What sitcoms would you buy/not buy on DVD?

[Brian]

With all these TV shows being released on DVD I was, at first, tempted to buy all these season sets for two reasons: 1) The episodes would be uncut, which is something you do not see very often on TV, except for the recent ones and 2) Because I wouldn't have to tape them plus I could watch them whenever I would want to and have them available when a particular show is not on the air. Then I really got to thinking about this. For one thing, it would be really expensive buying them. Another thing I realized was that although there were quite a few shows that I wanted to buy, there were shows that, while I did like them, I felt that they weren't worth paying 30 bucks for. One example would be Green Acres. The first season of this series was recently released on DVD. That is one series that I would want to purchase and keep. This was for the same two reasons I mentioned earlier in this post. Yes the series will air on TV Land in a few months but I wouldn't enjoy it very much because that network chops up their shows. Also, I have only seen a very small handful of episodes and I missed a huge opportunity to watch it when it aired on Nick at Nite during their Block Party Summers marathons that they aired in the late 1990s. It wasn't until several years after then that I became interested in that show.
I stated that there were some series I liked but did not warrant a buy and keep. A show that meets that criteria would be The Simpsons. For one thing, the show can be seen every day (at least where I live) and I have seen a lot of episodes of this series. Not only that, the show hasn't undergone any cuts save for a few small, subtle edits in numerous syndicated episodes. Even with those edits, I don't think it would be enough to warrant a purchase of a season set. Other shows that would meet this criteria would be any show from the 1990s to the present for those same reasons.

Now here are sitcoms that I would purchase season sets of. Note that this includes shows that either have not been released on DVD yet or have been released but are not available in season sets; I would purchase those if I had the opportunity to.

Sanford and Son (while it is true that there are at least two episodes with edits, it isn't bad compared to the butchering of the series by TV Land. Plus every episode of this show makes me laugh, and it takes a lot to get even a small chuckle out of me.)

Green Acres

My Favorite Martian

ALF (I have only seen about two episodes but they were enjoyable enough for me to want to buy this show on DVD. It is currently unavailable in season sets)

Barney Miller

Family Guy (yes this show is from the late 90s but it hasn't been on the air for a long time. Plus it is a funny show that I wish I had watched more often when it was on TV)

All in the Family

The Jeffersons

Mister Ed (I think it's a shame that this show only has a "Best Of" set instead of a season by season set. Hopefully one will come out soon)

Mystery Science Theater 3000 (my favorite show of all-time. I will buy any episode of this show on DVD.)

Soap

Bewitched

My Three Sons

The Lucy Show

Here's Lucy

McHale's Navy

Gomer Pyle, USMC

The Addams Family

The Munsters

Get Smart

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Partridge Family

The Odd Couple

Maude

The Bob Newhart Show

Newhart

Chico and the Man (only seasons 1-3, as the 4th season sucked big time)

Laverne and Shirley

Happy Days

Mork and Mindy

[db108108]

The only series I would buy would be Roseanne because it's the only series I feel that strongly about. There are other I might consider, I but I really have better things to spend my money on.

[Mijada]

I'm not buying anything that costs a ton of money. They want a small fortune for some of these sets.

[dawsongirl]

Well, sticking to just sitcoms:

Simpsons (except season 1...I wouldn't spend more than $5 for that season). I have 2 & 3. Great stuff. The extras are awesome.

Futurama. I have 1 & 2 and will get 3 when it comes out.

Hogan's Heroes. I have the Columbia House DVDs already.

The New Dick Van Dyke Show. :lol: Like that'll ever be released.

The Odd Couple

Full House

My Fav Martian

Courtship of Eddie's Father

And I can't think anymore.

[barwars]

Im a DVD junkie anyways.... I over 100.
But when it comes to TV on DVD.... there arent many shows I like that I wouldnt buy on DVD. (same thing goes for movies)
And my wallet has suffered.

