# What TV Series Would You Buy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 13, 2002, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368 "2002-12-13T00:11:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/21 "2002-12-13T07:41:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky \* > \*\* > I also have the “X-Files” sets 1-5. Season 6 is coming out in the spring. > \*\* No it’s not. Season six came out last month, in keeping with the November/May release dates. Season\*\* 7 \*\*comes out in the spring. Unless your location isn’t really GA (and you live outside the US) you should be able buy it tomorrow if you wanted to. I’m working on **The X-Files** (Santa will probably bring me season six) and **Buffy The Vampire Slayer** right now. If they came out on DVD, as complete seasons, I’d probably also buy: Dawson’s Creek E.R. Rocko’s Modern Life Daria Eerie Indiana Herman’s Head Norm 2 Guys and a Girl I would at least consider buying: Roswell Sisters Picket Fences Batman Beyond American Gothic Space Ghost Coast To Coast The Young Riders (it was my favorite show when I was 10 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/22 "2002-12-13T07:49:04Z")
Hmm for me… She-ra and He-man (the originals and when possible the new He-man) Pretender Outer Limits ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/23 "2002-12-13T08:15:46Z")
Eerie, Indiana has 3 shows out on one DVD. Search for it at [amazon.com](http://amazon.com), it’s pretty cheap. I think they’re the first three shows. ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/24 "2002-12-13T11:39:43Z")
Family Guy Twin Peaks We’ve got all of Fawlty Towers, Blackadder, Stingray and Captain Scarlet. The latter two are the SO’s. I’ve never seen the appeal of supermarionation, meself. ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/25 "2002-12-13T12:00:00Z")
Father Ted Fawlty Towers Men Behaving Badly (the British one) Only Fools and Horses (already have BlackAdder and AbFab) Welcome Back, Kotter! Good Times The Jeffersons The Brady Bunch Laverne and Shirley The (original) Love Boat Saturday Night Live first few seasons ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/26 "2002-12-13T12:16:59Z")
I’ve bought the first season of B5 on DVD, and will get the rest as they come out. I’m also planning to get DS9 when it is available next year. I’m also buying _Farscape_. I bought all five seasons of _Upstairs, Downstairs_ on videotape some years ago. I also have _The Prisoner_. ---
**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/27 "2002-12-13T14:03:17Z")
Some of these are available but I don’t have them because of money or because the reality is, I wouldn’t own them, but: Doctor Who Jonny Quest Project UFO (Just to see them again) Twilight Zone (original) Star Blazers I, Claudius ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/28 "2002-12-13T14:18:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Legomancer \* > \*\*I, Claudius \*\* Does this count? I have it, but didn’t think to mention it before. It’s only 12 episodes and tells a complete story from 2 novels, so I’m inclined to think of it as mini-series. ---
**Author:** ![Atrael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Atrael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atrael)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/29 "2002-12-13T15:32:28Z")
Well, I guess it depends on the cost. I’d love to have the _Space:1999_ series, but not for $200. As soon as I get my video capture working better, I plan on recording many of the series that I like but ones that I would/will buy are: \*Stargate SG-1 \* This one I’m trying to record myself, since they only have two seasons out, and season one is harder to find. \*The Greatest American Hero \* This is still on air in some locations, but not many. And I’ve never seen it offered on DVD _The Twilight Zone_ although this is another one that I’m going to try and capture myself. Sci-fi channel airs marathons fairly frequently. ---
**Author:** ![jenex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71e660/32.png) [@jenex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jenex)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/30 "2002-12-13T15:48:41Z")
I’ve got some Blackadder, MST3K, and South Park. But those aren’t really sitcoms. So now that I think about it, if I were to get some “sitcoms” for Christmas I’d hope they were That 70’s Show or Father Ted. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_alien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Go\_alien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_alien)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/31 "2002-12-13T15:53:26Z")
The League of Gentlemen (for all you non-UK lovers of British comedy, get this NOW! I know the first series is on DVD for hire in San Francisco, dunno about anywhere else, though.) ---
**Author:** ![NE\_Texan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@NE\_Texan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NE_Texan)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/32 "2002-12-13T15:55:32Z")
Blake’s Seven. The Prisoner. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/33 "2002-12-13T16:05:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Go alien \* > \*\*The League of Gentlemen > > (for all you non-UK lovers of British comedy, get this NOW! I know the first series is on DVD for hire in San Francisco, dunno about anywhere else, though.) \*\* Would this be the show that had in one episode a bloke who picked up a woman by telling her he had a wooden leg? I saw some British comedy with this story line and it was funny as hell. I would like to get Magnum P.I. on DVD, they did a few eps on video but none on DVD that I know of. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/34 "2002-12-13T17:30:58Z")
Head of the Class Wonder Years (pre-puberty) Sports Night Undeclared Whose Line is it Anyway? (US) Seinfeld ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/35 "2002-12-13T17:42:58Z")
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Blackadder ---
**Author:** ![Loneraven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c0e974/32.png) [@Loneraven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loneraven)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2002, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/36 "2002-12-14T00:03:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Edward The Head \* > \*\*Would this be the show that had in one episode a bloke who picked up a woman by telling her he had a wooden leg? I saw some British comedy with this story line and it was funny as hell. > > \*\* This wasn’t **The League of Gentlemen** , this was **Coupling**. I have to admit, I never saw much of the series, but I did love that episode. In times of stress, my father proclaims to the world: “I’ve got the keys to heaven - but I’ve got too many legs!” As for what show I’d got for… I’ve got to second, or is it third(?) **M_A_S\*H**. The problem is, of course, this will never happen. Not only do I have no money, only the first few seasons are out on DVD/video. I’ll _never_ see the last episode… ---
**Author:** ![verybdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/49beb7/32.png) [@verybdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verybdog)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2002, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/37 "2002-12-14T00:05:26Z")
Night Court for guys; Nanny for gals. ---
**Author:** ![Loneraven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c0e974/32.png) [@Loneraven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loneraven)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2002, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/38 "2002-12-14T00:06:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Atrael \* > \*\* > \*Stargate SG-1 \* This one I’m trying to record myself, since they only have two seasons out, and season one is harder to find. > \*\* Between us, my best friend and I have the whole series on DVD, up to the end of season 5 - Meridian and Revelations. I get them from [Amazon’s British site](http://www.amazon.co.uk) - they’re quite expensive, but worth it for the nights of popcorn and shouting at the TV. ---
**Author:** ![ladybug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@ladybug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybug)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2002, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/39 "2002-12-14T00:16:39Z")
Live action: Firefly, assuming the show makes it to video/DVD. ☹ Sports Night Alias Animated: Batman Beyond X-Men: Evolution Visions of Escaflowne Cowboy Bebop ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2002, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368/40 "2002-12-14T00:26:27Z")
The ‘Carry On’ series…I don’t think we can get it in the States. I wonder if it would be dated now since I haven’t seen it in yeeeeeeears. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-would-you-buy/142368.md?page=3)