I have no fucking idea where my allurement to television shows in digital video disc format comes from, but it's there and probably there to stay. Nothing brings me greater joy than grudgingly giving my hard-earned money to some moron behind the counter of a crappy entertainment store and walking out of there proudly with my new acquired treasure, knowing that I'll watch every episode of that particular show along with the commentaries, deleted scenes, bloopers, interviews, unaired episodes, promos, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and easter eggs before the next morning.
Currently I own the complete first seasons of Malcolm in the Middle, Futurama, Strangers with Candy, King of the Hill, and the first two complete seasons of Simpsons and Family Guy. Add them all together and you get seven sets of DVDs. That's almost a solid 39 hours. Over the course of the next six months or so, I plan on buying the first and second seasons of South Park, the second seasons of Futurama, King of the Hill, and Strangers with Candy, and the third seasons of Simpsons and Family Guy. Also, the Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Space Ghost DVD sets. If you add all that to my current total, that's 16 sets of DVDs. And right then I could very well kill myself because I probably couldn't get any happier. I wouldn't even care that I spent a fortune on something that I could save on blank tapes for a fraction of the cost.
But for one reason or another that I actually don't know at the moment, I have only ONE movie on DVD, and that's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. Of course, if you are to have only one movie on DVD, that's the one to have. I have absolutely no interest in purchasing movies in this format. In fact, I would prefer that I have it on VHS anyway because I bought over 200 movies already on VHS and I'm not going to change that anytime soon. It's quite the opposite with television programs. I bet if I saw any of the shows I mentioned above on VHS, I probably wouldn't bother buying it. Why? Perhaps I believe in efficiency and convenience, and a large number of videos take up entirely too much space. Perhaps I fear the longevity of that certain format, and I would rather have something that would last a lifetime even if I was bored shitless with it. PERHAPS I JUST DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT SUCH MATTERS AT THE MOMENT.
TV on DVD is like a drug to me. Buying it makes me feel good. Using it makes me feel good. But once it's all over, I feel sad, so I need to fill that void with more drugs. BUT, IN THIS CASE, IT'S NOT DRUGS I'M TALKING ABOOT. I found myself in the store at the end of June checking out the box to Season One of Strangers with Candy, a show that was very short lived so I never got a chance to catch an episode. However, I did hear great things about it, and since I ran out of shows on DVD to buy, I timidly parted with my $29.95 and set off for home. I watched all 10 episodes, the unaired pilot, the commentaries, and even the crappy Comedy Central extras in two days. This was almost the greatest show ever, and I'm glad I experimented (OMG DRUG REFERENCE) and tried it rather than shunning it forever.
There are some lines that I WILL NOT CROSS when buying TV shows on DVD, however. I will never...EVAR...pick up a season of Friends on DVD. NOT HAPPENING. These are drugs you tend to stay away from. Same goes for Cheers, Sandford and Son, and Dawson's Creek. THESE ARE FORBIDDEN TO EVER BE PURCHASED NO MATTER WHAT. And any Anime, but you should already know that anime is for fags. I KNOW A CERTAIN HOT GIRL THAT GETS HOT WHEN YOU SAY THIS. LOL.
And so, I conclude my boring, pointless, unfunny article that Kon probably won't even put up because it's horrible in comparison to anything else that's on his site so far. It's not even about Adult Swim. I tried really hard to think of something clever and interesting to write about that's Adult Swim-related, but I'm not good at anything clever and interesting. :(