Comments on: The Best of TV on DVD

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:05:05 +0000

What about the British “Office” and “Extras?” Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais are just brilliant! I also like the American version (one of the best shows on U.S. TV), but the English one is just so great!

By: Jacbak

Jacbak — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:15:06 +0000

I second Venture Bros. and The Wire as well.

By: Kaberi

Kaberi — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:55:58 +0000

I think the favorite seasons/series that I have seen on DVD are Alias Season 1 and Freaks and Geeks. This last summer I watched the Muppet Show Season 1 and, although I expect Season 2 to be at least as much fun (yes, I’m aware that it’s supposed to have come out by now) the hardest part of waiting is that I won’t have time to watch it until next summer.

And although I don’t have a specific term for how you feel when you get to the end of a series (especially one that ended too soon like Freaks and Geeks, the whole series on six discs) I can tell you exactly what it feels like, it feels almost exactly like what it feels when you are reading all the books of a favorite author who has died and you realize you have gotten to the last one (in my case, no more Agatha Christie, no more Hercule Poirot) and you realize your only option is to go back and reread *sigh*.

By: LS

LS — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:39:36 +0000

If you get mad when you finish because it was a canceled series, the feeling you get should be called “foxed.” It applies to Futurama, Firefly, Arrested Developement, etc.

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:36:34 +0000

Nevermind, found it on tvshowsondvd.com

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:32:57 +0000

Right now my fiance and I are working on Scrubs, but it all started with Sopranos. Venture Brothers 1&2 are gold, we have the Simpsons and Family Guy, and the best, of course, is Firefly.
The feeling we get when we finish depends on the series. With Firefly, it’s “I fucking hate FOX. Why did they cancel it? Best. Show. Ever. Wanna watch again?” With the ones that are still on TV it’s “Dammit, now I have to wait for the next season to start.”
I just can’t wait until the entire series of The State is released on DVD.

Does anyone know if “Get Smart” is available yet?

By: Kara

Kara — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:07:13 +0000

Miss C, I agree that the term “classic” TV is bandied about somewhat randomly. Rather than categorize by year or decade, I prefer to classify shows via their staying power. Some shows achieve this via great writing, some via kitsch factor. As a former mod on the TVLand boards, I can say I was surprised to see that “Designing Women” and “Murphy Brown” (both shows that I love) were relegated to the graveyard hours due to viewer disinterest, while “Fresh Prince,” “I Love Lucy,” “Roseanne” and “Leave It to Beaver” are audience favorites.

By: Lizard Breath

Lizard Breath — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:17:20 +0000

Watched:
`Kids in the Hall
`Sex & the City
`Dead Like Me
`Battlestar Galactica
`X-Files
`Firefly
`Buffy
`MI-5
`Saturday Night Live

Anyone have a track on VIVA VARIETY coming out any time soon??

By: Reggie

Reggie — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:52:52 +0000

I used to watch the Adventures of Pete and Pete, so I’ve got that. Plus The Shield .. a really good cop drama.

By: The Creature

The Creature — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:27:10 +0000

HOUSE MD definitely.

i think my obsession comes from the fact that I usually have to attend band rehearsal on the nights the show airs. but the few shows i managed to catch in the beginning got me so taken with it that i had to get the DVDs. now that season 3 is out, i get the feeling i’ll be holed up for several days getting caught up. (now i just need to get “The Simpson’s Movie”) :D