I'm looking for your suggestions on "essential" DVDs. Specifically, tv SERIES or miniseries on DVDs. I FINALLY figured out how to work the media player on my computer (I don't have a DVD/Blu-ray player...yet) and so far I've watched a few movies and a series that ran on BBC America. Be as original in your recommendations as you care to be, but it would help if I could actually buy it, so if it's REALLY off the wall, tell me were you bought it, too.
I don't want to prejudice anyone, so I won't say what I watch on tv, except that I DON'T have cable or dish and never have had them.
I guess most of these arent series but still worth owning:
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Battlestar Galactica
Firefly
Lost
Futurama
Anything by Kevin Smith (except Jersey Girl)
Boondock Saints
Star Wars Movies
Indiana Jones Trilogy
Starship Troopers
Gladiator
Braveheart
The Patriot
Hot Fuzz
Shaun of the Dead
Children of Men
i could go on all day...
arrested development.. all 3 seasons
ignorant wrote:
arrested development.. all 3 seasons
How could i forget the best comedy ever. Good call.
Larry David rocks!!! My suggestion is the trials of life, life in the freezer and life on earth. All BBC documentarys hosted by David Attenborough. Only problem you might have is they are not region 1 so you'll need a region free DVD player program to play them.
Luke
Dork
6/3/09 7:13 p.m.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
And, see if you can get hold of a BBC comedy series called 'Peep Show'.
ignorant wrote:
arrested development.. all 3 seasons
I don't really watch TV, but I saw that show twice (and loved it). Correct me if I'm wrong, but is it not an updated version of Soap?
Futurama +1
Never realized it when it was on Fox, But quite possibly the best comedy out there.
It's always sunny in Philadelphia is awesome
Luke
Dork
6/3/09 8:10 p.m.
wherethefmi wrote:
It's always sunny in Philadelphia is awesome
It really is 
. I only got into that show after you posted a clip on here, actually.
rmarkc
New Reader
6/3/09 8:27 p.m.
Almost anything with Bruce Campbell in a lead role...
Bubba Hotep, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, My Name is Bruce, Jack of all Trades(not worth a DVD purchase but it is on hulu.com)
+1 Futurama, the series and the later movies
is WKRP out on DVD? It is worth watching even without the original music.
new Dr. Who...if you like them, go back and watch the older ones
Serenity to complete the Firefly series
Black Adder
Farscape
The Venture Borthers
Married with Children
Immortal Beloved
Rob Roy
I could keep going...
rmarkc
New Reader
6/3/09 8:31 p.m.
Oh yeah...
Dead Alive
and
Meet the Feebles
to see what Peter Jackson did before the Rings trilogy
Season 8 of the Simpsons is my favorite of the bunch. Lot's of hilarious episodes.
If you like Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz check out Spaced, it's a tv series from the late 90s they did.
TV
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Arrested Development
Firefly
Spaced (BBC)*must own
The Office (BBC)
30 Rock
Movies
Star Wars 4-5-6
Star Trek 2 (4 and 6 maybe)
Serenity
Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz (must be watched back to back)
Heat
Stripes
Futurama movies (tv content is too easy to find on line for that, as is the rest of the Adult Swim lineup)
Dark Knight
X2
Children of Men
Robocop
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
3:10 to Yuma (both versions)
The Quick and the Dead
Whichever Wyatt Earp film didn't have Kevin Costner (sorry, Kev, you got whooped but good by Kurt Russel and Val Kilmer, but you'll be redeemed again soon.
Like now: Kevin Costner Sports Movies. Any and all, they're all good. Bull Durham, Tim Cup, hell, even For Love of the game practically makes me weep. That flick never gets old.
True Romance
From Dusk til Dawn
Other:
Planet Earth series
Winged Migration
Finish those and reprot back for another list.
jg
Luke wrote:
wherethefmi wrote:
It's always sunny in Philadelphia is awesome
It really is . I only got into that show after you posted a clip on here, actually.
Damn that was a long time ago.
Akira will blow your mind even after watching it ten times.
Luke
Dork
6/3/09 10:07 p.m.
I don't think 'Dexter' has been mentioned yet. I thoroughly enjoyed Dexter.
+1 on the new Dr.Who. David Tennant is such a badass.
I picked up futureama recently for $15 a season
Mexico trilogy
Stargate SG1- modern-age Scifi
The Big Labowski
If you are a fan and willing to drop the coin for it, Star Trek TOS and TNG
Tinman
And Star Wars 1-3, if only to make you appreciate 4-6 all the more.
