Unwatchable Television

I truly hope that everyone involved in the writers strike is watching TV right now. Because there is some truly unwatchable television airing on my TV. Cashmere Mafia is just not any fun at all. Dance Wars is really terrible. And, if I recall correctly, both of these were shows that were going to air even before the strike happened! It's really sad when I catch an episode of One Tree Hill by accident and think it's actually pretty good!

What the heck happened to my DVR?

I know that the tv stations have all decided that shows no longer need to start and end at exactly the top of the hour, but it's really starting to make me mad. Almost everything I've recorded lately is cut off at the end! What is up with that? Why do networks feel it is okay to go a few minutes over? Don't they know people are missing the ends of their shows? My DVR is my favorite invention of the last ten years. What will I do if I get so angry at it that I can't DVR anything anymore?