That for me would be the Varirty Show-"The New Bill Cosby Show" from 1972

Probably "Checking In", the Jeffersons-spinoff. I've only seen the pilot of the show, and I'd love to see that again (I haven't seen it since it first aired) and the other 3 episodes.

The Late Summer Early Fall Bert Convy Show from 1976

The last 2 seasons of Mannix.

"Jennifer Slept Here" the 13 episode sitcom from 1983 starring Ann Jillian.

"Jennifer Slept Here" the 13 episode sitcom from 1983 starring Ann Jillian.


That can actually happen, I seen a lot of tv collectors have Jennifer Slept Here"

Nobosy has-"the New Bill Cosby Show"

I've been waiting over 40 years, Santa.

Bring me MR. TERRIFIC!

One of the following:

Room 222

Wait Til Your Father Gets Home

Kentucky Jones

One of the following:

Room 222

Wait Til Your Father Gets Home

Kentucky Jones



It's not hard for Room 222 to be under your tree

It's not hard for Room 222 to be under your tree

I hope you're right. Where can I buy it? The only place I know to watch it is at the Paley Ctr's video viewing library.

I hope you're right. Where can I buy it? The only place I know to watch it is at the Paley Ctr's video viewing library.


Lots of TV collectors have the show. I have like 3 or 4 eps myself

Hello Larry

Hello Larry


That's a show that can be under your tree also, I have 4 eps and some collectors have 11 or 12

Wait Til Your Father Gets Home

That one's out already!

http://www.amazon.com/Wait-Till-Your-Father-Gets/dp/B000NDI3Q2/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1197622308&sr=8-1

My personal vote will go to Whiz Kids from 1983. I think it only lasted half a season yet has quite the cult following online.

http://epguides.com/WhizKids/cast.jpg

Okay Santa, I'd like.....................

Fish

From the ranks of the obscure that I know will never be on DVD that I always watched:

Lottery (ABC, 1983-84)
Crazy Like A Fox (CBS, 1985-86) (Have four episodes)

AES Hudson Street, starring my honey, Gregory Sierra. :eyes: :drool: I know most likely it'll never see the light of day on DVD, much less syndication. But I can dream, can't I??

"A Year in the Life" - both the 1986 mini-series and the 1987-1988 one-season series that came from it. Sarah Jessica Parker was one of the co-stars.

That one's out already!

http://www.amazon.com/Wait-Till-Your-Father-Gets/dp/B000NDI3Q2/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1197622308&sr=8-1

My personal vote will go to Whiz Kids from 1983. I think it only lasted half a season yet has quite the cult following online.

http://epguides.com/WhizKids/cast.jpg


I would also like to see Whiz Kids out on DVD. I don't remember much about the show, but I know I watched it when it was on and liked it. I mainly got into it when it was on because I was a fan of Little House On The Prairie and wanted to see Matthew Laborteaux.

Okay Santa, I'd like.....................

Fish


Another show easy to find-lol

I would also like to see Whiz Kids out on DVD. I don't remember much about the show, but I know I watched it when it was on and liked it. I mainly got into it when it was on because I was a fan of Little House On The Prairie and wanted to see Matthew Laborteaux.
Didn't that show also star the girl from ALF and Eugene from Mork & Mindy??

Didn't that show also star the girl from ALF and Eugene from Mork & Mindy??

Yes, accoding to imdb Jeffrey Jacquet (Eugene from M & M) was in it & so was Andrea Elson (Lynn from Alf). I didn't even remember them being in it. Now I want to see this show again even more.

I would also like to see Whiz Kids out on DVD. I don't remember much about the show, but I know I watched it when it was on and liked it. I mainly got into it when it was on because I was a fan of Little House On The Prairie and wanted to see Matthew Laborteaux.
It had a great theme song, that's about all I remember :lol:

It had a great theme song, that's about all I remember :lol:

Yes, I recently watched the opening credits and theme song on youtube. It was pretty cool for it's time.

Square Pegs

AES Hudson Street, starring my honey, Gregory Sierra. :eyes: :drool: I know most likely it'll never see the light of day on DVD, much less syndication. But I can dream, can't I??


Who is Gregory Sierra, Monika?

Wait a second? I thougth that I was your honey? You've just been playing the runaround with me, haven't you? I'm really heartbroken now. :mad: :lol: ;)

Who is Gregory Sierra, Monika?

Wait a second? I thougth that I was your honey? You've just been playing the runaround with me, haven't you? I'm really heartbroken now. :mad: :lol: ;)
Awww, Mike, you know I love you. :lol:

Gregory Sierra is an actor who was in tons of shows and movies from the 1960s-1990s. His most famous roles are Sgt. Chano Amenguale on Barney Miller, Julio Fuentes on Sanford & Son, El Puerco on Soap, and the first Lt. on Miami Vice (pre-Edward James Olmos).

http://imdb.com/name/nm0797268/

Awww, Mike, you know I love you. :lol:

Gregory Sierra is an actor who was in tons of shows and movies from the 1960s-1990s. His most famous roles are Sgt. Chano Amenguale on Barney Miller, Julio Fuentes on Sanford & Son, El Puerco on Soap, and the first Lt. on Miami Vice (pre-Edward James Olmos).

http://imdb.com/name/nm0797268/


I'm no Gregory Sierra though, huh? :lol:

I've actually never seen Barney Miller. I don't think it has ever been rerun here. I've seen bits and pieces of Sanford & Son, but never an entire episode. What I've seen has been pretty funny. I watched Miami Vice back in the 80's though. However, I only remember Edward James Olmos.

I'm no Gregory Sierra though, huh? :lol:

I've actually never seen Barney Miller. I don't think it has ever been rerun here. I've seen bits and pieces of Sanford & Son, but never an entire episode. What I've seen has been pretty funny. I watched Miami Vice back in the 80's though. However, I only remember Edward James Olmos.
Gregory Sierra played Lt. Lou Rodriguez in the first 4 or so episodes and was killed off. EJO took over as Lt. Castillo shortly thereafter. The two actors co-starred in The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (cute movie!) in 1998.

I'm no Gregory Sierra though, huh? :lol:

I've actually never seen Barney Miller. I don't think it has ever been rerun here. I've seen bits and pieces of Sanford & Son, but never an entire episode. What I've seen has been pretty funny. I watched Miami Vice back in the 80's though. However, I only remember Edward James Olmos.
Gregory Sierra guest-starred on a couple of your favorite shows, Mike. He played the Jewish radical in the All in the Family episode entitled "Archie is Branded" (Season 3), and played Entek in the DS9 telecast "Seond Skin", which aired in the third season. Both excellent performances, by the way.

Saturday morning shows ....Kids from C.A.P.E.R......and Big John Little John

thunder a 1977 childerns show that stared a pre office melora hardin and hello larry

House Calls starring Wayne Rogers and Lynn Redgrave :(

The Eleventh Hour (1962-64).


Some of those "obscure" shows really aren't. I have all the Jennifer Slept Heres, AES Hudson Streets, Whiz Kids, Room 222s, etc. If something aired since VCRs came about in the late seventies, someone has them recorded somewhere. Only shows pre-1978 that never reran are really hard to get.

The Eleventh Hour (1962-64).


Some of those "obscure" shows really aren't. I have all the Jennifer Slept Heres, AES Hudson Streets, Whiz Kids, Room 222s, etc. If something aired since VCRs came about in the late seventies, someone has them recorded somewhere. Only shows pre-1978 that never reran are really hard to get.



