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Entire TV Series on DVD for $$$$

If you want to watch the entire run of your favorite shows on DVD, get your wallets ready, reports Yahoo Movie News.

Shows like Friends, The West Wing, M*A*S*H, and Homicide are coming to DVD in "Entire Series" boxed sets that include every episode of each show, plus bonus materials.  Some are simply repackaged from the "complete season" sets while others contain new material for the series run on DVD.

But, depending on how much you love the show, be prepared to pay handsomely for the privilege of watching all of your favorite moments, commercial free.  Some shows will retail for upwards of $300.

Personally, I'd like to take a moment to remind everyone that you will probably be able to borrow these for free at your local library.  I know I try to get most of these in and on our shelves here, but the library I work in is in a relatively active community, and library support is not a problem.  I know that some libraries don't even have DVD sections yet, depending on where you live, but I thought I'd throw it out there.

I think that the prices are high enough that they cross that psychological divide between the part of a person's brain that says "wow, I can own the first season for $24.95!" vs. "$300 for the entire show? Hello BitTorrents!"

 

dougieonline's picture
Is this new to the USA?

The One With All Ten Seasons has been out in the UK since last October, with the princely price being a penny short of £200 ($377).

And I stand behind Nina's comments about the library. I worked at our local library for a while and was responsible for them setting up a DVD section (which I often misused to "back up" my own DVD collection).

Come to think of it, I abused my position at the video rental store too. Anyway, if anyone's interested, Virgin Megastores has the Friends box set now.

Nina Kincaid's picture
Abusing your position

That sounds sort of "naughty."

dougieonline's picture
Umm, Nina?

I don't recall saying it wasn't... ;)

cmfe_rawks's picture
just saying

or...you could go to Best Buy and buy all first seasons for 19.99. Its what I just did. it rocks..
~jariXX~

Instant Karma's picture
How Likely

Is it that the studios will release these complete full season sets in the new HD formats?

Mabye I'm cynical, but I suspect they will release the individual series in box sets and withold the complete ones for a while, then release them with like 2 minutes of previously unseen extras or something.

TheThirdDude's picture
All first seasons?

Like of every and any show? Holy moly, what a deal!!!