On DVD from New York, It's Saturday Night

Scott Hardie | December 8, 2006
Finally, Saturday Night Live is coming to DVD in complete seasons. (link) The "best of" sets just don't do it for me; I want to see every episode in as close to its original context as I can get. I've been waiting for this for a long time.

What other shows do you wish would come out in complete sets on DVD?

Denise Sawicki | December 8, 2006
I know this isn't exactly what you're getting at, but, some other seasons of Malcolm in the Middle or *cringe* Party of Five. (People make fun of me for liking that show!) It would also be nice if the My So Called Life DVDs weren't out of production

Scott Horowitz | December 8, 2006
Does anyone even watch SNL anymore? I tried a few weeks ago, and it is just awful.

Jackie Mason | December 8, 2006
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Aaron Shurtleff | December 9, 2006
Aw! I loved "My So-Called Life"! That was the best show.

OK, in the spirit of truthfulness, I thought Claire Danes was a hottie (still do!), but it was a really good show nonetheless, and I watched in spite of the fact that I had an unhealthy crush on Claire Danes (still do!)

But, yeah, SNL is pretty bleak. Occasional funny moments mixed in with yuck.

Scott Hardie | December 9, 2006
I'd love to see the complete runs of VH1 Behind the Music and Mystery Science Theater 3000 on DVD, but content licensing issues are probably going to squelch those forever, just like they held up SNL until now I presume.

My interest in SNL is more as a cultural institution. So very many references are made to jokes from its many years that go over my head – I just recently got "more cowbell" after looking it up – that I feel like it's finally time I watched the whole thing. I can and probably will skip through the really terrible skits.

The last DVD set of My So-Called Life wasn't great and it's probably better that the thing fell out of production. Sooner or later popular demand will lead to a great set.

Amy Austin | December 10, 2006
I've always got a fever for which the only prescription is more cowbell... that's why I got a T-shirt that has it.