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The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: September 2016

Do you have a pile of BDs that remain unwatched? A shelf of DVDs you've yet to see? Or would you admit to owning a box of dust-covered VHS tapes that you never got around to checking out? If the answer to any of these questions is yes (and of course that's the case), then this thread is the place for you. It's a <s>support group</s> spot where you can track your progress in trying to eliminate those unwatched films in your collection.

Here's the instructions, courtesy of the former Mister Peepers, (now known as The Man with the Golden Doujinshi), who chaired these unwatched threads for several years:

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Originally Posted by Mister Peepers

What Is This? Where Am I?

Spun off from an idea I had in the Unwatched DVD Pile thread, I decided to let everyone keep track of how they are coming along with their unwatched stuff along with seeing how everyone else is doing compared to you.

It may shock you to see how much you buy compared to how much you watch.

How Do I Start My Own List?

Here's a template. You'll have to remove the space before the 'b' for it to work right.

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[ b]Movies To Watch:[/ b] 0



[ b]Movies Watched:[/ b] 0



[ b]New Movies Bought:[/ b]0



[ b]This Month's Net Change:[/ b]0



[ b]Total Net Change :[/ b]0

There are 5 different sections for your post.

Section one will be how many movies you have to watch at the beginning of the month. This won't get updated.

Section two will be your list of movies as you watch them. Update as you watch.

Section three will be for the bad, bad man who forces you to buy new movies even though you can't finish what you have. You could either to a count and change it as you get it, or impress us all with a list instead so we can see that you bought the new Power Rangers movie.

Section four will be your monthly net change. It'll be zero at the first first of each month. It works like this, let's say you watch 3 movies, it just became -3. The next day there's a 20% off sale at DDD, add 40 more so now it's +37.

Section five is your total net change. This one will carry over from the previous month or if you are just starting out, it will be zero. As you watch or buy movies, you will adjust this as well as the monthly net change.

Total Net Change is confusing. Why did you do that and a monthly one?

After the first month, my net for the month was +59. I didn't want to start off a new month with such a high number so I made it so you track both. At least that way I could be even for something and not feel like such a loser.

How Do I Count TV sets or double feature DVDs?

You count them how you would normally count them. It's up for you to decide how you want to do it.

What If I Watch Stuff As I Buy? Can I Still Join?

There's no problem if you want to keep track of what you do.

That's all there is to it. Mister Peepers also created an optional checklist, providing folks with a creative approach to tackling the unwatched pile:

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And should you want to go back and check your progress from a previous month...

Older Threads

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Now what are you waiting for? Get to watchin'! :)

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My 2016 Goals:

To watch more than I buy in all 12 months...except January & February ;) [I accomplished it in 8 of the 12 months last year] [Update-the wheels came completely off in May]
To completely watch every unwatched BD I have (97 to start the year, down from 157 at to begin 2015).

Movies/Shows To Watch (as of September 1, 2016): 1,372

Movies/Shows Watched in September: 31
Angels Crest (BD)
Arthur Newman (BD)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (BD)
The Barber
The Blue Lagoon
The Code (BD)
The Contract (BD)
Dead Man Down (BD)
The Good Doctor (BD)
Good Neighbors (BD)
For Greater Glory (BD)
Jungle Shuffle (BD)
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
M*A*S*H: Season 6
Married with Children: Season 11
Mr. Nobody
Murder in the First (BD)
Ocean's Eleven (BD)
Ocean's Twelve (BD)
Ondine (BD)
People Like Us (BD)
Ransom (BD)
Reach Me (BD)
Rescue Dawn (BD)
Return to the Blue Lagoon
Transformers: Armada
Shergar (BD)
Sleepwalking
Sparkle (BD)
Survivor
Yogi Berra: In His Own Words

TV Shows in Progress (Won't count until complete)

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New Movies/Shows Bought in September: 59
Angels Crest (BD)
The Answer Man (BD)
Are You Here? (BD)
The Architect (BD)
Arthur Newman (BD)
Aspen (BD)
Atonement (BD)
The Audrey Hepburn Story
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (BD)
The Brass Teapot (BD)
The Brooke Ellison Story
Ceremony (BD)
The Code (BD)
The Contract (BD)
Dead Man Down (BD)
Dennis the Menace: Lights! Camera! Menace!
The English Teacher (BD)
Extract (BD)
Friday Night Lights: Season 3
Gil Hodges: The Quiet Man
The Good Doctor (BD)
Good Neighbors (BD)
Good People (BD)
The Great Buck Howard (BD)
He's Just Not That Into You (BD)
A Hijacking (BD)
I Melt With You (BD)
Iron Man 3 (BD)
Jungle Shuffle (BD)
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
Killing Season (BD)
The Life Before Her Eyes (BD)
Little Chenier: A Cajun Story (BD)
Little Miss Sunshine (BD)
Masters of Horror: Season 1, Volume IV (BD)
Mickey Mantle: In His Own Words
Mr. Nobody
Murder in the First (BD)
Ocean's Eleven (BD)
Ocean's Twelve (BD)
Ondine (BD)
Parkland (BD)
Perfect Host (BD)
Ransom (BD)
Reach Me (BD)
Roadie (BD)
Serving in Silence
Shadow Dancer (BD)
Strangerland (BD)
Sunshine Cleaning (BD)
Survivor
The Switch (BD)
That 70's Show: Season 1
To the Wonder (BD)
Upside Down 3D (BD)
Who is Clark Rockefeller?
Wonderful World (BD)
Yogi Berra: In His Own Words
You, Me and Dupree (BD)

September Net Change: +28

2016 Net Change +102

Total Net Change (Since Sept. '07): +1,118

Number of Unwatched BDs (Goal is to watch them all this year): 146

My Personal Unwatched Pile Statistics

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DVD's / BD's to Watch (as of 8/31/16): 4,526

DVD's / BD's Watched: 9
01. Reservation Road (2007)
02. Funny Games (2007)
03. Prozac Nation (2001)
04. Lila Says (2004)
05. Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
06. To Die For (1995)
07. The Brown Bunny (2003)
08. Powder Blue (2009)
09. Zombie Honeymoon (2004)

New DVD's / BD's Purchased: 0

September Net Change: -9

Total Net Change (since 11/30/09): +3,401

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DVDs/BDs To Watch (as of 9/1/16): 554

Movies to Watch

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TV to Watch:

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TV Documentaries/Miniseries/Movies to Watch

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DVDs/BDs Watched:

01.

