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04-01-19, 12:00 AM

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The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: April 2019

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:

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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</code>

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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04-01-19, 12:00 AM

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Re: The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: April 2019

My 2019 Goals:

To watch more than I buy in all 12 months. My record is 8 of 12 months, I believe, so this goal is lofty.
To completely watch every unwatched BD I have (276 to start the year! I was at 157 to begin 2015, 97 to begin 2016, 125 to start 2017, 236 to start 2018)

Movies/Shows To Watch (as of April 1, 2019): 1,657

Movies/Shows Watched in April: 43
An American Girl: Gracie Stirs up Success (BD)
Another Woman
Arrow: Season 2 (BD)
The Bridge: Season 1
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season 1
Bubble (BD)
Burn Notice: Season 1
Californication: Season 1
The Comeback: Season 1
Cowgirls 'n Angels (BD)
Dolphin Tale 2 (BD)
earth (BD)
Ever After (BD)
Flicka 2 (BD)
The Great Outdoors (BD)
The Hundred-Foot Journey (BD)
The Identical (BD)
The Internship (BD)
Joyful Noise (BD)
Julie & Julia (BD)
The Last Kiss (BD)
Life as We Know It (BD)
The Lobster (BD)
The Longest Week (BD)
Looking: Season 1 (BD)
Machine Gun Preacher (BD)
Mad Men: Season 4 (BD)
Main Street (BD)
Manglehorn (BD)
McFarland USA (BD)
Never Been Kissed (BD)
Only the Brave (BD)
The Oranges (BD)
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (BD)
Peter Rabbit (BD)
Rampage (BD)
Run All Night (BD)
Side Effects (BD)
Stone (BD)
Tag (BD)
Ted Williams: A Celebration of an American Hero
A Walk in the Woods (BD)
Your Sister's Sister (BD)

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

Spoiler:

New Movies/Shows Bought in April: 3
Chandu the Magician
Dragonwyck
Dr. Renault's Secret

April Net Change: -40

2019 Net Change: -83

Total Net Change (Since Sept. '07): +1,317

Number of Unwatched BDs (Goal is to watch them all this year): 183

My Personal Unwatched Pile Statistics

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04-01-19, 12:01 AM

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Re: The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: April 2019

DVDs/BDs To Watch (as of 4/1/19/): 576

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. Black Panther (4K) (4/2/19)
02. Game of Thrones: Season 6 (BD) (4/6/19)
03. *Fangs of the Living Dead (Pure Terror – 50 Movie Pack) (4/13/19)
04. Game of Thrones: Season 7 (BD) (4/14/19)
05. *Hands of Steel (Pure Terror – 50 Movie Pack) (4/19/19)
06. Yongary Monster from the Deep (BD) (4/21/19)
07. *The Land Unknown (The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection: Vol 2) (4/29/19)
08. *The Deadly Mantis (The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection: Vol 2) (04/29/19)
09. The Leech Woman (The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection: Vol 2) (4/29/19)

In Progress:

Spoiler:

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

01. Bones: Season 10 (4/13/19)

Checklist

Spoiler:

April 2019’s Net Change:

Total Net Change (since 12/01/09): 113

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04-01-19, 12:15 AM

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Re: The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: April 2019

DVD's / BD's to Watch (as of 3/31/19): 4,606

DVD's / BD's Watched: 26
01. Going Steady (1979)
02. The Sex Thief (1973)
03. Croczilla (2012)
04. The Lazarus Syndrome (1978)
05,. Nabonga (1944)
06. Tunnel Vision (2013)
07. The Island Monster (1954)
08. Coffy (1973)
09. Navy Seals vs. Zombies (2015)
10. Quiet Days in Clichy (1970)
11. Blue Money (1972)
12. Double Exposure (1982)
13. Formosa Betrayed (2009)
14. Girls on the Road (1972)
15. The Ecstasies of Women (1969)
16. Black Love (1971)
17. Linda and Abilene (1969)
18. Hunt to Kill (2010)
19. Separate Ways (1981)
20. Night Club (1989)
21. Burning Daylight (2010)
22. Bloodlust Zombies (2011)
23. Hot Target (1985)
24. FDR: American Badass! (2012)
25. Click: The Calendar Girl Killer (1990)
26. Crosshairs (2013)

New DVD's / BD's Purchased: 5
01. Anthropoid
02. The Awakening
03. Iron Clad: Battle for Blood
04. Mission Impossible: Fallout
05. A Simple Favor

April Net Change: -21

Total Net Change (since 11/30/09): +3,470

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04-01-19, 12:28 AM

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Re: The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: April 2019

Movies to watch: 292

Movies watched: 11
Danger: Diabolik
Die Screaming, Marianne
The Grand Duel
The Guilt Trip
Keoma
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Vol. XVII
One Cut of the Dead
Rifftrax Live! Plan 9 from Outer Space
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
What Have You Done to Solange?
Zombie

New Movies: 6
Freaks and Geeks - The Complete Series
Elvis on Tour
Jailhouse Rock
The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway
Tommy
Viva Las Vegas

This Month's Net Change: -5

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04-02-19, 10:44 AM

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Re: The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: April 2019

DVDs/BDs to Watch (as of 04/01/19): 353

Movies:

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TV:

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Animation:

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Documentaries:

