV is a no go. No good going back to VHS for me as a year after purchasing the TOSHIBA it would stop during recording, then later record without sound.<br /><br />Buying an AIWA VCR didn't solve the problem as PDC (Programme Delivery Control) wasn't all it was cracked up to be either.<br /><br />Should I mention my record player? Won't play 33rpm at a constant speed! Do you think I should invest in a Tesselector as they seem to function reasonably well?!TimeWardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853837867256272087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-71314749143761460822011-10-04T00:59:40.713+02:002011-10-04T00:59:40.713+02:00I kinda lost you at 'we were watching Dr Who.....I kinda lost you at 'we were watching Dr Who...'The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-30051074932052067262011-10-03T23:15:33.588+02:002011-10-03T23:15:33.588+02:00You need a tardisYou need a tardisNota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-57666758071775763352011-10-03T22:07:30.999+02:002011-10-03T22:07:30.999+02:00Gorilla Bananas: man nappy?! Real men just piss do...Gorilla Bananas: man nappy?! Real men just piss down the back of the sofa.<br /><br />Yes. OK. I have a man nappy.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-37726336549135650962011-10-03T21:34:23.423+02:002011-10-03T21:34:23.423+02:00Let that be a lesson to you. Before your favourite...Let that be a lesson to you. Before your favourite TV programme starts, put on your man nappy so you don't have to pause it for a pee-pee break. And be grateful you don't have to use a chamber pot like in the olden days.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-47782885840972489402011-10-03T21:04:20.642+02:002011-10-03T21:04:20.642+02:00Kelloggsville: that thought onlt occurred to me, a...Kelloggsville: that thought onlt occurred to me, alas, today. But to be honest, gathering around a computer screen isn't the same as gathering around a telly.<br /><br />English Rider: it was an agony! A sheer 1440 minutes of sheer agony!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-21580579768774893732011-10-03T20:53:45.477+02:002011-10-03T20:53:45.477+02:00I feel your pain. An unofficial cliff-hanger of an...I feel your pain. An unofficial cliff-hanger of an ending before the real cliff-hanger ending. Tottering on the brink for 24 whole hours. Arghhh!English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-82080189273915863232011-10-03T20:49:33.910+02:002011-10-03T20:49:33.910+02:00doesn't it go straight onto iplayer?doesn't it go straight onto iplayer?AGuidingLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823333742737762759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-13841545640147077162011-10-03T19:51:49.034+02:002011-10-03T19:51:49.034+02:00MMM: *sob* *sob* This means that someone else got ...MMM: *sob* *sob* This means that someone <i>else</i> got to help Katie McGrath into her dresses... and I wasn't even there to see it let alone get my zipper stuck... er, I mean, <i>her</i> zipper stuck. Yes. That's what I meant. ;-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-6144996249816767152011-10-03T19:44:24.820+02:002011-10-03T19:44:24.820+02:00I know!! I chased it up today but I was too late. ...I know!! I chased it up today but I was too late. Next year - I will sort it out.Modern Military Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13931948216482115092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-80011313544500541462011-10-03T19:25:44.524+02:002011-10-03T19:25:44.524+02:00Marginalia: OK. On both counts.Marginalia: OK. On both counts.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-69707724662714951772011-10-03T19:23:34.711+02:002011-10-03T19:23:34.711+02:00Yeah right!Yeah right!Marginaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175372147298306908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-63195437644234046552011-10-03T18:58:01.009+02:002011-10-03T18:58:01.009+02:00Marginalia: of Matt Smith? Or people with better t...Marginalia: of Matt Smith? Or people with better technology?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-76768272655707736602011-10-03T18:45:19.101+02:002011-10-03T18:45:19.101+02:00Boy, I bet you're so jealousBoy, I bet you're so jealousMarginaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175372147298306908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-80490798843496872011-10-03T18:41:43.965+02:002011-10-03T18:41:43.965+02:00Dicky: hit it with a tree branch seventeen times a...Dicky: hit it with a tree branch seventeen times and then threw a typewriter at it. One of the old fashioned kind. Yep.<br /><br />Another Goldfish: thank God for iPlayer! Shrines should be built in its honour... though obviously in areas that won't offend other religious denominations (especially those that are still using hardcopy text rather than Bluetooth wifi connection).Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-55452911377723137412011-10-03T18:25:25.496+02:002011-10-03T18:25:25.496+02:00A poorly timed grandmother's birthday meant we...A poorly timed grandmother's birthday meant we were at a huge family dinner instead of watching the Doctor Who final.<br /><br />We finally got home at midnight & decided we couldn't wait another minute. We grabbed some snacks, turned on the DVR and settled down. We only got as far as Churchill asking the time when it suddenly turned itself off. Infernal thing had some sort of recording error and hadn't recorded the whole show!<br /><br />We ended up turning to iPlayer, so the crisis was averted...but it was a close thing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01265501278858518472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-90119558288372092042011-10-03T18:25:05.033+02:002011-10-03T18:25:05.033+02:00Have to admit I was slightly confused by this seri...Have to admit I was slightly confused by this series DW. In fact if I'd missed the last 5 mins it wouldn't have mattered. Alex Song, Amy Pond - Mmmmm which to choose? Sorry, went off on a tangent there.<br /><br />Great post Steve, I hope you went all Basil Fawlty on that set top box?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com