MojoLists

When it comes to buying many of the available TV on DVD collections, I just don’t get it. I have a few TV shows on DVD and for the most part I have been happy with them. What I don’t get is the need to watch Sanford and Son again and that is one of the better shows available today.

If it was ever on the small screen it is most likely available on DVD and now many are making their way to Blu-Ray. Has no one ever heard of Tivo? These show are available out there, I have seen them in my Sat guide. As a serious collector of movie media I understand the collectors bug, perhaps it's the cost of sets that puts me off. I can justify the cost of the Sopranos and many of my favorite Sci-fi shows, to a point.

I am a big fan of the Stargate  franchise, both SG-1 and Atlantis, but even my serious collectoritis hasn’t convinced me to buy these. I probably just lost most of you but I do like my Sci-fi and it is one of the few things I can still get my 15 year old son to watch with me. I won’t be buying these anytime soon however because they are on TV, all the time.

I did a cost analysis of lowering my DirecTV subscription to the minimum and starting to purchase the shows we watch on DVD or Blu-Ray. It didn’t pan out however as the cost of these TV sets is high, besides, it is pretty tough to avoid spoilers until the set comes out.

I hang my head in shame when I admit to owning all 5 seasons of Andromeda, a series that forced its writers to work with a special effects budget of about $75 an episode. It is one of my guilty pleasures though so I will accept the ridicule now. I guess I do in fact understand the desire to own many of these shows, at least if you really loved a series but is there really any joy at all in watching Survivor again?