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[clo_again]

Alright LiveJournal, since when did you decide to load pages with a swooshy, Star-Wars-esque sideways deal? Or have you always done it and I've just noticed? Huh.

This was originally meant to be a post to share my Shakespeare insult of the day from my desk calendar, "The most infectious pestilence upon thee!", because it was funny, but LJ distracted me with the swooshy.

Not that I'm easily distracted or any- ooo!! Shiny!

edit: In other distracted-by-shiny news, I just arbitrarily decided that I needed Farscape on DVD, needed it like I need a hole in the head, yes, but needed, now, this second. Severe Crichtonesque insanity withdrawal it seems. So I hopped merrily on over to Amazon to check on how much it would cost me if, hypothetically I was to buy it with-the-money-I-don't-have-right-now...

... and promptly died. £54!!! For season one which has been out years, what insane right do they have to charge money like that?! Oh it's good, don't get me wrong, it may be the best Sci-fi series - or just plain series actually - to ever grace my TV and distract me from math homework in high school but I can't afford that. JK Rowling with her castle in Scotland and private jet probably couldn't afford that. Sheesh. £40 fine, okay, yes, even maybe £45 but £54 is seriously pushing it. And that's not even the retail price; it's meant to be £100. Who in hell has £400+ to spend on all the DVD box sets?

I also just died abit more when I saw play.com was selling the first season for £79. 99. Oh god, seriously? Who has the money to spend on things like this?

'scuse me. Have to go away and be a little bit heartbroken that I will never afford Farscape on DVD now. Wow. Who do they think wants to *buy* these DVDs?

edit: Also, the swooshy stopped. Aw. It was kinda fun.

Comments

[cyprinella]

That's why I let people buy me FS for Christmas. There's just no way I can afford that. Even on ebay, you don't usually find it for under $100 - which is close to what you found it for, I think. Bah, exchange rates. I have *no* idea why it's so pricy. It does have a nice amount of extras, but not *that* many. It makes me sad.

[clo.livejournal.com]

I think the Christmas route is one I'm going to take, because wow, expensive. $100 is about what I'd get it for, a little cheaper on Amazon but not much. It's insane; I could buy the *enitre* seven seasons of Buffy for less than it would cost me for two seasons of Farscape - sure FS's good and cost more to make, but asking *that* much more for the DVDs? It makes me sad too, especially since it'll probably scare off people who never saw it on TV and would like to watch it. :( Dumb studio-company-DVD people. -_-