How do you watch your TV-DVD sets?

Josh_LaF · 08-15-2006, 01:07 PM

This is just a fun topic. How does everyone watch their TV-DVD sets? I watch all the episodes first, then watch special features, then listen to the episodes with commentaries. I was curious because someone I know watches the episodes, then if the episode has commentary, watches it again, so he would watch the same episode two times in a row and I thought that was odd, but to each their own.

Greg_S_H · 08-15-2006, 01:15 PM

I usually watch the episodes and ignore the extras. I don't think I've ever listened to a TV commentary all the way through.

Pete Battista · 08-15-2006, 01:34 PM

Depends on my mood... sometimes I will go right to the commentary after watching the episode... other times I will wait till I finish all the episodes.

But there is one time I always watch all the episodes first... if I never seen the series before... I will watch all the episodes first fearing spoilers for upcoming episodes is in the commmentary.

RogerH · 08-15-2006, 01:46 PM

I usually watch the episodes first, video based extras second and I very rarely listen to commentaries on season sets.

Charles Ellis · 08-15-2006, 02:41 PM

Depends: sometimes I go straight to the extras, other times I'll watch a favorite episode first. Mostly I try to watch several episodes in a single sitting for a few hours.

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Nick_Feduccia · 08-15-2006, 03:36 PM

I'm such a dork, but here's how I watch season sets. I usually watch about 7-8 eps a night for hour long episodes depending on the lengths (8 eps= 42-45 min eps; 7 eps=46-50 min eps). And I watch 12 eps a night for half-hour episodes. I start at 7 PM CT and usually watch until 12 or 1AM. (I absolutely have no life.) It usually takes me 2-4 days to finish a season depending on the length and number of episodes. If I finish a season set before 1AM, I go back and watch the extras and commentaries. It helps that I don't have to be at work until 9:30AM, so I can sleep a little later than most.

I know lame, but you asked for it!

Mark Talmadge · 08-15-2006, 03:37 PM

Generally I watch the sets straight through where the episodes are concerned. As far as the special bonus features are concerned I dislike the commentaries but depending on what series it is I'll watch some of the behind the scenes featurettes if I don't ferel like watching the other shows.

TravisR · 08-15-2006, 04:26 PM

I watch the episode then I re-watch it with the commentary and when I'm finished with the episodes on each disc, I'll watch the disc's bonus features.

Jonathan Peterson · 08-15-2006, 04:35 PM

I don't think I've watched an episode yet listening to a commentary. It takes me long enough just to get through a season. I did watch most of the special features for LOST though.

Richard_D_Ramirez · 08-15-2006, 04:50 PM

The only special features I've seen from any TV-DVD set are the "Next week on..." clips following each episode from the Babylon 5 sets.

AndyMI · 08-15-2006, 04:57 PM

I watch the episodes first in order, then the special features. If there are commentaries I wait until I've seen all the episodes that season then go back and listen to those.

Bob_S. · 08-15-2006, 07:34 PM

For me, it really all depends. Sometimes I watch all episodes then extras, then commentaries. With Gunsmoke it was a mixture, no rhyme or reason. With MTM S:1 I watched the doc. first because I could wait to watch it. Then I watched an episode and then watched it again for the commentary.

andyEckles · 08-15-2006, 07:56 PM

I watch a couple of episodes a night a couple nights a week, so I usually take a couple of months to complete a set. I don't usually watch extras unless it's a show that I'm really fanatic about.