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Fantastic DVD Series (for when there's owt else on...)
Battlestar Galactica - The Mini Series [2003] [DVD] [2004]Battlestar Galactica - The Mini Series [2003] [DVD] [2004]
Buy new: £4.08 / Used from: £2.85
The finest part of the Galactica series - where all is new & the crew have yet to dissolve into a bunch of savage ruffians!
Lost - The Complete Third Season [2007] [DVD]Lost - The Complete Third Season [2007] [DVD]
Buy new: £15.88 / Used from: £12.95
The best series so far, with lots of bits about the others & abundant extras for the hardcore fans...
Scrubs : Complete Season 1 [DVD]Scrubs : Complete Season 1 [DVD]
Buy new: £12.38 / Used from: £9.50
Hits the ground running & hasn't jumped-the-shark yet! Also not as corny & American as it seems at first glance...
David Starkey: The Complete Collection Box Set [DVD]David Starkey: The Complete Collection Box Set [DVD] by David Starkey
The whole damn show as every tiny bit of it is scintillating, balls-with-brains history at its best!
Ewan McGregor And Charley Boorman - Long Way Round [Special Edition] [DVD] [2004]Ewan McGregor And Charley Boorman - Long Way Round [Special Edition] [DVD] [2004]
Buy new: £9.18 / Used from: £7.15
Even if you're not into bikes (have never had 1 myself), this is a superb series, full of the joy & magic of travel.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Complete Seasons 1-7 [DVD]Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Complete Seasons 1-7 [DVD] by Star Trek Deep Space Nine
Buy used from: £225.00
Modern Star Trek at its powerful, gritty & soulful best. Hasn't been bettered since...
Quantum Leap - The Complete Collection [DVD]Quantum Leap - The Complete Collection [DVD]
Buy new: £53.98 / Used from: £49.98
All TV series reflect their times, and this one reflects the optimism and improving spirit of the late 80's. If only all TV was this profound, I wouldn't be writing this list!
The Adam And Joe Show [DVD] [1996]The Adam And Joe Show [DVD] [1996]
Buy used from: £9.79
Wot - no boxset? Annoyingly there isn't, but this is the nearest thing & it is exquisite.
The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' [1990-2002] [DVD]The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' [1990-2002] [DVD]
Buy new: £13.28 / Used from: £6.32
Superb Comedy that was always bitingly satirical and witty. 217 minutes of it as well, which is a bargain!
Have I Got News For You - Best Of The Guests - Vol. 2 [DVD] [1990]Have I Got News For You - Best Of The Guests - Vol. 2 [DVD] [1990]
Buy new: £13.38 / Used from: £10.99
Better than the first owing purely to the ramblings and ditsyness of Boris.
The Mighty Boosh [DVD]The Mighty Boosh [DVD]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.99
On the subject of Comedy, this was an amazing series owing to the Boosh's passionate explosion of ideas when they 1st got on TV. Wish it was still so good...
Top Gear - Back in the Fast Lane : Best of BBC Series 1 & 2 [DVD]Top Gear - Back in the Fast Lane : Best of BBC Series 1 & 2 [DVD]
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £2.94
Ditto the above, although Top Gear goes from strength to strength, with little sign of flagging...
Brainiac - The Best Of Series 1 [DVD] [2003]Brainiac - The Best Of Series 1 [DVD] [2003]
Buy new: £9.88
Where are the other series?? Ah well, still excellent in content.
Blackadder - The Complete Collection [DVD]Blackadder - The Complete Collection [DVD]
Buy new: £17.98 / Used from: £22.25
Was it John Sergeant's charm, or Blackadder's brilliance that got it to number to sitcom? I'd like to think number two, but you never know...
Red Dwarf: Anniversary Edition - All The Shows [DVD]Red Dwarf: Anniversary Edition - All The Shows [DVD]
Buy new: £32.48 / Used from: £30.85
8 series that cheap? Bargain & worthwhile viewing whether Sci-fi is your thing or not...
The Complete Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister - Collector's Boxset [DVD]The Complete Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister - Collector's Boxset [DVD]
Buy new: £15.98
For the politically minded, but skillfully written and worthy of anyone's attention on its comedy alone!
The World At War - Complete TV Series (11 Disc Box Set) [DVD]The World At War - Complete TV Series (11 Disc Box Set) [DVD]
Buy new: £27.58 / Used from: £29.00
999 minutes of material. Music can be nauseating, but the surprise poems and interviews more than compensate.
The Young Ones - Series One [DVD] [1982]The Young Ones - Series One [DVD] [1982]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.49
Everything that is cutting edge with this series is the opposite in the second - you have been warned!
Comic Strip Presents - Complete Collection [DVD]Comic Strip Presents - Complete Collection [DVD]
Buy new: £17.97 / Used from: £26.99
If only this was a best-of, then you could avoid all the crummy ones. However, there's a good list on t'internet somewhere, and anything post 'GLC' can be avoided...
The Animatrix [DVD] [2003]The Animatrix [DVD] [2003]
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £0.01
If the Wachowski's had just done this, 'the Matrix' and 'V for Vendetta', then I swear they would rule the world (they'd have my vote!)
Aardman Classics [DVD]Aardman Classics [DVD]
Buy used from: £2.60
A real treat - a surreal set of Aardman films, with no 'Wallace & Gromit' or 'Creature comforts' in sight!