Do you have "on the rocks" from 1975 and "redd Foxx Variety" from 1977?

The Eleventh Hour (1962-64).


Some of those "obscure" shows really aren't. I have all the Jennifer Slept Heres, AES Hudson Streets, Whiz Kids, Room 222s, etc. If something aired since VCRs came about in the late seventies, someone has them recorded somewhere. Only shows pre-1978 that never reran are really hard to get.
You have AES Hudson Street??? :faint: ALL the episodes??? You've made my day!!! :dance: party: :bouncers :jig:

You have AES Hudson Street??? :faint: ALL the episodes??? You've made my day!!! :dance: party: :bouncers :jig:


I think he was just saying that he has it, he doesn't have any intentions of giving out any copies

I think he was just saying that he has it, he doesn't have any intentions of giving out any copies
I hope he changes his mind!!! :D I've been looking forever for that show!!

I think he was just saying that he has it, he doesn't have any intentions of giving out any copies

They are off-air masters. If someone offers me something of EQUAL rarity and EQUAL quality that I need, then sure. Equal quality doesn't mean a 4th generation dub of something and unfortunately the people who were recording 30 years ago don't seem to be so easy to find these days, only people who got copies of copies of copies and I'm sorry but multi-generation dubs don't interest me.

I think it's cruel to dangle "look what I've got" in front of people and not be willing to let them make an offer or something.

I think it's cruel to dangle "look what I've got" in front of people and not be willing to let them make an offer or something.


They can make an offer. As I said, as long as it's an EQUAL offer. See, here's how this hobby works. People who don't really have much in their collection that's worthwhile want people who spent tens of thousands of dollars and thousands of hours putting together a good collection to just make all of their material available to them. As if buying VCRs when they cost $1000 and tapes when they were $20 a blank means nothing. And let's say for arguments sake that those of us who have been recording the shows people say they want but were too lazy or cheap or stupid to record themselves, made them available to everyone. What happens when someone else turns up a rarity? What would we have to trade them if we gave out all of ours and they were no longer rare? Nothing. The Kansas City Royals wish they could have Alex Rodriquez and Johan Santana but they can't because they have nothing to trade for them. But they should get them anyway? And you don't trade Picassos and Rembrandts for paintings of dogs playing poker either. I'm not being cruel. I have a wants list like everyone else but if someone doesn't even have a collection or their collection is just store bought DVDs, then I'm sorry, they are SOL.

I think it's cruel to dangle "look what I've got" in front of people and not be willing to let them make an offer or something.
I hate when people do this. There are several people out there who have rare episodes of game shows whose series are believed to be destroyed or erased, or original broadcast w/commercials or a studio master of something, and know they can't/don't want to trade for them for whatever the reason may be, and be pretty much nothing short of "ZOMG I HAVE ALL THESE RARE EPS OF STUFF AND YOU CAN'T HAVE IT EVER! YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ANY OF IT! I HAVE IT AND YOU DON'T! YOU FAIL! NEENER-NEENER-NEENER!" I love the irony of one guy too. His document was called "available videos" and many of what he listed wasn't up for trade. If they don't want to trade for them, that's their decision, but they could at least be adult about it. I'm sorry, but you're not better than me because you have one extra episode of Chuck Woolery Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy! with Art Fleming, or ABC Password than I do.

They can make an offer. As I said, as long as it's an EQUAL offer. See, here's how this hobby works. People who don't really have much in their collection that's worthwhile want people who spent tens of thousands of dollars and thousands of hours putting together a good collection to just make all of their material available to them. As if buying VCRs when they cost $1000 and tapes when they were $20 a blank means nothing. And let's say for arguments sake that those of us who have been recording the shows people say they want but were too lazy or cheap or stupid to record themselves, made them available to everyone. What happens when someone else turns up a rarity? What would we have to trade them if we gave out all of ours and they were no longer rare? Nothing. The Kansas City Royals wish they could have Alex Rodriquez and Johan Santana but they can't because they have nothing to trade for them. But they should get them anyway? And you don't trade Picassos and Rembrandts for paintings of dogs playing poker either. I'm not being cruel. I have a wants list like everyone else but if someone doesn't even have a collection or their collection is just store bought DVDs, then I'm sorry, they are SOL.



i have two things that rare you don't have

Redd Foxx Variety Show-1977
On the Rocks-1975

They can make an offer. As I said, as long as it's an EQUAL offer. See, here's how this hobby works. People who don't really have much in their collection that's worthwhile want people who spent tens of thousands of dollars and thousands of hours putting together a good collection to just make all of their material available to them. As if buying VCRs when they cost $1000 and tapes when they were $20 a blank means nothing. And let's say for arguments sake that those of us who have been recording the shows people say they want but were too lazy or cheap or stupid to record themselves, made them available to everyone. What happens when someone else turns up a rarity? What would we have to trade them if we gave out all of ours and they were no longer rare? Nothing. The Kansas City Royals wish they could have Alex Rodriquez and Johan Santana but they can't because they have nothing to trade for them. But they should get them anyway? And you don't trade Picassos and Rembrandts for paintings of dogs playing poker either. I'm not being cruel. I have a wants list like everyone else but if someone doesn't even have a collection or their collection is just store bought DVDs, then I'm sorry, they are SOL.

well, you need to take this into consideration. You've been collecting since the late 70's.... most people here were BORN in the 70's and 80's. If someone offers you $50 for instance to copy something they've been chasing (because maybe they weren't even alive in 1978 when it aired), why shoot them down and not consider taking them up on their offer? You can't fault people for being born in a different era than you. Catlover is 28, it's not like she was old enough to collect the shows she wants that are extremely hard to find now. You can't expect an 18 month old to thumb through a TV Guide and go "mama, record, VCR" in baby babble. Most people don't really care about collecting until they're much older. Just because someone was born in 1974 or 1981 doesn't make them less than you, it just happened so that they were conceived in a different era, therefore they weren't adults with the income in 1979 to know to record certain shows.

well, you need to take this into consideration. You've been collecting since the late 70's.... most people here were BORN in the 70's and 80's. If someone offers you $50 for instance to copy something they've been chasing (because maybe they weren't even alive in 1978 when it aired), why shoot them down and not consider taking them up on their offer? You can't fault people for being born in a different era than you. Catlover is 28, it's not like she was old enough to collect the shows she wants that are extremely hard to find now. You can't expect an 18 month old to thumb through a TV Guide and go "mama, record, VCR" in baby babble. Most people don't really care about collecting until they're much older. Just because someone was born in 1974 or 1981 doesn't make them less than you, it just happened so that they were conceived in a different era, therefore they weren't adults with the income in 1979 to know to record certain shows.



I can kind of see his point in regards to rare tv shows because it took a lot for me to get them so I just wouldn' want to give a copy for anything in return. Atlesst in my case I have a want list posted on my website unlike Mr. Bencasey-lol

well, you need to take this into consideration. You've been collecting since the late 70's.... most people here were BORN in the 70's and 80's. If someone offers you $50 for instance to copy something they've been chasing (because maybe they weren't even alive in 1978 when it aired), why shoot them down and not consider taking them up on their offer? You can't fault people for being born in a different era than you. Catlover is 28, it's not like she was old enough to collect the shows she wants that are extremely hard to find now. You can't expect an 18 month old to thumb through a TV Guide and go "mama, record, VCR" in baby babble. Most people don't really care about collecting until they're much older. Just because someone was born in 1974 or 1981 doesn't make them less than you, it just happened so that they were conceived in a different era, therefore they weren't adults with the income in 1979 to know to record certain shows.
and even some of us that were alive in the 70's might not have had VCRs. I didn't own one until 1986.

