Like a fine wine, they get better with age.
Mal: Which one you figure tracked us? Zoe: The ugly one, sir. Mal: Could you be more specific?
'Out Of Gas'
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tommyrot - Dec 02, 2004 5:51:32 am PST #6521 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Gandalfe - Dec 02, 2004 6:04:37 am PST #6522 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Like a fine wine, they get better with age.
They don't turn to vinegar?
Personally, I thought Val Kilmer did a good job as Jim Morrison, but that was due more to the fact that he can act that the director. The rest of the movie was complete and utter shit.
Kate P. - Dec 02, 2004 6:19:34 am PST #6523 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Try DVDPriceSearch. They have one vendor for new with the price @ $98.00. They also have Amazon used for $150.00, which is odd.
Yikes. That's still more than I'm willing to pay for them, for lo, I am poor, and it's not like my mother is DYING to have them. But I'm bummed, because I knew she loved the show, and she'd really appreciate the gift. But I don't really have a spare hundred dollars lying around to spend on her, no matter how much I love her. Sorry, Mom.
DXMachina - Dec 02, 2004 6:22:10 am PST #6524 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Kate, I can take a look at Newbury's for you if you like. I've seen copies there, although I have no idea what they're charging for them.
Kate P. - Dec 02, 2004 6:25:53 am PST #6525 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
DX, would you really? That would be great! Thank you. I was planning on making them a joint gift with my brother, so I'm willing to pay as much as $60 for them.
DXMachina - Dec 02, 2004 6:28:33 am PST #6526 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Ok then, I'll take a look.
Invisible Green - Dec 02, 2004 6:31:53 am PST #6527 of 10001
I want to get the My So-Called Life DVDs for my mother for Christmas, but when I checked Amazon, they only had them used, starting at $229!! Didn't they just come out last year, for a reasonable price? What happened?
It was a limited release. Not very many copies were produced, so now it's almost out of print.
§ ita § - Dec 02, 2004 6:35:53 am PST #6528 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm still wondering about the DVD/VHS differential pricing -- were VHS cassettes so expensive because of the cost of production? And DVDs avoided that initial high charge to rental because it's just cheaper media?
Nutty - Dec 02, 2004 6:40:33 am PST #6529 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
That's something crying out for a higher-priced re-release. One wonders whether manufacturers are smart enough to consult the used-item price index to decide their publishing strategies.
(There was a thing about OOP book demand on the radio this morning, and what furry little executive would fail to visit marketing research that has already been done for him! )
But enough about that. I just wanted to read more slagging of Oliver Stone, because I still haven't seen a movie of his that has made me swoon the way his fans seem to swoon. I am also kind of tired of getting to know a director's hangups so intimately.
Kate P. - Dec 02, 2004 6:41:50 am PST #6530 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
It was a limited release. Not very many copies were produced, so now it's almost out of print.
Dammit. I really wish I'd known that at the time.