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What TV do y'all own on DVD?

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Wednesday, May 11, 2005 1:29 PM

CHRISISALL


I just got Northern Exposure S1, 8 episodes, and the music liscensing pushed the price to $50!!!
That's robbery, but I paid it.

Liked the moose Chrisisall

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Wednesday, May 11, 2005 3:35 PM

DA


Fray Dear Heart,

Don't run out and get cable for Dead Like Me, they cancelled it. I cried real tears. Season 2 will be out on dvd the second week in June. No chance of rekindling it either, the cast members have taken long-term roles elsewhere.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

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I hope she does the soup-thing. It's always a hoot and we don't all die from it.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2005 3:47 PM

JCKNIFE


Not much here:

Band of Brothers
Quantum Leap
Samurai Jack
Firefly

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Wednesday, May 11, 2005 3:51 PM

SAFEAT2ND


Quote:

Originally posted by chrisisall:
I just got Northern Exposure S1, 8 episodes, and the music liscensing pushed the price to $50!!!
That's robbery, but I paid it.



Me too, but I was dumb enough to pay for S2 as well. Great series, but "more money than brains" price. Problem is, if I have 5 cents (7 cents U.S.) I still have more money than brains.

"Stupid is as stupid does"...does what, exactly??

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Wednesday, May 11, 2005 9:44 PM

FRAY101


Quote:

Originally posted by Da:
Fray Dear Heart,

Don't run out and get cable for Dead Like Me, they cancelled it. I cried real tears. Season 2 will be out on dvd the second week in June. No chance of rekindling it either, the cast members have taken long-term roles elsewhere.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

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I hope she does the soup-thing. It's always a hoot and we don't all die from it.



Yeah, knew about that...but looking forward to getting the second box-set. As I've only just finished watching the first one at least I won't have too big a gap in between.

Another example of a great show killed before it's time

"Why would I want to leave Serenity?"
"Can't think of a reason."


Over 100 Serenity screencaps now available at http://disneypix.tripod.com/destiny

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Wednesday, May 11, 2005 11:22 PM

EVILFAITH


I own these shows in either DVD or some other form:
24
Alias
Angel (5 episodes only)
Buffy
CSI
Firefly
Freaks and Geeks
Gilmore Girls
Lost
Sex and the City
The L Word
The OC
The Simpsons
Tru Calling
Wonderfalls

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Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:11 PM

KRYTEN3


24 seasons 1-3
4400
Alias season 1
Ali G show season 1
All Aussie Adventures
Awful Truth seasons 1-2
Babylon 5 seasons 1-3
Band of Brothers
Carnivale season 1
Clone Wars volume 1
Dad's Army seasons 1-3
Dune miniseries
Farscape seasons 1-4 + mini
FIREFLY
Homicide seasons 1-6 + movie
Law and Order seasons 1-3 + 14
Law and Order SVU seasons 1, 5
Law and Order CI seasons 1, 3
Lock Stock TV series
MASH seasons 1-8
(Incompleat) Micallef
Monty Python's Flying Circus (complete)
OZ seasons 1-4
Police Squad!
Red Dwarf seasons 1-6
The Shield seasons 1-3
Simpsons seasons 1-4
Six Feet Under seasons 1-3
Smallville seasons 1-2
Sopranos seasons 1-4
Stargate SG1 seasons 1-7
Without a Trace season 1
Wonderfalls
Yes Minister
Yes Prime Minister

I also have some slightly less than official collections, including F Troop, Get Smart and several others that are never ever going to come out on DVD.

Me needeth a life.

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Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:55 PM

CHRISISALL


kryten3, I see you have Smallville, any plans on getting Lois and Clark S1, it just came out, and I remember it being very charming.

It had the best Lois ever Chrisisall

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Tuesday, June 14, 2005 3:32 PM

CALLMESERENITY


Quote:

Originally posted by chrisisall:
I just got Northern Exposure S1, 8 episodes, and the music liscensing pushed the price to $50!!!
That's robbery, but I paid it.

Liked the moose Chrisisall



Really? I paid $34.99 for mine, I think. I have season S1&2, though season 2 has 12 eps. And they both came in the cute parkas. Did yours have the parka?