They can make an offer. As I said, as long as it's an EQUAL offer. See, here's how this hobby works. People who don't really have much in their collection that's worthwhile want people who spent tens of thousands of dollars and thousands of hours putting together a good collection to just make all of their material available to them. As if buying VCRs when they cost $1000 and tapes when they were $20 a blank means nothing. And let's say for arguments sake that those of us who have been recording the shows people say they want but were too lazy or cheap or stupid to record themselves, made them available to everyone. What happens when someone else turns up a rarity? What would we have to trade them if we gave out all of ours and they were no longer rare? Nothing. The Kansas City Royals wish they could have Alex Rodriquez and Johan Santana but they can't because they have nothing to trade for them. But they should get them anyway? And you don't trade Picassos and Rembrandts for paintings of dogs playing poker either. I'm not being cruel. I have a wants list like everyone else but if someone doesn't even have a collection or their collection is just store bought DVDs, then I'm sorry, they are SOL.



Can you be any more snide and cruel? Never mind, I know you can. Monika (catlover79) is a young woman, who is neither too lazy, cheap or stupid to record a show that aired probably before she was even born. Spare us your nasty lectures, and you can stick your rare tapes where the sun don't shine.

Can you be any more snide and cruel? Never mind, I know you can. Monika (catlover79) is a young woman, who is neither too lazy, cheap or stupid to record a show that aired probably before she was even born. Spare us your nasty lectures, and you can stick your rare tapes where the sun don't shine.
I agree, Monika is nice to everyone here, just because she happened to be born in 1979 doesn't mean she's less entitled to see something that she doesn't remember.

I feel that sometimes there the opinion that those of us who were born in the 70's and 80's are "lesser" than someone old enough to be adults and have hindsight in 1978 that something might be sought after in thirty years. But while we may be younger than you, we'll also be in nursing homes later than you as well :lol:

Can you be any more snide and cruel? Never mind, I know you can. Monika (catlover79) is a young woman, who is neither too lazy, cheap or stupid to record a show that aired probably before she was even born. Spare us your nasty lectures, and you can stick your rare tapes where the sun don't shine.



He reminds me of a trader named AJ who always wanted to BROADCAST what he had and would ask for something in return he knows what impossible to get like="THE ORIGINAL NBC BROADCAST OF SANFORD AND SON from 1972-lol

He reminds me of a trader named AJ who always wanted to BROADCAST what he had and would ask for something in return he knows what impossible to get like="THE ORIGINAL NBC BROADCAST OF SANFORD AND SON from 1972-lol
"I'm looking for an original broadcast of I Love Lucy from 1953, commercials must be included" :lol:

"I'm looking for an original broadcast of I Love Lucy from 1953, commercials must be included" :lol:
I want to see an episode of Mary Kay and Johnny. I don't think he has that one. :lol:

"I'm looking for an original broadcast of I Love Lucy from 1953, commercials must be included" :lol:



Shows that I consider EXTRA RARE are not mentioned on my website or stated on a message board and that's how bencasey should be with his stuff.

I think the main problem is that some people see collecting as a status symbol, instead of it being the love of certain shows/events and keeping the memory alive.

I'm not a huge collector, but everything I own that has not been officially released (like seasons 2-6 of Maude, about 140 Facts Of Life episodes from seasons 4-9, vintage MTV, old episodes of Soul Train, Solid Gold and others) was acquired because I love the material and would want to watch it. There's other stuff I could borrow/tape/trade for/but, but I only want the stuff I love, not trying to start a status or build a large collection that I'll never watch. And if a friend of mine wanted the discs or something, I'd copy it for them for a trade or something, because the stuff deserves to be seen, not just held in greedy hands who thinks someone who was born in 1980 doesn't deserve to see a show that aired before they were conceived.

But all in all, I was born in 1979, I'm 28 years old... I guess it's time to take my nap since us 28 year olds are a bunch of preschoolers anyways, right? :lol:

I think the main problem is that some people see collecting as a status symbol, instead of it being the love of certain shows/events and keeping the memory alive.

I'm not a huge collector, but everything I own that has not been officially released (like seasons 2-6 of Maude, about 140 Facts Of Life episodes from seasons 4-9, vintage MTV, old episodes of Soul Train, Solid Gold and others) was acquired because I love the material and would want to watch it. There's other stuff I could borrow/tape/trade for/but, but I only want the stuff I love, not trying to start a status or build a large collection that I'll never watch. And if a friend of mine wanted the discs or something, I'd copy it for them for a trade or something, because the stuff deserves to be seen, not just held in greedy hands who thinks someone who was born in 1980 doesn't deserve to see a show that aired before they were conceived.

But all in all, I was born in 1979, I'm 28 years old... I guess it's time to take my nap since us 28 year olds are a bunch of preschoolers anyways, right? :lol:



Lots of traders think there is an award given out every year for the trader with the BIGGEST COLLECTION.-lol

Lots of traders think there is an award given out every year for the trader with the BIGGEST COLLECTION.-lol
I wonder if there are collectors for shows that have been played to death in reruns like Roseanne, Fresh Prince and Cosby who have a disc of "episode 125" from each time it aired on Nick At Nite with commercials :lol:

Lots of traders think there is an award given out every year for the trader with the BIGGEST COLLECTION.-lol


So true, he treats it like a 12 year old with a stack of used Playboy magazines. :lol:

I think the main problem is that some people see collecting as a status symbol, instead of it being the love of certain shows/events and keeping the memory alive.

I'm not a huge collector, but everything I own that has not been officially released (like seasons 2-6 of Maude, about 140 Facts Of Life episodes from seasons 4-9, vintage MTV, old episodes of Soul Train, Solid Gold and others) was acquired because I love the material and would want to watch it. There's other stuff I could borrow/tape/trade for/but, but I only want the stuff I love, not trying to start a status or build a large collection that I'll never watch. And if a friend of mine wanted the discs or something, I'd copy it for them for a trade or something, because the stuff deserves to be seen, not just held in greedy hands who thinks someone who was born in 1980 doesn't deserve to see a show that aired before they were conceived.

But all in all, I was born in 1979, I'm 28 years old... I guess it's time to take my nap since us 28 year olds are a bunch of preschoolers anyways, right? :lol:

another thing I found strange is a lot of traders don't WATCH THE SHOWS or SPORTS they request they just STACK them to say they HAVE THEM. That explains why I received so many games with glitches on them because the person they came from never watched the game and had no idea there were defects on the disc-lol

and even some of us that were alive in the 70's might not have had VCRs. I didn't own one until 1986.i was born in 1971 and didin get my first vcr until 1984 and i sure dont feel that im less of a person because of it and nether shuld anybody else here

i was born in 1971 and didin get my first vcr until 1984 and i sure dont feel that im less of a person because of it and nether shuld anybody else here


Right On!!!

i was born in 1971 and didin get my first vcr until 1984 and i sure dont feel that im less of a person because of it and nether shuld anybody else here
I was audio taping some shows back in the 70's but that's all I could do. lmao

i was born in 1971 and didin get my first vcr until 1984 and i sure dont feel that im less of a person because of it and nether shuld anybody else here
what's someone born in 1971 doing knowing how to type? you should still be wearing velcro laced sneakers whippersnapper :lol: :crazy:

Can you be any more snide and cruel? Never mind, I know you can. Monika (catlover79) is a young woman, who is neither too lazy, cheap or stupid to record a show that aired probably before she was even born. Spare us your nasty lectures, and you can stick your rare tapes where the sun don't shine.thank you brian ive been wanting to tell him off for about 6 months now ever since he told me to get into the next canntury because i still use a vcr to record shows instead of using a dvd recorder but unlike mr ben casey i chose to take the high road and not engage in name calling and arguing

thank you brian ive been wanting to tell him off for about 6 months now ever since he told me to get into the next canntury because i still use a vcr to record shows instead of using a dvd recorder but unlike mr ben casey i chose to take the high road and not engage in name calling and arguing


You're welcome! :)

by the way i ment next century not whatever i put there in my last post

thank you brian ive been wanting to tell him off for about 6 months now ever since he told me to get into the next canntury because i still use a vcr to record shows instead of using a dvd recorder but unlike mr ben casey i chose to take the high road and not engage in name calling and arguing
Don't feel bad...I still use a VCR and don't have a DVD Recorder either.