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DVDs/BDs/Digital Watched: 9

1. Archer: Season 9: Danger Island
2. The 100: Season 4 (BD)
3. * Poltergeist: The Legacy: Season 1 (duplicate copy - given away)
4. * Poltergeist: The Legacy: Season 1 (The Complete Collection) (gift)
5. * Poltergeist: The Legacy: Season 2 (The Complete Collection) (gift)
6. * Poltergeist: The Legacy: Season 3 (The Complete Collection) (gift)
7. * Poltergeist: The Legacy: Season 4 (The Complete Collection) (FINAL) (gift)
8. * Aquaman (BD)
9. Terra Nova: The Complete Series (FINAL)

In Progress:

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New DVDs/BDs/Digital Bought (or received as gifts): 4

1. ~~Archer: Season 9: Danger Island~~
2. * Glass (BD)
3. * Shameless: Season 9
4. * Aquaman (BD)

April 2019's Net Change: -5

Total Net Change (since 11/01/09): -185
* = blind buy

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04-24-19, 01:43 AM

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Re: The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: April 2019

Dropped out since August, but dropping back in. Also I hadn't noticed but default editor is super annoying in this software now kept replacing my blue with garbage until I changed to just the text editor.
DVDs/BDs to Watch at start of month :
-Movies: 49
-TV "Seasons": 38
Total wheen I dropped out: 87 Unwatched

Goal for 2019
Get the unwatched down to 0.

Movies to Watch:

Spoiler:

TV Seasons/Sets to watch:

Spoiler:

Movies Watched: 2
1. Night School*
2. Avengers: Infinity War

TV Seasons Watched: 0

TV Seasons In Progress:

New DVDs/BDs Bought/Received as Gifts since August: 17 (15 movies, 2 TV shows)
1 Night School*
2 Deadpool 2
3 Annihilation*
4 Ready Player One*
5 The Bride*
6 Mermaids
7 Great Balls of Fire!
8 Five on the Black Hand Side
9 Ant-Man and the Wasp
10 Avengers: Infinity War
11 Isle of Dogs
12 It
13 It Follows*
14 Evil Dead 2
15 Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
16 Justified: The Complete Fourth Season*
17 The Beatles: 1+ *

Checklist:

Spoiler:

Started December 2017, will continue until I finish, and then start over I guess
--- 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:Rawhide Season 1 (one of the ones I have in a binder)
--- 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: 13 Assassins (First based on how excel sorts it)
--- Last item alphabetically: Zatoichi's Vengeance
--- 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: Rawhide Season 1
--- 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

Net Change Since August: +15 (Current Unwatched 102)

Total Net Change since these threads started: -19 (Since March '07, started with 121 unwatched)

Total Net Change since the even older thread where I first started tracking (517 unwatched):-415

*First Time Viewing (Blind Buy)

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04-24-19, 03:25 AM

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Re: The Unwatched Media Pile Thread: April 2019

Here's a list of my movies that I really need to start watching before i buy any more new or old movies next month.

VHS movies I still need to watch

-Mom and Dad Save the World
-Star Trek First Contact
-The Howling. im planning on getting the blu ray sometime later this year

DVDs
-Deathstalker 1
-Robocop 2
-Nausicaa
-Princess Monoke
-Resident Evil Afterlife
-Resident Evil Final Chapter
-Re Animator
-Back to the Future Trilogy
- X Men 1.5
-28 Weeks Later
-The Crazies remake
- Halloween 2018

Blu Ray DVD combos, blu ray releases
-Swamp Thing
-Evil Dead II
-Night of the Comet
-Star Wars Solo Story
-Thor
-Avengers
-Avengers Age of Ultron
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04-30-19, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jmsmath

DVD's / BD's to Watch (as of 3/31/19): 4,606

Someone after my own heart. I don't even want to think how many unwatched movies I own.

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05-03-19, 02:26 AM

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April 2019
1768 unwatched DVDs/BDs

Watched:
1. Plugg (1975)
2. Glitterbug (1994)
3. Derek Jarman: Volume 2 (finished)
4. Shoplifters (Manbiki kazoku) (2018)
5. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
6. The Caretaker (1963)
7. Mr. Topaze (1961)
8. Overlord (2018)
9. Norah Jones: Live from Austin, TX (2008)
10. Shakespeare Wallah (1965)
11. Zootopia (2015)

New Bought:
+41

This Month’s Net Change:
+30

Total Net Change:
+1168

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Blind Buy
First time Viewing

Movies/Shows To Watch: 960

Movies/Shows Watched: 3
1. Dark Star (Thermostellar Edition) BD
2. South Park: The Complete Seventeenth Season BD
3. Dark Star

New Movies/Shows Bought: 5
1. Quantum Leap: Season One BD
2. Quantum Leap: Season Two BD
3. Quantum Leap: Season Three BD
4. Quantum Leap: Season Four BD
5. Quantum Leap: Season Five BD

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

Month Net Change: +2

Total Net Change (Since June '07): +412+410 at the end of March
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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. Interview With the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (#413) - purchased 1/16/2003

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: 5 Hours 3 Minutes
Average Time Watched Per Day: 0 Hours 10 Minutes

Last Month
Total Time Watched: 6 Hours 26 Minutes
Average Time Watched Per Day: 0 Hours 12 Minutes