# Please help me pick out DVD's for my elderly scientist father. Needs answers fastish **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 26, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-dvds-for-my-elderly-scientist-father-needs-answers-fastish/923946 "2020-10-26T15:33:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-dvds-for-my-elderly-scientist-father-needs-answers-fastish/923946/21 "2020-10-26T19:35:53Z")
Yes. I was given a copy of **The Day the Universe Changed** as a gift. The three other Burke series I found in a library – they’re kinda pricey. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-dvds-for-my-elderly-scientist-father-needs-answers-fastish/923946/22 "2020-10-26T19:54:11Z")
Might be interested in the “Ulitmate Restorations” series > **[Televison series | Ultimate Restorations](https://www.ultimaterestorations.com/)** > > The television series on Amazon Prime Video that follows the restorations of our irreplaceable treasures. Like the Sierra #3 Locomotive, the worlds largest pipe organ in atlantic city, and the Lysander World War II spy plane. A must see documentary... Even if he isn’t a movie person, I’d still have to mention _The Martian_ Brian ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-dvds-for-my-elderly-scientist-father-needs-answers-fastish/923946/23 "2020-10-26T22:17:24Z")
From the Earth to the Moon > **[Amazon.com: From The Earth to The Moon (VIVA/Repackage/DVD) : Steven Katz,...](https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Moon-Various/dp/B01GGXDS9O)** > > Amazon.com: From The Earth to The Moon (VIVA/Repackage/DVD) : Steven Katz, Jeffrey Fiskin, Rémi Aubuchon, Al Reinert, Graham Yost, Paul McCudden, Peter Osterlund, Amy Brooke Baker, Erik Bork, Karen Janszen, Tom Hanks, Andrew Chaikin, Brian Grazer,... ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-dvds-for-my-elderly-scientist-father-needs-answers-fastish/923946/24 "2020-10-26T22:37:34Z")
I recommend Mayday, aka Air Crash Investigation. Very good analysis of, well, air crash investigations. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-dvds-for-my-elderly-scientist-father-needs-answers-fastish/923946/25 "2020-10-27T00:41:09Z")
Mythbusters ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-dvds-for-my-elderly-scientist-father-needs-answers-fastish/923946/26 "2020-10-27T05:23:23Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I would also float the idea of borrowing from the library if that is an option My wife loves this. It’s free, she’s supporting the library, and they’ll search for things, make recommendations and they’re always ordering disks from far away. And in our case, it’s a good brisk walk away, so she’s getting exercise. She’s so happy to get a call or an email that something came in (that she may have forgotten all about). And they’ve got a table set up outside if you want contactless pickup. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-dvds-for-my-elderly-scientist-father-needs-answers-fastish/923946/27 "2020-10-27T05:25:38Z")
> [@Tarataratara](#): > > Mythbusters I was gonna say that! 😾 Good fun, they don’t mess up often, and he can have fun finding when they do. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-dvds-for-my-elderly-scientist-father-needs-answers-fastish/923946/28 "2020-10-27T19:40:01Z")
I very much appreciate all of the replies. I’ve now got $400 worth of DVD’s in my Amazon cart so I think we should be good for a while. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a region 1 version of “The Repair Shop” but at least I can watch it on Netflix. Thanks Dopers! ---
**Author:** ![urbanredneck2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/5f8ce5/32.png) [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-dvds-for-my-elderly-scientist-father-needs-answers-fastish/923946/29 "2020-10-27T19:55:10Z")
You could just give him a subscription to Netflix. They have many DVD’s that could be sent to him. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-dvds-for-my-elderly-scientist-father-needs-answers-fastish/923946/30 "2020-10-27T20:03:49Z")
I realize you’re full up with suggestions, but one more? The Science of Stupid, Richard Hammond is the presenter, it’s funny AF and the science is usually spot on. Plus, it’s people racking themselves up, which is always amusing. > **[Amazon.com: Science of Stupid : Names semicolon delimited, Names semicolon...](https://www.amazon.com/Science-Stupid-Names-semicolon-delimited/dp/B00KZ1WBKG)** > > Amazon.com: Science of Stupid : Names semicolon delimited, Names semicolon delimited, Names semicolon delimited, Names semicolon delimited: Movies & TV ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-dvds-for-my-elderly-scientist-father-needs-answers-fastish/923946/31 "2020-10-27T21:58:51Z")
> [@urbanredneck2](#): > > You could just give him a subscription to Netflix. They have many DVD’s that could be sent to him. That’s actually a pretty good idea, as long as the facility is helpful about assisting him with the returns. And you could do the setup and maintenance of his queue. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-dvds-for-my-elderly-scientist-father-needs-answers-fastish/923946/32 "2020-10-27T23:48:42Z")
This is a bit of a left-field idea, but, if it’s something you can do, it might be useful. If you still have access to a DVD burner, you could consider putting online videos on a DVD for him to play. Most DVD burning software these days includes the option to burn as video. Don’t know if this is practical for you, but, if it is, you can probably find a bunch of stuff. YouTube kinda created an educational video renaissance. It basically replaced all the educational TV I used to watch (which is good, since the TV channels seemed to stop making them.) ---
**Author:** ![urbanredneck2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/5f8ce5/32.png) [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-dvds-for-my-elderly-scientist-father-needs-answers-fastish/923946/33 "2020-10-28T11:03:55Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > > [@urbanredneck2](#): > > > > You could just give him a subscription to Netflix. They have many DVD’s that could be sent to him. > > That’s actually a pretty good idea, as long as the facility is helpful about assisting him with the returns. And you could do the setup and maintenance of his queue. Right. Just do the 2 at a time and make sure they are sent back promptly he could get 2-4 a week. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-dvds-for-my-elderly-scientist-father-needs-answers-fastish/923946/34 "2020-10-30T18:38:55Z")
_Earthflight_ is on Blu Ray from Amazon. Stunning photography of migrating birds on different continents. My husband and I enjoyed it a lot. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-pick-out-dvds-for-my-elderly-scientist-father-needs-answers-fastish/923946.md?page=1)