Why we can't record our TV shows (was: In case you have not seen it.....Linux Media Center)

[Travis Roy]

>
> I download each and every show I wish to watch (and I want for nothing
> I can't get),
> getting not only high quality recordings, but with commercials  
> already removed.
> Finding new shows is trivial (thanks to many diverse sites devoted to
> tracking the shows),
> and with thousands of others doing the same, the bittorrents are
> reasonably fast,
> and I usually can expect to have a show well within 24 hours of  
> it's broadcast.

I'm transition to this solution, but the legality of it is debatable.  
I'm still trying to figure out a good working solution to  
automatically download the shows I like without getting dupes or  
incorrect versions (like a french version for example).

I also can't get a few shows I enjoy. Such as This Old House,  
Gardening By The Yard, and a few others. I have come across a friend  
with a hacked DirecTiVo that will pull the shows for me, but I'm  
still losing out on one HBO show I enjoy.