And Then I Can Cancel My Cable and Program My Own Damn TV Station.

I've decided that my new goal in life is to build up my library of TV shows on DVD until I no longer care about the fact that there's nothing on TV any more because no matter what time it is or what mood I'm in, I'll always have something good to watch. I've already got a good head start on this project, I think. I just need to do a little prioritizing and start making some decisions about what I want to spend my money on and in what order. Let's see...

TV shows I own complete runs of on DVD:

Blackadder

Alien Nation. Full run of the TV series, but none of the TV movies (yet).

Ultraviolet. Though, it only ran, what, six episodes? So that's not saying much.

TV shows I own part of on DVD and still need to get the complete set:

Angel. Though how I feel once I've seen season 2 will probably determine whether I feel a burning need to collect the rest of the series or not.

Buffy. I'm planning on putting in an order for season 4 as soon as I get back from vacation.

Doctor Who. At the moment, I've only got the "Key to Time" episodes. Unfortunately, the idea of collecting the whole series (assuming the whole series comes out on DVD eventually), while highly appealing, is also more than a little daunting.

Farscape. I've been buying these as fast as they're putting them out. Currently, they're up to the middle of season 3.

Futurama. When is season 2 coming out, anyway?

Red Dwarf. Got season 1, and season 2 is in the mail to me as we speak.

The Simpsons. Just got season 2.

South Park. Just ordered season 1, but don't actually have it yet.

Shows I don't have on DVD and am determined to get ASAP:

Babylon 5

Deep Space 9

Shows I'd like to get eventually:

Fawlty Towers

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Star Trek: TOS, which I'm sure I'm going to have to pick up sooner or later, just because, you know, it's TOS.

Star Trek: TNG, though mainly for completeness' sake. (I do have most of the series on video, so there isn't much of a hurry.)

Lexx, though I'm a bit conflicted about that one. The completist in me would insist on getting the whole series, but I'm not entirely sure the ratio of brilliant episodes to terrible episodes is high enough to make it worth it.

Daria, although I think all that's out are the TV movies.

The Avengers

Shows I want to get if and when they come out:

Blake's 7. This is supposed to be out soon, but the release date's been pushed back so many times that I don't think anybody actually believes that any more.

Firefly. Don't know when this one's coming out, but it's supposed to include episodes Fox never bothered to air. Yippee!

Forever Knight. As far as I know, there are no plans to release this one on DVD at all, but if there were, I would most definitely buy it.

Hmm, I'm sure I'm forgetting some. Ah, well, that'd be a pretty good TV library to start with, don't you think? Sigh. Now all I need is to hit the lottery so I have enough money to buy 'em all, and quit my job so I have enough time to watch 'em all.