TV Obsession and Broken VCR

My VCR finally completely broke. I asked my parents if we were going to get a new one and they said no because the old one has a guarantee to get it fixed for free. I don’t know how long that will take. How am I supposed to watch TV if I can’t tape the shows that I want to watch because they are always on at inconvenient times (when I’m not home). I know I fuss over TV shows too much.