I have an addiction. And it’s really expensive. I don’t know how to stop.
No, Lindsay Lohan, I’m not talking about cocaine. I’m talking about TV on DVD. There is nothing I love more than dropping into Best Buy and picking up two or three seasons of various shows. Some I may have seen, and some I have not, but like any good addict, I understand that one is never enough.
My first real DVD binge was on Grey’s Anatomy. Bored and home sick one day, I went to Blockbuster and ended up picking up the first disk of the first season. When the disk had finished I needed more. I had to know what happened, and immediately I grabbed my things and copped the first two seasons at WalMart.
I thought it would last, but in two days I was fresh out of Meredith and McDreamy. I didn’t really sleep in those two days, because I would just say to myself “one more episode, then bed.” But I was hooked and like Whitney to crack, I would run to the DVD player to put in a new disk.
I don’t indulge that often anymore. I have also figured out that quality comedy shows on DVD are better for the TV junkie. You cannot possibly watch five season of Family Guy without wanting to shoot yourself afterwards.
One or two episodes feels great, and then I’m satisfied. Other suggestions for those who cannot waste half their day watching the fourth season of Dawson’s Creek, The Daily Show, Chappelle’s Show, Robot Chicken, and South Park.
If you are a real junkie, take two weeks off from work and run out to buy The Sopranos, Lost, and Sex in the City. These three will keep you staring at your TV for a nice long time.
Here are my top five DVD seasons to own:
1. Family Guy, Season 3. We meet Herbert the creepy old man, and the show has quite become as scattered as it is now. Like some of the episodes actually have plots.
2. Grey’s Anatomy, Seasons 1 and 2. Ok so I know I’m cheating a little bit by putting two seasons in one section, but you cannot possibly get into Grey’s without the first season. You have to meet the characters, love them, and consider a career in medicine before really enjoying the second season. Oh and did I mention Denny, Izzy’s heart transplanted fiancé who appears in season 2? He’s so pretty.
3. Sex and the City, Season 4. This season was so funny. Samantha tries to seduce a priest, Adien proposes to Carrie, Charlotte’s husband Trey can’t get it up.
4. Lost Season 1, and by default the rest of the seasons. You can’t watch one season of Lost and leave it alone. It’s impossible, don’t even try to resist it. I avoided Lost for a long time but fell of the wagon last summer in a heat wave. Didn’t leave my couch.
5. The Sopranos, Season 5. No weird dream sequences, just straight up mobsters. The Season was hands down the best season of the show shocking us every episode. How can they kill Adrianna? Because this show can do whatever it wants. Also, Steve Buschemi appears as Tony’s cousin.


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Oh geez, I’m a fellow TV junkie…. I watched all 10 seasons of “Friends” in about 2.5 weeks. Yikes!
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