And that, besides Firefly, which was a gift, is the only TV I've ever bought myself.
But I will buy LOST when it comes out.

"What's the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"-H.D. Thoreau

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Tuesday, June 14, 2005 3:47 PM

CANTTAKESKY


Quote:

Originally posted by frscpe1:
Sledge Hammer!: Season 1

Is Sledge Hammer any good? I was thinking about getting it. Love Dirty Harry and the like.

My list:
Firefly x 2
Angel All
Buffy S1
Dark Angel All
Wonderfalls
Red Dwarf 1-5 (missing 6)
Yes, Prime Minister

And so very looking forward to David Greenwalt's "Profit" coming out on August 9!!!

Can't Take My Gorram Sky

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Tuesday, June 14, 2005 3:47 PM

CHRISISALL


That's weird, I read that S2 only had 7 eps, maybe I'm mistaken.
Yes! It came in a cute little parka with a moose-charm zipper!

Chrisinthemorning Chrisisall

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Tuesday, June 14, 2005 3:52 PM

CHRISISALL


Sledge Hammer was cool, if memory serves.
BTW, which series finale did you like better, Dark Angel or Angel- they both ended so abruptly.

Closure challenged Chrisisall

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Tuesday, June 14, 2005 9:19 PM

DEANNAMAY


I've gotten to where I prefer to own stuff on DVD, than watch it on TV. On DVD you have a known quantity, whether it has been cancelled or not. You don't have that "I like this show so how soon will it be cancelled" feeling.

Buffy
Angel
X-Files
Millenium
DS9
CSI-Las Vegas only
Dark Angel
Highlander
4400
Dead Zone
Smallville
Red Dwarf (except some one borrowed and never returned season two, must fix that)

Except for CSI, note the sci fi trend.

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Wednesday, June 15, 2005 8:39 AM

CHRISISALL


You like dark, shadowy stuff. Me too.

Love that Dark Angel Chrisisall

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Wednesday, June 15, 2005 2:30 PM

CORNCOBB


I own:

Babylon 5
Dead Like Me season 1
Spaced
Family Guy
Doctor Who - Tomb of the Cybermen and Spearhead from Space
Firefly (obviously)


"Gorramit Mal... I've forgotten my line."

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Wednesday, June 15, 2005 3:34 PM

YT

the movie is not the Series. Only the facts have been changed, to irritate the innocent; the names of the actors and characters remain the same


Quote:

Originally posted by kryten3:
Lock Stock TV series


Never heard of it, so I looked it up -- interesting. Did you get the set? Or the individual discs?

Keep the Shiny Side Up . . . (wutzon) Rusted Root, "You Can't Always Get What You Want", eponymous

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Thursday, June 16, 2005 2:44 PM

GUIDEWRITER


Someone mentioned My So Called Life. Is that available on DVD?!

HAVE:

STTNG (all)
STDS9 (1)
ST (all)
ST:E (1)
LOIS AND CLARK (1)
SMALLVILLE (1-3)
BABYLON 5 (all incl. pilot & movies)
CRUSADE
TAKEN
BUFFY (1-2, 4-7)
ANGEL (all)
ROSWELL (1-2)
WONDERFALLS
FIREFLY
FUTURAMA (1)
STARGATE ATLANTIS RISING
JOAN (1)
ASTROBOY
SPIDER-MAN: MTV ANIMATED
LONE GUNMEN
X-FILES (1-3)
X-FILES: MYTHOLOGY (1)
DROIDS
EWOKS
SNOW WHITE (KRISTIN KREUK)
EARTHSEA

And likely more that I'm forgetting.

