Renting DVDs of the TV shows You Have Already Seen

Published on November 19, 2005 By momijiki In Entertainment

Living in Japan without cable TV has been good for me in that it forces me to watch Japanese so that I get more language practice. I am getting to the point where I get most of what is going on in some of the shows I watch regularly. Still don't enjoy most of the variety shows as I think it is stupid to watch people whack each other or roll around on the floor laughing, but lots of people obviously do. News comprehension is according to topic and how much attention I pay at the time.

Our bilingual function on our TV has broken

so I can't cheat when some of the shows from North America or Britain come on TV . It has been interesting to watch CSI in Japanese dubbing. And of course, I rent movies on DVD switching the language function to English.

But sometimes, I crave TV shows. Shorter, more mindless and in some cases, can actually understand what people back home are referring to. My family refuses to tape shows on video and send them to me. Sigh...

So when I need a TV fix, I rent shows that are now out in the complete season set on DVD. Granted, I am often seasons behind and there are probably a lot of shows that I would like to see but can't rent at the video store. Best thing about it is not having commercials and being able to watch until the season runs out. And I can make sure that I can watch EVERY episode!!!! I hate waiting for a TV show to come on and I despise organizing my schedule around what's on TV.

The TV show rental situation back home in Calgary is not good. Usually, they just have a random selection of a box set that maybe has 6 episodes from a season. Buying the season worth of DVDs can be exhorbitant. Since I have the typical tiny Japanese apartment, I have to TREASURE that TV show, not just want to watch it before I will sacrifice the SPACE not to mention the money to buy a DVD set.

Currently, I am watching Season 2 of "Charmed." Fluffy, not deep, kind of entertaining. It's a lot like eating popcorn. It doesn't particularly fill me up, but I can't seem to stop at just one. Why do I watch this show? I have no idea. It's like a lesser, much lesser Buffy.

Other shows I have watched on DVD...
Sex and the CIty
X-Files
CSI
...
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That can't be it!!!!

Shows I actually buy on DVD:
South Park
Simpsons
Stand Alone Complex
Seinfeld (season 1 and 2 which I recieved as gifts.... fun, but they've lost their cachet on rewatching them)

Shows I want to see:
Buffy (I have seen most but for some reason, the collection of Buffy DVD's is not complete like other shows. And for some wierd reason, the stores have been inundated with copies of "Tru Calling")
Little Britain

Shows I have been avoiding:
Tru Calling (caught a few episodes on TV while on vacation in Canada... not enough time in the world to make me watch)
24 (okay, I must be crazy .I was inCanada when 24 came out and just couldn't get into it. Life was not good then.. bad memories?)

OKAY...
Any recommends? Recommending for avoidance is as valuable as recommend to watch.

Comments (Page 2)

momijiki

on Nov 22, 2005

Night Court! I remember laughing my head off at some of those episodes!

I also liked Three's Company at the time and especially the one where Jack goes loopy after taking medication for airsickness and then drinking alcohol and ends up doing the chicita banana lady dance with a potted plant on his head after he fell into it.

Does anyone else remember this episode?

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