DR RonP re: Fringe.
You can watch it on fox.com.
I also have problems sometimes with my tivo like system. I can record 2 shows and watch a 3rd that was already recorded. I can also record, or watch something via my VCR at the same time.
But i usually select things to record each week. So if occasionally a show gets added and they overlap the system just cancels one. Or sometimes it shows that something will record via my list. But if i go to my program guide it is not lit up in red. No red, no record.