I appreciate everyone's defense of me - but it's not worth an argument. Who needs the hassle, anyway??

I appreciate everyone's defense of me - but it's not worth an argument. Who needs the hassle, anyway??
You're a good person Monika. I hope you get to see A.E.S. Hudson Street one day. :)

You're a good person Monika. I hope you get to see A.E.S. Hudson Street one day. :)
Thank you, Sonny. :D

thank you brian ive been wanting to tell him off for about 6 months now ever since he told me to get into the next canntury because i still use a vcr to record shows instead of using a dvd recorder but unlike mr ben casey i chose to take the high road and not engage in name calling and arguing
I agree, thank you Brian.

I remember thinking "what a pompous ass" when he started talking down to posters born in the 70's and 80's because we didn't have the hindsight at FIVE YEARS OLD to ask our parents to record stuff for posterity. I remember him actually telling Solomon that he should've asked his parents to record "Checking In" when it aired in 1981. Hello? a five year old is a five year old, let a 5 year old be a kid instead of thinking "well, the show on Thursday night at 9:30 is going to be something when I'm 28 I'm gonna wanna see again".

While I feel that it's wrong to be ageist, it's just as bad to be snooty to people younger than you. You might remember 1975 like it's yesterday, but remember people born then are 32-33 now, that's not exactly fresh out of diapers at this point in time.

and even some of us that were alive in the 70's might not have had VCRs. I didn't own one until 1986.
That's also when my mother told me she bought her first ever VCR.

Don't feel bad...I still use a VCR and don't have a DVD Recorder either.

I also still use a VCR. I know many others who do also. Not everyone has the money to spend to buy DVD recorders or DVR's.

I still have a VCR, too, and use it quite often. It suits me just fine.

I still have a VCR, too, and use it quite often. It suits me just fine.
Me too!

the only DVD-Recorder I have is on the computer, and I'm fine with it for right now. All the shows I'd wanna TIVO/DVR that actually air now will be on DVD anyways, it's not the 80's or 90's anymore where obscure shows still air in syndication

I also still use a VCR. I know many others who do also. Not everyone has the money to spend to buy DVD recorders or DVR's.
I really see no reason to buy a recorder. I have enough tapes to last me forever and I do have a DVD player. Maybe when they come way down and it's a combo I'd get one but I still don't know if I'd ever record on it/.. All the shows I want on DVD I can buy anyhow.

That's also when my mother told me she bought her first ever VCR.
yea, we got our first VCR in 1985.

yea, we got our first VCR in 1985.
We got ours in 1990!!!!

We got ours in 1990!!!!
how could you purposely let them do that to you because I'm sure there were lots of shows that you should've told your mom to tape you at three because three year olds are supposed to think about what they might still be interested in when they're 30 ;)

I was audio taping some shows back in the 70's but that's all I could do. lmaoi used to do that in the 70s too too bad all the tapes got lost in a move

how could you purposely let them do that to you because I'm sure there were lots of shows that you should've told your mom to tape you at three because three year olds are supposed to think about what they might still be interested in when they're 30 ;)
Also, why was I born one year AFTER AES Hudson Street was on the air? THE NERVE!!! :rofl:

Also, why was I born one year AFTER AES Hudson Street was on the air? THE NERVE!!! :rofl:
Don't feel bad. I was 12 when it was on and I never watched it. If only I could have seen the future. I should have know that someday their would be a site called SO dedicated to everything sitcoms. :( :lol:

I appreciate everyone's defense of me - but it's not worth an argument. Who needs the hassle, anyway??
Monika, have you tried the Trading Post? Some of the folks there have some very impressive collections.

I used to feel a bit left out about still having a VCR. Not anymore and it's thanks to y'all. :)

Monika, have you tried the Trading Post? Some of the folks there have some very impressive collections.
I tried that already. Oh well, thanks for the tip anyway, Janice. :)

to all of you VCR users

this is 2008, not 1988


;) j/k

I used to feel a bit left out about still having a VCR. Not anymore and it's thanks to y'all. :)

I will buy a DVD recorder once they are affordable and will record in either hi def or blu ray, whichever wins out. I'm gonna wait and see which it is. Technology is always changing so I'd rather wait and get something I know I will use for awhile instead of rushing and getting something that will be obsolete soon after I buyt it. I don't record much off TV anyway because I can always buy a DVD of a show I like or watch online. Mostly I just use my VCR for shows I won't be home to watch and for watching old tapes.

I did get one about three years ago and it wound up all but crapping out within the first few months. I want one, but I'd rather save money and get a really good one, or better yet wait until the higher recommended ones come down in price. I'd probably feel differently and would be willing to put it off even further if I didn't record several game shows and the soap opera Ryan's Hope on a pretty much daily basis, since about 98% of the game show stuff and RH are not released on DVD.

In the mean time, I still use and love my JVC HR-J692U. It's the best VCR I have ever gotten. :)

That's what I'm afraid of also, buying one and having it not work right. Prices are coming down all the time so I think waiting will actually do some good.

How ****ing cheap are you people? When it comes down in price? They started out at $2000. I got my first two when they were $600. The last one I bought, my fifth, was $350 with a hard drive? That's not cheap? What do you want to pay, $25? I supposedly talk down to everyone like they are 12 years old but when people say **** like that they sound like they are 12 years old.

As for VCRs, how much longer do you think they will be around? Go into a store now and tell me how many VCRs they stock? In a year or two you won't be able to get them, they'll be as rare as 8-track tape players. And, I know this is a foreign word here, but I guess no one here gives a **** about quality because the VCRs they sell now are $59 pieces of ****. You can't get a VCR anymore that records worth a ****.

So, no one here was recording or alive, or their parents were alive 30 years ago. Okay, so I was, and I recorded shows, and I used high quality professional VCRs, not consumer garbage, and high grade tapes. So because I did all that and no one else did, I should just give away my stuff to anyone who asks nicely for it? Sorry, doesn't work that way.

"I'm looking for an original broadcast of I Love Lucy from 1953, commercials must be included" :lol:


I have I Love Lucy episodes with the original commercials. You act like that's rare. Maybe if you got in the hobby before 2002 you might have a clue what you're talking about. I know someone who has the whole series with the original commercials. He worked for Lucy herself and cataloged her vault. Ever hear of buying film prints? Probably not, if you can't afford DVD recorders I'm sure you wouldn't spend $50 - $100 for episodes of TV shows. Don't worry, one day when you guys get out of school and stop working in McDonald's you'll be able to afford stuff too!