TO GET MISSED/UPCOMING:

BUFFY (3)
EARTH 2
MORE STAR TREK
MORE X-FILES
ROSWELL (3)
DEAD LIKE ME (1-2)

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Friday, June 17, 2005 2:37 AM

SUBGUY


-Star Trek S1-3
-ST:TNG S1-7
-ST:DS9 S1-7
-ST:VOY S1-7
-X-Files S1-9
-Lone Gunman Entire Series
-Firefly Entire Series
-Babylon 5 S1-5 & Movies
-B5 Crusade Entire Series
-The 4400 S1
-BSG the Original Entire Series
-BSG The 2003 Miniseries
-Buck Rogers Entire Series
-Taken Miniseries
-Quantum Leap S1-3
-Knight Rider S1-2
-Airwolf S1
-Band of Brothers Miniseries
-Lost in Space S1-3
-Simpsons S1-5
-Futurama S1-4
-Batman Animated Series S1-3
-The Flintstones S1-3
-Gilligan's Island S1-2
-Sledge Hammer S1-2
-The Tick Entire Series
-V Both Miniseries and Entire Series
-Law & Order (Including Original, SVU and CI) All that have been released thus far

Is that enough?

Captain Pete
"What can Brown do for you?"

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Friday, June 17, 2005 2:39 AM

SUBGUY


Oh, yeah, and my 12 year old daughter has;

Buffy S1-7

Captain Pete
"What can Brown do for you?"

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Friday, June 17, 2005 11:14 AM

CHRISISALL


You're the first to list Lois and Clark! Can you give us a review? I've been thinkin' about it.
Is it as good as I remember?

Hatcherfan Chrisisall

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Friday, June 17, 2005 11:18 AM

CHRISISALL


I just got Airwolf S1, isn't that a fun first season? I just love 'Mind of the Machine' and 'To Snare a Wolf'.
I'm gonna get S2, even though there are only about 6 or 7 really good episodes (as compared to the first season), you plan on gettin' it, too?

Stringfellow Chrisisall

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Friday, June 17, 2005 12:03 PM

SUBGUY


Usually if I start buiying a series on DVD, I fugure I may as well get them all.

Captain Pete
"What can Brown do for you?"

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Friday, June 17, 2005 12:16 PM

SICKDUDE


Gorram thread. Had to add a bunch of series to my Amazon wishlist because of the good stuff mentioned here....

We have:
Stargate:SG1, seasons 1-7
Firefly (anyone heard of it?)
Wonderfalls
To the Manor Born
Secret Agent, assorted
Farscape, first disc only
Galaxy Rangers (just got them the other day)

Doesn't include the Anime stuff, of course.

"Don't say 'ka' until you've tried it." Daniel Jackson

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Friday, June 17, 2005 12:37 PM

STARPILOTGRAINGER


Quote:

Originally posted by GuideWriter:
Someone mentioned My So Called Life. Is that available on DVD?!



Yes, but it's pretty expensive and from what I understand doesn't have much in the way of special features:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006SFLV/qid=111904767
0/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-8023554-0834344?v=glance&s=dvd


Star Pilot Grainger
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Friday, June 17, 2005 2:43 PM

GUIDEWRITER


How could I have forgotten to put Smallville in my list?! I added it now.

L&C: Actually I haven't started watching them yet :p I have way too many DVDs waiting to be watched. But, I had previously been downloading some xVid caps of the first season while I was waiting for the DVDs. And, I had been enjoying those (I watched maybe about 10 episodes). I have no idea what's going to happen! And I'm enjoying the characters. It was a fun show, and I'm looking forward to watching the entire first season again.

I tend to buy a lot of DVDs... when I have money to spend. If I enjoyed a TV show/movie at all, I will buy the DVD.

MSCL: Thanks! Wow, that is expensive. Though I wasn't expecting many special features for a 10-year-old show.

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Friday, June 17, 2005 5:33 PM

SPQR


Angel 1-5
Andromeda seasons 1-4
Buffy 1-3
BattleStar Galactice miniseries
DarkAngel 1-2
Enterprise 1 preordered 2
Hercules made of tv movies
StarGate SG1 1-5
FireFly
Farscape 1-4
Malcolm in the Middle 1
StarTrek setbox 1-3
Sopranos 1-5
Lexx just a few
Xena 1
The Elegant Universe (NOVA)
Some PBS shows about Rome history.

toget next:
SouthPark all
dave chepple show season 1 & 2
reno 911 1&2
andromeda season 5
nip tuck 1-?
DS9




My brain, it hurts!!!!!
monty python

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Friday, June 17, 2005 5:50 PM

OPPYH


Alright, here we go:

All Buffy and Angel seasons

All 80's Transformers, and G.I. Joe dvd's-What can I say when I bought these sets, it was like buying back my childhood. Fantastic.

