I’m currently having a spending problem. No, it’s not on clothes. I hate shopping for clothes and I generally wear the same five shirts all the time. No, it’s not from too much partying. No explanation necessary there.
It’s from DVDs.
It’s bad. It’s come to the point where, if I want it, I buy it for myself. I buy it with the notion of: “I worked hard. I deserve this!” I even buy stuff I’ve never seen before. I just read reviews, and grow desperate to have these things in my life. Filling a void? Perhaps.
First came Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law. I had seen several episodes on Adult Swim and loved them. So I bought seasons 1 and 2. The one where the Jetsons come back from the future to sue civilization because of Global Warming is nothing short of genius. I watched halfway through season 1 before getting distracted by…
Reno 911. As before, I’d seen a few episodes on Comedy Central and became immediately infatuated. So I requested and received Seasons 1-3 for Christmas. Nothing makes me happier than seeing Deputy Trudy Wiegel on my television screen. Seriously, she is the best. I made it all the way through Season 1 and into Season 2 before I turned to…
Alias. A show where I had only previously watched Season 4 (and loved). I bought the whole series. I was going through them well until a few episodes into the second season. Lena Olin is amazing! But even she couldn’t keep me focused. Thats when I bought…
Star Trek: The Original Crew Series. This is the first thing I bought that I actually finished. Incredible. I loved them. I loved Bones. I even loved Star Trek: The Final Frontier. So what was next? I should have gone back and continued with Harvey Birdman, Reno 911, or Alias. But no, I ran into the arms of…
Planet of the Apes. I saw a boxed set with all 5 original movies for super cheap and bought them. I’ve never seen any of them. I’ve only seen the really bad Mark Wahlberg version, which thankfully is not included in the set. I bought them two weeks ago and they’re still sitting by my television unwatched. The reason I haven’t watched Planet of the Apes is because I became aware of my need for…
Robin Hood: the BBC series, which I bought and actually started watching this weekend. It’s ridiculously low budget and cheesy, but also amazingly wonderful. I’ve always loved the Robin Hood story, ever since Kevin Costner graced the screen with his god-awful British accent.
So that’s it. I’m cutting myself off from buying anything new. I don’t care what comes out next. I don’t care if Michael Bay knocks on my door later and offers to sell me the new Transformers movie on DVD, I will turn him away: “Sorry Michael! I’m a changed man! And Armagedon sucked!”. (I’m only saying this because I am confident it will never happen.) Nothing new until I finish what I already have.
On a related note, I also bought this BumbleBee Transformer toy this weekend. Because, you know, I totally deserved it. Oy. I don’t know what’s worse, the money I’m spending, or the fact that it’s all on dorky pleasures. This may explain why I have the void I need filling* in the first place. It all comes full circle.
*Please keep all void-filling jokes to yourself. This is a family establishment.
Family, my ass. I have the same problem with music. I feel ya. How does the feelin’ feel?
Damn, and I had a void-filling joke all ready and raring to go.
LOVE Harvery Birdman…but not enough to get the DVD’s.
But just so you know….I’ve got Undeclared, from the makers of Freaks and Geeks, sitting on my TV, and it’s been there since October 2005. Plus, I’ve still got WKRP I bought last week to watch, in addition to the 1st season of St. Elsewhere a friend lent me. AND two Netflix DVDs that have probably been here since the beginning of May. And that doesn’t include a few porno DVD’s I’ve not gotten around to watching…
So you know, punkin, you’re not alone. (Although, I do have to admit, buying the Planet Of The Apes movies….hmmm, kinda geeky there. They seriously go downhill after the first one.)
HUGS…
This post encapsulates the very reason I started a category of posts on my blog entitled “Restless Consumer.” I can relate to unnecessary-yet-instantly-gratifying purchases. Just ask me about the Arrested Development Season 1-3 bundle I haven’t even opened yet.
And I’m not ashamed!
I can truly understand you. I have been a DVDholic for some years now and I own about 300 of the suckers already. Cannot stop. *glances at eBay* *glances at Amazon* THE PRESSURE! THE TEMPTATION!
I did the same thing!! Family Guy, The Critic, Harry and the Hendersons, Little Monsters, Roseanne, The Thing..to name a few!….AHH I need help!?
List of things that make the world go round:
1. Tivo
2. Internet
3.Netflix
you need to sign up for number 3