TV series on DVD - Do you buy them or not?

[Locut0s]

Buying television seriese on DVD, season by season, is becoming more and more popular these days. It's a great way to watch a series, you can watch one episode after another when you want without annoying ads in the way and you don't have to wait all week to see what happens next! Plus it's DVD quality and you get extras. That being said it's also expensive, WAY to expensive in my mind. At around 60-90 bucks a pop, that's Canadian here, it can get pretty pricey to watch a whole series, especially if it spans 6-7 seasons like many of the best do. So given the pros and cons how many of you guys buy these sets?

Of course I know a lot of people download them from bit-torrent and the like.

Edit: I'm thinking of buying or bit-torrenting the 5 seasons of smallvile. Depends on price. Babylon 5 would be nice to own too.

 

[jlee]

Can't rent them?

 

[SynthDude2001]

I own the first three seasons of 24 on DVD. However, I recorded seasons 4 and 5 in HD (roughly 65GB each), so DVD would actually be a downgrade in that case

I also have the first four seasons of the Simpsons, and one of these years I'd like to get all of the X-Files too...

 

[ForumMaster]

i had some of the Star Trek Voyager in VHS. but since i don't have a TV or a VCR, i dl'ed a couple that i owned as a DVDRIP. if the RIAA comes a knocking, i can show them the tapes. DVD quality is good, but it's expensive.

edit: not bit-torrent. online services. guba is one.

 

[mugs]

I probably have 50 TV show seasons on DVD.

Off the top of my head -

Simpsons 1-8
Seinfeld 1-6
Cheers 1-8
Friends 1-10
Fresh Prince 1
Roseanne 1-5 (or 4? I forget)
Family Guy 1-3
21 Jump Street 1-5
Chapelle's Show 1
MacGyver 1
Knight Rider 1-2
X-Files 1-3
Sports Night 1-2
Band of Brothers miniseries

I may have more, I don't know.

I watch an episode or two every night as I'm falling asleep. We don't have cable in the bedroom, so DVDs are the only way.

I've found that my TV show DVDs are the only ones I rewatch regularly. I've stopped buying DVD movies for the most part, I just rent them at Hollywood Video (unlimited rentals $15/month). I think I get my money's worth with the TV shows considering that I rewatch them frequently.

Edit:
Many of those I got pretty cheap.
First 7 seasons of Friends I paid $20 each - sale at Costco
The Roseannes and 21 Jump Streets I paid ~$8 apiece
The Knight Riders I paid $15-17 apiece
Fresh Prince was $17
MacGyver was $25 (clearance at Sam Goody)
Cheers were ~$20 apiece

 

[Indolent]

Sports Night is my only one.

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: mugs
I probably have 50 TV show seasons on DVD.

Off the top of my head -

Simpsons 1-8
Seinfeld 1-6
Cheers 1-8
Friends 1-10
Fresh Prince 1
Roseanne 1-5 (or 4? I forget)
Family Guy 1-3
21 Jump Street 1-5
Chapelle's Show 1
MacGyver 1
Knight Rider 1-2
X-Files 1-3
Sports Night 1-2
Band of Brothers miniseries

I may have more, I don't know.

I watch an episode or two every night as I'm falling asleep. We don't have cable in the bedroom, so DVDs are the only way.

I've found that my TV show DVDs are the only ones I rewatch regularly. I've stopped buying DVD movies for the most part, I just rent them at Hollywood Video (unlimited rentals $15/month). I think I get my money's worth with the TV shows considering that I rewatch them frequently.

Edit:
Many of those I got pretty cheap.
First 7 seasons of Friends I paid $20 each - sale at Costco
The Roseannes and 21 Jump Streets I paid ~$8 apiece
The Knight Riders I paid $15-17 apiece
Fresh Prince was $17
MacGyver was $25 (clearance at Sam Goody)
Cheers were ~$20 apiece

Good idea to get them on sale like that. I see some good deals on Amazon too. Do you download or copy any of the ones you rent?

 

[DaWhim]

they are good for gift

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
they are good for gift

Yes they make great gifts. Though only if you know their tastes in TV.

 

[jadinolf]

I have seven seasons of "Three's Company."

I will be ordering season eight soon.

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: jadinolf
I have seven seasons of "Three's Company."

I will be ordering season eight soon.

Wow didn't know it lasted that long! It was a bit before my time, born in 82, but I do remember having fun watching reruns of some episodes in the early 90s.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Only when they're really good. Spongebob, The Beverley Hillbillies, and a few others are worth buying but not the rest.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Netflix

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: mugs
I probably have 50 TV show seasons on DVD.