^ Get over yourself. You're not any better than he is because you have ILL episodes with the original commercials and he doesn't. It's people like you that take the fun out of the hobby.

How ****ing cheap are you people? When it comes down in price? They started out at $2000. I got my first two when they were $600. The last one I bought, my fifth, was $350 with a hard drive? That's not cheap? What do you want to pay, $25? I supposedly talk down to everyone like they are 12 years old but when people say **** like that they sound like they are 12 years old.

you wonder why everyone loves you so much? it's because of this "neener neener, I'm better than all of you" attitude. It's one thing when you see spoiled teenagers acting like that, another when you should know better. You should try to get along with people for a change. Say something nice to someone, seriously, you'll feel much better if you tried it.

How ****ing cheap are you people? When it comes down in price? They started out at $2000. I got my first two when they were $600. The last one I bought, my fifth, was $350 with a hard drive? That's not cheap? What do you want to pay, $25? I supposedly talk down to everyone like they are 12 years old but when people say **** like that they sound like they are 12 years old.

As for VCRs, how much longer do you think they will be around? Go into a store now and tell me how many VCRs they stock? In a year or two you won't be able to get them, they'll be as rare as 8-track tape players. And, I know this is a foreign word here, but I guess no one here gives a **** about quality because the VCRs they sell now are $59 pieces of ****. You can't get a VCR anymore that records worth a ****.

So, no one here was recording or alive, or their parents were alive 30 years ago. Okay, so I was, and I recorded shows, and I used high quality professional VCRs, not consumer garbage, and high grade tapes. So because I did all that and no one else did, I should just give away my stuff to anyone who asks nicely for it? Sorry, doesn't work that way.


Actually Benjamin, I do own a dvd recorder. What you call a "hobby" others call a big friggin waste of time. What's the sense of holding onto something rare and not sharing with the class? The only value in holding that would be to possibly sell it. And Lord knows you wouldn't do something illegal like that would you? Do you even watch what you collect or do you just stockpile? My money is on the stockpile.

What are you going to do with this archive once you are dead and buried? Which by the way doesn't sound too far off. LOL

How ****ing cheap are you people? When it comes down in price? They started out at $2000. I got my first two when they were $600. The last one I bought, my fifth, was $350 with a hard drive? That's not cheap? What do you want to pay, $25? I supposedly talk down to everyone like they are 12 years old but when people say **** like that they sound like they are 12 years old.

As for VCRs, how much longer do you think they will be around? Go into a store now and tell me how many VCRs they stock? In a year or two you won't be able to get them, they'll be as rare as 8-track tape players. And, I know this is a foreign word here, but I guess no one here gives a **** about quality because the VCRs they sell now are $59 pieces of ****. You can't get a VCR anymore that records worth a ****.

So, no one here was recording or alive, or their parents were alive 30 years ago. Okay, so I was, and I recorded shows, and I used high quality professional VCRs, not consumer garbage, and high grade tapes. So because I did all that and no one else did, I should just give away my stuff to anyone who asks nicely for it? Sorry, doesn't work that way.
Yea maybe when they get down to $100 or so I'll get one but I'll be damned if I spend a lot of money on something I won't use that much. Yes $350 is a lot of money if my VCR operates just fine. I spent $200 on my first DVD player and it broke after 2 months. I waited over a year before I got another one. I was in no hurry. As for VCR's, they'll still be around in some form. Hell my sister just got a record player and she had our old Christmas records playing this year. Even if VCRs go out I have enough tapes to last me the rest of my life. I have hundreds of tapes I can record on..... All I have to do is get a few VCRS which I can get cheap.

You sir are a stuck up snob. You must be so proud to have recorded shows in such high quality back in the old days. Some of us were kids and many wheren't even born. My parents couldn't even operate a VCR...not everyone is as perfect as you. Nobody said you had to give anything away but by saying you'd only make a trade with another snob who has a rare collection keeps these shows in a very select few hands. If I had any of these shows, I would make them available and for friends I wouldn't charge them a dime. That's just the way I am. You know what you can do with your collection....

You sir are a stuck up snob. You must be so proud to have recorded shows in such high quality back in the old days. Some of us were kids and many wheren't even born. My parents couldn't even operate a VCR...not everyone is as perfect as you. Nobody said you had to give anything away but by saying you'd only make a trade with another snob who has a rare collection keeps these shows in a very select few hands. If I had any of these shows, I would make them available and for friends I wouldn't charge them a dime. That's just the way I am. You know what you can do with your collection....


You know, it ain't bragging if you can back it up. As a matter of fact I am proud to have the collection I have. And I do share it quite a lot, with other worthwhile collectors. That would be those folks who actually get off their asses and acquire material worth trading for instead of whining about not having any money and being 5 years old. I trade with a guy in his late 20s who has put together a very nice collection with quite a lot of quality material. So please, stop making excuses, which is apparently all anyone here is good at.

You know, it ain't bragging if you can back it up. As a matter of fact I am proud to have the collection I have. And I do share it quite a lot, with other worthwhile collectors. That would be those folks who actually get off their asses and acquire material worth trading for instead of whining about not having any money and being 5 years old. I trade with a guy in his late 20s who has put together a very nice collection with quite a lot of quality material. So please, stop making excuses, which is apparently all anyone here is good at.
Atitudes like yours are why people like Paris Hilton have such a hard time being liked by people.... because they automatically assume she is a "I have more money than you, therefore I'm better" type, even tho she's never said anything like it. But it's obvious you think you're so much better than the rest of us because you're so well-off that you can buy a Blu-Ray Recorder for $5000 while the rest of us would rather wait a few years, since the price will come down eventually.

You think you're so much better than everyone else, but take the money and the collection away and you are just a bitter old man who looks down on everyone who isn't just like you.

I love my favorite shows as much as anyone, but simply put, sometimes there are just more important things to do with money.

I love my favorite shows as much as anyone, but simply put, sometimes there are just more important things to do with money.
cheap ass, you're supposed to sell your family out to stay on the cusp of technology :crazy:

cheap ass, you're supposed to sell your family out to stay on the cusp of technology :crazy:
:lol:

You know, it ain't bragging if you can back it up. As a matter of fact I am proud to have the collection I have. And I do share it quite a lot, with other worthwhile collectors. That would be those folks who actually get off their asses and acquire material worth trading for instead of whining about not having any money and being 5 years old. I trade with a guy in his late 20s who has put together a very nice collection with quite a lot of quality material. So please, stop making excuses, which is apparently all anyone here is good at.

You guys are fortunate that you weren't collecting in the early days because I'm sure you wouldn't have been buying $20 blank tapes and $1000 VCRs anyway. That's why I laugh because everything now is so ridiculously cheap. 30 cents for a blank DVD disc. $20 for a full season of a show. That's hysterical. It used to be that much for one 2-hour tape, which is what, like $100 in 2008 money?

The people here are the kind who like current shows but don't record them and then complain when the studios either don't release them or put them out with the music cut. And then blame the people who do record them for not giving them to them.

cheap ass, you're supposed to sell your family out to stay on the cusp of technology :crazy:


Or get a half way decent job that pays some money. But that would be too much effort I suppose. Couldn't do that.