TV DVDs I Have:
Cheers - Seasons 1 and 2
Frasier - Seasons 1 and 2
The Dick Van Dyke Show - Seasons 1-3
Saved By The Bell - Seasons 1&2
Green Acres - Season 1
The Jeffersons - Season 2
Spongebob Squarepants - Season 1
Rocky & Bullwinkle - Season 1
Scooby Doo, Where Are You? - Seasons 1&2
The Flintstones - Season 1
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 1
Three's Company - Season 1
Gilligan's Island - Season 1
What's Happening!! - Season 1
I Love Lucy - Season 1

Shows that I would buy on DVD (season sets only):
(all remaining seasons of the shows I mentioned above)

50s and 60s
The Beverly Hillbillies, Bewitched, Family Affair (if it were cheap), I Dream of Jeannie, The Munsters, My Three Sons, Petticoat Junction, My Mother The Car and possibly.... The Honeymooners and Leave it to Beaver

70s
The Bob Newhart Show, The Brady Bunch, Happy Days, Hello Larry, Laverne & Shirley, Mary Tyler Moore, Mork and Mindy, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, The Odd Couple, The Ropers, WKRP in Cincinnati, Welcome Back Kotter, Sanford & Son

80s
ALF, Bosom Buddies, The Brady Brides, Charles In Charge, The Cosby Show, Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life, Family Ties, Growing Pains, Head of the Class, Joanie Loves Chachi, Newhart, Night Court, Perfect Strangers, Silver Spoons, Taxi, Three's A Crowd, The Tortellis, Who's The Boss?, What's Happening Now

90s-Today
Pete and Pete, Boy Meets World, Coach, Cosby, A Different World, Dinosaurs, Even Stevens, Family Matters, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Full House, Hangin' With Mr Cooper, Home Improvement, Kenan and Kel, Norm, Roseanne, Saved By The Bell, Seinfeld, Spin City, Step By Step, The Wonder Years, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(the only drama i ever liked)

8 Simple Rules, According to Jim, Drew Carey, George Lopez, Arrested Development, Reno 911!, Scrubs

NON-Sitcoms
Crank Yankers, Survivor, Last Comic Standing, The Amazing Race, The Muppet Show, Muppets Tonight, Power Rangers

And if they ever release a "best of" Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Or IMO.... "Conan O'Brien - The Monolouges"

Cartoons
The Jetsons, Smurfs, Yogi Bear, Doug, Hey Arnold, Hong Kong Phooey, Rocko's Modern Life, Ducktales, Talespin, Huckleberry Hound, Chip n Dale's Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck, Aladdin, Bonkers, Peanuts, Garfield & Friends, The Brady Kids, Fonz & The Happy Days Gang, Laverne & Shirley in the Army, Gilligan's Planet, Alf, Fat Albert, Atom Any/Secret Squirrel, Magilla Gorilla, Back to the Future, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Sonic The Hedgehog

AND MOST OF ALL:
Saturday Night Live in Season Sets!!

[barwars]

after looking at my list.... I realize that I wouldnt even be able to buy half of that.




and that not even half of those will probably even see the light of day on DVD.

[Lady T]

I have already purchaed

Jeffersons-1st and 2nd season DVDs
Sanford and Son--1st,2nd and 3rd season DVDs
Good Times--1st season DVD (Pre-ordered 2nd season; which is on it's way..)
The Best of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
1st season of Three's Company
1st season of Barney Miller


WANT

4th season of Sanford and Son
2nd Season of Three's Company
1st Season of What's Hapening...
1st Season of My Favorite Martian

[vashti1999]

Originally posted by barwars88
Im a DVD junkie anyways.... I have nearly 100.

But when it comes to TV on DVD.... there arent many shows I like that I wouldnt buy on DVD. (same thing goes for movies)
And my wallet has suffered.


TV DVDs I Have:
Cheers - Seasons 1 & 2
Frasier - Seasons 1 & 2
The Dick Van Dyke Show - Seasons 1 & 2
Saved By The Bell - Seasons 1 & 2
Green Acres - Season 1
The Jeffersons - Season 2
Spongebob Squarepants - Season 1
Rocky & Bullwinkle - Season 1
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 1
Three's Company - Season 1




Shows that I would buy on DVD (season sets only):
(all remaining seasons of the shows I mentioned)

50s and 60s
I Love Lucy, The Beverly Hillbillies, Bewitched, Family Affair (if it were dirt cheap), Gilligan's Island, I Dream of Jeannie, The Munsters, My Three Sons, Petticoat Junction
My Mother The Car (I know its a bad show.... but it'd be a collectors item.... jerry van dyke is cool)

70s
The Bob Newhart Show, The Brady Bunch, Happy Days, Hello Larry, Laverne & Shirley, Mary Tyler Moore, Mork and Mindy, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, The Odd Couple, The Ropers, Sanford and Son (debating), WKRP in Cincinnati, Welcome Back Kotter, What's Happening!!

