# TV shows you record, but never watch **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 16, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-record-but-never-watch/814288 "2018-05-16T14:09:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-record-but-never-watch/814288/21 "2018-05-17T10:25:21Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I quit watching Modern Family a couple of years before I realized it was still recording. I have it set to record everything Ty Burrell is in… which means it still records _Modern Family,_ even though it’s been a few years since I could stand watching that dreck. So I just delete it every time without watching it. And _Samantha Bee._ ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-record-but-never-watch/814288/22 "2018-05-17T14:12:07Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > I recorded the first few episodes of Orville, heard how bad it is, and deleted 'em without watching. Where in the world were you hearing Orvile was bad? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-record-but-never-watch/814288/23 "2018-05-17T14:48:13Z")
I still have tons of Fear of and Walking Dead on the DVR. I find it hard to care. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-record-but-never-watch/814288/24 "2018-05-17T19:35:04Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Where in the world were you hearing Orvile was bad? This very board. Maybe not “bad” but certainly “not good enough to care”. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-record-but-never-watch/814288/25 "2018-05-18T18:28:08Z")
_Jeopardy!_ I record it every day, but I only keep 10 episodes on the DVR or else it would fill up. Sometimes I’ll binge a couple episodes while cleaning on the weekend because it’s easy to listen to while I’m moving around. But it usually ends up piling up. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-record-but-never-watch/814288/26 "2018-05-18T19:07:49Z")
I will watch them eventually but I have like 9 episodes of John Oliver’s show on my DVR. I had like 10 episodes of Designated Survivor sitting there and decided I would never watch them so it has been purged. A 15 minute long Justice League Cartoon aired last summer. I have like 20 episodes of that also on there. I will watch them sooner or later. ---
**Author:** ![pdhenry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pdhenry/32/5561_2.png) [@pdhenry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdhenry)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-record-but-never-watch/814288/27 "2018-05-18T21:47:25Z")
_ **Murder in Paradise** _. It has so many factors I should like – British series. Light comedy. Exotic location shooting. I can’t maintain interest through an episode. > [@MrAtoz](#): > > _Law & Order_. My wife has our DVR set to record every episode that shows up, on whatever channel (there are like three or four channels showing _L&O_ reruns these days). Our DVR is pretty much constantly at 99-100% full, and the majority of that content is _Law & Order_ episodes. On my TiVo I can set the recording setting to **Keep at Most = 25** and **Keep Until I Delete**. Then it will record a good number of them and then stop tying up a tuner trying to record more until she watches and deletes some. ---
**Author:** ![GoodOldKJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@GoodOldKJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOldKJ)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2018, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-record-but-never-watch/814288/28 "2018-05-19T06:18:38Z")
I still have the final 2 episodes of TRUE BLOOD on the DVR. Just can’t bring myself to finish it off I guess. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2018, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-record-but-never-watch/814288/29 "2018-05-19T11:45:32Z")
> [@pdhenry](#): > > _ **Murder in Paradise** _. It has so many factors I should like – British series. Light comedy. Exotic location shooting. I can’t maintain interest through an episode. Maybe you should try watching _Death in Paradise_ instead. 😉 It’s one of those “popular but for no good reason” shows like _Scooby-Doo_, and just as repetitive. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2018, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-record-but-never-watch/814288/30 "2018-05-19T12:01:18Z")
The Daily Show is one of those shows that I almost always enjoy, but they still pile up unwatched. I’m not sure what the problem is. I also record all of the Law and Order episodes and I think I’ve seen most of them more than once. I just like to put it on in the background when I’m reading the dope or something. It’s amazing how a lot of the problems they were dealing with 20 years ago are still problems today. I decided to record the new Roseanne, but I’ve never watched one episode, so I think I’m going to trash that one. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-record-but-never-watch/814288/31 "2018-05-19T12:09:31Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > _Jeopardy!_ > > I record it every day, but I only keep 10 episodes on the DVR or else it would fill up. Sometimes I’ll binge a couple episodes while cleaning on the weekend because it’s easy to listen to while I’m moving around. But it usually ends up piling up. This is mine as well. I feel bad deleting it, because I really like Jeopardy! and I feel watching it is a pretty good use of time, but they accumulate so quickly. Sometimes I cheat and watch only the Final Jeopardy portions before deleting. Sometimes I’ll sit and watch 10 or so Final Jeopardys in a row. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-record-but-never-watch/814288.md?page=1)