# Favourite TV shows on DVD **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521 "2005-03-14T21:24:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/21 "2005-03-15T17:47:52Z")
Six Feet Under Dead Like Me Queer as Folk ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/22 "2005-03-15T17:50:06Z")
**The Bob Newhart Show** (the one from the 70’s) is being released in April. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/23 "2005-03-15T18:21:24Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > … and Scrubs (season 1, coming soon) Really? Yay! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/24 "2005-03-15T18:32:04Z")
> [@Johnny L.A.](#): > > I taped all of the episodes of **Max Headroom** and **The Young Riders**. I’m insanely jealous of your Max Headroom tapes! That was a great show. Can I come over and watch Max Headroom with you? 🙂 My favorite DVDs are Rocky and Bullwinkle and Invader Zim. On my list of DVDs I want to get: X-Files, Buffy, Futurama, the Simpsons (I only have Season 2), Angel. And the Invader Zim boxed set. **bclouse** , The Tick was a great show! I can’t believe it wasn’t on longer. Those Fox executives sure are stoopid! ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/25 "2005-03-15T19:03:52Z")
Another vote for **Wonderfalls** , one of the most charming and offbeat shows of recent times. Whimsy often takes quite a bit of time to find its audience, and this show didn’t get much time. It was canceled abruptly, but thanks to DVD, we can still see a nice selection of episodes. The 16x9 format seems artificial, though. I suspect that it was shot for 4x3, and they cropped it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/26 "2005-03-15T20:18:23Z")
> [@MagicEyes](#): > > I’m insanely jealous of your Max Headroom tapes! That was a great show. Can I come over and watch Max Headroom with you? 🙂 You’ll have to help me find them! IIRC, they’re on unmarked VHS tapes. And I’m not sure if they’re in the house or in the storage unit. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/27 "2005-03-15T20:41:21Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > Really? Yay! 😃 Scrubs Season 1, coming on May 17th: > **[Amazon.com: Scrubs - The Complete First Season : Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke,...](https://www.amazon.com/Scrubs-Complete-Season-Zach-Braff/dp/B00005JNEQ)** > > Product Description > > > > > > > > > Check into the surreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, where the staff is bizarre and the laughter is contagious. Fresh-faced J.D. (Zach Braff) and his fellow new medical residents weave their way... ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/28 "2005-03-15T23:00:55Z")
> [@Johnny L.A.](#): > > You’ll have to help me find them! IIRC, they’re on unmarked VHS tapes. And I’m not sure if they’re in the house or in the storage unit. No problem–I’m good at finding stuff! Back in my student days, I worked in the archives, where we had a whole wall full of old-timey records (the vinyl kind). Not once, but twice, I found a record someone else was looking for in less than 10 seconds. Not bad! I forgot to tell you–I like chocolate chip cookies just a little bit underdone, so they’re gooey in the middle. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/29 "2005-03-15T23:36:22Z")
I am still waiting for: Daria Hill Street Blues The Paper Chase Whats with only season one of Barney Miller, released about a year ago??? ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/30 "2005-03-15T23:40:46Z")
**The Greatest American Hero** has finally shown up on DVD… ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/31 "2005-03-15T23:50:42Z")
These are the TV shows **TVGeek** and I own on DVD: Red Dwarf Aqua Teen Hungerforce Family Guy Captain Scarlet Thunderbirds Robotech About Red Dwarf…It’s my favorite show. I can watch it for hours and days on end. I rewatch the same episodes at least once a week. But, I’m more likely to watch the eps we have on VHS, recorded from PBS. The cast commentary is mostly good but the commentary was done so long after the shows that the crew don’t remember a lot of stuff. They have some funny stories but it’s not as funny as you’d expect. As for the eps, some of the additional footage is good. Some is ok. Most is boring. There’s a reason it wasn’t included in the PBS showings. The song is different and I really dislike it. So, it’s nice to watch without static from old tapes and it’s nice to not have to rewind. Other than that, it’s not that impressive. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/32 "2005-03-16T00:06:48Z")
