Coming to Verizon FiOS TV from DirecTV over a year ago, one of the major irritants was the channel guide. You’d think it wouldn’t be a big thing, but it seriously has me considering switching back to DirecTV, among a bunch of other things.
When we switched over, the main problem was the number of button presses it took to get the full episode information. Maybe there’s a smarter way, but it always takes me three.
Recently, things seem to have gotten worse. First, the episode info, especially for premium channels, often doesn’t have any actor information. Second, the category errors are increasing. Take for example, The Center of the World starring Molly Parker and Peter Sarsgaard. It’s a film about a depressed guy, holing up in Vegas, who pays a hooker to hang out with him for three nights. Strong adult themes are the order of the day. Verizon happily categorized it as Children. That’s it.
Sigh.
Then again this is an extreme First World problem to have.