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Not long ago, I was toobing through TVLand, and when I came to a stop on that wretched, Hollywood-slurping septic tank known as the TVGuide Channel, they were pointing out that NBC was rolling out a new horror anthology show in the vein of The Twilight Zone called Fear Itself. I'm not so weaned of my lifelong horror addiction that I could let that pass without a gander, so I resolved to watch.
And then promptly forgot about it until last Monday, when NBC ran an ad for it during Nashville Star.
So, on Thursday, I settled in to watch.
( Fear Itself--SPOILERS )
Speaking of DVDs, CBS has announced that CSI:NY S4 DVDs will be released September 23rd and will retail for $70.
Excuse me? $70 You're going to charge me $35 more than I've paid for previous sets while giving me three fewer episodes and crappy extras like commentary by Anthony Zuiker? I don't think so, Scooter. Fuck you, CBS, you greedy corporate shitstains.
I've got news for you, bubba. Season 4 was terrible. Most of the time, it struggled to be worth its usual asking price of $45. Most of the time, it wasn't. Most of the time, it was an hour-long peepshow, wherein we watched Zuiker masturbate to his latest corporate Dom while telling us all that it was oh, so good, baby. I refuse to pay any money for that, much less $70.
There were 3 or 4 watchable episodes in S4, in my opinion--"You Only Die Once"(solely for Action!Flack, you understand), "Child's Play","All in the Family", and "Admissions". "Right Next Door" doesn't make my ass throb with the burning ache of plundered time I'll never get back, either, so maybe that's 5. 5 episodes out of 21. And you expect me to pay $70. In your dreams. If I jones that hard for those episodes, I'm sure I could persuade someone in LJland to burn them to DVD for me and send them in exchange for an ITunes gift card.
Ah, modern fannish commerce.
No, thanks, CBS. I'll spend that $70 on something actually entertaining, like Rammsten CDs and a copy of Volkerball on DVD so that I can watch the magnificent Till Lindemann for three hours, most of those hours spent sans shirt.
Mmmm. Now that's bang for your buck.
And then promptly forgot about it until last Monday, when NBC ran an ad for it during Nashville Star.
So, on Thursday, I settled in to watch.
( Fear Itself--SPOILERS )
Speaking of DVDs, CBS has announced that CSI:NY S4 DVDs will be released September 23rd and will retail for $70.
Excuse me? $70 You're going to charge me $35 more than I've paid for previous sets while giving me three fewer episodes and crappy extras like commentary by Anthony Zuiker? I don't think so, Scooter. Fuck you, CBS, you greedy corporate shitstains.
I've got news for you, bubba. Season 4 was terrible. Most of the time, it struggled to be worth its usual asking price of $45. Most of the time, it wasn't. Most of the time, it was an hour-long peepshow, wherein we watched Zuiker masturbate to his latest corporate Dom while telling us all that it was oh, so good, baby. I refuse to pay any money for that, much less $70.
There were 3 or 4 watchable episodes in S4, in my opinion--"You Only Die Once"(solely for Action!Flack, you understand), "Child's Play","All in the Family", and "Admissions". "Right Next Door" doesn't make my ass throb with the burning ache of plundered time I'll never get back, either, so maybe that's 5. 5 episodes out of 21. And you expect me to pay $70. In your dreams. If I jones that hard for those episodes, I'm sure I could persuade someone in LJland to burn them to DVD for me and send them in exchange for an ITunes gift card.
Ah, modern fannish commerce.
No, thanks, CBS. I'll spend that $70 on something actually entertaining, like Rammsten CDs and a copy of Volkerball on DVD so that I can watch the magnificent Till Lindemann for three hours, most of those hours spent sans shirt.
Mmmm. Now that's bang for your buck.
Tags:
- csi:ny,
- dvd,
- fear itself,
- tv