Sanford and Son 1-4-funny stuff

Mystery science theater volumes 1-5. I will own them all someday, the funniest show ever created.

Kids in the Hall season 1. Also very funny.

Dark Angel season 1-have to get 2 sooner or later.

Firefly. I own it, but I don't. I'm always letting friends borrow it.

Freaks and Geeks. Buffy, Angel and Firefly are my favorites, but This show is in a class all by itself. Brilliant.

waiting for St. Elsewhere, and Hill street Blues to be released on dvd.

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Saturday, June 18, 2005 1:15 PM

YT

the movie is not the Series. Only the facts have been changed, to irritate the innocent; the names of the actors and characters remain the same


Quote:

Originally posted by GuideWriter:
How could I have forgotten to put Smallville in my list?! I added it now.


I wondered about that; it did seem to be an anomaly, considering the rest of your list.

Keep the Shiny Side Up . . . (wutzon) ZZ Top, "Just Got Paid"

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Sunday, June 19, 2005 2:52 PM

CHRISISALL


Quote:

Originally posted by GuideWriter:
L&C: Actually I haven't started watching them yet


Just got Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman S1 today for Father's Day, watched an ep already, yeowww! It's better than I remembered!! Such fun stuff. It came with an extra disk containing a S4 ep of Smallville, cool!

Suped-up Chrisisall

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Tuesday, June 21, 2005 4:23 AM

DANTE144


As for TV...

Robotech yup, all 86 eps.
Cowboy Bebop.
And of course, Firefly.


"Jesus saves, everyone else takes damage" -tee shirt some girl was wearing at Megacon.

http://dantedreams.com <-my webcomic

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Tuesday, June 21, 2005 4:56 AM

FINN MAC CUMHAL


Looking at my DVD collection shelf:
(in order of appearance from left to right)

Dark Angel, Seasons 1&2
Firefly, Seasons 1-4
Land of the Lost, Seasons 1-3
Greatest American Hero, Season 1
Gilmore Girls, Seasons 1&2
Lizzie McGuire, season 1
Buffy, Seasons 1&2
X-files, Season 1
Kim Possible (might be VHS)
X-files, Season 2
Battlestar Galactica, miniseries
The Mists of Avalon, miniseries


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Qui desiderat pacem praeparet bellum.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2005 6:11 AM

GUIDEWRITER


Oh yeah - Red Dwarf V-VI, I don't have I-IV.

By the way, more on L&C. I started watching the DVDs and the quality is excellent. For a TV show that is 10 years old, the DVDs are very nice. Definitely enjoying the episodes too. As for that bonus DVD, meh. It doesn't even have a Smallville label on it, it's a WB something-or-other, so it ain't nothing special. Smallville Season 4 releases in September or something anyway.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2005 9:59 AM

CHRISISALL


I was a big fan of L&C back in the day, but I somehow managed to miss the pilot, so seeing that for the first time the other day was a special treat for me! It set up the series rather nicely, I thought. And I think the video quality is a little uneven, but more than acceptable (downright shiny in some spots!). And I find that the show is a lot funnier to me now than when I first saw it.
Now if they could just release The Flash on dvd, my superhero needs would be met.

Chrisisall Kent

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Tuesday, June 21, 2005 10:06 AM

CHRISISALL


Quote:

Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
Looking at my DVD collection shelf:
(in order of appearance from left to right)

Dark Angel, Seasons 1&2
Firefly, Seasons 1-4


Whoah. Is this wishfull thinking or a type-o?

And how come y'all don't own Kung Fu? That was a really well written show that stayed more or less true to itself to the calculated and brilliantly underplayed ending.

Kwai-Chang Chrisisall

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Tuesday, June 21, 2005 10:14 AM

SPIKEANDJEZEBEL


I just bought my first region-free DVD player, so I can finally get Blakes 7 on DVD!

