Nice things to see

[Jonathan Capps]

A DVD shelf in HMV, Middlesbrough:

This is the first time I’ve seen such a nice display of all 8 series (in the Best of BBC section, no less) as they’re usually just bunched together in the normal racks. HMV certainly knows what’s just round the corner…

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[littlesmegger]

It’s nice to see anything displayed nicely in HMV to be honest! But seeing it’s Red Dwarf it’s all the more beautiful… no icing on the cake though seeing certain Bodysnatcher, Smegs or Geek DVD’s aren’t in sight… but they can work on that! :P

[Seb Patrick]

Admit it, Cappsy, you did that yourself, didn’t you?

[Jonathan Capps]

> Admit it, Cappsy, you did that yourself, didn?t you?

No, that’s the best thing about it!

[JamesTC]

Pick me up a copy of Knowing me, Knowing you, I need to replace my videos of it.

[Pete Part Three]

If I worked in HMV, this is what I’d spend all day doing.

[Jo]

I think we should all visit our local DVD stores and do this :o)

[JamesTC]

I don’t have a local DVD store =( Well not many good ones, I can get the classic Who releases but I have no chance of Red Dwarf releases unless they are new.

[Pete Part Three]

They get minus points for putting the OAP releases in the wrong order and only having one Blackadder series on show.

[Ben Paddon]

Went into a Best Buy yesterday. They had all eight seasons nicely laid out in their Comedy section – strange, considering a) Best Buy are usually worse than HMV for displaying things, and b) Best Buy don’t usually like to make it obvious that they stock British shows. I found a complete Only Fools And Horses in one over a year ago, but only by accident – I had to go down into a cellar, through a door marked “Beware of the leopard”.

[pfm]

What I find funny is how All The Shows is cheaper than Bodysnatcher.

[Carlito]

> Pick me up a copy of Knowing me, Knowing you, I need to replace my videos of it.

Picked up a copy of KMKYWAP – Aha – from Tesco a couple of weeks back for under a fiver. You can get some good shit in Tescos dirt cheap if you look for it.

[JamesTC]

My local Tesco is really small, don’t stock too many DVDs.

[Danny Stephenson]

I got the 3-disc set of Spaced at Tesco’s for abotu ?5 with 10% discount as i was working there at the time. I felt good that day.

[EvoFan]

?8 each, bargin!

[JamesTC]

I still think the ?21 I paid for Series I was a great price.

[EvoFan]

To be honest, I would have paid well over the odds for series 1 :)

[locusceruleus]

>What I find funny is how All The Shows is cheaper than Bodysnatcher.

Diehard prices for diehard fans.

[hummingbird]

I’m still waiting for Bodysnatcher to come down in price before I buy it.

Yeah, I know, tighter than an Italian waiter’s keks.

[JamesTC]

I got it for ?20, it was worth every penny and more, I should have got it much earlier. If you can get it for ?20 then I say go for it.

[hummingbird]

If I could get it for ?20 then I would.

[JamesTC]

You can on Amazon from the used and new section, I got it new in that section, arrived days later. I use the used and new section alot more now, they have much faster delivery than Amazon’s main service.

[ChrisM]

I got it fairly cheaply too (I forget how much now.) I think it was only down for a short period though.

[Mr Flibble]

And you can sell stuff there really fucking quickly, for more than on eBay and with less hassle and risk than on eBay.

[Richey]

We’re currently selling all series of Red Dwarf at ?5.99 each at work.

[Tarka Dal]

[Pete Part Three]

Certainly a nice thing to see, but it won’t make any difference, Karl…

[peas_and_corn]

One moment they’re all at Io tech, the next moment they’re watching Liverpool!

[Tarka Dal]

> Certainly a nice thing to see, but it won?t make any difference, Karl?

*slaps forehead*

Right. People, not just yourself, but footie sites, pundits etc are completely missing the point when they say this. Saturday wasn’t just about the title race, that just got most of the attention in the press. Pool v United is at heart a derby game, between the two most successful sides in England. So when you spank your arch-rivals on their home-boy turf. It makes every difference. It’s the next best thing to winning a trophy. Plus for one blissful week I don’t have to pick up a paper and read about Fergie’s invincibles. For seven perfect days I can be a football fan free of anxiety, but full of optimism (until we lose to Villa). So it totally makes a difference.

Football at heart is a local game*, not a global one. Only a precious few win trophies each season so derby games become defacto cup finals.

* – Yeah I know that’s rich coming from a Midlander.

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