Off the top of my head -

Simpsons 1-8
Seinfeld 1-6
Cheers 1-8
Friends 1-10
Fresh Prince 1
Roseanne 1-5 (or 4? I forget)
Family Guy 1-3
21 Jump Street 1-5
Chapelle's Show 1
MacGyver 1
Knight Rider 1-2
X-Files 1-3
Sports Night 1-2
Band of Brothers miniseries

You actually watch those?!?

 

[pennylane]

I buy the Simpsons and a few others. The ones I think are worth buying.

 

[Bateluer]

Add Netflix/rent them to the poll.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: dainthomas

Originally posted by: mugs
I probably have 50 TV show seasons on DVD.

Off the top of my head -

Simpsons 1-8
Seinfeld 1-6
Cheers 1-8
Friends 1-10
Fresh Prince 1
Roseanne 1-5 (or 4? I forget)
Family Guy 1-3
21 Jump Street 1-5
Chapelle's Show 1
MacGyver 1
Knight Rider 1-2
X-Files 1-3
Sports Night 1-2
Band of Brothers miniseries

You actually watch those?!?

Yeah, they're old and cheesy but I still enjoy them. I used to love missing school when I was a kid, because a local TV station played the A-Team, MacGyver and Knight Rider back to back in the afternoon. And everybody watched Fresh Prince back then.

I wouldn't pay a lot of money for shows like that, but they're good cheap entertainment.

(I figured someone would question me on Roseanne, which is actually a hilarious show)

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

LoL, I watched a good chunk of htem on TV, but I always miss episodes here and there, so thats where Netflix/BB comes in.. I cancelled my NEtflix though, and my BB is about to be cancelled as we approach my next billing date...

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Locut0s

Originally posted by: jadinolf
I have seven seasons of "Three's Company."

I will be ordering season eight soon.

Wow didn't know it lasted that long! It was a bit before my time, born in 82, but I do remember having fun watching reruns of some episodes in the early 90s.

I think eight is the last season. Not sure.

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: Locut0s

Originally posted by: DaWhim
they are good for gift

Yes they make great gifts. Though only if you know their tastes in TV.

you can simply ask them what is their favorite tv show.

 

[0roo0roo]

i bought a few sets then i started using netflix instead i'd consider buying if they came out on hd format. most shows ahve been shot in hd for atleast a few years now. so no point buying dvd

 

[BurnItDwn]

I have a few of my favorite series on DVD.
(all Aqua Teen Hunger Force, season one of Upright Citizens Brigade, first 6 seasons of SG1, Band of Brothers)

Most of my DVD collection is movies though.


Currently I just use my MythTV box to record a few shows and then I watch them without commercials whenever I feel like it. (and for the record, I don't burn them, I just watch em and let them delete when the drive starts to get full, which it does pretty quickly at 2GB per hour.

 

[randomlinh]

i actually would buy into the whole itunes method... if it were cheaper than buying the dvds when they were on sale. i'm lazy, and would backup up data before buying dvds that take up more space. it seemed like it could have potential... but falls a little short for the masses.

I buy my absolute favorites i know i'll watch over again, eg family guy, simpsons. I'm not sure why I bought alias... heh.. more of fan thing and wasting money. I have a season of macgyver, then I realized collecting them all on dvd would be damn expensive. I tried to digitize my collection too.. but... ripping seasons of tv shows is painfully tedious.

and yeah, I was hoping some of these shows would be released on HD DVD.. not in HD format... but just so they could release these things on less DVD's.

 

[Lonyo]

I have all the seasons of Stargate (SG1 and A) on my PC, but I want to own them all on DVD, and I'm slowly working my way there when I can. Currently have S1-4 and 8 of SG1.
Other than that, I don't intend to buy any series DVD's.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: randomlinh
i actually would buy into the whole itunes method... if it were cheaper than buying the dvds when they were on sale. i'm lazy, and would backup up data before buying dvds that take up more space. it seemed like it could have potential... but falls a little short for the masses.

I buy my absolute favorites i know i'll watch over again, eg family guy, simpsons. I'm not sure why I bought alias... heh.. more of fan thing and wasting money. I have a season of macgyver, then I realized collecting them all on dvd would be damn expensive. I tried to digitize my collection too.. but... ripping seasons of tv shows is painfully tedious.

and yeah, I was hoping some of these shows would be released on HD DVD.. not in HD format... but just so they could release these things on less DVD's.

hm? why? i'd want them in the max quality possible if its worth paying for you might as well do it right. as for multiple discs, a box set is kinda nice, and swapping discs isn't much of a chore really, how many eps do you have to watch at once anyways