Television DVD: Reruns make alternative viewing easier

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I found this news story for those people. like me, who are disgusted by the network and cable tv’s programing standards. Most of the programs mentioned are within the last 15 years, but if you look hard enough in the stores or online, you will find many programs.
The Complete DVD Buzz
Friday December 03, 2004 6:00PM PT

TV on DVD
There was a time when you lost your beloved television show forever after its final episode. If you were lucky, it would get the MAS*H or Cheers treatment, syndicated sometime, somewhere in the wee morning hours. Cable channels like Nickelodeon and TV Land eased the pain of those longing for a favorite defunct series. But things changed forever with the magic of DVD. Who could have known that the little disc would restore those treasured old episodes and – especially these days – some current loves, too. Viewers aren’t the only happy ones, either. The studios can’t seem to empty their archives – or fill their coffers – fast enough. In fact, television DVDs are the fastest growing segment of the DVD industry. They’re projected to bring in $2.3 billion this year, and some gleeful analysts think that’s only the beginning.

You can’t flip a channel these days without hearing about Seinfeld’s DVD release, yet another season of Friends out on the shelves, or Carnivale’s availability for rental. The Golden Girls has shuffled in, The O.C. is primping and preening, and fans are growing stubble for Miami Vice’s release in February.

DVDs have moved in on the small screen and the Search box. Among the top 50 TV searches spiking over the past week, we find a mix of current and retro shows and series available on DVD:

Boy Meets World (+438%)
That '70s Show (+214%)
Northern Exposure (+102%)
Tom and Jerry (+96%)
Band of Brothers (+90%)
Bear in the Big House (+80%)
Fresh Prince of Bel Air (+65%)
I Love Lucy (+60%)
Cheers (+48%)
Little House on the Prairie (+46%)
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Others I’ve seen in the stores:
Star Trek (original to Voyager)
Quantum Leap
Green Acres
Sanford and Son

Your thoughts, and suggestions? What do you have in your collection?

Go with God!
Edwin
 
DVD’s are wonderful! I much perfer watching shows on DVD’s as opposed to on networks. We can watch what we want to watch when we want to watch it, and especially for a show we haven’t seen before, not have to wait until the next week to see the next episode. You can pause when you want, as well. And for cancelled shows that are not in syndication, it’s excellent. Same with shows that are on a channel that you don’t get–this is the only way to see the shows. Many shows also have commentary on some or all of the episodes, and those can be great to listen to.

We have:

Firefly (simply my favorite show ever!)
SportsNight
Dead Like Me
Buffy Season 1
Angel Season 1 (Amazon had a great sale, so we stocked up on Joss’s works)
24 Season 1

We missed watching 24 on network TV, and by the time we thought we’d like to watch it, we didn’t think there was any chance of figuring out what was going on. We popped in the first episode last week, and will be finishing off the season tonight. It’s like reading a suspenseful book–we just don’t want to put it down! What an amazing show.
 
FYI, Almeria, there is a Firefly movie in the works for release late spring/early summer. Big happy 😃
 
I have the first season of “Gilmore Girls” on DVD. It’s great stuff, 6 DVDs for only $40 (nice birthday present from DH). We also have a couple of the “Futurama” sets, which is great because Cartoon Network only shows that one late at night.

I wish the “X-Files” DVD sets were affordable. Last time I checked, they were going for about $100/season. Same with the “Farscape” (sci-fi drama) sets, although the company has started releasing individual “Farscape” discs with 7 episodes plus extras that are $16 at Best Buy. We just bought the first part of season 1, and were glued to the TV until we got through all 7 episodes. 🙂

Almeria, we love “24” as well. I can’t wait for the next season to start in January! That and “Gilmore Girls” are the only shows I make sure I watch weekly.
 
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FYI, Almeria, there is a Firefly movie in the works for release late spring/early summer. Big happy 😃
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The BDM has been pushed back to September 30th, actually. So it’ll be almost a year before Serenity is flying again. They do plan on doing some test screenings, so I hope they’ll do one somewhat near to me. I can’t wait for my shiny movie. 😃
 
I just found a website for those who want to watch those ‘favorite reruns’ on DVD.

tvshowsondvd.com/releaselistshows.cfm

I looked at the WHOLE list and found some shows ont here that I didn’t even know were released on DVD.

There are some listings for programs that will be released in the future…around May 2005.

So there ARE now alternatives to the programing that is currently on Cable/Satallite.
 
There was a question in this Forum about whether a TV program was on DVD…so I’m bumping up this old thread for those who are interested in finding out if your favorites old program is on DVD.
 
I know the list is eight months old, but I’m still glad to see the number three selection on the dvd list.

If there are any other NX fans out there, pm or email me, I’ll give you an addy for a mb I run about the show.
 
My TV on DVD collection is kind of small, since I generally just buy the shows that I really, really enjoyed and would care to watch many times over. I have Farscape (including the finale 4 hour movie), Babylon 5, King of the Hill, MASH, Sliders, Homicide, and Highlander. Of these, Highlander is the only one which I have never seen all the episodes, so much of it is still new to me. Thankfully, I am enjoying it, so it does not seem like a waste of money. When there really is nothing good to watch on TV, the DVD’s are great.
 
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