I did a bad, bad thing
Really bad. Horrible. I am such a pushover.I just came home with not one, not two, but three new DVDs...two of them sets! Ugh.
Season 1 of NCIS, Season 1 of Arrested Development, & the movie Walking Tall.
I don't know how it happened. Honestly, I'm as surprised as anyone else. I was in Sam's Club, stocking up on Fruit2O, & otherwise minding my own business, when I decided to stroll down the DVD aisle. Just to glance, see what was out. Sometimes they'll have a movie or two that I want at a decent price, but I didn't intend to buy anything. Really.
Then I saw it--NCIS. The first season, newly released. Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, & the rest (whose names escape me at the moment) staring at me from the box cover. So I give a little yip of glee & grab one up, but still have no intention of buying it! I just wanted to hold it while I looked at the other DVDs. (I do this sometimes because, apparently, I'm a total nutjob. :-P)
But then I spotted the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer at a really decent price & picked that up, too. That one, I did intend to buy. I love that show & don't have any of the seasons on DVD yet. I didn't need them when it was being played on FX all the time, but now that it's only on at 7am, I miss it more often than not. :-(
And then... Arrested Development caught my eye. Oooh, such a good show. So pissed it got cancelled. And for a full season of TV, it was really decently priced. That one, I was pretty sure I'd get.
They also had the first season of The Sentinel...one whole copy, which either means they sold out of the rest (yay!) or they didn't get that many to start with (boo!). Frankly, I was surprised to see it there at all, since I was pretty sure I was the only person in the country who ever watched it. But alas, I'd pre-ordered that one the minute I found out it was being released, so I already own it. :-D
And they had the first season of War of the Worlds, which I was this close to picking up. Does anyone remember that show? Not the Tom Cruise movie, the television show with Adrian Paul in it. (Yummy.) Anyway, I used to like this one, too, but I thought the DVDs were a little pricey for a show that I thought only lasted one season to begin with...& I wasn't completely sure the discs were of the version of War of the Worlds I'm thinking of. The only picture on the box was of an alien hand reaching down, & there was absolutely no information to be found about the actors or when the show aired. If I find out it is the Adrian Paul version, tho, I may just pick it up next time I'm over there.
But even after having half the DVD section in my cart at one time, I finally decided to only get NCIS & Arrested Development. I put Buffy back--even tho I really, really wanted it--because they only had the first season & I think it would probably be easier & cheaper to simply buy The Chosen Collection someday, where I'll get all the seasons in one convenient package. Otherwise, I'll end up trying to piece my collection together hodgepodge & would probably end up missing seasons three & six or something, & never be able to find them. :-P
So even tho I'd already decided not to buy NCIS right away, I totally caved. I folded like a cheap suit the minute I saw it. Sheesh. And on the way out of the store, I spotted Walking Tall for only $7 & couldn't resist. (Okay, yes, so you've dragged it out of me...I happen to like The Rock. I like him best when he isn't wearing a shirt. And I like this kind of underdog, good vs. evil, action/adventure film. So sue me.)
Suffice to say, I have enough DVDs saved up to keep me entertained thru the next millenium. Haven't watched most of them yet, probably won't get to these for another decade, but I've got them. *Snort*
Currently watching CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on Spike TV...the one where Nick gets buried alive (I love this one!)
