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orikesI actually signed up for Netflix, not because of the movies, but for the television series DVDs. I really can't justify the expense for cable tv, since I rarely watch it. While I've got nothing against good television, I hate being tied to the same bat channel, same bat time to get my fix. About two years ago, I discovered the joy of season DVDs.
Babylon 5 got me started. I was able to borrow seasons one through four from various friends, but no one had season five. For good reason according to some fans, but for completeness sake, I wanted to rewatch it. I found out that Netflix had it available, so I signed up and finished watching the series.
After that came Farscape, which I had always wanted to watch, but never had the time or the cable access. It was well, well worth the time spent viewing. The series is going down as one of my favorites. My only regret right now is that I can't find a poster for my computer room, dammit. Amidst Farscape came CSI. I ripped through four seasons of that show and could definitely rip through five more. I'm a bit of an addict.
Now comes Lost. I heard about it. I read about it. I thought it sounded cool, but I didn't feel like trying to catch it on TV. So, it went on the Netflix list. Today, I finished watching the first disk of the first season. The two-hour pilot and then Tabula Rasa and Walkabout. I'm hooked.
I keep getting the feeling that this is what television would be if M. Night Shyalman were writing it. Gimme more. Right now. Dammit.
Babylon 5 got me started. I was able to borrow seasons one through four from various friends, but no one had season five. For good reason according to some fans, but for completeness sake, I wanted to rewatch it. I found out that Netflix had it available, so I signed up and finished watching the series.
After that came Farscape, which I had always wanted to watch, but never had the time or the cable access. It was well, well worth the time spent viewing. The series is going down as one of my favorites. My only regret right now is that I can't find a poster for my computer room, dammit. Amidst Farscape came CSI. I ripped through four seasons of that show and could definitely rip through five more. I'm a bit of an addict.
Now comes Lost. I heard about it. I read about it. I thought it sounded cool, but I didn't feel like trying to catch it on TV. So, it went on the Netflix list. Today, I finished watching the first disk of the first season. The two-hour pilot and then Tabula Rasa and Walkabout. I'm hooked.
I keep getting the feeling that this is what television would be if M. Night Shyalman were writing it. Gimme more. Right now. Dammit.
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Date: 2006-04-17 04:52 pm (UTC)It's better (I could rant MUCH better, but each series actually has its own points that are better than the others--and if you liked Bab5 and Farscape, this will be right up your alley). But more importantly, it's SHORTER. It's not even a full season, even tacking the Serenity movie on the end as if it were a 'two part' episode.
So you'll have more to talk about faster, and then be able to move on to the bigger chunks of time that will comprise BSG and Stargate ;)
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Date: 2006-04-17 05:24 pm (UTC)And it is a good point, since it'll take me a while to get through the 7 seasons of SG:1 that are available.