Why do I keep buying them...
12-29-04, 04:26 PM
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About 20% of my collection has gone unwatched (meaning I've never seen the movie/TV show), but I'm using my semester break to catch up; until then, I'm not buying anymore DVDs that I haven't seen before. That's just me, though.
Too bad I go back to school in a hair under two weeks.
Too bad I go back to school in a hair under two weeks.
12-29-04, 07:32 PM
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Initially, I used to take a portable DVD player to work and watch as much as I could at lunch. Then It caught on so well that I could actually have it playing while I was working. Stopping of course when whatever I was doing demanded 100% of my attention. My boss would actually watch with me at lunch. He understood my addiction and would have me pick him up "Tuesday-Titles" as well when I chose to shop at lunch rather than "watch".
12-29-04, 07:44 PM
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I do it because I'm still building a library. others do it for whatever reason. until the library is close to complete....I'll keep buying.
I buy close to 10 a week, run my biz anywhere from 50 to 70 hours a week, and still have time to viddey. time management. a typical day would be: get up at 6:30am, work until 7pm, come home and either take the wife out to dinner or prepare it myself, relax and then have sex for a few hours....then watch dvds and work my library until about 2am. I usually get in 2 films and a little time on the computer.
the key for me? keep the wife happy. the rest falls into place.
I buy close to 10 a week, run my biz anywhere from 50 to 70 hours a week, and still have time to viddey. time management. a typical day would be: get up at 6:30am, work until 7pm, come home and either take the wife out to dinner or prepare it myself, relax and then have sex for a few hours....then watch dvds and work my library until about 2am. I usually get in 2 films and a little time on the computer.
the key for me? keep the wife happy. the rest falls into place.
12-29-04, 08:44 PM
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I have been so proud of myself, selling tons of DVDs (probably over 200) this year, yet the unwatched list and the total count is growing rapidly. I am kind of hoping for a deal dry spell. I try to get in two a night. I can usually watch 10 each week, but that is not enough since I may buy more than that some weeks. TV on DVD is what kills me. When I got Sopranos Season 1-4 I watched continually for almost two weeks. Put me way behind on movies.
12-30-04, 12:52 AM
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I have that problem too, I guess Im just so determined to collect all the dvds on my wish list. I havent watched all the ones I bought yet. But I figure that if I can atleast watch my whole collection year after year then Im still entitled to buy dvds at will...even if it drives my mom crazy!
12-30-04, 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by gutwrencher
a typical day would be: get up at 6:30am, work until 7pm, come home and either take the wife out to dinner or prepare it myself, relax and then have sex for a few hours....
...is your wife aware of your sex olympics?
....or am I not allowed to ask here?Pro-B
12-30-04, 01:19 PM
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I've never had that problem, but then again I've had a player since 1998 and only have 162 DVDs. 
I just buy movies I really like and want to watch (usually right away). Never been much for "collecting" things.
I just buy movies I really like and want to watch (usually right away). Never been much for "collecting" things.
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12-30-04, 02:14 PM
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There probably 10-15 $5.88 Wal-Mart DVD's I have that I haven't watched and probably never will. They just seemed like a good value at the time. 
That's what gets to me about consumerism.
You THINK you're getting a good deal, when you're inherently paying for something you're never gonna actually lose.
That's why I never buy crap.
12-30-04, 03:37 PM
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I admit to have bought a few "bargain bin" films. There are some good finds out there, in my opinion. Resevior Dogs, Thin Red Line, To Live and Die in LA, Boondock Saints.....all great flicks.
12-30-04, 03:53 PM
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I have hundreds of DVDs I haven't watched yet, but it doesn't me as I'm immortal and will live for thousands of years...
It's those damn commentaries & special features that are making me fall behind so badly, I doubt I'll ever catch up.
It's those damn commentaries & special features that are making me fall behind so badly, I doubt I'll ever catch up.
12-30-04, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
...is your wife aware of your sex olympics? ....or am I not allowed to ask here?
Pro-B
....or am I not allowed to ask here?Pro-B
12-31-04, 04:20 PM
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I know the feeling at last count over a month ago had over 50 of about 300 or about 17% that was unwatched not even counting those pesky tv dvd. I was able to catch up alot on the tv boxsets over the summer when nothing was on tv. But i watch a fair amount of tv. I have considered just giving up current shows that put out dvds epspiecally so soon after wrapping the season such as Alias and Smallville but hasn't happened yet. I do love looking at the collection and knowing I don't have to deal with blockbuster. I love collecting and it started when I was 8 and got some baseball cards.
12-31-04, 05:59 PM
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I usually watch at least one DVD per day during the week, and four over the weekend because I work second shift, and only have limited time. And I also have a gigantic collection ( over one thousand titles) and I know exactly what your going through. Do the best you can with your viewing.
When DVDs were first introduce in the year of 1997, I use to buy every new release weekly, but after I begin to realize that I have purchased a lot of awful movies, then I begin to be more selective on my DVD buying. And also, It's can be an expensive addiction.
When DVDs were first introduce in the year of 1997, I use to buy every new release weekly, but after I begin to realize that I have purchased a lot of awful movies, then I begin to be more selective on my DVD buying. And also, It's can be an expensive addiction.
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12-31-04, 08:26 PM
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IMO, it is normal and healthy to have a certain percentage of unviewed discs in a collection. One of the benefits of having a collection is being able to watch something you haven't seen yet WHEN you want to! If you have watched your entire collection and are in the mood to watch a movie, then you will have no choice to but to watch a disc you've already seen (since you wouldn't have any unwatched discs) or you'll have to shlep out to Blockbuster (which defeats one of the reasons for having a collection in the first place).
12-31-04, 08:52 PM
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ams. For some reason, I seem to be dealing with that. Before Christmas I needed to watch the Bond Collection, Blazing Saddles, Knight Rider, Godfather Collection, Martin Scorsese Collection, and Return of the King.
Now I need to to fit in Wild at Heart, Ed Wood, Species, Shrek 2, Mask, I, Robot, Hellboy, Elf, Collateral, Bourne Supremecy, Anchorman, and Spidy 2.
Now I need to to fit in Wild at Heart, Ed Wood, Species, Shrek 2, Mask, I, Robot, Hellboy, Elf, Collateral, Bourne Supremecy, Anchorman, and Spidy 2.
01-01-05, 09:20 AM
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Same boat here. I keep promising I'll catch up on some unwatched DVDs before buying more but I'm like an alchoholic with an open beer, maybe just one sip. Before I know it I've picked up 5 or 6 more. Most of what I buy is used so the price reels me in and the rationale that it may be gone next time I'm there seals the deal.
Picking up a portable DVD player has helped a little. Now when I go on business trips I'll take along a couple movies. Not the same as Home Theater but I at least feel as though I didn't fall further behind.
Picking up a portable DVD player has helped a little. Now when I go on business trips I'll take along a couple movies. Not the same as Home Theater but I at least feel as though I didn't fall further behind.
01-01-05, 11:06 AM
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HELLO, my name is aspikes and I am a DVDcollectoraholic. I am working step one right now. I have 70 unwatched movies and half a tv series (Star Blazers series one and yes I am loving ever second of it. It has been 24ish years since I have seen it).
01-01-05, 05:07 PM
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Shoot, I have unopened copies of this movie or that movie but as I know I love the movie I have no guilt over them sitting on my shelves.....what's the big deal?
