What TV do y'all own on DVD?

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CAITLYN

Friday, June 24, 2005 4:39 AM

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Originally posted by spikeandjezebel:
I just bought my first region-free DVD player, so I can finally get Blakes 7 on DVD!

For those unfamiliar with B7, I highly recommend it, as it shares a lot of similiarities with Firefly, and was even referenced in "The Train Job".

"I like smackin' 'em!" - Jayne Cobb

Yep. B7 is pretty amazing. OK, the costumes look like something out of ABBA, but the writing is mostly very good and it has a lot of the past meets future elements of Firefly, not to mention a tryannical future government.

I bought my region free DVD player to watch Sapphire & Steel. That was another amazing but short lived series. A lot of suspense, a slow pace, but you never know where it's going. Absolutely brilliant. It starred Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) and David McCallum (NCIS). The first story is brilliant but should have been done in four parts instead of six. It lags in places. When you get to the second story, the one in the railway station, you are hooked.

"I'm hearing a lot of talk, genius. Come on. Show me what you got."

DAELUS

Friday, June 24, 2005 3:05 PM

The TV on DVD that I own..:

Angel 1-5
Batman: The Animated Series Vol.1
Buffy 1-7
Carnivale Season 1
Farscape Season 1, starburst editions.
Father Ted Complete Series
Firefly (2 copies of that, actually)
Freaks and Geeks Complete Series
Fruits Basket Complete Series
Futurama Complete Series
Miracles Complete Series
South Park Season 1
The West Wing Seasons 1+2 (haven't watched that yet, but it was recommended, and I got it pretty cheaply second-hand.)

DVDs I'm going to get:
Dead Like Me Season 1 + 2
Farscape Seasons 2, 3, 4 and PK Wars.

I actually have Blake's 7, season 1, also. I had to trudge through it. It seemed like some 8 year old's ideal show. I didn't enjoy it. Won't be getting the other seasons, of course.
Although, you've gotta love Avon.

"My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."

EARLY

Friday, June 24, 2005 3:51 PM

V
The Prisoner
North and South
and this show ya'll have probably never heard of called Firefly (2 copies).
In August I'll be buying Profit.

EARLY

Friday, June 24, 2005 3:52 PM

I forgot I also have Space Giants

EARLY

Friday, June 24, 2005 4:05 PM

I also forgot Ken Burns Civil War...my mind is failing in my old age.

FRAY101

Friday, June 24, 2005 4:05 PM

Well in addition to the huge list I posted earlier, have now been convinced to order Wonderfalls, which should arrive any day now...

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CAITLYN

Friday, June 24, 2005 10:07 PM

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Originally posted by Daelus:
I actually have Blake's 7, season 1, also. I had to trudge through it. It seemed like some 8 year old's ideal show. I didn't enjoy it. Won't be getting the other seasons, of course.
Although, you've gotta love Avon.

"My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."

I have to wonder how old you are. The reason I ponder this is because the show was made in the '70s. It was low budget BBC stuff even then. It has near enough the cheesiest special effects in the 'verse. I wonder if that's what makes you judge it so unkindly.

The writing is what made B7 a great series. Also, if you've only seen season one you haven't seen the best stuff. Oh, there are good season one episodes. It gets much darker in season two. Season one doesn't kill off any major characters. Travis is an over-the-top killer. A whole lot hasn't been developed yet.

Brian Croucher's season two portrayal of the disgraced and depressed and much darker Travis was far better. (Yes, changing actors in midstream was cheesy and you are left to assume his time in prison included plastic surgery.) The writing gets better as well although I happen to like season one.

I didn't see it the first time as something 25+ years old. I saw it first run. In it's time it was brilliant.

I will also freely admit that at 18 or so I thought Paul Darrow (who played Ker Avon) was "just so swai[/]".

DAELUS

Friday, June 24, 2005 10:19 PM

I have no problem with the low-budget part of it. That was kind of charming actually. I just wasn't engaged at all, while watching it.

I did make an effort to go through the entire season, but I just didn't enjoy it.
Although the first few episodes were okay, I guess.
I'm not trying to badmouth the show, it's just not my kind of thing.

"My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."

OPPYH

Friday, June 24, 2005 11:07 PM

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Originally posted by Early:
I forgot I also have Space Giants

Space Giants!! SWEET. I have that series also. All I need now are Spectraman, and Ultraman, and my Japanese Giant robo shows will be complete. As a kid, I was really into these shows.

TERRYO

Sunday, June 26, 2005 10:11 PM

I first saw B7 about 10 years ago... I got tired of not getting all the references to the show, so finally found someone to make me tapes and I was hooked about halfway into the first season. I have tried to convert others, especially Farscape fans (Grayza is so Servalan) but haven't had much success. But I still love it. Unfortunately, I absolutely loved Blake and about all that are left around are Avon fans, unless you want to go the slash route.

I still want the show on dvd but only region 1. I do have one region-free player but I can wait...

Terry

Quote:
Originally posted by Caitlyn:
I didn't see it the first time as something 25+ years old. I saw it first run. In it's time it was brilliant.

I will also freely admit that at 18 or so I thought Paul Darrow (who played Ker Avon) was "just so swai[/]".

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