Comments | nialla42: Tell me about it!

nialla42

Tell me about it!

Jan 15, 2009 22:58

PATRON: [returns the DVD of The Dresden Files series] Do you have the second season?
ME: No, I'm sorry, there was only one season.
PATRON: What?! [squinty eyed look] Which channel was it on?
ME: Sci Fi.
PATRON: That explains it.

I also still haven't convinced one guy that I'm not holding back on DVDs of Supernatural's fourth season ( Read more... )

supernatural, dresden files, library

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aurora_novarum January 16 2009, 05:09:26 UTC

Did you at least tell him it was on tv tonight?!

Hee.

nialla42 January 16 2009, 05:22:46 UTC

I did tell him, but he doesn't want to watch out of order. I'm a purist too, so I understand.

What's really funny to me is he's a retired guy I just couldn't picture being really into sci fi when I first met him. Not due to his age, it just didn't seem to "fit" his personality.

Turns out he has all of SG-1 on DVD and wants SGA too. He asked me to look for sales online for those during the holidays, since he doesn't have a computer.

Yet another viewer who doesn't fit into The Worshipped Demographic. ;)

lt_kitty January 16 2009, 05:36:08 UTC

PATRON:Which channel was it on?
ME: Sci Fi.
PATRON: That explains it.

ROFLMAO

nialla42 January 16 2009, 16:49:44 UTC

Everyone knows that Sci Fi doesn't like the genre it's named for. ;)

aelfgyfu_mead January 16 2009, 12:50:59 UTC

Now you just have to get him into Farscape or Torchwood, and you will be a TRUE crack dealer.

nialla42 January 16 2009, 16:52:32 UTC

I only have a "best of" set for Farscape, donated by the group that was campaigning to get another season after Sci Fi canceled it.

I'd love to get the whole series, but apparently it's gone out of print. It was bloody expensive from ADV in the first place, but I'm hoping someone else will end up with the rights and reissue them.

I also want to get Doctor Who and Torchwood, but BBC series are $$$. I get twitchy over a 13 episode series having a list price of $80 and a sale price around $70.

aelfgyfu_mead January 16 2009, 16:56:43 UTC

I know! The prices are unreal! Surely they'd move enough to more than make up the difference if they dropped them down to $50 or $60! Amazon finally put some on sale, and we got my brother the first season of the revived show--and got from another relation the second and third. This sounds great, until you remember that we live in Florida and my brother in Michigan.

We never completed our Farscape collection because we got one or two seasons on sale and then waited for the rest to be on sale--and apparently waited too long.

We managed to get both Torchwood series on sale for under $50 each.

Of course, these are all personal purchases, and I don't know if you can just surf the Net with library money looking for good sales!

nialla42 January 16 2009, 17:15:39 UTC

ADV's main focus was on anime, and due to the costs of dubbing, subtitles, etc., those can be pretty pricey. I think they got stuck in that mode ( ... )

janedavitt January 16 2009, 13:24:03 UTC

That's too funny. You're so mean to them :-)

nialla42 January 16 2009, 16:53:19 UTC

Hey, I'm providing them with crack in print, video and audio formats. I'd say I'm being quite nice. ;)

janedavitt January 16 2009, 17:02:43 UTC

Everyone knows you keep the good stuff in the back ;-)))

nialla42 January 16 2009, 17:16:36 UTC

The manga readers are convinced of this, as they often peer into the workroom and see volumes I'm in the process of cataloging and go "OMG, want now!"

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