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12-01-17, 04:51 AM

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The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: December 2017

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 ~~support group~~ 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:

Spoiler:

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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.

Code:

[ 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...

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

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12-01-17, 04:52 AM

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Re: The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: December 2017

My 2017 Goals:

To watch more than I buy in all 12 months. My record is 8 of 12 months, I believe. And...I've screwed up in January. Then recovered before an epic fail in November.
To completely watch every unwatched BD I have (125 to start the year. Up from 97 to start 2016. I was at 157 at to begin 2015).

Movies/Shows To Watch (as of December 1, 2017): 1,459

Movies/Shows Watched in December: 37
The Accountant (BD)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (BD)
Andy Richter Controls the Universe: Complete Series
Aloha (BD)
Attica
Baby Driver (BD)
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (BD)
Black or White (BD)
Blades of Glory (BD)
The Campaign (BD)
Cars 3 (BD)
Christmas in Connecticut (BD)
Christmas Vacation (BD)
Columbus Circle
Come Early Morning
Contraband (BD)
The Deep End
The Gift (BD)
Go Tell it on the Mountain
The Horseman (BD)
Iron Man 2 (BD)
A Little Bit of Heaven (BD)
Maps to the Stars
Megamind (BD)
The Munsters' Scary Christmas
Northpole
Northpole: Open for Christmas
Old School (BD)
Original Sin (BD)
The Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall (BD)
Ripple Effect
Semi-Pro (BD)
Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (BD)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (BD)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (BD)
Taking Back Our Town

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

Spoiler:

New Movies/Shows Bought in December: 48
Aloha (BD)
Arrival (BD)
Baby Driver (BD)
Beast Wars - Transformers: Seasons 2/3
Becoming Jane (BD)
Being Human: Season 1 (BD)
Blades of Glory (BD)
The Campaign (BD)
Circle of Friends
Contraband (BD)
A Country Called Home
Dead Poets Society (BD)
The Gift (BD)
Gorillas in the Mist (BD)
Hell or High Water (BD)
The Horseman (BD)
In the Valley of Elah (BD)
The Internship (BD)
Iron Man 2 (BD)
The Island (BD)
Jack Reacher (BD)
La La Land (BD)
A Little Bit of Heaven (BD)
The Lone Ranger (TV)
Megamind (BD)
Moana (BD)
Monsters
Nurse Jackie: Season 1 (BD)
Now You See Me 2 (BD)
Office Space (BD)
Old School (BD)
Patriots Day (BD)
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (BD)
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
Rendition (BD)
Run All Night (BD)
Semi-Pro (BD)
Shoot 'em Up (BD)
Sicario (BD)
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (BD)
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (BD)
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (BD)
Veronica Mars (BD)
The Water Diviner (BD)
White Bird in a Blizzard
Winter's Tale (BD)
The Yards (BD)

December Net Change: +11

2017 Net Change: +105

Total Net Change (Since Sept. '07): +1,188

Number of Unwatched BDs (Goal is to watch them all this year): 236

My Personal Unwatched Pile Statistics

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12-01-17, 05:32 PM

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Re: The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: December 2017

December 2017 To Watch
1395 unwatched DVDs/BDs

Watched:
1. AVGN Ready 4 Revenge (2016/2017) (finished)
2. Jodeci: Back to the Future - The Videos
3. Kasabian Live! - Live at the 02 (2012)
4. Spiritualized: Electricity (1997)
5. Happy Hunting (2017)
6. Mindhorn (2017)
7. Attack Force Z (1982)
8. Suspiria (1977)
9. Looking for Infinity: El Camino (2017)
10. Fantastic Planet (1973)
11. That Good Night (2017)
12. Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown (2017)
13. Raw (Grave) (2016)

New Bought:
+49

This Month’s Net Change:
+36

Total Net Change:
+795

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12-01-17, 10:03 PM

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Re: The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: December 2017

Movies to Watch: 336

Movies Watched: 15
12 Monkeys
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Return to the 36th Chamber
Fifi Howls from Happiness
Night of the Demon
The Burglar
Winchester '73
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - "Manos: The Hands of Fate"
A Decade Under the Influence
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

New Movies: 10
Death Laid an Egg
Spider-Man 2
The King of Comedy
M*A*S*H
After Hours
About a Boy
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Sabrina
Evangelion: 3.33 - You Can (Not) Redo
Suspiria