80s
Bosom Buddies, The Brady Brides, Charles In Charge, The Cosby Show, Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life, Family Ties, Growing Pains, Head of the Class, Joanie Loves Chachi, Newhart, Night Court, Perfect Strangers, Silver Spoons, Three's A Crowd, The Tortellis, Who's The Boss?, What's Happening Now

90s-Today
Pete and Pete, Boy Meets World, Coach, Cosby, A Different World, Dinosaurs, Even Stevens, Family Matters, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Full House, Hangin' With Mr Cooper, Home Improvement, Kenan and Kel, Norm, Roseanne, Saved By The Bell, Seinfeld, Step By Step, The Wonder Years, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

8 Simple Rules, According to Jim, Drew Carey, George Lopez, Arrested Development, Reno 911!, Chappelle's Show, Crank Yankers, Survivor, Last Comic Standing, The Amazing Race

And if they ever release a "best of" Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Or IMO.... "Conan O'Brien - The Monolouges"


AND MOST OF ALL:
Saturday Night Live in Season Sets!!

barwars88, like you, I'm a dvd junkie too. Seeing how most (not all) popular movies from the past have been released on dvd, the thing I'm focusing on and looking forward to concerning dvds is television series on dvd. I think I'm interested in most of the titles on your list. My list of everything I'm interested in would be too long for me to post. Just to own certain stuff and be able to watch it whenever I want would be cool. I'm interested in the Starsky & Hutch set that's coming out, Lost In Space, Gilligan's Island, etc. There's stuff I could live without but I still want it all.

[Adamantium]

I intend to buy EVERY sitcom from the 1950's, 60's and 70's. I'll probably buy most of the sitcoms from the 80's. The shows from the 90's and today that I'm NOT interested in buying are:

Frasier
Mad About You
Malcolm in the Middle
Seinfeld
Any of the HBO original shows

A show that I really WANT is "Wings".

[LucyFan]

I will buy any one of my favorite television sitcoms IF the individual sets come out as follows: $1 or less per episode.

If the set costs more money per each episode - chances are I won't buy it. If that is the case, I would rather wait and hope the price for the set goes down so that its well worth the money spending.

[SBTB Geek]

I ordered "The ALF Files" DVD yesterday from Amazon Canada (it isn't sold here in the U.S.)... and I got it today, I didn't even pay for the special express delivery. I'm so impressed.

Currently, the only TV shows on DVD that I own are "Saved By The Bell" and "ALF." I won't buy more TV show DVD's until the more obscure shows are released.

[barwars]

Edited my list to add some shows.... and take some away.

[lockdown06]

I'd love to own a ton of DVD's but my billfold couldnt handle it

Simpson's (As soon as I get a job)
Starsky and Hutch (love that show)
Dukes of Hazzard (MY all time favorite)
Married with Children (gotta love them)
Wonder Years (long time since i seen this show)
Roseanne

I'd like to own these but probably never will
Happy Days
King of the Hill
Family Guy
Alf
CHiPS

[tvfan 2]

TV Shows I would buy:
The Incredible hulk
The A-Team
Family ties
Boy meets world
Kung Fu: Legend continues
The Odd Couple
Mister ED
The Wonder Years
Quantum Leap

Cartoons:
He-Man masters of the universe
Teeange muntant ninja turtles
Spider-Man 60's cartoon
Spider-Man 90's cartoon
X-Men 90's cartoonThe Jetsons
Top Cat
Ghostbusters



Might check out http://tvshowsondvd.com/ you can vote what tvshows you would like to see on DVD.

[Penny Lane]

I wouldn't buy any because I am still living in the Stone Age. I have no DVD player yet!:(

[Pentimento]

I'm more likely to want to buy DVDs of shows that are never/seldom shown in syndication. Ones that are still on twelve times a day (e.g. Seinfeld, Friends, etc.) are not, in my opinion, worth paying for unless one is a seriously hard core fan and just can't live without the security that ownership provides.

I loved Nick at Nite and TV Land 5-10 years ago when they were still showing all of my favorites, but lately there just hasn't been much there that I want to watch. Instead, I've purchased the first three seasons of The Dick Van Dyke Show (and plan on getting season four when it is released next month) and season one of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. I would definitely get The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart if they ever became available, but I don't know if that will ever happen.

I also have some Britcoms (Mr. Bean and The Vicar of Dibley) on DVD and hope to get more eventually.