Re: Can you guys explain something to me?

"Krusty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> What's the deal with "buying" dvds? Why do people do this? I seriously don't
> get it. I've had a DVD player for about 5-6 years, since my wedding, and I
> have a grand total of about a dozen DVDs, all given to me as
> christmas/birthday presents. $40 for a season of Friends? on DVD? Why? $40
> for a season of Simpsons? on DVD?
> 
> Look at that shelf of DVDs, collecting dust, which you may or may not watch
> about 5 more times total, and add it all up, then post the dollar amount
> here in this thread. I wanna chuckle...

Well, I can see your point in a way. I very rarely purchase DVDs at
all, much less those that are single movies. I've also been hawking a
good portion of my VHS collection on Amazon in the last year, because
I never wtch the ones I have. But in some cases, I feel a DVD purchase
is justified.

For instance, I'm a huge Transformers fan. I collect the toys and
other paraphenalia. I'm not obsessive about it, but I can honestly
look at my collection and say that I don't regret dropping a single
dime into it. When they started releasing box sets of the original TV
series, I started buying them. At this point, I've watched each set
once since I purchased the first one a year and a half ago. But I know
they'll be watched again, and the most important part of it is that
they're part of my collection. I display them along with my toy
collection. To me, it's completely justifiable for me to drop what I
do on them (and they all retail at 50-60 bucks, but I've yet to pay
more than 35 shipped for any of them, thanks to dvdpricesearch and
amazon's used listings.)

Same thing with Star Wars. I've got every VHS release of the films,
some unopened. I'm sure I'll buy it on DVD, even if Lucas does the
assy thing and only releases the special editions. If I do decide to
watch one of the movies, I'll pop in a copy taped off of HBO many
years ago. But it's that whole "collectors'" aspect. My girlfriend is
huge into KISS. She's got every video they've ever released, and
again, displays them with the rest of her stuff. I mean, we all work
to buy shit we like, and if we like owning the occasional DVD, I can
understand it.

I don't see the point of owning hundreds of DVDs, but I have friends
that do. But those people tend to be entertained by just sitting there
watching those DVDs all day. I'm just don't have that sort of
attention span.

-DejaFroggy