This Month's Net Change: -5

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12-01-17, 10:40 PM

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Re: The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: December 2017

DVD's / BD's to Watch (as of 11/30/17): 4,617

DVD's / BD's Watched: 11
01. Night Train Murders (1975)
02. Snow Angels (2007)
03. Scrooge (1935)
04. Donovan's Reef (1963)
05. A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
06. Almost Christmas (2016)
07. Noel (2004)
08. Elf Bowling the Movie: The Great North Pole Elf Strike (2007)
09. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
10. The Night Before (2015)
11. Ocean's 11 (1960)

New DVD's / BD's Purchased: 38
01. The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Tenth Season
02. 976-Evil
03. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
04. Better Call Saul: Season One
05. The Flash: The Complete Third Season
06. New Girl: The Complete Third Season
07. Blown Away
08. Duel at Diablo
09. Five Miles to Midnight
10. Grandview U.S.A.
11. Hester Street
12. Monte Walsh
13. Papa's Delicate Condition
14. Prime Cut
15. Robbers Roost
16. The Rosary Murders
17. Batman vs. Two-Face
18. Jack Frost
19. Jackie
20. The Lost City of Z
21. My Cousin Rachel
22. Once Upon a Time in Venice
23. The Wall
24. War Dogs
25. Brannigan
26. Cannon for Cordoba
27. Chosen Survivors
28. Hornets' Nest
29. The Hunting Party
30. The Indian Runner
31. More Dead Than Alive
---- OSS 117 Collection:
32. OSS 117 is Unleashed
33. OSS 117: Panic in Bangkok
34. OSS 117: Mission for a Killer
35. OSS 117: Mission to Tokyo
36. OSS 117: Double Agent
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37. The Premature Burial
38. Young Doctors in Love

December Net Change: +27

Total Net Change (since 11/30/09): +3,529

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12-02-17, 03:36 PM

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Re: The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: December 2017

DVDs/BDs to Watch (as of 12/01/17): 402

Movies to Watch:

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TV to Watch:

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DVDs/BDs Watched: 15

1. Blood Ties: Season 1
2. Blood Ties: Season 2
3. Psych: Season 6
4. Psych: Season 7 (gift)
5. Psych: The Musical
6. Psych: Season 8
7. The Librarians: Season 2
8. The Librarians: Season 3
9. The River: The Complete First Season
10. The Magicians: Season 1 (BD)
11. The Magicians: Season 2 (BD)
12. Strike Back: Cinemax Season 1 (BD)
13. Strike Back: Cinemax Season 2 (gift)
14. Strike Back: Cinemax Season 3 (BD)
15. * Strike Back: Cinemax Season 4 (BD)

In Progress:

New DVDs/BDs Bought (or received as gifts): 8

1. ~~The Magicians: Season 2 (BD)~~
2. * In a Glass Cage (BD) (prize)
3. ~~The Librarians: Season 2~~
4. ~~The Librarians: Season 3~~
5. * The Strain: Season 4
6. Game of Thrones: Season 7 (BD)
7. * Game of Thrones: Conquest & Rebellion (BD)
8. * T2: Trainspotting (BD)

Checklist:

Spoiler:

December 2017's Net Change: -7

Total Net Change (since 11/01/09): -139
* = blind buy

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12-02-17, 04:26 PM

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Re: The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: December 2017

DVDs/BDs to Watch (as of 12/02/17):
-Movies: 180
-TV "Seasons": 37
Total to start month: 217 Unwatched

Movies to Watch:

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TV Seasons/Sets to watch:

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Movies Watched
1. I'm So Excited+
2. Elysium+
3. Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice+
4. The Fall Shift-Work & Holidays+
5. The Raid Redemption+
6. The Amazing Spider-Man
7. The Amazing Spider-Man 2+
8. 47 Ronin+
9. The Decline of Western Civilization I (watched with Dave Grohl commentary since I've seen a few times)
10. The Decline of Western Civilization II+
11. The Decline of Western Civilization III+ (this will stick with me, I think)
12. The Decline of Western Civilization Bonus Disk+
13. Pacific Rim+
14. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief+
15. Lucy
16. Iron Man
17. The Incredible Hulk
18. Iron Man 2
19. Thor
20. Captain America: The First Avenger
21. Marvel's The Avengers
22. The Kingsmen
23. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit+
24. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For+
25. Under the Rainbow
26. Total Recall+
27. Rusty Knife+
28. The Big Sick
29. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
30. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
31. Under the Skin+
32. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time+
33. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
34. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I
35. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II+

TV Seasons Watched:
1.

