[General Discussion] Your Latest Media Purchase (DVD/CD etc)

Wow, I got a whole shitload of stuff since my last post.

Back in November (on Black Friday), I bought House M.D.: Season 1 for $13, Monk: Season 1 for $13, and Everybody Hates Chris: Season 1 for $18. I've never seen any of these shows, but I've heard good things about all of them. And at prices those cheap, even if I don't like them, it wasn't that much of a waste.

Back in December I got 24: Season 5, ER: Season 6, Alias: The Complete Series, and How I Met Your Mother: Season 1. I was torn between which bonus disc to get with 24: Best Buy's or Target's. I eventually chose Best Buy's, but I still want to get Target's somehow. I have to think of a plan (I was seriously about to buy another copy at Target today just to get it, but that would be a waste of money). As for ER, it was so awesome that I finished the whole season (22 episodes) in less than a week.

I bought Alias: The Complete Series at Borders for $120. If it wasn't for the coupon that Borders sent with its weekly e-mail (for 40% off any DVD), I probably wouldn't had gotten it anytime soon. But I'm glad that I did, as this set has the best packaging of any DVD boxest I bought all last year. As for How I Met Your Mother, it was only $20 at Borders, so I picked it up as well. I saw the show back when it first came on, but I decided not to get into it at that time since I already had a busy TV schedule. But now that it's on DVD, I can enjoy it at my leisure.

And today, I bought Doctor Who: Series 2, Dead Like Me: Season 1, and 24: Season 6 Premiere. I've been wanting Doctor Who since last summer, so this is a godsend. Can't wait to start watching it. I got Dead Like Me since it was on sale for $20 at Best Buy. Never seen it before, but I have a friend who likes it, so I figured I'd give it a chance. As for 24, I dindn't really need to get it (I just saw the episodes, and I'm not that interested in the preview since I won't be able to watch the whole episode at once), but the 24 collector in me wanted it.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Haven't gotten any new DVD's since Christmas, but I'm picking up Transformers The Movie 20th Anniversary Edition soon. The (hopefully) near-perfect version of one of my favourite movies.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I really like it. Was actually looking to buy "White Light/White Heat" but they didn't have that, so I bought this one instead. Good stuff, I say.

FELIPE NO

Whoops...I got a few more CDs a couple weeks ago.

Blues Saraceno - "Plaid"
Joe Satriani - "Surfing With the Alien" and "Super Colossal"
Dir en Grey - "Withering to Death"
Masterplan - "Masterplan"

Saraceno's licks are just tasty. I don't think I could describe it without sounding incredibly gay. Satriani's stuff is, of course, very solid. I'm not sure what to think about the Japanese stuff...it's definitely different. I'm a little disappointed with Masterplan; it's pretty boring power metal. The album doesn't even have the song that brought me to the band.

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

Re-issued version of Peter Andersson's work from 1997. Simply amazing stuff. Best listened while alone with a pair of good headphones.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I know one DVD set I must get in March 27th, and its on my sig.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Amayirot Akago

Haven't gotten any new DVD's since Christmas, but I'm picking up Transformers The Movie 20th Anniversary Edition soon. The (hopefully) near-perfect version of one of my favourite movies.

Scratch that - Archonia's having a sale, so it's a perfect opportunity to finally pick up Masterpiece Convoy with trailer

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I got Evil Dead and Evil Dead II both on DVDs. I have the trilogy now =)

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Today I bought the fourth season of 'The Pretender' on DVD for $20 at Best Buy. I now have all four seasons of the show on DVD.

xman25

I was speaking idiomatically.

Getting all these TV DVDs is seriously gonna make me broke.

Last week I was at Borders, and saw that they had a "Buy 3 DVDs get the 4th free" sale going on, so I figured why not. After much deciding (I must have been there for almost an hour), I decided to get Aeon Flux: The Complete Animated Collection, Dead Like Me: Season 2, Roar: The Complete Series, and St. Elsewhere: Season 1. They were all $40, save for the free one, but with gift certificates and discounts I only wound up paying about $90 for them (so in all, I saved about $70).

I got Aeon Flux because I used to watch it when I was younger. I don't remember much of it now though, so I want to watch it again. I got Dead Like Me S2 since I bought the first season last week. Once I found out it was only on for two seasons, I figured I might as well just get the other one and watch them both back to back. As for Roar, another show I watched when I was younger, so I wanted to see it again. It also has some unaired episodes, which definitely makes it worth it. Finally, I've never seen St. Elsewhere, but i heard it was good back in the day, and I need a medical drama fix while waiting for ER Season 7 to come out in May.

