#2: TV Tracker

I barely ever watch TV on TV on any more. It’s usually downloaded from somewhere, or streamed. Usually not the same source from episode to episode. That leads to a problem in that you don’t know what episode you’re on any more. My StageVu history says I’ve watched up to episode six, but I might have watched a few episode on 4oD, or watched on actually on TV.

So, I need another service that lets me keep a log of what episode I’ve watched up to. I guess somewhat manual at first, but I don’t see why there can’t be plugins to see what you’re watching and then update the site (a Firefox plugin for websites, VLC plugin for downloaded shows). Some things would have to be manual, but you could text in to the site saying what you’re watching and it could update.

Another problem I have with TV is when I’m watching a series that isn’t out in the UK yet. So there’s no media telling me that there’s a new episode of House. I usually find out at least a few days later than I could have watched it from a friend, or from being spoiled online.

It’d be nice to have a global TV guide that told me when new episodes are released.