TV Seasons In Progress:
1. Rawhide Season 1 (Disk 1/7)

New DVDs/BDs Bought (or * received as gifts/prizes):
~~1.47 Ronin+~~
2. The Man of La Mancha*
~~3. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes~~
4. 11.22.63+
5. The Devil's Backbone+
6. Queen Live at the Rainbow '74+
~~7. The Big Sick+~~

Checklist:

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Started December 2017, will continue until I finish
--- Title from your favorite genre (out of what's in your pile): Elysium (SF)
--- Title from your least favorite genre (out of what's in your pile): The Big Sick (Romantic Comedy, though I am a sucker for them if good like this)
--- Title with a favorite actor (out of what's in your pile): Under the Skin (Scarlett Johansson)
--- Title with a loathed actor (out of what's in your pile): The Amazing Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield, who I find incredibly annoying and not a good actor)
--- Special feature: The Decline of Western Civilization Bonus Disk (various) + some of the bonus performances on Decline I
--- Commentary track: The Decline of Western Civilization I Dave Grohl commentary
--- Title from the hardest to reach part of your collection:Iron Man (all are organized, but this is on the highest shelf in the briefcase it came in
--- Title starting with ABC: Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
--- Title starting with DEF: Elysium
--- Title starting with GHI: I'm So Excited
--- Title starting with JKLM: Lucy
--- Title starting with NOP: Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
--- Title starting with QRS: The Raid Redemption
--- Title starting with TUV: Thor
--- Title starting with WXYZ: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
--- First item alphabetically:
--- Last item alphabetically:
--- Oldest title(as in year made):
--- Oldest title in pile (as in it's been in the unwatched pile the longest as of last month): Rusty Knife (owned since Christmas 2009, finally watched--3 in set to go).
--- Newest title(as in year made): The Big Sick
--- Newest title in pile(as in it's been in the unwatched pile the shortest as of last month): 47 Ronin (at the time I watched it, anyway)
--- Finish a season of a TV series:
--- Pick an item at random. Make sure those crappy ones get an equal chance to get picked.: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (used random number generator to choose)
--- Have a friend/spouse/child/dog/fish pick an item for you. No helping.: I'm So Excited

December 2017's Net Change: -28 (Current: 189 unwatched)

Total Net Change : +68 (Since March '07, started with 121 unwatched)

Special goal for January: Watch everything left from when I was tracking this before: September 2011 tracking thread

+Blind Buy/First Time Viewing * Gift

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01-01-18, 02:01 PM

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Re: The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: December 2017

DVDs/BDs To Watch (as of 12/1/17):

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.

Checklist

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November 2017’s Net Change:

Total Net Change (since 11/01/09): 113

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Re: The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: December 2017

Blind Buy
First time Viewing

Movies/Shows To Watch: 919

Movies/Shows Watched: 7
1. The Nice Guys BD
2. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation BD
3. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them BD
4. John Wick: Chapter 2 BD
5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens BD
6. Ben-Hur (50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition BD
7. South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season

New Movies/Shows Bought: 12
1. The Postman Always Rings Twice BD
2. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly BD
3. Kroll Show: Seasons 1 & 2
4. The Goonies (25th Anniversary Collector's Edition) BD
5. Sherlock: Series Four BD
6. Sherlock: The Abominable Bride BD
7. Star Trek Beyond BD
8. Back to the Future BD
9. Back to the Future: Part II BD
10. Back to the Future: Part III BD
11. Back to the Future: The Complete Animated Series BD
12. Crash

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

Month Net Change: +5

Total Net Change (Since June '07): +364+357 at the end of November
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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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Current Month
Total Time Watched: 18 Hours 59 Minutes
Average Time Watched Per Day: 0 Hours 36 Minutes

Last Month
Total Time Watched: 13 Hours 3 Minutes
Average Time Watched Per Day: 0 Hours 26 Minutes