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[OH Nuts!]

Originally Posted by Hazel Anyday

Sheeesh, don't get your undies in an uproar. I didn't accuse anyone of anything. I merely profferred a reasonable theory on why someone who is supposed to be such a fan of a show yet hasn't yet shelled out the few pennies for a TV series that he would like to see whenever he wants to see it. This is a no-brainer as I said, anyone who really wants to see a particular series and doesn't want to put themselves at the mercy of some programmer at a TV station should buy the show for peace of mind alone. And spare me the poor old helpless waif story that a guy can't afford $30 bucks. Really, $30 is gonna break you? If that's true you shouldn't be watching TV you need to get a job. Sorry I ain't buying the phony baloney excuses the rest of yuz are handin' out.

MY undies aren’t bunched up. You and I seem to be fortunate in that when we see a show we like, we can easily afford to buy it. But THERE ARE many people, because of COVID who have to watch every penny. Sadly for some $30 is a lot, especially if one’s livelihood has been wiped out or drastically curtailed. ALSO some complete series can vary considerably in price. As low as $30 to well over $100. Buying the entire series of WINGS, a show I love, for $30 was a no brainer. And I have the entire I Love Lucy series for $130. A few other complete sets as well that ran close to $200.

I’m probably not going to buy any more as I probably have 1,500 DVDs between entire sets, movies, individual seasons etc. They’re all in wallets. If One Day At A Time comes my way for under $60 that I might buy.

[Hazel Anyday]

Well, there are 2 exceptions, if the original writer is a kid, 12 years or younger, then he gets a pass for not buying. But I'm speaking of normal times when everyone isn't hunkered down at home. By the way, even if you are hunkered you can still get to Amazon and BUY BUY BUY. But that's assuming you have more than a few pennies to your name. Which I do assume here. My second assumption is as far as I know we're all grown men and aren't begging on the street for a cup of coffee. As long as that's not the case anyone can buy a TV series set of DVDs, we're not talking about buying a new car here. Let's get real.

[Schmoopie]

Originally Posted by Hazel Anyday

Sheeesh, don't get your undies in an uproar. I didn't accuse anyone of anything.

No but you told the person they were being cheap which IMO is rude. Just wanted to point that out to you, in case you weren't aware.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

I agree. Some entire series are very cheap $30, but others can run over $100. And even $30 is a significant sum for some.

But like I said again, often good to very good portions of popular oldie series can be found on-line for free.

You can find a bargain on discontinued DVD sets once in awhile. On Amazon season 1 of Hazel is very expensive but there are (or were) other buying options on there. Mine came from Half Price Books on Amazon, and was used but plays just fine. It has fingerprints all over it but plays perfectly. Unlike the other Hazel seasons, season 1 was remastered and looks perfect.

[1960'sTVfan]

Originally Posted by stevea

You can find a bargain on discontinued DVD sets once in awhile. On Amazon season 1 of Hazel is very expensive but there are (or were) other buying options on there. Mine came from Half Price Books on Amazon, and was used but plays just fine. It has fingerprints all over it but plays perfectly. Unlike the other Hazel seasons, season 1 was remastered and looks perfect.

The season 1 DVD of Hazel is expensive on Amazon if you order it in new condition. Used sets are much more reasonably priced. I bought my set some years ago soon after Sony released it and it's still in close to new condition.

Another DVD set that's gone out of print is the complete series of It Takes A Thief with Robert Wagner. Sets of that series are being sold on line for hundreds of dollars.

[icecream]

Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

Buying the entire series of WINGS, a show I love, for $30 was a no brainer.

Wow, that was a fantastic deal.

[icecream]

Originally Posted by Hazel Anyday

I didn't accuse anyone of anything. I merely profferred a reasonable theory on why someone who is supposed to be such a fan of a show yet hasn't yet shelled out the few pennies for a TV series that he would like to see whenever he wants to see it.

Few pennies, my foot. Let's see, 100 pennies is in a dollar, so that would make 3000 pennies for 30 dollars. You are a real jerk, your lack of compassion and constant abrasiveness is really off-putting for those who might not have seen Hazel because of how its namesake poster acts.

[OH Nuts!]

Originally Posted by catsrule

Wow, that was a fantastic deal.

Absolutely! The best $30 I’ve ever spent.

[OH Nuts!]

Originally Posted by Hazel Anyday

Well, there are 2 exceptions, if the original writer is a kid, 12 years or younger, then he gets a pass for not buying. But I'm speaking of normal times when everyone isn't hunkered down at home. By the way, even if you are hunkered you can still get to Amazon and BUY BUY BUY. But that's assuming you have more than a few pennies to your name. Which I do assume here. My second assumption is as far as I know we're all grown men and aren't begging on the street for a cup of coffee. As long as that's not the case anyone can buy a TV series set of DVDs, we're not talking about buying a new car here. Let's get real.

(Not ganging up on you) BUT think we may have had a disconnect. I Am talking about spending NOW not prior to the pandemic.

DVD sets are not essential or able for many to have right now. Internet access in 2020 is, and folks should avail themselves of the many free offerings on YT, Hulu if they need to.

