Which shows do you have the COMPLETE series for on DVD?
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Ah ha, I thought it was but I expected the spine of the slipcase to be red.
And I had not seen a purple DVD set of Knots Landing S2 before.
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The Knots season 2 is actually a dark blue I think, it's just the light in that room, it hasn't been painted yet.
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I'm in the process of buying all of classic Doctor Who, excluding the stories with missing episodes.
I expect to complete the Third Doctor collection this week. The fourth Doctor has the most stories so that's going to be a very expensive month.
And I have no idea where to put all this stuff because I've also started to build a greatest-motion-pictures-of-all-times collection.
All because of tellytalk.
I expect to complete the Third Doctor collection this week. The fourth Doctor has the most stories so that's going to be a very expensive month.
And I have no idea where to put all this stuff because I've also started to build a greatest-motion-pictures-of-all-times collection.
All because of tellytalk.
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I actually have no idea where I am going to put all my DVDs either. I may have to store them in those cases under the bed in the spare room which isn't ideal, but I don't have lots of bookcases anymore, or room for the amount needed to house all of these shows and movies.
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My bookcases are CD cases (all fabulous dance music) and my books are placed on nightstands and the headboard. Heaven forbid one of those vast James Micheners smashes my head while I'm asleep.
I think we need to buy the Carlton.
I think we need to buy the Carlton.
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Just going to put this here. I am sorting shows by genre, and by like Spelling or Lorimar, but when I come to sort movies I am at a loss as for what way to organise them. My first thought is by lead star/actor. Alphabetical order seems like it would annoy me as I would have films from the '30s and '40s in with stuff from the '80s and '90s and that would even mean you'd have animated/Disney movies in with live action films. And the mix of genres would piss me off too. What way do people organise their film collection?
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Chronological order. It gives the collection an historical cachet.
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I've not had time to properly sort them in any real order. I just clumped them in groups of similar, or by lead actor really. I am starting to freak out about space now. As I still have Disney, TV Sitcoms, and Music/concert DVDs. I will need to order more cases now!
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Till Death Us Do Part and In Sickness And In Health have been sitting on my shelf for yonks. I also have the film version on Blu-ray. They've started calling to me recently, so I thought it best to complete my Alf Garnett collection before the dwindling Network stock vanishes from suppliers completely.
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My most treasured DVD collection (apart from Dallas obviously) is Prime Suspect with Helen Mirren.
I've got series one of Widows on DVD and series two on VHS for some reason.
I began collecting Messiah with Ken Stott, but only got as far as having 2 episodes on DVD.
I also have all of The Lakes with John Simm and Cracker with Robbie Coltrane on VHS which I wish I had on DVD.
Next on my wish list is Line of Duty as I only have this on my sky box so fingers crossed Father Christmas brings them.
None of these were long running series', but a series of dramas/thrillers I guess. Although Prime Suspect was recurrent for a number of years as was Cracker. Not sure what the correct term for them is, but they were all absolutely brilliant.
I've got series one of Widows on DVD and series two on VHS for some reason.
I began collecting Messiah with Ken Stott, but only got as far as having 2 episodes on DVD.
I also have all of The Lakes with John Simm and Cracker with Robbie Coltrane on VHS which I wish I had on DVD.
Next on my wish list is Line of Duty as I only have this on my sky box so fingers crossed Father Christmas brings them.
None of these were long running series', but a series of dramas/thrillers I guess. Although Prime Suspect was recurrent for a number of years as was Cracker. Not sure what the correct term for them is, but they were all absolutely brilliant.
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While I've seen Archie Bunker's name mentioned around these parts, it's only very recently when doing a bit of reading on Till Death Us Do Part that I discovered he was analogous with Alf Garnett.
The Till Death Us Do Part page on Wikipedia says "Archie was a tamer, watered-down version of his British counterpart"; "was portrayed as somewhat more likeable than Garnett"; and that his home setup "was one of [a] more private, cosier quality" which sounds about right from what I've seen of American adaptions of British sitcoms.
It's interesting to see that All In The Family spawned numerous spin-offs which had spin-offs of their own. Alf Garnett being related to Bea Arthur's Maude has blown my mind a little, and there's ironic humour to be found in this bigot of bigots being inadvertently responsible for "America's first African-American two-parent sitcom" (Good Times) and "the second-longest-running series with a primarily African American cast... and the first [in America] to prominently feature a married interracial couple" (The Jeffersons).
It's the same for me. I do remember the sequel series In Sickness And In Health and I'm sure I would have watched bits and pieces of that. The theme song is very familiar, as are some of the characters such as Marigold, the black, gay neighbour. I don't think I realised until shortly after this that there had been an earlier series which featured Alf's "silly old moo".
My Mum had an aversion to the series. She thought Alf Garnett was a mouthpiece for ignorant bigots, and so presumably didn't get that the character was satirical and created to expose and mock said ignorant bigots.
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Well I'm of the same opinion as your Mum. I didn't actually watch it, but it was on and all I remember was that loud grating voice of his which wasn't funny to me, but I don't think I "got" some comedy's then.
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Yes - I think some series are worth revisiting to see if opinions formed from first impressions might be faulty. It's often been the case that the series I've had to persevere with a little are the ones with which end up having the most meaningful relationship (same for music and film. And probably people I've met in real life as well).
Back when I was a child, I naturally absorbed some of my Mum's aversion to Alf Garnett without really forming my own opinion. Now that I'm able to view things more objectively and better understand the purpose of the character I'm looking forward to discovering him in all his loud, grating glory. I may well end up not liking him or his series, but my laughter at watching a few clips online (before ordering the DVDs) suggests otherwise.
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I got this in the post a few days ago and have binge watched the entire set.
Ruddy brilliant too. I remember watching it as a kid so it was a real blast from the past to see it all again.
Ruddy brilliant too. I remember watching it as a kid so it was a real blast from the past to see it all again.
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Ooooh, I remember watching the Famous Five show, too! And I always loved the books when I was a kid! George was my favorite character!
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Remember the famous five well and that theme tune....... All together now....I got this in the post a few days ago and have binge watched the entire set.
Ruddy brilliant too. I remember watching it as a kid so it was a real blast from the past to see it all again.
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We are the famous five, Julian, Dick and Anne, George and Timmy the dog!
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Not just analogous, All in the Family's credits explicitly acknowledge Till Death Us Do Part as its source.