Let's Play Stump the TiVo

PHUTATORIUS
I'd like to thank Fox for its re-titling of 24 as 24: Redemption this year. This wholly unnecessary change (how much value does it add, really, except to tell me I should be on the lookout for instances of redemption over the next 24 hours?) completely outwitted my DVR, which despite its charming anthropomorphic logo, is still very much a machine that only complies with precisely-worded instructions.

TiVo's instructions were to record any and all airings of a television show called 24. So programmed, the DVR happily ignored the two-hour premiere of 24: Redemption that aired last Sunday.

Now I have to play catchup, all because a bunch of idiots sitting in a boardroom thought they'd come up with something clever.

UPDATE: Looks like Amazon has the first episode available for sale for $9.99. I smell opportunism.