Profound, profane or pedestrian

Just scored the first five seasons of Wire in the Blood for AUS$12.99 (US$11.67) each and the second half of S4 of BSG for AUS$19.99 (US$17.96). The only thing I couldn't get was Wire in the Blood S6 but then I'm not sure that that's even been shown here yet.

WOOHOO!

WOOHOO! Got the two disc version at K-Mart today for AUS$14.99. I know what I'll be watching tomorrow!

As usual, I was caught completely unawares by the onslaught but all these DVD's just forced me to buy them:
Citizen Kane
American Psycho/AP2 twin-pack
Blade Runner - The Final Cut: Special Edition and
28 Weeks Later.
Mind you, they were all from the sale bins and I didn't pay more than AUS$12 for any of them.

The only one I paid full price for was 30 Days Of Night - Limited Edition but even that was down to AUS$32.

I know what I'll be doing for the next few hours.

Finally managed to buy S1 of DLM on Saturday - for only AUS$31.87 (US$25.24). I have watched all but the last 2 episodes and I like it a whole lot. George's uninspired approach to life (and death) is wearying at times and yet there is that little spark that is ignited every so often - when she sees Reggie's "special" tree, when she finally "gets" Dolores, when she gets her strike in the office ten-pin tournament. It changes her from what is, after all, a fairly unlikeable character into someone I can feel empathy with (in many ways similar to Jaye Tyler of Wonderfalls, Bryan Fuller's "other" series but Jaye is funnier yet more frustrating in other ways to me). The stories are themselves reflective of a fairly bleak view of life yet there is always some kind of redeeming facet to every story. Great, great stuff. Now I just have to wait until they put S2 out cheap too!

I also scored the BSG mini-series for AUS$12-87 (US$10-19) - the last time I saw it it was AUS$32 - for a single frakking disc!

I'm off to watch that but first I will finish off the last 2 episodes of DLM

My second alter-ego - King Cheapo - appeared for the first time in ages today. I am notorious for being ... umm .... not overly generous with my money. So I am in the shops wondering how I can get enough money together to buy BSG S2 on DVD. Right now it is usually AUS$65 at the store I was in. As I look through the cabinet for the boxset, I have a momentary panic when I see that they have all gone, only to notice that there is one set left on the shelf but it is flat on the shelf rather than upright (and that's why I missed it on first glance). I don't know why but I went to have a closer look but I did. In the stampede that followed, I think I elbowed two grannies out of the way, kicked at least one infant in the face and headbutted the guy who looked like he was going to get to the counter before me.

The reason? Well the price sticker on that very last boxset read AUS$24.95(that's just US$18.78 for those of you playing in the US!)

So I am now the proud owner of Battlestar Galactica Season 2 for about a third of its usual price. That deserves both a "WOO" and a "HOO"!

YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!