You guys are fortunate that you weren't collecting in the early days because I'm sure you wouldn't have been buying $20 blank tapes and $1000 VCRs anyway. That's why I laugh because everything now is so ridiculously cheap. 30 cents for a blank DVD disc. $20 for a full season of a show. That's hysterical. It used to be that much for one 2-hour tape, which is what, like $100 in 2008 money?

The people here are the kind who like current shows but don't record them and then complain when the studios either don't release them or put them out with the music cut. And then blame the people who do record them for not giving them to them.


Because it is absolutely stupid to just hold onto tv shows for no reason other than collect it.

You know, it ain't bragging if you can back it up. As a matter of fact I am proud to have the collection I have. And I do share it quite a lot, with other worthwhile collectors. That would be those folks who actually get off their asses and acquire material worth trading for instead of whining about not having any money and being 5 years old. I trade with a guy in his late 20s who has put together a very nice collection with quite a lot of quality material. So please, stop making excuses, which is apparently all anyone here is good at.
you mean somebody like you? Believe or not most of the people in the world don't collect TV shows that they have no intention of watching. They collect shows that they like. Why would anybody who is looking for a certain show spend hundreds of dolars on many different shows in order to get lucky that some idiot collector has a show that they might be interested in? It doesn't make sense.

Hey, Brain Damage, you're a funny guy. Too bad you can't put the same effort into putting together a halfway decent collection :crazy:

you mean somebody like you? Believe or not most of the people in the world don't collect TV shows that they have no intention of watching. They collect shows that they like. Why would anybody who is looking for a certain show spend hundreds of dolars on many different shows in order to get lucky that some idiot collector has a show that they might be interested in? It doesn't make sense.


I know this is going to be difficult, like trying to teach my cat to do multiplication, but I'm going to try to explain it to you. I collect shows that A) I like, B) are rare and C) may have trade value. Now, lets say I have some rare show that I don't care about, like Supertrain for instance. I couldn't care less about Supertrain but not too many people have it. If I gave it out and it got all over the place, it would have no value. Now say I come across a collector who has a show I'm looking for, Harris and Company for instance. They have an impossible want list of things no one has. The only thing he wants that I have is Supertrain. So, if I didn't give it out, I now have something to trade, a show I don't care about for one I do care about. And if I did let it out and it got all over and he has it, now I have nothing to offer him and because I wasn't greedy and I let the show out, I now can't get something I want. Understand?

You guys are fortunate that you weren't collecting in the early days because I'm sure you wouldn't have been buying $20 blank tapes and $1000 VCRs anyway. That's why I laugh because everything now is so ridiculously cheap. 30 cents for a blank DVD disc. $20 for a full season of a show. That's hysterical. It used to be that much for one 2-hour tape, which is what, like $100 in 2008 money?

The people here are the kind who like current shows but don't record them and then complain when the studios either don't release them or put them out with the music cut. And then blame the people who do record them for not giving them to them.
I used to record tv shows. Back in the late 80's I was recording left and right but I just stopped when I realized that I was wasting my time and spending money on shows that I wasn't going to watch anyway.. :lol:

I honestly have never been prouder to own a VCR in my entire life.
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recording Body Language on GSN as we speak!

I know this is going to be difficult, like trying to teach my cat to do multiplication, but I'm going to try to explain it to you. I collect shows that A) I like, B) are rare and C) may have trade value. Now, lets say I have some rare show that I don't care about, like Supertrain for instance. I couldn't care less about Supertrain but not too many people have it. If I gave it out and it got all over the place, it would have no value. Now say I come across a collector who has a show I'm looking for, Harris and Company for instance. They have an impossible want list of things no one has. The only thing he wants that I have is Supertrain. So, if I didn't give it out, I now have something to trade, a show I don't care about for one I do care about. And if I did let it out and it got all over and he has it, now I have nothing to offer him and because I wasn't greedy and I let the show out, I now can't get something I want. Understand?
Only someone like you can use the word greedy with sharing. :lol: If you both had put those shows in the public domain it would probably be a lot easier to find them and you wouldn't have to waste your time collecting shows you don't want. But since I'm as stupid as your cat I guess I don't get it. :crazy:

I honestly have never been prouder to own a VCR in my entire life.

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recording Body Language on GSN as we speak!
Hey that looks like one of my VCRs. :lol:

I can't tell from the picture. Is that an S-VHS?

I can't tell from the picture. Is that an S-VHS?
Nope. VHS! And it's still recording, too! Now Beat the Clock, a show I LOVE, by the way. :wave:

From all I've been reading over the past year or so, selli....um, I mean, "trading" is going the way of the disco music. Big crackdown, with lots of arrests. Not worth it. Brian knows, as he's a Producer in New York, and worked for CBS, so he hears about this stuff firsthand.

You couldn't give me old shows or even new shows for that matter. Just what I need, junk and clutter. Worthless junk, to me anyway. The old-timers are dying off, and not many young people care about Wagontrain or whatever. If I want to see old commercials, and I don't, there's good old youtube. That site has everything.

From all I've been reading over the past year or so, selli....um, I mean, "trading" is going the way of the disco music. Big crackdown, with lots of arrests. Not worth it. Brian knows, as he's a Producer in New York, and worked for CBS, so he hears about this stuff firsthand.

You couldn't give me old shows or even new shows for that matter. Just what I need, junk and clutter. Worthless junk, to me anyway. The old-timers are dying off, and not many young people care about Wagontrain or whatever. If I want to see old commercials, and I don't, there's good old youtube. That site has everything.i know ive seen things on youtube that i sure never thought i would see again

well, the one thing that sucks about YouTube is Viacom. Viacom removes stuff left and right for copyright violations, but they're the ones who won't attempt to put anything out officially

i know ive seen things on youtube that i sure never thought i would see again
That place is great for a lot of classic stuff. Sitcoms, game shows, soap operas, old commercials. It's why I go there at least once a day.

well, the one thing that sucks about YouTube is Viacom. Viacom removes stuff left and right for copyright violations, but they're the ones who won't attempt to put anything out officially
Not only that, but their networks don't even bother to air the stuff that they should. Same can be said for others too. If MTV and VH-1 aired actual music, and a good variety of it, I wouldn't need to trade or search on YouTube for anything. And if companies didn't abandon shows that are out on DVD, then people wouldn't need to trade or go on YouTube. It's not like most people don't want to pay for shows officially and legally.

Yea I actually saw some clips of shows I never thought I'd ever see like Captain Video. That place is great. :)

Not only that, but their networks don't even bother to air the stuff that they should. Same can be said for others too. If MTV and VH-1 aired actual music, and a good variety of it, I wouldn't need to trade or search on YouTube for anything. And if companies didn't abandon shows that are out on DVD, then people wouldn't need to trade or go on YouTube. It's not like most people don't want to pay for shows officially and legally.
I agree. I am going to use a phrase that's been overused here in a negative connotation. But if the companies weren't too damn cheap to release specific shows on DVD, there wouldn't be a demand for bootlegs to hold us over. Warner doesn't want people buying a black market "Night Court Complete Series" set? Okay... then why not release the rest of the seasons instead of deciding that the Night Court fanbase doesn't count like Friends' fans do. I would never buy anything unofficial that I wouldn't replace with an official release if one was made for us. Official DVD's always look better anyways

I used to feel a bit left out about still having a VCR. Not anymore and it's thanks to y'all. :)
*cue up Michael Jackson song* :music: You are not alone....

