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03-22-2005, 04:14 AM
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Which shows have you abandoned?
OK, so we all have our series that we intend to collect until completion, given the chance, but are there any that you have started buying, but already abandoned (even before the studio has)? Mine are:
King Of The Hill: I remembered watching some of it on TV and bought season 1 because it was cheap, and enjoyed it enough to take a chance on season 2. However, I found that set a struggle, and am unlikely to add any further seasons.
Sanford & Son: Season 1 was a blind buy, and I enjoyed it enough to continue. I'm currently working through season 3, but I think that three seasons will be enough, as most of what I have read suggests that it is downhill all the way after that.
The Monkees: This is strange, as I always enjoyed watching it on TV in my early years, and continued to enjoy reruns in the 80's and 90's. But watching Season 1 now on DVD leaves me cold. Given the poor audio and video quality on this set as well, I have not been tempted to spring for Season 2.
Given the chance, I would abandon Happy Days probably after 3 or 4 seasons, and Laverne and Shirley after probably 2.
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03-22-2005, 06:17 AM
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Andromeda and X-Files fell victim to budget cuts, and even though I can afford to catch up now, I find I'm not inclined to.
Jay's Movie Blog - A movie-viewing diary.
Transplanted Life: Sci-fi soap opera about a man placed in a new body, updated two or three times a week.
Trading Post Inn - Another gender-bending soap, with different collaborators writing different points of view.
"What? Since when was this an energy ball movie?" - Overheard during a screening of Takashi Miike's Dead Or Alive
"What the hell religion are you people?" - Overheard during the Captain Marvel serial at SF/29
"If I feel even one bullet hit me, I will rip your lungs out through your nostrils!" - Ron Silver as himself, "Heat Vision And Jack"
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03-22-2005, 06:28 AM
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I have several.
I gave up on NYPD Blue after 2 seasons, I couldn't get past the first few eps of the 2nd season. King of the Hill, same story. Bought the first season, but the following have been low on my priority list for a while now. I probably won't be buying them.
Simpsons... It was a joy to finally get the first seasons on DVD (I have 3), but I've seen it all and I can't bring myself to watch them again, so I won't be buying more of it.
West Wing. Have 2 seasons, haven't gotten around to it, so won't be buying more any time soon. Same with ER.
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03-22-2005, 07:33 AM
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Good thread topic.. 
BARNEY MILLER; I want S2 & S3 but I doubt I'd go for more...
HAPPY DAYS; Have S1 and would get S2 but that's it...
CHARLIE'S ANGELS; Have S1 & 2; that's it...
DALLAS; have S1 & 2 (which was in reality only the pilot miniseries and S1)....will get S3 and maybe S4 then that's it...
LOST IN SPACE; have S1...that's it....
NYPD BLUE; have S1 & 2...that's it...(wasn't the same after David Carouso left but I did like Jimmy Smit's 1st season in the series...
PRETENDER S1; loved S1; it's on the way from Amazon...but doubt I'd get S2....somehow the "flavor" of this series changed for me after S1....
WHO'S THE BOSS; have S1; loved the 1st 2-3 season's...assuming more are coming...that's it after S3
WONDER WOMAN; Have S1; liked the WWII setting in the 40's but didn't like the "modern" season versions...that's it...
....signing off....:b
- Jeff Willis (Mainly a late 50's - mid-90's TV/DVD Collector)
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03-22-2005, 07:44 AM
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Sopranoes. I have the first 4 seasons and only watched the first two. I can't see forking over the money to HBO for something I won't watch.
For some reason I can't get into watching old shows on DVD. I have the complete Buffy and Babylon 5, The first 3 seasons of the Simpsons, First seasons of King of the Hill and Futurama and seasons 1 and 2 of Smallville, but I don't watch them.
I've had good intentions of Buying Andy Griffith, Little House, Waltons but when it comes down to it, id I bought them, they'd sit on my shelf, unopened.
I guess I'll stick to movies.
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03-22-2005, 08:44 AM
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I haven't decided yet whether or not to abandon the Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends DVDs. I think there's only 5 seasons total, I only have 1. I enjoyed it, but I'm not sure how much value there is to continuing on. At this rate they're only gonna be doing 1 year (first 2 were released August '03 and '04), so I have plenty of time to decide.
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03-22-2005, 08:59 AM
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I stopped with Gilmore Girls season 1. I felt the show had a dropoff in quality after a few season 2 episodes, and I like how Season one basically wraps up a lot of plot threads.
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03-22-2005, 09:16 AM
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Laverne & Shirley: I remember laughing at this show when it first aired, but watching the DVDs I decided it was just not that funny to me now. Funny how your tastes change as you get older. May get S2.
Mork & Mindy: I didn't care for this show at the time, but thought maybe I'd appreciate it more now. I Didn't. At least, not enough to continue getting future releases.
Friends: As stupid as it sounds, I have Seasons 1-8, and probably won't be buying the last 2 seasons, which I hated when they aired originally.
The Simpsons: The way the show keeps going, I'll probably be dead before all the remaining seasons are all released. Don't know if that counts as "abandoning".
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03-22-2005, 09:16 AM
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X-Files (after season one; I have the other eps I like on LD)
NYPD Blue (again, just stuck with season one, due to Fox's downgrade of boxset "value" for season two)
MacGyver (bought season one; but PQ is rubbish, and the show is too variable to waste my money on s2)
Buffy (bought the first four seasons, but it became a considerable chore to watch some of the latter eps, so I stopped there)
Sopranos (no more after s3 - I'm waiting for HD copies now)
West Wing (ditto)
24 (only bought s1; but it's too "fresh" - I might buy the other seasons in ten years' time)
Quantum Leap (s1; and no more so long as Universal continue to butcher original music)
That might seem like a lot but I've got a whole load more completed series.
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