TV on DVD Discussion

Originally Posted by Sarmoti

I'd like to get Family Guy and Justice League but I don't really see that happening in the near future.

Why not? Justice League Season 1 boxset arrives March 21st, by the way (along with Batman Beyond)

I have purchased some TV shows on DVD. Let's see ... here's everything I got as of now:


Batman The Animated Series (Volumes 1-4):
This was a no-brainer purchase. For so many years, I was dying for a boxset treatment for my all-time favourite animated TV series, and they finally did it in 2004. I now have all four volumes.

I will also be getting the Season 1 boxsets for both Justice League and Batman Beyond, when they come out on March 21st.


Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Seasons 1-7):
I know how big a fan Tappy is of this show. I actually never watched it, but when I saw the entire monster boxset with all seven season packed in The Chosen Collection, I jumped at the chance to own it. I also got a sweet 25% off the original boxet price, which itself was a steal considering how much the individual season boxsets are going for these days.


Dark Angel (Seasons 1-2):
I like Jessica Alba.

Seriously, though -- I enjoyed the series while it aired from 2000-2002. I know some people didn't. The tone and feel (and Jessica) of the series just appealed to me.


Family Guy (Volume 1):
I started watching Family Guy less than a year ago, when it was brought back. I downloaded the latest episodes, thanks to the the video request thread for Family Guy here on GFF (the thread lives on, by the way). And when I saw a special deal on Volume 1, which contains Seasons 1 and 2, I bought it without hesitation.


Lois and Clark - The New Adventures of Superman (Seasons 1-2):
I remember being an avid fan of this series, which was really more about the relationship between Lois and Clark than it was about the man in the red cape. Granted, the scripts in the later seasons got kind of weird at times, it was still a great series overall.

Season 3 comes out June 20th.


MacGyver (Seasons 1-4):
I used to love this show when I was a little kid. It used to be a family gathering every week, to see what kind of adventure MacGyver would get in. I think the series had a major impact on me, as it encouraged me to use my head and wits to solve problems, instead of resorting to guns and violence. MacGyver was one of those good, stand-up protagonists. Even though the DVD boxsets have ZERO extras, I'm still happy to purchase them just for the episodes.

Season 5 comes out on March 14th. Season 6 on June 13th.


Smallville (Seasons 1-4):
I never watched it on TV, but I heard many good things about it. So I went ahead and bought everything last summer. I've plowed through the series, and I'm now on Season 3. I remember when I bought them, Tappy was telling me about how the Clark-Lana thing got old fast -- you were right, man. But beyond that, the series is great.


Street Ball - The AND1 Mix Tape Tour (Seasons 1-2):
Basketball is my life. I have all the AND1 Mixtapes, and jumped at the opportunity to own the ESPN Street Ball TV series. I love the flair and creativity some of these ballers have: Hot Sauce, Skip, AO, Alimoe, The Professor, etc. I don't care much for the dunks -- as I've seen better from the NBA -- but I can't get enough of the mad handle and dribbling tricks.


Superman The Animated Series (Volumes 1-2):
I obviously like Batman TAS a lot more, but I still enjoy Superman very much. I like comparing the two series, with Superman being so bright and clean, while Batman being so dark and gritty.


24 (Season 1):
Another series I never watched on TV but heard many good things about. I bought Season 1 because it was on sale. I haven't had the time to watch it, though. Can't wait.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Tappy

Yeah...me too! ^_^
Plus I still need to get the Superman Animated Series also.

Your post also reminds me of the fact that Lois & Clark Season 1 got released in region 2 DVD recently, so I'll probably get that real soon!
(let's hope the rest of the seasons will be released here too......soon!)

Nice

Any word on the release of Animaniacs and Pinky & The Brain?

How ya doing, buddy?

I purchased MacGyver Season 5 the other day.

Once again, ZERO extras. Oh well.


Batman Beyond and Justice League come out on Tuesday. I am ready.

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Yes, purchasing TV shows on DVDs is an expensive practice.

I find that a sometimes a little patience goes a long way in terms collecting boxsets for an entire TV series. You can often find great deals if you wait a little while, and look for deals and sales especially at around the holiday seasons.

Also, TV shows are always released season by season. But sometimes in the end, they'll release a massive boxset that has everything bundled in it. Or they'll package several seasons together at a reasonable price.

Take Buffy The Vampire Slayer for instance. I bought The Chose Collection with all seven seasons in it. That massive boxset by itself was steal, and I even got a 25% off that price. I paid $176.99 (Canadian) for it, before taxes.

I'm waiting patiently for great series like The X-Files and The Simpsons to be possibly released as a massive collection.

Sometimes, even just looking around, you'd get nice deals. I bought Season 1 of 24 for $29.99 Canadian, which is pretty good.

I keep my eyes open for stuff like that.


But then again, sometimes you just don't want to wait that long to watch your favourite shows. No way in hell am I waiting for Batman TAS boxsets to be bundled together at a reasonable price. I bought them right away at the initial release of each volume.

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Originally Posted by RockgamerXIII

I was hoping that The X-Files would get released in a Complete Series Collection, or something like, since I haven't seen that much of the show even though it looks interesting. But, this show has already been released about three times already between the original run, the Mythology sets (I know they weren't the whole series, but it was a lot of the episodes), and the recently released thinpak sets. I still hope they might consider releasing the whole series in one set, but I doubt that will actually happen.

The recently released thinpaks versions are much, much cheaper than the initial boxsets. They're up to, what, season 5 now?

Once they reach the end, you don't think there's a chance they'll be releasing the whole thing in one giant set?

If not, I'm considering just buying these new releases, as the prices of the old boxsets were way out of my comfort zone.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by RockgamerXIII

Actually, they're up to season 6 now, with seasons 7-9 coming out on June 6th. I wish once they did reach the end they would release one giant set, but because these are so much cheaper I doubt they will. Unless they make the set a bundle of all the thinpak releases for the same price as they are now, I just don't see it happening.

But then again, they are releasing new Buffy thinpak sets, even after they already made the Chosen Collection. So I guess The X-Files taking the opposite route, releasing the thinpaks first and then a complete collection, wouldn't be too farfetched. But even if they don't release one, I'll probably still wind up getting these thinpaks.

What, they're releasing Buffy thinpaks? Even after the Chosen Collection (which I just bought three months ago)? Wow you're right -- May 30th is the day they're releasing them. And it looks like they're releasing ALL SEVEN boxsets at the same time.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by RockgamerXIII

Yeah, but for $40 each, it's still cheaper to get the Chosen Collection. But since that was only supposed to be a limited edition, I guess they felt the need to offer something cheaper than the original sets while being easier to find than the Chosen Collection.

The Chosen Collection is a limited release? In that case, I'm glad I purchased mine.

Will the new thinpaks include new/extra content that wasn't in the original boxsets?

FELIPE NO

I read about the X-Files thinpaks being stripped of the extras disc. But considering how much I'd be saving, I don't really mind.


As for Buffy, I guess there is no reason for me to buy the thinpaks.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?