I have three VCRs, and plenty of tapes. I have a combo vcr/dvd player and two other ones. I contemplated spending five grand on a super-duper gadget, but decided against it. ;)

How ****ing cheap are you people? When it comes down in price? They started out at $2000. I got my first two when they were $600. The last one I bought, my fifth, was $350 with a hard drive? That's not cheap? What do you want to pay, $25? I supposedly talk down to everyone like they are 12 years old but when people say **** like that they sound like they are 12 years old.

As for VCRs, how much longer do you think they will be around? Go into a store now and tell me how many VCRs they stock? In a year or two you won't be able to get them, they'll be as rare as 8-track tape players. And, I know this is a foreign word here, but I guess no one here gives a **** about quality because the VCRs they sell now are $59 pieces of ****. You can't get a VCR anymore that records worth a ****.

So, no one here was recording or alive, or their parents were alive 30 years ago. Okay, so I was, and I recorded shows, and I used high quality professional VCRs, not consumer garbage, and high grade tapes. So because I did all that and no one else did, I should just give away my stuff to anyone who asks nicely for it? Sorry, doesn't work that way.

I kow this has already been done to death, but I want to at least get my two cents in then I'll shut up.

What you call cheap, I call not wasting my money, time and space on crap I'm only going to watch once, or perhaps not even at all. I am not a collector per se. I do have some shows and stuff but only for my own enjoyment. If someone wants something I have I have no reservations about sharing with them. I don't say "sorry you should have recorded it yourself." Apperently unlike you, I have better things to spend my money on. I also have things called bills. I spend my money on other things and don't spend the majority of my life sitting around recording every show that ever aired just so I can say I have something someone else doesn't. I'm not rich but if I were, do you really think I'd be rushing out to buy high def recorders so I could spend all my time recording everything that hits the airwaves? Don't think so! I'd be out partying and seeing the world. Well that's all I have to say. Yes, I still use a VCR and am proud of it.

I agree. I am going to use a phrase that's been overused here in a negative connotation. But if the companies weren't too damn cheap to release specific shows on DVD, there wouldn't be a demand for bootlegs to hold us over. Warner doesn't want people buying a black market "Night Court Complete Series" set? Okay... then why not release the rest of the seasons instead of deciding that the Night Court fanbase doesn't count like Friends' fans do. I would never buy anything unofficial that I wouldn't replace with an official release if one was made for us. Official DVD's always look better anyways
AMEN TO THAT!! :clap

Hey, Brain Damage, you're a funny guy. Too bad you can't put the same effort into putting together a halfway decent collection :crazy:


:lol: Ouch, you hit me where it hurts, my DVD Collection! :lol:

Bencasey is still mad at me because I wont give him a copy of "ON THE ROCKS"


LOL



BTW: As long as there is a site called EBAY, people will always be able to buy VCR's. You just won't be able to buy them in the store

Bencasey is still mad at me because I wont give him a copy of "ON THE ROCKS"

now isn't that ironic, don't cha think?

now isn't that ironic, don't cha think?



LOL

You couldn't give me old shows or even new shows for that matter. Just what I need, junk and clutter. Worthless junk, to me anyway. The old-timers are dying off, and not many young people care about Wagontrain or whatever. If I want to see old commercials, and I don't, there's good old youtube. That site has everything.

To each his/her own, but some of us enjoy re-watching our old (and new) favorites.

I may be an old-timer to most people here, but I'm only 49. Don't start shoveling dirt on me yet. Hopefully I have a couple of enjoyable decades left.

Lastly, it would truly be great if you were right about youtube, but you're not. It does not have "everything." It has a smattering of most everything. I certainly enjoy browsing through what isthere, and maybe it's got "everything" you'll ever want to see, but some of us are looking for stuff that's a bit harder to find.

To each his/her own, but some of us enjoy re-watching our old (and new) favorites.

I may be an old-timer to most people here, but I'm only 49. Don't start shoveling dirt on me yet. Hopefully I have a couple of enjoyable decades left.

Lastly, it would truly be great if you were right about youtube, but you're not. It does not have "everything." It has a smattering of most everything. I certainly enjoy browsing through what isthere, and maybe it's got "everything" you'll ever want to see, but some of us are looking for stuff that's a bit harder to find.

You might as well be writing in Martian for what the posters here would understand what you are talking about. "Everything" to them means all of the common crap that you and I couldn't care less about. And also it's in like
20th generation quality, which they don't care about either because they are used to watching stuff taped at SLP on crappy $50 VCRs with brand x tape. And if you actually care about how something looks and are willing to spend money to have stuff in decent quality then you are stupid to them. But then again if I worked in McDonald's and made five bucks an hour I would be careful how I spent my money too.

You might as well be writing in Martian for what the posters here would understand what you are talking about. "Everything" to them means all of the common crap that you and I couldn't care less about. And also it's in like
20th generation quality, which they don't care about either because they are used to watching stuff taped at SLP on crappy $50 VCRs with brand x tape. And if you actually care about how something looks and are willing to spend money to have stuff in decent quality then you are stupid to them. But then again if I worked in McDonald's and made five bucks an hour I would be careful how I spent my money too.
Are you still complaining? Get it a rest. :lol:

You might as well be writing in Martian for what the posters here would understand what you are talking about. "Everything" to them means all of the common crap that you and I couldn't care less about. And also it's in like
20th generation quality, which they don't care about either because they are used to watching stuff taped at SLP on crappy $50 VCRs with brand x tape. And if you actually care about how something looks and are willing to spend money to have stuff in decent quality then you are stupid to them. But then again if I worked in McDonald's and made five bucks an hour I would be careful how I spent my money too.

I've been sitting back watching this ride out, but I have to say something now.

Let me get this straight, are you saying that the only reason people don't fork out big bucks to have the latest high tech equipment is because they work at places like McDonalds? If so, I truly feel for you my friend. Not all of us are made of money, but I guess people like you who can go out and blow money on high tech crap wouldn't understand that. :rolleyes:

I've been sitting back watching this ride out, but I have to say something now.

Let me get this straight, are you saying that the only reason people don't fork out big bucks to have the latest high tech equipment is because they work at places like McDonalds? If so, I truly feel for you my friend. Not all of us are made of money, but I guess people like you who can go out and blow money on high tech crap wouldn't understand that. :rolleyes:
He blows his money on crap . What kind of person spends hundreds of dollars on shows they won't watch in the hope that somebody might have a show that he wants to trade for? :lol:

He blows his money on crap . What kind of person spends hundreds of dollars on shows they won't watch in the hope that somebody might have a show that he wants to trade for? :lol:

EXACTLY!!!! :lol:

all I can say is an old phrase older than anyone here, when it comes to gloating about how superior you are to everyone else because of your big collection... (ever heard of humility and humbleness? people like that)

"YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU"

;)

I kow this has already been done to death, but I want to at least get my two cents in then I'll shut up.

What you call cheap, I call not wasting my money, time and space on crap I'm only going to watch once, or perhaps not even at all. I am not a collector per se. I do have some shows and stuff but only for my own enjoyment. If someone wants something I have I have no reservations about sharing with them. I don't say "sorry you should have recorded it yourself." Apperently unlike you, I have better things to spend my money on. I also have things called bills. I spend my money on other things and don't spend the majority of my life sitting around recording every show that ever aired just so I can say I have something someone else doesn't. I'm not rich but if I were, do you really think I'd be rushing out to buy high def recorders so I could spend all my time recording everything that hits the airwaves? Don't think so! I'd be out partying and seeing the world. Well that's all I have to say. Yes, I still use a VCR and am proud of it.


