I love your response. My seven year old Panasonic DVD player would probably be screaming obscenities at me if it could talk...but it chugs along without complaint, after Heaven knows how many load/unload cycles.
Personally, I don't have the time, patience or desire to sit back and watch a DVD television compilation in marathon fashion. We all have our own preferences, and mine is to watch episodes as I feel like it. And if a DVD player can't handle a simple load/unload operation, then it's not much of a...
I've been doing this with "I Love Lucy" since getting the complete series as a Christmas gift. I'm fudging a bit, though--no summer reruns or summer hiatus. :) I've done the same thing, more or less, with "Hazel" and "Green Acres." Like you, I find it more fun to not rush through a set...