DVD Day: September 14th, 2010
? The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
I’d entirely forgotten this movie existed. I don’t know if that says more about me or the movie.
? The Big Bang Theory: The Complete 3rd Season
I don’t understand BBT‘s popularity. I don’t hate the show, I just don’t enjoy and am confused why people seem to love it. Ah well.
? Glee: The Complete First Season
I’d put the Glee kids more on the geek side as opposed to us nerds, but certainly enough of us have had band/orchestra/choir trauma to relate.
? Fringe: The Complete Second Season
The season where Fringe got pretty damn good and exceedingly weird. I still have no idea how Fox is airing a show which is essentially about two parallel universes fucking with each other; it’s so… so… sci-fi. We should definitely be enjoying it while it lasts.
? Hetalia: Axis Powers: Complete First Season
Imagine if every country in the world was a cute boy who was also a bundle of that country’s stereotypes. That’s Hetalia, and it’s incredibly popular among anime fans. After the apocalypse, I am 100% confident it will form the basis of humanity’s understanding of history.
? The Twilight Zone: Season One
On Blu-ray? Really? The original ’60s show? Huh. Weird.
? Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job Season 4
In Big Bang Theory‘s defense, I get it far, far more than Tim and Eric.
? Return of the Living Dead
On Blu-ray. SEND. MORE. COPS.
? The Black Cauldron: 25th Anniversary Edition
Contains on deleted scene and some crappy game over the previous edition. If you already own it on DVD, I doubt that’s worth upgrading.
? Red Vs. Blue: The Recollection
Season 6, 7 and 8, plus two miniseries. Odd.
? Starcrash
A cheap-o 1978 sci-fi flick with David Hasslehoff in it, apparently. Presented by Roger Corman, of course.
? It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
This isn’t nerdy, but 1) since you guys always bitch when I don’t include it, and 2) it is the funniest show on TV, here ya go. Note that season 6 starts on Thursday night.
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.