I WANTS… DVD Box Sets

So now that premiere week has come and gone, I’m going to take a break and write about something else today. For those of you that have had the pleasure of ever visiting my place of residence in the past decade, you know that I have an uncontrollable addiction to DVDs (which has now expanded to Blu Rays as well). My old boss said that I should take up where Blockbuster left off now that they’re filing for bankruptcy. I’m pretty sure I have at least 20 movies and TV seasons out to people that I’m never getting back…

As a part of a new series, I’ll be blogging sporadically about things that I’m dying to buy. Here are two box sets that I cannot wait to get into my grubby l’il hands…
Toy Story Trilogy Blu Ray Boxed Set (November 2nd) – One of my other addictions (notice a pattern here?) is toys. My never-ending battle against growing up fully combined with my sickness for being an obsessive collector, Pixar’s first film franchise played to my sense of nostalgia as well as my overwhelming guilt for the countless amount of toys that remain boxed up in my closets and under my bed. The last two movies really dealt with that theme of growing up and leaving things behind that we once held dear. Fortunately, since I’m a certified Toys R Us kid, I don’t think I’d ever do what Andy did at the end of the 3rd film… but that’s mostly because I’m a selfish bastard. As for the box itself, it doesn’t look too fancy and seems like it could actually be filed with my other Blu Rays (unlike the weird box for the Lost series). My only problem is the Lotso is featured on the box to represent Toy Story 3. While I understand he was the main villain of that movie, with Woody and Buzz on the other sides, I would’ve preferred to see the other toys (Jesse, Bullseye, etc.) instead.

Golden Girls: The Complete Series (November 9th) – I know many of you cannot believe that I don’t already own the individual season (being that I’ve been known to perform the theme song with an accompanying dance during my drunken college days), but fancy box sets containing entire series started coming out at that time, and I decided to be strong and wait for the inevitable collection (especially for one of my favorite shows of ALL TIME). I was already screwed out of the Rambaldi collector’s box for the Alias series. And boy am I glad I waited. As a collector of useless junk, I now get to add a replica of Sophia’s trademark purse to the pile. I’ve always maintained that Golden Girls was the original (and far superior) Sex and the City. With 3 out of 4 Golden Girls in that big wicker-themed lanai in the sky, what better way to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary than by purchasing this awesome collection?