don't be dull, be fannish

I told myself I wouldn't buy any more shows or movies on DVD till I have made a dent into the piles that I already own. But now I found out that season 3 of I Spy - you know, that old show with Robert Culp and Bill Cosby - is sold out on Amazon! CRUSHED! ;_;

And that just proves that my theory - buy while available! - is sound!

I started watching the DVD box set of 3rd Rock From the Sun that I bought. I enjoyed the first 3 episodes and then the DVD stopped working :( It wouldn't play the next three. I contacted Amazon DE and I'm now waiting for their response. It would be more expensive for me to send the DVD back than to buy a new one, to be honest. I hope I'll get a replacement without needing to send this one back, the way it went with Amazon US and UK when I found a faulty disc/missing disc in a box set *crosses fingers*

ETA: Just got a response from Amazon: They will send me a new box set and I don't need to send the one I own back. Thank you, Amazon. Gratitude!

So, I promised myself not to buy DVDs for Xmas this year, as a gift for myself, I mean. Ha! Look at what I bought today:

Supernatural S6 for $12.99
The Big Bang Theory S4 for $8.99
The Vampire Diaries S2 for $12.99
White Collar S2 for $15.99

Yeah? That resolution? So, SO much fail! *head/desk* But come on! That was 80% discount on shows I wanted to buy anyway! *despairs*

I ordered S2 of Scarecrow and Mrs. King on DVD because Amazon US is having it for $13.49 only right now and with the VAT now enforced by the EU, I have to wait and buy stuff from the US as cheap as possible, so...

I was thinking of getting Haven S1 on DVD too, Cinemaspy mentioned in its DVD review that 12 out of the 13 episodes have audio commentaries and that they are quite interesting - unfortunately, Amazon, for some reason, is telling me that it can't ship the item to my address *sigh* Oh well...

I wanted to continue watching Warehouse 13 last night but I spent half the afternoon sanding the banisters outside - and I'm only 1/3 done *head/desk* - and I was so tired that I mostly just stared blankly at my computer screen. I have no idea what I spent the 3 hours last night doing...

Next week, it's the summer finale of White Collar. I'll then download the eps and marathon them. The plot this season is just not clicking for me *sigh*

You know what I actually feel like watching right now? The British series Marple with Geraldine McEwan. She's my favorite Miss Marple, so mischievous, funny and smart!

Mom's watching the Colombian telenovela Mas sabe el diablo and as much as telenovelas aren't my thing, this one's really cool. Not only is the main heroine, Manuela, a good few years older than the main hero, Angel, but there's a really great gay storyline too between the closeted Christian and the out-and-proud Horacio, it's so, so sweet. It also doesn't hurt that it's all murder and mayhem, heh.

It looks like I'll be translating "Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade" soon. I love Leonardo Da Vinci in these books, but the main hero? I want to kick his butt, seriously. Sometimes, he's so dumb it hurts.

Off to work. I'm translating "The Iron Elves" by Chris Evans right now. A good book - but if I never have to describe the various parts of a musket in Czech, I'll be as happy as a clam, grr...

WhiCo S2 is now available for pre-order from Amazon! Looks like I'll be ordering it from Amazon UK this year again, they have it for £14.99 only and it'll be available on July 17 - and with a much prettier cover! Amazon US is offering it for $42.49 and with that ugly "Matt is totally bent out of shape there" cover. No, thank you! Especially not with that stupid VAT that EU's now imposing on all its countries, yuck!

And! After reading this script page from the WhiCo S2 finale, I now can't wait to see it. My, oh my! I hope it beats last season finale which is my favorite episode of the whole series! \o/

For anyone interested, Amazon US is selling The Vampire Diaries S1 in a Lightning Deal right now for $12.99 only! Go, grab it quick. It'll last only for another 3 hrs or until it's sold out!

Amazon US dropped the price of Supernatural S5 50% - it's down to $29.99 at the moment - so off in the basket it went, together with Eureka S3.5 which is down to $17.99 (40%). I plan to buy S3.0 from Amazon UK because there, it's even cheaper.

Also, I bought "Cadet Kirk" by Diane Carey, a ST:TOS prequel book. Sounded interesting.

And another also, I'm thinking of buying ST:TOS on DVD. I haven't seen the show yet. Would peeps who did see it recommend it to me? Amazon UK has it for £15.49 a season only, the remastered version. So... It could be a nice Xmas gift to myself.

Just take a look at the discounts!

NCIS S1-6: $89.99 (62% off)
Numb3rs S1-5: $64.99 (62% off)
Criminal Minds S1-3: $45.99 (62% off)

Just today, folks!

Amazon US is having a huge sale - yeah, I know, Xmas season, duh ;P - but there are some DVDs that I think my flist might be interested in, like for example:

Nero Wolfe - The Complete Classic Whodunit Series for $39.99 only - 60% off!
Farscape: The Complete Series for $57.99 only - 61% off!
The X-Files for $12.49 a season - 69% off!
Supernatural S4 for $14.99 - 75% off! Other seasons for $17.99 - 70% off!

And various others shows. I thought that you might be interested in some of those. Go and grab them as long as they are super-cheap! Believe me, my fingers fairly itch to buy something but I've already spent a lot of money on Starsky & Hutch (£19.99) and Babylon 5 - The Complete Collection (£49.99)! But I still might buy something. I mean, what an opportunity!

I started watching SGA's S5. And yes, it's still making me nostalgic. I watched Search and Rescue's audio commentary and the behind-the-scenes vid and I really liked how both Martin Gero and Andy Mikita complimented Joe on his work - they called it some of the best work he had ever done - in the face of his family tragedy. They even talked about how Joe always said that the crew and especially the cast was his extended family. I thought that it was a nice touch.

And because I've been a good girl and a busy bee today, I rewarded myself with S1 of Star Trek: Enterprise from Amazon UK. Connor Trinneer is such a cutie!