Tivo network executives

[PinesaladProductions]

Why get TiVo? The "free" spreadsheet-looking menu guide, every week-crashing, Wishlist-lacking, crap-tastic, cut-every-corner DVRs stink! TiVo's interface is the best. Can you upgrade your hard drive on your Motorola DVR? How about copying a movie from your DVR to an iPod? TiVo has a lifetime subscription option that lets you own the hardware and do what you want with it. Upgrade it, tweak it, the sky's the limit. How about those disabled USB ports on your free DVR? Nice.

[evolvehomemedia]

Wow I feel sorry for you. I have several Tivo's and they been on for over 3 years and never crashed. My digital cable box now that looks like a spreadsheet menu. Sorry you feel that way. good luck with what your using now cheers :o)

[AlesisVideo]

Sorry I could have worded that better in the first sentence. I was answering the question of why get Tivo, not literally asking why anyone would want it. Tivo rocks. I have no problems with my Tivo at all. My stupid Motorola DVR that came free with FIOS is another story.

[spicedclay]

This was my first national comercial!!

[azsteviegee]

Mazeltof!  Still waiting for my first "national" that actually airs.

[Wood2WouldNot]

TIVO sucks, Digital recorders rule! So why do you have to insert quarters into your Tivo to make recording fucntion work? Now major stores don't even carry DVRs anymore. Its all about copywrites, and TIVOs domination of market. Why would I pay TIVO $140/year to SPY on what shows I watch? George Bush already does that."Free" America doesn't mean Free Recoding.

[strain121]

good one

[andrewquis]

this has got a tom and jerry violence to it

[bramwellt]

TiVO gave me my evenings back. When networks do crap like boost the audio level of their commercials, and move shows around in an effort to improve ratings of other shows, I no longer had to deal with it. Try as they might, they're no match for the power of the consumer, and companies like TiVO that empower them.

[jbelkin]

The networks may have banned it but it still ran on TV - especially on cabel. You can buy spots directly from your local cable company who inserts them (usually the last pod) - it'll be running with local auto dealer ads so this spot ran for a LONG TIME on US stations.

[bulgogee]

IT WAS NOT BANNED. This spot ran on network TV and was produced by ad agency Goodby Silverstein in San Fran.

[JohnnyZito]

Television is dying.

The only reason they ever bothered to produce sitcoms was to stick commercials in the middle.

Now that viral videos do it better say good by to crazy neighbors and plucky families.

[CheezemanCheddar]

That's because sitcoms don't sedate people like they did back in the day.

Look how well reality tv sedates people. It's perfect.

I don't know how many Greyhound and Airline commercials I've seen watching the Travel channel today. And if I tune it to MTV, I'll get ringtone ads out the ass. Reality tv sedates people so much better for some reason.

[WeTFoot]

Banned?

Thats a commercial made for the internet...and its lame. Funny once and not worth mentionning again.

[Discchord]

This wasn't banned. This was their launch ad. The networks didn't shut them down, they made newer commercials!

[dukemunk]

its was funny, but they should have shown real actors from some real tv shows. A+

[breakaway4404444]

What a shit commercial.

[linksysrouted]

What a great commercial.

[greggh]

I remember seeing this ad quite a bit. Not recently though.

[anim8me2]

That's odd... for a banned commercial. I recall seeing this on television for a few months.

[iamjakex]

Too bad it never ran, stupid TV Execs! Bring TiVo to Canada! :D

[Murphious]

Haha, it's a shame it was banned.. It was really quite funny!

[rawkes]

Awesome