I’m not going to make excuses. I could say that I was a recent college graduate and didn’t have the money for Showtime, but I won’t. I could say that no one ever suggested I watch it, but that would be a lie. So I come to you, PopWatchers, in the presence of my fellow pop-culture savants, to proffer this confession: I just watched the excellent Weeds for the first time a few weeks ago. I know. I know. Where have I been? In my defense, it seems no matter how TV-savvy one is, something always falls through the cracks. And for me, that has always been premium cable shows. Much like Entourage and Sex and the City before it, I’ve had to rely on TV on DVD to get with the program. Now I can hardly get enough of the marijuana mama (Mary-Louise Parker, pictured), and I’ve been chasing it down with a helping of my other new favorite, The Tudors (hello, Henry Cavill!).
But I can’t be the only one. What shows are you finally catching up with on DVD? Is Lost no longer a mystery (or at least less of a mystery)? Do you finally understand the McFuss surrounding Grey’s Anatomy? I need details!
West Wing
Felicity
Arrested Development
Firefly + Wonderfalls
It’s the last two that really break my heart, because had I known they were so stellar, I would have recruited any additional friend/viewer I could find…
I’m the same way, Amy, it’s always the premium cable shows — Weeds, Dexter, and Entourage. But I was also lucky enough to find Battlestar Galactica after the 2nd season so now I’m caught up and totally hooked!
Buffy, Angel and Firefly. Also Undeclared and Freaks and Geeks. And I have Wonderfalls and Dead Like Me waiting for me once I finish Angel. Thank God for DVD, or else I’d miss out on the geniuses of Joss Whedon and Judd Apatow.
I was way behind and have only watched Gilmore Girls on DVD, never on network TV.
1. Dead Like Me- We didn’t have Showtime when this show was on the air, not that that was long.
2. Rome- Kept putting off watching it. Luckily we caught up with Season 1 in time to watch the marvelous second season in real time.
L Word, Dexter, Sex and the City, someday I’ll get around to Six Feet Under on DVD
Buffy (finishing it this weekend)
Angel (next on the docket)
Firefly
Battlestar Galactica
The West Wing
Bones
TV on DVD keeps me sane, and has let me watch a lot of series that I didn’t watch before my current television obsession. It also lets me keep all-time favorites close at hand. Alias, Gilmore Girls, The Office, Friday Night Lights.
I’m a little poor, so I usually end up discovering TV shows on DVD when individual seasons go for sale at Best Buy or somewhere else for around $20. If a TV season hits that price and I’ve read that it’s supposed to be a good show and it’s something I think I might enjoy, I take the plunge. That’s how I got into:
Arrested Development
Entourage
Rescue Me
Nip/Tuck
and, yes, Weeds
…oh, and “The Wire” and “Friday Night Lights”
I never watched Dead Like Me or The West Wing when they were actually on. It ws only a year after they were off the air that I watched them, and I power-watched most of the way through them.
Friday Night Lights!
I don’t have cable at all, so there are many. Flight of the Conchords, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Extras, Dead Like Me, Rome, Battlestar Galactica… I know there are more, just can’t think right now. I’ve been watching the CBS version of Dexter. No cable excuse for Firefly and Wonderfalls, though; just missed the boat at the time.
WEEDS! Bought Season 1 at Target…rented Season 2 from the library…bought Season 3 the day it went on sale earlier this month. Now I’m going crazy knowing Season 4 is on Showtime now and I can’t watch it! It will be too long until it’s out on DVD. Anyone have any ideas on how I can watch the latest season of the BEST show ever? (other than adding more $ to my already expensive cable bill).
For me, it has been Freaks and Geeks and Battlestar Galactica. Thank goodness for DVD on TV!!
I mean, TV on DVD! LOL!!