Alas, as an anime fan and a fan of television on DVD, I frequently feel the burn when shelling out upwards of $25 for three half-hour episodes of my favorite cartoons. Still, I'm fanboy enough to make that sacrifice.
Meanwhile, yes, watching television on DVD pistol whips suffering through broadcast television. My personal want list:
- I suppose there's a slim chance that the asshats at Fox will realize, "Hey, the Firefly box set is making us boatloads of cash, maybe we should ressurect the show", especially if the movie does well. It happened for the Family Guy, perhaps it can happen here. Okay, look, just let me have my dreams, okay?
- A big "good job, guys" to Artisan for completely and utterly dropping the ball on Twin Peaks. Fortunatly, the rights revert back to Paramount in 2005, at which point the show is likely to finally have a proper DVD release.
- Proper full season releases of The Muppet Show would be nice, but I can make do with the hodgepodge of releases currently available.
- There's a ludicrous amount of anime I'd like to see released over here, generally of the obscure, late-70s/early-80s shoujo variety. Rose of Versailles, Aim for the Ace!, Brother Dear Brother, etc, etc. If Patarillo ever manages to have a R1 DVD release I'll take it as a sign of the end times.
- Finally, there are several UK releases I'd love to see over here in the States, particularly Edge of Darkness, Blake's 7, and perhaps even some Secret Army.
FnordChan