Dear DirectTV

One of the really, really annoying things that happened to me last week was missing some programming. I was out running errands and wanted to record the NBA playoffs. I remembered seeing your commercials for remote programming, and used my cell phone to set my DVR to record. I'm happy to say it worked; I came home and started watching the recording.

Until it cut off in the 4th quarter.

The game ran long and I didn't have an easy way to change the recording remotely, or figure out what was on after the game to record that as well.

It's 2009, you can turn on and off my DVR remotely if I pay (or don't pay), you can program it remotely, send a signal to keep recording when the event runs long. Send a signal when the President gives a speech and delays subsequent programming. I know TiVo has some limitations, but in your case, you OWN the entire system. You own the content transmission.

Keep the commercials in the broadcast, heck record them before and after the show, but get the show.