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My DVD Collection Pt. 1: The TV Shows
By an Amazon.com customer
Dog the Bounty Hunter - The Best of Season 1Dog the Bounty Hunter - The Best of Season 1
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $2.87
I bought the best of season one and two when I was really into the show. I haven't watched them in a while, but I remember being annoyed that there were only a few episodes, and they weren't really the "best." No "Complete Season" was available to purchase at the time.
Dog: The Bounty Hunter - The Best of Season 2Dog: The Bounty Hunter - The Best of Season 2
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $2.78
Same as season one.
Miami Ink - Season 1Miami Ink - Season 1
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $6.00
I liked this show a lot. I have tattoos, and I found it interesting to see what tattoos other people were getting. I also enjoyed the process of how the tattoo was chosen, designed, and applied. Then the drama with Kat Von D started, and the show just turned into a big fat soap opera. After that I stopped watching, and I never even started on L.A. Ink.
American Chopper the Series - First SeasonAmerican Chopper the Series - First Season
Buy used from: $7.73
I'm not a motorcycle guy, but I LOVED watching these guys build bikes. It was basically amazement at just what they could do with two wheels and a frame. This, however, does not contain the COMPLETE season, some shows are missing. The fighting between Paul and Paul Jr. is still fun this early in the show.
American Chopper The Series - Second SeasonAmerican Chopper The Series - Second Season
Buy used from: $5.68
Same as above, only Mikey has become more prominent in the show. He changes the dynamic of the show in a big way. As Paul & Paul Jr. are getting redundant with their bickering. Mikey makes the show funny and light hearted.
American Chopper The Series - The Third SeasonAmerican Chopper The Series - The Third Season
Buy used from: $11.19
The last season that I ever watched. It started feeling like the same show on repeat. The bike designs became less impressive as OCC grew larger and gained tighter schedules. Sr. and Jr. still argue. Mikey is still funny.
MTV's Pimp My Ride - The Complete First SeasonMTV's Pimp My Ride - The Complete First Season
Buy new: $20.49 / Used from: $2.36
Much like OCC, I enjoyed watching this just to see what they could do with the car. For example, they put a washing machine in a young kid's Volkswagen van. Xzibit is a good host, and surprisingly funny. I stopped watching after WCC left the show.
MTV Cribs - Hip Hop & Rock CollectionMTV Cribs - Hip Hop & Rock Collection
Buy new: $21.49
I just like to see how rich people spend their money. This DVD doesn't include the best houses, though. I wanted more of the extravagant spending, and less of the "classic" rich houses. Still, it's entertaining to drool over what I'll never afford.
Jackass - The Box SetJackass - The Box Set
Buy new: $52.49 / Used from: $18.50
Jackass! I hated this show at first. Honestly, a lot of it still feels stupid to me. However, I enjoyed the movies so much, I decided to try the show again. It has its funny moments, it also has a lot of stupid moments. Very hit and miss with me.
MTV - Viva La Bam - The Complete First SeasonMTV - Viva La Bam - The Complete First Season
Buy new: $20.49 / Used from: $5.49
Bam moves away from the Jackass style with a more adventure driven format. Each show has Bam coming up with some adventure that he, his parents, and the CKY Crew must partake in. I, personally, prefer this show to Jackass.
MTV - Viva La Bam - The Complete 2nd and 3rd SeasonsMTV - Viva La Bam - The Complete 2nd and 3rd Seasons
Buy new: $19.49 / Used from: $6.99
Same format, more guest stars, and even better ideas. Dico has some of his most brilliant bits in these two seasons.
Viva la Bam: Complete Seasons 4 & 5Viva la Bam: Complete Seasons 4 & 5
Buy new: $35.99 / Used from: $18.96
The show starts going down hill here. Once Novak shows up, it just kills it for me. I don't like him. The show still has a lot of entertaining moments, but State of Bam and other Novak-centric episodes bring the final season down. It was a good time for Bam to end it.
Wildboyz - The Complete First SeasonWildboyz - The Complete First Season
Buy new: $19.49 / Used from: $4.47
A surpringly educational show. Two former Jackass stars take the Steve Irwin approach to animal education, add a lot of homoeroticism, and make with the funny. Still some Jackass gross out humor, but not a ton.
Wildboyz - The Complete Second SeasonWildboyz - The Complete Second Season
Buy new: $19.49 / Used from: $3.39
By now Chris and Steve-O start relying more heavily on Jackass style humor. There's still a lot of fun wordplay, however. Steve-O often uses exotic animal names to get dirty words by the censors. It's childish, and extremely funny.
Wildboyz - Complete Seasons 3 & 4 UratedWildboyz - Complete Seasons 3 & 4 Urated
Buy new: $32.49 / Used from: $23.94
The final seasons. The show was still decently funny at this point. It even returned to a more educational and less gross out format. However, Steve Irwin's death lead to Chris and Steve-O deciding to end the show for their own safety.