Just thought of another one in the “Quirky, Funny and Touching” category: **Northern Exposure.** The first two seasons are out, but they’re _very_ short seasons. IIRC, it was first a summer replacement show, and then a mid-season replacement show, so they only made a few episodes each time around. Then it _finally_ made it onto the regular schedule and got a full-episode treatment (20-some episodes). They should have combined them into one set. The first season is only 8 episodes, and the second is only 7 episodes, but they both have lots of extras, like deleted scenes and goofs. The best part is that the DVD box comes in a cute little down vest cover with a moose pull-tab on the zipper. The first season is in bright orange and the second is in yellow. Obviously, I am easily amused. ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/33 "2005-03-16T00:38:05Z")
Well, early May you will be able to get **The Adventures of Pete and Pete**. A kids show, sure, but way before its time and one of the quarkiest shows not mentioned so far. ---
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/34 "2005-03-17T01:08:08Z")
> [@Only Mostly Dead](#): > > My default suggestion on any of these threads: **Sportsnight** - Aaron Sorkin’s two-season comedy before embarking on **West Wing** (which itself should certainly be on any self-respecting Netflix/Zip list) The writing is sharp and witty in both. Sportsnight has some of the best actors that have just skimmed under the radar all of their careers (right now three are making careers as regular TV characters: Felicity Huffman on Desperate Housewives, Peter Krause on Six Feet Under, and Josh Molina graduated from Sportsnight to West Wing. Sabrina Lloyd was on **Sliders** (another suggestion if sci-fi works for you) before Sportsnight, Josh Charles is probably best known as one of the kids in **Dead Poets Society** , and of course the Sportsnight boss is played by the illustrious Robert Guillaume, perhaps best known as **Benson**.) Durn. Opened this thread specifically to recommend Sports Night and saw your post. (nitpick – it’s two words, not one) It’s still my favorite TV show of recent years. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/35 "2005-03-17T01:56:00Z")
Hmm, TV shows i have on DVD… Family Guy (Season 1 and 2, complete set) Futurama (Seasons 1-4, complete sets) Farscape (all 4 seasons and PK Wars, can i get a Frell Yeah?!?) Sledge Hammer! Season 1 Dilbert (complete Series) The Tick live action show shows i’m planning on getting… Battlestar Galactica (skiffy’s reimaging, the original is too frakkin’ cheesy for me, loved it as a kid, but can’t get past the wooden acting and reuse of stock spacecraft footage…) ---
**Author:** ![don\_Jaime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@don\_Jaime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_Jaime)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/36 "2005-03-17T04:05:26Z")
Most of what I was going to recommend is here already, but you must add \*_Soap_ to your list. Three seasons and no one seems to notice it. Brilliant writing and acting all over the place, it’s worth the money for Richard Mulligan alone. Go get um. ---
**Author:** ![don\_Jaime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@don\_Jaime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_Jaime)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/37 "2005-03-17T04:05:33Z")
Most of what I was going to recommend is here already, but you must add **Soap** to your list. Three seasons and no one seems to notice it. Brilliant writing and acting all over the place, it’s worth the money for Richard Mulligan alone. Go get um. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/38 "2005-03-17T04:16:12Z")
> [@don Jaime](#): > > Most of what I was going to recommend is here already, but you must add **Soap** to your list. Three seasons and no one seems to notice it. Brilliant writing and acting all over the place, it’s worth the money for Richard Mulligan alone. Go get um. In fairness, I did mention Robert Guillaume as Benson, a character originated on **Soap** before his eponymous spinoff. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/39 "2005-03-17T04:16:30Z")
> [@](#): > > Comedies - Simpsons, Futurama, Yes Minister, Are You Being Served, Father Ted, Frasier, Ellen, Seinfeld, Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Kids in the Hall, Only Fools and Horses, Keeping Up Appearances, Jeeves and Wooster - Why, yes I do like British comedies! I’ll add another vote for _Arrested Development_ - an excellent comedy series. It’s American made, but it’s definitely not a typical sitcom. > [@](#): > > Suspense/Mysteries - Monk, Columbo, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Cracker, Prime Suspect I’d also recommend _Boomtown_ (the first season is on DVD). It had the potential to be a great series but it got shafted by its network. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521/40 "2005-03-18T02:06:21Z")
_Fawlty Towers_ was my favorite. _Prime Suspect_ 1 thru 6 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-tv-shows-on-dvd/294521.md?page=3)