That's weird. I ran into sort of the same thing with Steve Hackett's CDs: instead of paying through the nose by buying them through Amazon, I can order them directly from his record company in England...they're a *little* more expensive (the US dollar is currently about as valuable as skunk mucus), but I usually get them within two weeks and sometimes they're even autographed. He's even remastered and reissued his first four albums with rare tracks and stuff, so it's a fine time for a Hackett geek-out.
But, uh...back to Friends.
You know, to make the offer more attractive, they should put all the various cast members' papparazzi pics in the package...but make it evil: "Thank you for purchasing the season nine DVD set. By now, you may have noticed that the Jennifer Aniston pictures have all of the naughty bits neatly clipped out. But for an additional payment of $19.95 and your vow to buy the season ten pack..."
Kaamelott? Sounds interesting. Much better than watching people eat leeches crammed into a sausage casing, I say (I! HATE! FEAR! FACTOR!). I recall something similar a few years back...well, it was a comedy/action show set in medieval times, anyway. These things never last long. One of my favorites was a show called "Thanks," a six-episode summer doldrums sitcom set in the Pilgrims' time. Lots of good material there. (The youngest daughter kept ending up in the stocks, etc. "Look, father! My feet touch the ground now!" "My little girl's growing up!")
So I'm down to only a couple of shows now (Two and a Half Men, Out of Practice). I've been addicted to reruns of That 70's Show, for some reason. On the plus side, I'm saving a lot of money on tape...
