I adore television series. There are few things more fun than getting to know a cast of characters and follow their adventures in one installment after another. It might be partly hereditary, since I have a collection of aunts who have been watching the same soap operas for decades and discuss the characters as if they were people they knew. (Now that I think about it, they're just like me. Minus the decades part.) But whatever the reason, I know that it's great.
In my humble opinion, TV series > movies. Sure, films can be great, but they're so limited by their running time, and you just don't get immersed into the world in the same way as you do when you follow something over a longer period.
The only thing better than watching shows on TV is owning them on DVD. Not only because this induces a fantastic feeling of closure, but because it's great to have them there, tangible, waiting... Oh, and cliffhangers become a nonissue.
I enjoy DVD boxes so much that I even consider buying shows I don't even really like, just for the fun of the experience. Also, as long as something isn't absolutely horrendous, I can seriously consider watching it just to be able to discuss it.
Here is a list of the series I currently own on DVD:
- Dollhouse, seasons 1 and 2. The jewel of my collection. Precious, precious jewel.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer, seasons 1-4. I never finished watching season 4 because Buffy is one of those shows that I don't actually like very much? I really need to write a post about this someday, I wonder if I can fit 'er into one of the letters.
- Merlin, seasons 1-3. I need to write a post about Merlin too and explain why season 3 blew.
- Six Feet Under, seasons 1-5. This one also kind of devolved???
- LOST, seasons 1-6. WOW I CAN WRITE WHOLE POSTS ABOUT ALL OF THESE, MAYBE I SHOULD
- Game of Thrones, season 1. This is the newest addition.
...Really? Now that it's lined up like that, it doesn't look like much at all. That makes me very sad. I need more variety, pronto.
To put this post into perspective, I built a tower out of my DVD boxes and lay down behind it. This is what I do when I have free time.