You and I seem to be very fortunate; I’m almost at retirement and need to begin spending. But I’m putting my disposable $ to helping others less fortunate AND THERE ARE MANY NOW BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.

[OH Nuts!]

Originally Posted by stevea

You can find a bargain on discontinued DVD sets once in awhile. On Amazon season 1 of Hazel is very expensive but there are (or were) other buying options on there. Mine came from Half Price Books on Amazon, and was used but plays just fine. It has fingerprints all over it but plays perfectly. Unlike the other Hazel seasons, season 1 was remastered and looks perfect.

Yes, I know there are deals to be found. DVDs are considered obsolete by many, so prices of DVD sets of many series have tumbled down-like my I Love Lucy set. At this stage, I’m probably not going any more sets unless they are a fantastic deal like my WINGS set- $30 for pure ecstasy.

[1960'sTVfan]

I don't think I'll ever consider DVD's as obsolete, I'll always watch DVD's. I still have VCR's and VHS tapes and watch those too. I also have a stereo and collection of vinyl records and audio cassettes, I have some CD's too. Guess I'm an old-schooler to the core.

[OH Nuts!]

Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

I don't think I'll ever consider DVD's as obsolete, I'll always watch DVD's. I still have VCR's and VHS tapes and watch those too. I also have a stereo and collection of vinyl records and audio cassettes, I have some CD's too. Guess I'm an old-schooler to the core.

I’m not a super tekky person and I agree DVDs don’t seem obsolete to me. But the reality is they are on there way out, given Blue Ray & streaming, and tons of free stuff on YT.

I only have the amount of tech stuff one needs to get by in 2020. An iPad, analog TV with a converter box, and internet. But I DO hate VHS cassettes- they take up way too much space. I only have four= of movies or shows I couldn’t convert over to DVD.

[1960'sTVfan]

Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

I’m not a super tekky person and I agree DVDs don’t seem obsolete to me. But the reality is they are on there way, given Blue Ray & streaming, and tons of free stuff on YT.

I only have the amount of tech stuff one needs to get by in 2020. An iPad, analog TV with a converter box, and internet. But I DO hate VHS cassettes- they take up way too much space. I only have four= of movies or shoes I couldn’t convert over to DVD.

I don't have plans to go to the blu-ray format, I'm not a fan of blu-ray, I'm staying with DVD, no blu-ray for me.

I have hundreds of VHS cassettes, I don't know the exact number but it's definitely in the hundreds. I have a fairly large collection of serials, those are the chapter-play movies that were made from the 1930's to 1950's. I have about 135 serials, each one is on two cassettes so that's 270 cassettes just for the serials I have. Include all the other stuff I have on VHS and the total number of cassettes I have is probably somewhere between 400 and 500 which is a conservative estimate. I might have over 500 VHS cassettes, I'm not sure, I've never taken time to count them all.

[Hazel Anyday]

Awww, Cattyrule, would you like to borrow my crying towel? Spare me your oh so pwecious delicate feewings and then you proceed to call me!, of all people, a nasty wasty name. As Gomer would say, SHAME SHAME SHAME.

I stand by every sensible word I wrote and I double it. My BIG point before you all went putting words in my wee little mouth, is that anyone who CLAIMS to be such a fan of any show anywhere who then weeps that a TV station won't play his show, as if this were 1971 and there were no such things as tapes not to mention DVDs today then I say that person where ever he may be is either one CHEAP or is not really such a fan as they claim. Any real fan would have LONG AGO by now bought the DVDs of their "favorite" show. Now if that's too mean and cruel, well, it's just happens to be the truth, so deal with it.

[OH Nuts!]

Originally Posted by Hazel Anyday

Awww, Cattyrule, would you like to borrow my crying towel? Spare me your oh so pwecious delicate feewings and then you proceed to call me!, of all people, a nasty wasty name. As Gomer would say, SHAME SHAME SHAME.

I stand by every sensible word I wrote and I double it. My BIG point before you all went putting words in my wee little mouth, is that anyone who CLAIMS to be such a fan of any show anywhere who then weeps that a TV station won't play his show, as if this were 1971 and there were no such things as tapes not to mention DVDs today then I say that person where ever he may be is either one CHEAP or is not really such a fan as they claim. Any real fan would have LONG AGO by now bought the DVDs of their "favorite" show. Now if that's too mean and cruel, well, it's just happens to be the truth, so deal with it.

Or they can access the show from various resources on the Internet. But I do agree with you on this: if someone loves a show they should try to get “hold” of viewing it. And that doesn’t necessarily mean spending $ should $ truly be an issue. I’m talking NOW not pre-COVID. Probably 80% of the time, free eps can readily be found. For example, there’s a bunch of Hazel eps online and A TON of Ozzie & Harriet eps on YT. (I probably own 275 distinct eps - I have so many DVD sets of O & H for a few eps I have 6 duplicates between the various sets.)

But on YT I probably found another 40 eps of O & H I never saw. So...do not underestimate the Internet esp. YT