So far I'm 1-0 in Blind Buy Purchases on DVD and was wondering has anyone bought a TV show on DVD and was disappointed?

yep--bought a set of "The Shirley Temple Theater" (aka "Shirley Temple's Storybook")--watched a couple of episodes--found them immensely boring and have yet to bother watching the others (still in shrinkwrap).

yep--bought a set of "The Shirley Temple Theater" (aka "Shirley Temple's Storybook")--watched a couple of episodes--found them immensely boring and have yet to bother watching the others (still in shrinkwrap).


That sucks, well it may happen to me too as my future Blind Buy are listed below


Gimmie a Break
Seinfeld
That Girl

I bought the Bill Cosby Show and I never even finished watching it. It wasn't real bad but it really isn't my type of humor. No laugh track. lol

I bought the Bill Cosby Show and I never even finished watching it. It wasn't real bad but it really isn't my type of humor. No laugh track. lol


I thought about buying that show but I don't care how bad the NEW BILL COSBY SHOW is because I want to see that very bad-lol

That sucks, well it may happen to me too as my future Blind Buy are listed below


Gimmie a Break
Seinfeld
That Girl


so you are saying you never ever saw Seinfeld?

I enjoyed Gimme A Break until it was basically falling apart the last 2 seasons.

That Girl to me, is cute, but not something I have to own.

so you are saying you never ever saw Seinfeld?

I enjoyed Gimme A Break until it was basically falling apart the last 2 seasons.

That Girl to me, is cute, but not something I have to own.


Some of it, not a lot.

Gimme A Break definately reached its peak in seasons 3 and 4. I know 3 is coming out in Canada next year, maybe wait until that to check it out on DVD. Much like Diff'rent Strokes, it suffers from a tedious first season. But it went downhill fast after Dolph Sweet died in between seasons 4 and 5

I am apparently one of the few who think Gimme A break's first two seasons were good. I really enjyoed the first season, and enjoyed the second but not as much. I plan on getting all seasons as soon as they come out.

Gimme A Break definately reached its peak in seasons 3 and 4. I know 3 is coming out in Canada next year, maybe wait until that to check it out on DVD. Much like Diff'rent Strokes, it suffers from a tedious first season. But it went downhill fast after Dolph Sweet died in between seasons 4 and 5


I don't even see Gimmie a Break on the shelves when going DVD shopping.

I don't even see Gimmie a Break on the shelves when going DVD shopping.
season 1 sold very poorly, season 2 came out in Canada though, and season 3 is supposed to come next year.

I have the entire series through bootleg and season 3 is really where the show takes off. Odd thing is, it's one of the rare shows that got better with the addition of a young child (with Joey Lawrence). Although I think the addition of Telma Hopkins as Addie in season 3 was really what made the show click since she and Nell played off each other very well, almost like a Lucy/Vivian

season 1 sold very poorly, season 2 came out in Canada though, and season 3 is supposed to come next year.

I have the entire series through bootleg and season 3 is really where the show takes off. Odd thing is, it's one of the rare shows that got better with the addition of a young child (with Joey Lawrence). Although I think the addition of Telma Hopkins as Addie in season 3 was really what made the show click since she and Nell played off each other very well, almost like a Lucy/Vivian



I will have to get it off ebay

I will have to get it off ebay

Amazon.ca was selling a S1 & S2 bundle but it appears to be out of stock.

I am apparently one of the few who think Gimme A break's first two seasons were good. I really enjyoed the first season, and enjoyed the second but not as much. I plan on getting all seasons as soon as they come out.
Totally agree! I love all seasons of GAB! and plan to get all seasons as they are released.

As for my blind buys, I have had many successful ones. But I love classic tv even the ones that are sappy and full of tv cliches. I did a blind buy of "The Stockard Channing Show" and it's one of my favorite dvd-sets. I wish more short-lived shows like that were released. It gives us a chance to see something that hasn't been overkilled in reruns. :)

Totally agree! I love all seasons of GAB! and plan to get all seasons as they are released.

As for my blind buys, I have had many successful ones. But I love classic tv even the ones that are sappy and full of tv cliches. I did a blind buy of "The Stockard Channing Show" and it's one of my favorite dvd-sets. I wish more short-lived shows like that were released. It gives us a chance to see something that hasn't been overkilled in reruns. :)


I think a short-lived show only has appeal when it's being sold by a individual person and not inside the store or amazon.com

This is the exact reason why I have Netflix, so I can preview before buying. I've never really blind bought any set.

yes, Ned & Stacey: Season 1, not only did i not like the show but the first two discs wouldn't even play so i couldn't even watch them in order... and worst of all i bought it while on vacation so i couldn't even return it to the store for a new one! arggghhh!

Murphy Brown S1, the biggest waste of my life ever on a blind buy DVD purchase.

When you wanna buy something just remember to compare it at different shop,more than two or three then make your decision.

I brought
Rengand
the greatest american hero
wait unil you father gets home Cartoon
supermario brothers CARTOON
he-man master of the univers cartoon 2002
static shock cartoon
top cat cartoon
GUMMIE BEARcartoon
barve starr cartoon
WLECOM BACK ,KOTTOER
the invisable man
AMAZING STORIES

I was disappointed in the ALF DVD sets. My dad gave me the first two seasons as a present and I bought the other later on. One or two minutes is edited out of each episode. Supposedly this was done to make the DVD sets cheaper.

I just bought Moonlight last week. It's a short show about a LA vampire detective. It is really great! Only 16 episodes in all but a complete story. I am very glad I took the chance.

I bought the Bill Cosby Show and I never even finished watching it. It wasn't real bad but it really isn't my type of humor. No laugh track. lol

The Bill Cosby Show is one of those sitcoms that's more effective without a laugh track. I'm not opposed to laugh tracks, I'm fine with or without them, but I don't need a laugh track to signal me when something is funny and I'm supposed to laugh.