57. You wrap your prized DVDs (autographed, OOP, etc.) in mylar sleeves.

See, now that's too easy. Perhaps some modification, like putting all the snapper cases together, you know alphabetizing in smaller areas, so that the boxes are all uniform in size.

Or, like I do, you begin to make categories...I've got all the TV shows together, all the documentaries together, all the wrestling/mma stuff together etc.

Straight alphabetizing....HEH! Don't make me laff! (c;

when it takes 10 -15 minutes to go trough your collection to decide what to watch....
end with watching some re-run ebisode of melrose place on tv.

QUILTY!!!!!

58.) You have purchased new furniture (namely bookshelves) to accommodate your addiction.

59.) You find yourself loaning DVDs to the employees of the local video store.

60.) If you have ever spent a couple of hours "experimenting" with the order of your DVDs ("Oooh . . . my own 'Action' section!") . . . and then a few more hours putting them back.

I am so guilty of 55 though . . .

58b. You build your own bookshelves because no store bought bookshelf will do for your precious collection.

58c. You add doors to these bookshelves to block out any damaging UV rays or other pollutants that may damaged your collection. Plus, it keeps that new DVD smell inside the bookcase.

Guilty as charged!

61.) You receive anonymous mailings every week, which discuss identifying compulsive addictions.

62.) Friends are those things that abnormal people have.

63.) You've taped off your car's windshield to better resemble a 16:9 aspect ratio.

64.) To this day, you've never admitted taking your brother's fullscreen movies and tossing them in the trash.

65.) You just realized you've spent more on your DVD collection than your parents did on your college education.

only 10-15min.? hell, it takes me so long to decide staring at rack upon rack I end up completely passing on watching a movie and just go to bed.

and to add an A.) to whatever # the above would be:
a. when you buy more DVDs than you'll ever be able to watch in your lifetime.
b. when you have a larger collection than the local Blockbuster.

- you are a definate DVD Collector if you have 8 different copies of Army of Darkness in your collection

- you are a true DVD Collector if you chose DVDs over sex

- you are a Definate DVD Collector if your CC company keeps giving you new cards every other month with over a 5000.00 limit on each just to keep you digging your debt.

Now, if even one person has ever done this one, I think we need to say game over - we have a winner!

66. You have every movie Arnold Schwarzenegger has ever been in, from "Hercules In New York" up through and including "Around the World in 80 Days".

67. You have the original recalled copy of "Ed Wood" still sealed in shrinkwrap.

68. You paid $50 bucks for that copy of "Ed Wood" on ebay.

69. You forget that however nice the packaging, there's actually a film on there...

70a. You plan on buying all the Simpson's seasons despite the fact that all the later seasons completely suck.

70b. You had to send away for the non-Homer head version on season 6.

70c. When you got season 9 for a gift and it was the Lisa head you threw a fit because it stands out like a sore thumb next to the others.(and they didn't give you a receipt)

71. The primary reason for air conditioning is to preserve your dvds. Personal comfort is second.

That's the money shot!

I've been collecting since 1998 and I am at least proud to say I never wanted an OOP disc enough to pay more than MSRP for it. I definitely sold my share for a huge profit though and most of those came back into print later in a better edition and I was able to replace the movie and still cash in.

72. You don't like all the new new double and triple feature dvds coming out because they don't look as cool on the shelf as the movies in their on seperate cases.

I actually look at my It's Alive triple feature disc and wish I had just bought the two seperate releases. lol

73. Romen noodles for dinner and sometimes breakfast and lunch

74. Actually consider passing on a specific release because the cover art in horrible.

**edit to add:

... or you might just say eff it like Xage and buy every single one ...

Fixed.

Wholy fuck!,
& I thought I was the only one that wanted to keep the new DVD smell like when you get a new car & you want it to smell new forever.

Nope, You're not the only one

I still have a few LaserDiscs that smell just like when I bought them new. mmmm..... drooooool......

Yeah, I'm weird. That's why DVDs are my only friends

73a) You eat the noodles dry so you don't have to spend the money on boiling water.

75)You cringe when you see a title out of place because they sorted with "a" or "the" (i.e. "The Replacements" instead of "Replacement, The")

76)You organize your collection based upon the director or the company that released it.

77. You've had >15 Columbia House DVD club memberships.
78. You bought Armegeddon simply because it was a Criterion release.
79. The total amount of money invested in your collection exceeds the value of your car. Spending more than your mortgage payment on one deepdiscount 20% off sale could count here as well.
80. You worry something may happen to your collection when you go on vacation.
81. You give up smoking, drinking, gambling and/or meth to support your DVD habit.
82. You spend more time shopping for DVD deals than you do watching movies.
83. After the winter deepdiscount 20% off sale in Nov, Christmas just doesn't seem all that special anymore.

Hope I didn't repeat any already given.

This thread made me realize I have a problem. I am guilty of 90% of the stuff listed lol.

>>30. You keep your second and triple dips along with the originals because of different special features, no matter how insignificant and regardless of whether or not you have ever watched them or ever will watch them.

87. You have your Criterion DVDs separate from your regular DVDs and sorted by spine number.