This is sewious. I'm pissed right now because my Rescue Me's are getting deleted on account that DH HAS to save EVERY.SINGLE. twilight zone ever. Not the current twilight zones...no...the weird zones from the 60s all in black and white. Grr. I'm deleting them.
Re: DVR vent
Yes, I've had to protect a couple of Mythbusters (especially the one where they blow up the cement truck and it just...disappears) because DH LOVES that show. Between Yo Gabba Gabba, Wonder Pets, Mythbusters and Dirty Jobs I just don't even try, hee. I wish we could tape some of the Wonder Pets and move them to DVD.
You Can!
DH did that for me when I was deployed during football season. He would record the games, we have a recordable DVD player and he would burn them and send them to me.