Right On!!!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

all I can say is an old phrase older than anyone here, when it comes to gloating about how superior you are to everyone else because of your big collection... (ever heard of humility and humbleness? people like that)

"YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU"

;)

You're right, you can't. That's why I don't scrimp on stuff that's important to ME. Just because you don't care if something looks like **** doesn't mean I can't. And I don't have unlimited funds. I budget about $200 a week towards my hobbies, which is nothing. It comes out to less than 2 days pay a month. Big deal. Talk about me complaining? I'm not the one who doesn't have all of these shows that's whining about the big mean companies that won't put them out. I recorded what I wanted or had friends who did. So that makes me wrong? I'll be able to enjoy shows like The Wonder Years, complete and unedited whenever I want. Good luck to anyone wanting the show who didn't tape it.

From all I've been reading over the past year or so, selli....um, I mean, "trading" is going the way of the disco music. Big crackdown, with lots of arrests. Not worth it. Brian knows, as he's a Producer in New York, and worked for CBS, so he hears about this stuff firsthand.

You couldn't give me old shows or even new shows for that matter. Just what I need, junk and clutter. Worthless junk, to me anyway. The old-timers are dying off, and not many young people care about Wagontrain or whatever. If I want to see old commercials, and I don't, there's good old youtube. That site has everything.

As some one who has had serious clutter issues and has gotten rid of most of the clutter, I try to collect judiciously--because it can easily get out of hand. I pretty much just stick to the shows I LOVE LOVE LOVE--and only if they are efficiently packaged-like the 194 ep I Love Lucy DVD set that came out. And the DVD and VHS dups immediately get donated to charity. I also take the DVDs out of their orig. packaging and put them into double DVD slim jewel boxes--this cuts down on space considerably. Also if I can get it at the library I don't buy it. I almost never buy movies. And if I do I usually get rid of 1/2 of them.

Man, are we still on this topic?? :lol:

I'll be able to enjoy shows like The Wonder Years, complete and unedited whenever I want.
Dude, just give it up already. No one cares.

To each his/her own, but some of us enjoy re-watching our old (and new) favorites.

I may be an old-timer to most people here, but I'm only 49. Don't start shoveling dirt on me yet. Hopefully I have a couple of enjoyable decades left.

Lastly, it would truly be great if you were right about youtube, but you're not. It does not have "everything." It has a smattering of most everything. I certainly enjoy browsing through what isthere, and maybe it's got "everything" you'll ever want to see, but some of us are looking for stuff that's a bit harder to find.
I was referring to myself, not you. That's what I usually do when I post. When I referred to young people, I meant young people, not those past middle-age, like us. No need for the dramatic hyperbole about shoveling dirt on you, lol. Again, regarding my youtube comment, I was speaking for myself. A smattering of most everything suits me just fine, so I was right when I wrote that. Like you said, to each their own.

Guess I should have used a smilie, because I wasn't mad or hurt or anything. What I wrote was meant to be a bit of "light-hearted," mock defensiveness.

But I get downright serious when it comes to my obsessive, never-ending quest for Mr. Terrific.

^ I hear that. I feel the same way about AES Hudson Street. :lol:

After reading all the bragging and chest puffing from the extremely wealthy and informed Mr. BenCasey, who, with such a well paying job seems to have had a LOT of time on his hands during his youth to record all these shows like he was the Institute of American Television himself, one very important question comes to mind.

O.k. - you may have paid top dollar for your VCR and blank tapes back then (and what a joke those prices were - that's why most smart people waited a few years for the prices to come down or borrowed their school's AV equipment). Or more likely, WERE on the AV squad at school sporting the black t-shirt and briefcase, did you ever think that at best, premium VHS tapes have a limited lifespan of 10 - 15 years. Since these were all recorded approx. 30 years ago, have you even tried to watch at tape to see if it disintigrates when you go to play it? Even if you transferred these to recordable DVDs (and they were crap too when they first appeared) then they can't be all that great quality themselves or couldn't be transferred because the tapes were already getting brittle.

To me, it sounds more like someone wasted many hours of their youth (obviously didn't have a family or was even dating if all his money went into AV equipment) and currently is sitting with a very old, rare collection of USELESS VHS tapes and possibly crummy transfers on old DVDs.

NOW you know folks why this guy is all yap and no trade! :p


(And why doesn't it surprise me that you're and older guy with a cat)

To me, it sounds more like someone wasted many hours of their youth (obviously didn't have a family or was even dating if all his money went into AV equipment) and currently is sitting with a very old, rare collection of USELESS VHS tapes and possibly crummy transfers on old DVDs.

NOW you know folks why this guy is all yap and no trade! :p


(And why doesn't it surprise me that you're and older guy with a cat)

:rotflmao: :uplol: :rofl:

O.k. - you may have paid top dollar for your VCR and blank tapes back then (and what a joke those prices were - that's why most smart people waited a few years for the prices to come down or borrowed their school's AV equipment). Or more likely, WERE on the AV squad at school sporting the black t-shirt and briefcase, did you ever think that at best, premium VHS tapes have a limited lifespan of 10 - 15 years. Since these were all recorded approx. 30 years ago, have you even tried to watch at tape to see if it disintigrates when you go to play it? Even if you transferred these to recordable DVDs (and they were crap too when they first appeared) then they can't be all that great quality themselves or couldn't be transferred because the tapes were already getting brittle.

oh, I totally agree with you and on your side with the debate. But I do have recordings of shows with commercials circa 1980-1981 and they are still in great condition and look like they were recorded yesterday. I think it depends on the way one handles the tapes.

oh, I totally agree with you and on your side with the debate. But I do have recordings of shows with commercials circa 1980-1981 and they are still in great condition and look like they were recorded yesterday. I think it depends on the way one handles the tapes.


O.k. - point made. However, are you planning on getting them transferred over - and soon? I would unless you do have some sort of very arid room, free of sunlight, etc. to preserve them much longer. And when you do, you're probably smart to jump straight to the newest technology you possibly can.

Also, now with the advent of BluRay (and/or HD DVD, although I have a feeling it will be BluRay), what are these going to look like in a year or two? First of all, more and more people are replacing their old sets with plasma and LCD, and if its a recording that was originally on VHS, transferred to DVD and then transferred again, the image gets reduced more and more each time so there goes the argument of quality/purity. What someone would be left with now is not the commodity it once was just a few short years ago.

It's like holding onto Grandma's silverware, bragging how much pure silver is in it, but never having the pleasure of using it or lending it to a family member, or anyone being able to even look at it for that matter.

What'sa da point? If you advertise something on a trading site, then trade or shut up and take your holier than thou attitude and.... ;)

oh, I totally agree with you and on your side with the debate. But I do have recordings of shows with commercials circa 1980-1981 and they are still in great condition and look like they were recorded yesterday. I think it depends on the way one handles the tapes.


Exactly. With decent brand tapes stored properly they still look great 25+ years later. And as for transferring, I've been doing that since 2002. As for "advertising on a trading board" this isn't a trading board, it's a discussion forum.

I'm no Gregory Sierra though, huh? :lol:

I've actually never seen Barney Miller. I don't think it has ever been rerun here. I've seen bits and pieces of Sanford & Son, but never an entire episode. What I've seen has been pretty funny. I watched Miami Vice back in the 80's though. However, I only remember Edward James Olmos.
Mike, our own Ohio8 has posted screen captures of Gregory Sierra as Lt. Rodriguez on Miami Vice:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/showgallery.php/cat/706