You guys really need one of the 'on demand' type systems that most cable companies are offering. For $1 a month, you can watch any movie showing on any movie channel at anytime. (this is through Time Warner's digital cable service) If the movie comes on at any point during the month, you can watch it, pause it, whenever you want. It's really neat. My neighbor has it... and I probably will as well when my satellite contract is up.
Just something you may want to look into....
-Carl