What's Your One Best Blind Buy of 2009?
12-07-09, 04:55 PM
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Too many - being here in Japan, I don't get to see so much TV, but during 2009 a lot of TV on DVD went on BIG sale at Amazon.com and I was impressed.
Six Feet Under (Complete Series)
The Wire (Complete Series)
The OC (Complete Series)
Sopranos (Complete Series)
Possibly Carnivale (Complete Series) was the very best!
Six Feet Under (Complete Series)
The Wire (Complete Series)
The OC (Complete Series)
Sopranos (Complete Series)
Possibly Carnivale (Complete Series) was the very best!
12-08-09, 01:39 AM
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Re: What's Your One Best Blind Buy of 2009?
I am gonna say Let The Right One In. Finally found a correctly subtitled one at Target and had to grab it and see what all the fuss was about, as I'm a longtime vampire fan.
However, my honorable mention goes to An American Werewolf in London. I saw it at Big Lots earlier in the year and I thought the cover looked rather cheesy (After looking around, I like the newest edition cover a lot better). Then I read the thread about it at Halloween time and decided it might actually be worth seeing. I was lucky enough to find another 3$ copy just waiting for me to buy it and it turns out I love it, bad cover and all.
However, my honorable mention goes to An American Werewolf in London. I saw it at Big Lots earlier in the year and I thought the cover looked rather cheesy (After looking around, I like the newest edition cover a lot better). Then I read the thread about it at Halloween time and decided it might actually be worth seeing. I was lucky enough to find another 3$ copy just waiting for me to buy it and it turns out I love it, bad cover and all.
12-09-09, 04:06 PM
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Tough call. This year more than any I've done a lot of blind buys, especially on TV Shows. It's a tie between Battlestar Galactica (The Complete Series) and How I Met Your Mother (Seasons 1-3).
Unfortunately it's all downhill from Season 2...
Unfortunately it's all downhill from Season 2...
12-09-09, 04:35 PM
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Yep...as I thought might happen, Public Enemies is one of my all-time best blind buys. I watched it last night and am tempted to watch it for a 2nd time tonight.
12-09-09, 06:02 PM
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Awesome that people blind bought The Wire & loved it.
Off the top of my head, by favorite blind-buy so far was Eric Rohmer's Six Moral Tales during the first B&N sale.
Off the top of my head, by favorite blind-buy so far was Eric Rohmer's Six Moral Tales during the first B&N sale.
12-09-09, 10:46 PM
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I like your style. Due South was one of my all-time favorite TV shows, and I consider Psych to be the best show currently on TV.
As for my blind buys, I can't really recall too many. The only one that comes to mind is the new Star Trek movie, which I only bought for the Steelbook but surprisingly enjoyed despite the fact that I was never a Trekkie.
As for my blind buys, I can't really recall too many. The only one that comes to mind is the new Star Trek movie, which I only bought for the Steelbook but surprisingly enjoyed despite the fact that I was never a Trekkie.
12-10-09, 12:20 AM
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12-10-09, 12:57 AM
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Haha. Yep you were absolutely right. Halfway through the first season I realized it was a good choice. I need to get The Plan at some point too. And I found The Face Of The Enemy online but I'm trying to find somewhere to download them from so I can burn 'em on DVD until they release it as an extra on some BSG Movie in the future.
12-10-09, 02:39 AM
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Maryters. God damn that movie is fucked up, but i don't do much blind buying these days, so that takes the cake this year
12-11-09, 01:14 PM
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Have to agrew with the orginal poster, Eastbound & Down for sure. I've watched it multiple times with my girlfriend. Such a hilarious show. I love the work of Jody Hill and David Gordon Green.
12-11-09, 01:37 PM
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The Shield.
I found a used copy of season 1 back near the beginning of the year for $10. I had heard good things about it.
I killed season 1 in about three days and then finished off the entire series within the next two months (I had to download season 7 to watch it, since it wasn't out yet).
My favorite dramatic show of all time now, slightly edging out 24.
I found a used copy of season 1 back near the beginning of the year for $10. I had heard good things about it.
I killed season 1 in about three days and then finished off the entire series within the next two months (I had to download season 7 to watch it, since it wasn't out yet).
My favorite dramatic show of all time now, slightly edging out 24.
