Jim Beaver

Kiss of death? CBS paints the move of the mystery series as a good thing, in recognition of its appeal outside mainstream prime time. “Harper’s Island” draws an unusually large audience of people who record it using DVRs and also…

Thanks to good/bad timing (my old Moxi DVR from Charter burned up over the weekend), I now have a brand new second-generation Moxi, which just came out of the testing period yesterday afternoon. If you have any kind of digital…

DVR users, as you know if you have one, rarely watch any program live. Sporting events may be the only exception. Nielsen now measures DVR use, and today they sent this list of programs that are most time-shifted. The measurements,…

Last night I needed to watch the “Boston Legal” series finale for a story I’m writing. That was 8-10 p.m. I also record “Prison Break” and “Heroes” at 8 p.m. One had to go — and at this point, it…

It was a sad and scary moment this morning when my Moxi box went out the door. The Moxi was the DVR that Charter launched with such fanfare in 2002. I’ve had mine since Day One; in fact, I have…