Mind of Mencia - Uncensored Season 1Mind of Mencia - Uncensored Season 1
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $1.25
Some people call Carlos Mencia a Joke Thief. I don't know if he steals jokes, but if he does, he steals FUNNY jokes. The shows got redundant after the first season, but the opening stand up was hilarious, the sketches were decent, and the show just worked.
Drawn Together - Season One (Uncensored)Drawn Together - Season One (Uncensored)
Buy new: $24.49 / Used from: $5.37
South Park on crack. Yes, it's worse than South Park. It's a Reality Cartoon Show. It ran for three seasons before the creators left the show. NOTHING is off limits here, I mean nothing. If anything offends you, don't watch it.
South Park - The Complete First SeasonSouth Park - The Complete First Season
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $4.99
First season of South Park. At this point, I shouldn't have to tell you anything about the show. Either you know it or you're too old to care.
South Park - The Complete Fourth SeasonSouth Park - The Complete Fourth Season
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $6.41
Fourth Season. I'm working on collecting the whole series, but I have to buy the seasons I can afford when I can afford them. So I'm not buying in order.
The Simpsons - The Complete First SeasonThe Simpsons - The Complete First Season
Buy new: $25.49 / Used from: $4.72
The first season... This show has been around longer than a lot of the actors on TV today. This season isn't as polished as the later episodes. It's noticably rough and the voices aren't quite there yet. Still, something any Simpsons fan should own.
Futurama, Vol. 1Futurama, Vol. 1
Buy new: $19.49 / Used from: $7.57
Matt Groening's other show. I, personally, like it better than The Simpsons. The dynamic with Fry and Leela appeals to my inner, um, romantic? I spent the entire series wanting them to fall for each other.
Futurama, Vol. 2Futurama, Vol. 2
Buy new: $27.49 / Used from: $8.79
Second season, still a great show.
Futurama, Vol. 3Futurama, Vol. 3
Buy new: $27.49 / Used from: $7.50
Third season, still going strong.
Futurama, Vol. 4Futurama, Vol. 4
Buy new: $27.49 / Used from: $7.94
Final season, the show was cancelled. Just proof that TV executives don't know quality programming when they have it. Then again, maybe it's the viewers fault for not tuning in. They're making Futurama movies on DVD now. They're largely hit or miss.
That '70s Show - Season OneThat '70s Show - Season One
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $5.99
This is another show that appealed to my desire to witness people pretending they were in love. Donna and Eric, much like Corey and Topanga, had the relationship that I thought I was supposed to have.
Scrubs - The Complete First SeasonScrubs - The Complete First Season
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $11.48
Scrubs - The Complete Second SeasonScrubs - The Complete Second Season
Buy new: $19.49 / Used from: $11.20
Scrubs - The Complete Third SeasonScrubs - The Complete Third Season
Buy new: $19.49 / Used from: $17.95
Scrubs - The Complete Fourth SeasonScrubs - The Complete Fourth Season
Buy new: $19.49 / Used from: $17.69
Heroes - Season OneHeroes - Season One
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $15.00
This is a show that outlived its purpose after the first season. Still, what a first season Heroes had! The second season was just garbage, the third season isn't much better right now. The first season, however, was what Sci-Fi shows should strive for. Great storyline, awesome character development, the PERFECT villain. Season One, yes. Season two and three, not so much.
The 4400 - The Complete First SeasonThe 4400 - The Complete First Season
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $2.82
Most of my friends disagree with me, but I insist that Heroes took a lot of its ideas from the 4400. 4400 has a great big ball of light, Heroes has the eclipse. 4400 come back with abilities to stop a horrible future. Heroes develop abilities to prevent a horrible future.
The 4400 - The Complete Second SeasonThe 4400 - The Complete Second Season
Buy new: $23.49 / Used from: $7.09
Later on, Heroes also borrows the "Shot" storyline from The 4400. There are many different plot lines. However, The 4400 is more drama/mystery oriented than Heroes is. You follow two agents as they work on cases involving The 4400.
The 4400 - The Complete Third SeasonThe 4400 - The Complete Third Season
Buy new: $31.49 / Used from: $14.92
The show was cancelled after the fourth season. They just didn't have enough viewers. Proof that we're to blame for the endless onslaught of Reality Shows on TV today. Quality programming is ignored, while American Idol tops the ratings week after week.
Firefly - The Complete SeriesFirefly - The Complete Series
Buy new: $38.49 / Used from: $21.49
Better than Heroes, better than The 4400, this is THE Sci-Fi show. (I can hear X-File fanatics screaming, sorry!) It's funny, it's action-packed, and it's inventive. Unfortunately, it was cancelled. This is the ultimate proof that TV execs cannot push quality programming or the general public is too stupid to appreciate quality programming. I don't know which. Watch this show.
Sex and the City: The Complete Third SeasonSex and the City: The Complete Third Season
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $6.77
...Don't judge. I used to watch this and Oz all the time. I decided to buy this on DVD and not Oz. The show really fell hard in its later seasons, but the first three or four seasons were really informative to a growing boy.