#98 - Exploring Old HBO Shows

I've been enjoying watching old shows that I own on DVD from the beginning - X-Files, Star Trek, Buffy, Lost, the new Battlestar Galactica among others. I watch them while I exercise on a treadmill in the basement. I'll watch one disc from one show, then start the next disc from another show, until I cycle back around. I realized I could employ the same method to test out TV shows available on DVD that I've never seen. I subscribe to Blockbuster Online Rentals which sends us 3 discs at a time through the mail, including individual discs from TV shows. I keep them as long as I want, then trade them in at the Blockbuster store down the road for another free rental. They mail them back for me and then send me the next mail order disc on my list. Using this method, I am working my way through the Sopranos, Six Feet Under, and Deadwood - all award winning shows that I've heard about, but never seen because they aired on HBO. I really enjoy what I've seen so far and I look forward to trying this with other shows too - The West Wing, The 4400. Plus, it keeps me going back to the treadmill.