For those unfamiliar with B7, I highly recommend it, as it shares a lot of similiarities with Firefly, and was even referenced in "The Train Job".

"I like smackin' 'em!" - Jayne Cobb

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Tuesday, June 21, 2005 4:51 PM

FINN MAC CUMHAL


Quote:

Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:

Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
Looking at my DVD collection shelf:
(in order of appearance from left to right)

Dark Angel, Seasons 1&2
Firefly, Seasons 1-4


Whoah. Is this wishfull thinking or a type-o?

Just keeping you on your toes.
Quote:

Originally posted by chrisisall:
And how come y'all don't own Kung Fu? That was a really well written show that stayed more or less true to itself to the calculated and brilliantly underplayed ending.

I really liked Kung Fu, but I’ve never seen it on DVD. Of course, I’ve never looked for it.

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Qui desiderat pacem praeparet bellum.

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Wednesday, June 22, 2005 10:55 AM

CHRISISALL


Quote:

Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
I really liked Kung Fu, but I’ve never seen it on DVD. Of course, I’ve never looked for it.


I got the 1st and 2nd seasons, the third is out end of August, and let me tell ya, aside from the suspension of disbelief you need to buy that David Caradine is half Chinese, that show holds up amazingly well. My biggest critique of it when it was broadcast was that the fight scenes weren't as exciting as they could have been. 30 years and uncounted kung fu and karate classes later I see that it has some of the most realistic and beautiful ( I know, sounds like a contradiction- I mean beautiful like intricate yet simple) fight scenes I've ever seen.
And the stories, while peppered with some psuedo-Buddist sayings, really make points that are as relevent today as ever.
However much I love Dark Angel, Kung Fu made me think, a rare thing for any show to do.


The Master Chrisisall

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Wednesday, June 22, 2005 11:06 AM

BLACKEYEDGIRL


Buffy S1-7
Angel A1-5
Dark Angel S1 & 2
Roswell S1 & 2 (waiting for 3)
Wonderfalls
Greg the Bunny
Firefly
Dead Like Me S1 (waiting for 2)
Scrubs S1
Arrested Development S1
Farscape Peacekeeper Wars (can't afford the others)
Stargate SG1 S1

I still want and need
X-files
Tru Calling
and I swear there was something else...

I watch more TV on DVD than actual TV these days...

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Inara: "Do aliens live among us?"
Kaylee: "Yes. One of them's a doctor."

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Thursday, June 23, 2005 6:09 PM

JUTIN77


JUST BOUGHT "NEWSRADIO"!!

...funniest three camera sitcom ever!

F you Seinfeld... well, you're 2nd best...

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Thursday, June 23, 2005 6:31 PM

CAITLYN


OK, here's my list:

Firefly (goes without saying, doesn't it?)
Sapphire & Steel (Shiny!)
Doctor Who (most everything released so far)
The Prisoner
Neverwhere
Harsh Realm
Wonderfalls
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (BBC)

Next on my list:

Blakes 7
Battlestar Galactic (original miniseries)

"No, but, isn't there anything about this place you're glad of?"

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Thursday, June 23, 2005 6:39 PM

CAITLYN


Quote:

Originally posted by spikeandjezebel:
I just bought my first region-free DVD player, so I can finally get Blakes 7 on DVD!

For those unfamiliar with B7, I highly recommend it, as it shares a lot of similiarities with Firefly, and was even referenced in "The Train Job".

"I like smackin' 'em!" - Jayne Cobb



Yep. B7 is pretty amazing. OK, the costumes look like something out of ABBA, but the writing is mostly very good and it has a lot of the past meets future elements of Firefly, not to mention a tryannical future government.

I bought my region free DVD player to watch Sapphire & Steel. That was another amazing but short lived series. A lot of suspense, a slow pace, but you never know where it's going. Absolutely brilliant. It starred Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) and David McCallum (NCIS). The first story is brilliant but should have been done in four parts instead of six. It lags in places. When you get to the second story, the one in the railway station, you are hooked.

"I'm hearing a lot of talk, genius. Come on. Show me what you got."