Unfortunately, I went back there today. After watching most of the second series of Doctor Who, I decided I wanted to see some of the older ones. So I used the same deal to pick up four DVDs of serials from the old show: The Three Doctors, Horror of Fang Rock, Earthshock, and Ghost Light. Not much to say about them since I haven't seen any of them yet, but I will mention that I was trying to get the best mix of Doctors possible (i.e. according to what Borders had). So in that respect, I think I did pretty good, getting to see six out of the first seven (sorry Sixth Doctor).

And finally, something that didn't cause much damage, I bought Boomtown: Season 1 at FYE today for $10! I've seen this there before going for $20, but I still never got it. When I saw it today for $15, I finally decided to bite, and when I got to the register I was surprised to see that it only rang up for $10. $10 for 18 episodes is a pretty good deal, especially for a show that I hear is really good.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

i finally got YUI's FROM ME TO YOU album... almost a year after its release, but it's probably the greatest collection of songs on one disc by a single artist for last year. i guess that's what you would call album of the year.

i also got this elebits album: The Smile of You ~theme from Elebits just because i really enjoyed the music from the game. <3

FELIPE NO

I picked up a few DVD's today.

Gladiator: Special 3 Disc Edition - I watched this the other day and released what a good film it was, and when I saw that the 3 disc edition was on sale, I just had to get it.

Ghostbusters 1 + 2: Slimer Pack - I have always wanted these films, and when I saw the green slimer box that they come in, I had no choice but to buy this.

Aeon Flux - Umm, the deal was 3 for £20, and this was the third, I had pretty much everything else in the selection. I also have the animated series, so it will be interesting to see bad this is compared to that.

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

My next DVD Purchase will definately be the movie "Pan's Labyrinth" It's brilliantly done and the visuals are just stunning!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

A couple days ago I bought volumes three and four of the 'Ultimate James Bond' dvd sets for $30 each. I got them used. I've seen them on sale for $60 to $70 each at Best Buy and other stores. Two for the price of one for me. I don't have the first two volumes yet. I'm sure I'll find those used, eventually.

xman25

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Recently I bought the ultimate Superman collection with Christopher Reeves, the original Superman.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

A few days ago I bought:

Brazil: Watched it during film school. I absolutely loved it and had to buy it when I saw it.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Believe it or not, I first saw this in my health class during high school. Yeah. Crazy. Had to have it.

Taxi Driver: It's a classic. 'Nuff said.

Remember the Titans: I'm a football nut and I enjoyed this when I was younger. Good performances.

How ya doing, buddy?

Yesterday I bought volumes one and two of the Ultimate James Bond dvd sets for $25 each. I now have all four volumes. All at great prices. I've seen them at Best Buy and other stores on sale between $60 and $90 each.

xman25

I was speaking idiomatically.

Just got The L Word: Season 1 today. My friend has been wanting me get this for a while now, as she says it's the best show on TV (this is, of course, after I tell her that 24 is). I usually say that it's too expensive, but I saw it at Borders today for only $30. Combine that with a 20% off coupon I had, and I managed to get it for $24 (coincidence?).

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Seinfeld Seasons 1,2 and 4-6.
Curb Your Enthusiasm Seasons 1 and 5.

Happy now that you've got my money Mr. David?

FELIPE NO

Book: Alastair Reynolds - Century Rain.

Loved the last book of his I read, Pushing Ice, so this should be good.

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

Smallville season 5
Dune Extended Edition
Fearless
The Protector
Clerks II
Swingers

Last night, I went to an awesome show at the Casbah and I bought some CDs from the bands that played:

Rocket - Girls with Candy Hearts
Polysics - Now is the Time!!!!
The Outline - The Chestnut Tree

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Skinny Puppy's "Mythmaker" finally arrived in the mail today. Fucking brilliant album.



There's nowhere I can't reach.

Just got freakin' Alias: The Complete Fifth Season!!



I finally have the entire series. It's an awesome day indeed.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Just got Ace Combat 5, and I also got Snakes on a Plane DVD as well as Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, since my last post, IIRC.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Three purchases I cannot believe I actually made, at Best Buy...

1. The Last Unicorn 25th Anniversary Edition ($12.99)
2. Titanic 3-Disc Collectors Edition ($6.99)
3. Nacho Libre ($6.99)



How ya doing, buddy?