I noticed that I'm not in a big rush to buy shows like martin, and Married with children because Those are shows I watched every single week in it's original run and even used to have them all on tape. Part of the reason I buy tv shows on DVD is for new discoveries and I wouldn;t notice anything new on either one of those DVD's since i used to watch them every week. Now a show like the cosby show I will buy because even though I watched it during it's original run, I was too young to remember everything I saw and too young to record the eps myself.


so anyone find it hard to buy a tv show on DVD that you watched in it's original run.


BTW:I'm not saying i would never buy them I'm just not in a big hurry

Well, that's hard for me to say because I seen waaaaaay so many shows during their original run. 70's Solomon, remember? :lol: I have to have my ultimate shows like I LOVE LUCY and FAMILY GUY in full because they are my shows.

I am trying to complete my DALLAS dvd collection. Of course I seen that during its first run and many times in rerun, but still I love the show. I also have on DVD, ROSEANNE, BRADY BUNCH, BARNEY MILLER, S.W.A.T., The White Shadow, etc. too many to list.

I also buy shows that I only seen once because it was only shown once on television, such as an Australian soap opera called PRISONER CELL BLOCK H. I have both of those DVD's.

So, like I said, pretty much other than I Love Lucy, I seen all these shows during their original run.

I'm with you on Lucy! I bought the complete series DVD set in October, but I've only watched the bonus disc so far.

I think there is a difference between buying a series that you've seen over and over again versus one you haven't seen. I have seasons 1-8 of Roseanne, and 5 of them are still covered in plastic. Whereas with my Home Improvement set, I never watched the show during its original run and its nice to watch episodes that you've never seen before on DVD. Home Improvement (seasons 1-7) is my most-watched DVD set hands down.

Several of my Golden Girls sets are still wrapped in plastic, too and I used to watch it all the time on Lifetime. I need to stop wasting my money. Luckily, I got most of my Roseanne sets from DeepDiscount during the BOGO sales.

I'm with you on Lucy! I bought the complete series DVD set in October, but I've only watched the bonus disc so far.

I think there is a difference between buying a series that you've seen over and over again versus one you haven't seen. I have seasons 1-8 of Roseanne, and 5 of them are still covered in plastic. Whereas with my Home Improvement set, I never watched the show during its original run and its nice to watch episodes that you've never seen before on DVD. Home Improvement (seasons 1-7) is my most-watched DVD set hands down.

Several of my Golden Girls sets are still wrapped in plastic, too and I used to watch it all the time on Lifetime. I need to stop wasting my money. Luckily, I got most of my Roseanne sets from DeepDiscount during the BOGO sales.


See, I think that's what would happen if I bought Martin, It would take me forever to watch it-lol

See, I think that's what would happen if I bought Martin, It would take me forever to watch it-lol

You are right on the money with that one. There are several episodes that I LOVE from season 2 on Martin and I haven't watched them once on the DVD set I bought. I realize that the show won't be on tv forever, and one day I'll be wishing I'd bought it on DVD, even if its ten years down the line.

All my most wanted shows on dvd haven't seen the light of day since their original run :/