In Progress:

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New DVDs/BDs Bought (or received as gifts):

01. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (BD) (9/5/16)
02. *The Ghoul (9/8/16)
03. *Subspecies: The Complete Chronicles (9/11/16)
04. *Subspecies II: Bloodstone (The Complete Chronicles) (9/11/16)
05. *Subspecies III: Bloodlust (The Complete Chronicles) (9/11/16)
06. *Subspecies IV: Bloodstorm (The Complete Chronicles) (9/11/16)
07. *Subspecies: Vampire Journals (The Complete Chronicles) (9/11/16)
08. Hatchet II (BD) (9/11/16)
09. *The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (Hammer Films Collection) (9/12/16)
10. *Scream of Fear! (Hammer Films Collection) (9/12/16)
11. *The Gorgon (Hammer Films Collection) (9/12/16)
12. *Stop Me Before I Kill! (Hammer Films Collection) (9/12/16)
13. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (Hammer Films Collection) (9/12/16)
14. Hatchet (BD) (9/12/16)
15. *Captain America: Civil War (9/15/16)
16. *The Strain: Season 2 (9/15/16)
17. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (BD) (9/16/16)
18. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (BD) (9/16/16)
19. Star Trek X: Nemesis (BD) (9/16/16)
20. Zoombies (9/16/16)

Checklist

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September 2016’s Net Change: 20

Total Net Change (since 11/01/09): 131

DVDs/BDs to Watch (as of 09/01/16): 417

Movies to Watch:

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TV to Watch:

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DVDs/BDs Watched: 2

1. Ash vs. Evil Dead: Season 1 (BD)
2. Once Upon a Time: Season 5 (BD)

In Progress:

New DVDs/BDs Bought (or received as gifts): 9

1. The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (BD)
2. Wrong Turn (Wrong Turn 1-5) (BD)
3. Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (Wrong Turn 1-5) (BD)
4. Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (Wrong Turn 1-5) (BD)
5. Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (Wrong Turn 1-5) (BD)
6. Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines (Wrong Turn 1-5) (BD)
7. Captain America: Civil War (BD)
8. * The Conjuring 2 (BD)
9. * Sinister 2 (BD)

Checklist:

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September 2016's Net Change: +7

Total Net Change (since 11/01/09): -105
* = blind buy

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September 2016 To Watch:
1005 unwatched DVDs/BDs

Watched:
1. Only Yesterday (Omohide Poroporo) (1991)
2. Christine (1987)
3. Road (1987)
4. Dissent & Disruption: Alan Clarke at the BBC (finished)
5. Psychomania (1973)
6. Boom Boom Satellites: Japan Tour 2008 (2008)
7. Radiohead: 7 Television Commercials
8. 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
… Bewitched: Season 2 (1965-1966) (finished)
9. Wu-Tang Clan: Legend Of The Wu-Tang - The Videos
10. A Scene At The Sea (Ano Natsu Ichiban Shizukana Umi) (1991)
11. Pickup On South Street (1953)
12. U2: Vertigo//05 Live From Milan (2005)
13. U2: 18 Videos
14. Miles Ahead (2016)
15. Parks and Recreation: Season 6 (2013/2014) (finished)

New Bought:
+54

This Month’s Net Change:
+39

Total Net Change:
+405

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Movies to Watch: 333

Movies Watched: 9
Eraserhead
Mulholland Dr.
A Hard Day's Night
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Moonrise Kingdom
Europa
Burden of Dreams
Black Swan
Vengeance is Mine

New Movies: 15
THX 1138
The Wolf Man
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
House of Frankenstein
House of Dracula
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Werewolf of London
She-Wolf of London
Godzilla 2000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Vol. XXV
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
John Wick
Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning
Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives
Star Wars: Rebels - Season Two

This Month's Net Change: +6

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Blind Buy
First time Viewing

Movies/Shows To Watch: 851

Movies/Shows Watched: 4
1. Comedy Bang! Bang! Season 2
2. The Bourne Ultimatum BD
3. Journey to the Far Side of the Sun BD
4. [Blu-Ray] Lucy BD

New Movies/Shows Bought: 6
1. Strange Brew BD
2. Dune BD
3. Aliens: 30th Anniversay Edition BD
4. High Noon: Ultimate Collector's Edition
5. Kampus BD
6. Trancers 3 BD

Movies/Shows sold or put on the sell block: 0

Month Net Change: +2

Total Net Change (Since June '07): +291+289 at the end of August
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Top 5 oldest unwatched DVDs:
1. Clerks: Uncensored (#187) - purchased 5/17/2002
2. Bloodsport (#254) - purchased 8/7/2002
3. Stephen King's Rose Red (#281) - purchased 8/9/2002
4. F/X 2 (#289) - purchased 9/2/2002
5. The Mask of Zorro (#307) - purchased 9/17/2002

Working On:
1. The Simpsons: Season 8
2. Seinfeld: Season 7
3. Stargate SG-1: Season 10
4. Stargate Atlantis: Season 3
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