Hot take: I wasted $200 on a DVD box set of 'The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.' and it was worth every penny

Everyone says streaming ruined physical media and that old shows like this are better left as memories. But I spent $200 on a complete box set from a eBay seller in Ohio last year, and I finally got to see the season 1 finale without it cutting out mid-scene like it did when I was a kid. My friends laughed at me for buying DVDs in 2024, but the picture quality is actually better than the old VHS rips floating around. The show had this weird steampunk Western vibe that never caught on again, and I forgot how funny Bruce Campbell was in every single episode. It saved my weekend when my internet went down for three days during a storm, so I popped in disc four and binged half the season. Has anyone else tracked down a forgotten show on physical media and found it held up better than you expected?

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the_elizabeth15d ago

Oh man, "weird steampunk Western vibe" is the perfect way to describe it... I tracked down a box set of "The Wild Wild West" from the 60s a couple years ago and it was the same kind of thing. My friends all thought I was crazy dropping money on DVDs when everything's on some streaming service, but that show has the same weird mix of gadgets and cowboys. I love how physical media feels more permanent too, like you actually own it and it won't just vanish when a streaming deal ends. Bruce Campbell in that show is a treasure, I still quote his one-liners to myself.

sarahpatel15d ago

The way you describe it feeling "more permanent" really nails something I've been noticing lately. Everything in life has this weird temporary vibe now, like you're renting your music, your movies, even your car with those subscription things. It's nice to actually own something physical that can't just disappear when a company decides to change their catalog.