updated to 1.1.10604 the series recording bug is still there when you try to set a series recording by the remote the skippa dose not connect to the server. everything thing else seams to be working good.
I had the same problem, but only with one particular show on SBS.
Using the remote I could create series without a problem at other times on SBS, and on other channels. However every time I tried to create a series for "Rise Of The Machines" using the remote the server conneciton message would stick on and all I could do was turn the Skippa off/on.
If I created the series from the web app (iPad and/or Win Phone) then it worked fine.
I could also remove that series using the remote.
I don't know if it is a clue or a coincidence, but this was the longest named series I had on the Skippa. All others series created using the remote had titles less than 15 characters.