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Friday, June 24, 2005 5:05 AM

DAELUS


The TV on DVD that I own..:

Angel 1-5
Batman: The Animated Series Vol.1
Buffy 1-7
Carnivale Season 1
Farscape Season 1, starburst editions.
Father Ted Complete Series
Firefly (2 copies of that, actually)
Freaks and Geeks Complete Series
Fruits Basket Complete Series
Futurama Complete Series
Miracles Complete Series
South Park Season 1
The West Wing Seasons 1+2 (haven't watched that yet, but it was recommended, and I got it pretty cheaply second-hand.)

DVDs I'm going to get:
Dead Like Me Season 1 + 2
Farscape Seasons 2, 3, 4 and PK Wars.


I actually have Blake's 7, season 1, also. I had to trudge through it. It seemed like some 8 year old's ideal show. I didn't enjoy it. Won't be getting the other seasons, of course.
Although, you've gotta love Avon.

"My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."

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Friday, June 24, 2005 5:51 AM

EARLY


V
The Prisoner
North and South
and this show ya'll have probably never heard of called Firefly (2 copies).
In August I'll be buying Profit.

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Friday, June 24, 2005 5:52 AM

EARLY


I forgot I also have Space Giants

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Friday, June 24, 2005 6:05 AM

EARLY


I also forgot Ken Burns Civil War...my mind is failing in my old age.

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Friday, June 24, 2005 6:05 AM

FRAY101


Well in addition to the huge list I posted earlier, have now been convinced to order Wonderfalls, which should arrive any day now...

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Friday, June 24, 2005 12:07 PM

CAITLYN


Quote:

Originally posted by Daelus:
I actually have Blake's 7, season 1, also. I had to trudge through it. It seemed like some 8 year old's ideal show. I didn't enjoy it. Won't be getting the other seasons, of course.
Although, you've gotta love Avon.

"My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."



I have to wonder how old you are. The reason I ponder this is because the show was made in the '70s. It was low budget BBC stuff even then. It has near enough the cheesiest special effects in the 'verse. I wonder if that's what makes you judge it so unkindly.

The writing is what made B7 a great series. Also, if you've only seen season one you haven't seen the best stuff. Oh, there are good season one episodes. It gets much darker in season two. Season one doesn't kill off any major characters. Travis is an over-the-top killer. A whole lot hasn't been developed yet.

Brian Croucher's season two portrayal of the disgraced and depressed and much darker Travis was far better. (Yes, changing actors in midstream was cheesy and you are left to assume his time in prison included plastic surgery.) The writing gets better as well although I happen to like season one.

I didn't see it the first time as something 25+ years old. I saw it first run. In it's time it was brilliant.

I will also freely admit that at 18 or so I thought Paul Darrow (who played Ker Avon) was "just so swai[/]".

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Friday, June 24, 2005 12:19 PM

DAELUS


I have no problem with the low-budget part of it. That was kind of charming actually. I just wasn't engaged at all, while watching it.

I did make an effort to go through the entire season, but I just didn't enjoy it.
Although the first few episodes were okay, I guess.
I'm not trying to badmouth the show, it's just not my kind of thing.

"My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."

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Friday, June 24, 2005 1:07 PM

OPPYH


Quote:

Originally posted by Early:
I forgot I also have Space Giants



Space Giants!! SWEET. I have that series also. All I need now are Spectraman, and Ultraman, and my Japanese Giant robo shows will be complete. As a kid, I was really into these shows.

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Sunday, June 26, 2005 12:11 PM

TERRYO


I first saw B7 about 10 years ago... I got tired of not getting all the references to the show, so finally found someone to make me tapes and I was hooked about halfway into the first season. I have tried to convert others, especially Farscape fans (Grayza is so Servalan) but haven't had much success. But I still love it. Unfortunately, I absolutely loved Blake and about all that are left around are Avon fans, unless you want to go the slash route.

I still want the show on dvd but only region 1. I do have one region-free player but I can wait...

Terry

Quote:

Originally posted by Caitlyn:
I didn't see it the first time as something 25+ years old. I saw it first run. In it's time it was brilliant.

I will also freely admit that at 18 or so I thought Paul Darrow (who played Ker Avon) was "just so swai[/]".


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