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[Brn2bwild]

On the subject of DVDs, i recently registered with tvshowsondvd.com, and Daria currently ranks 48th in total votes, once again establishing that there's a reasonable demand for them.

How many shows were listed total?

[chica345]

Tracy is hawking for Hair Cuttery. Stupid ads, but everthing sounds better in the Daria voice. But why would you want that voice for your ad anyway? It's so dead and unattached (not a bash on Tracy, but not good for advertising).

[gearhead]

How many shows were listed total?

Quite a bit. The site's database of shows is immense. So, 48th is a pretty good ranking. I'm not sure what kind of clout they have, but at least there's some proof of high demand other than the DVDaria petition.

[sarcasmdetected]

TV Shows on DVD is a GREAT sight; I came on to this thread to mention it. It's actually starting to get fair prominence (sp, I know) among cult show followers, like Family Guy, Roswell and Kids in the Hall (so much so that the troupe recruited them to help spread the word that their new DVDs were coming out).

If I were you, I'd register with them, and vote vote away for Daria. (Fair warning: the webmaster doesn't like Daria's voice too much)

Also, if there is any news at all, this site usually always knows first.

[Brn2bwild]

I voted on that site a while back; I have a link to it on my own site.

[cecilweed]

No one's posted here for a while, so I figured I'd bump it up. I think the first episode I ever saw was the one in which everyone thinks that everyone else is an alien or an atomic Communist. Good times.

Also, I don't remember what this line is from, but it cracks me up: "An image of Christ? In a half-eaten candy bar? Talk about my sweet Lord! The immaculate confection, next, on Sick Sad World."

[The Pez]

I've been watching it on the N! Which is a crappy channel, so I decided to download some episodes. I'm watching "Daria!" as we speak. Daria singing is just priceless!

This is a greeeeat show

[yb125]

Once again Noggin listed Daria the musical, but I knew they wouldn't show it, most likely cause of the god god damn it song.
My tivo caught Through A Lens Darkly, it's one of my favs cause it shows Daria is human too, I love the scene when she admits to sheer vanity and Janes response.

[The Pez]

I love the God God Damn It song.

I'm going to the DVD store and try to find Is it Fall/College Yet? Are they good?

[Nflux Forever]

I heard they edited a bunch of stuff out of IICY so you might want to wait until it airs on the N again but IIFY should be worth your money.

[The Pez]

Thanks Nflux, I'll get IIFY then. My fav ep that I've seen so far is either 'Daria!' or 'Psycho Therepy'

[Brn2bwild]

Hey, would any of you guys be interested in adding to the Daria Wikki page that my friend set up? Basically you can fill in as much background behind the cultural references as you want.

http://www.seedwiki....eAnnotatedDaria

I'm going to the DVD store and try to find Is it Fall/College Yet? Are they good?

They're both good, although MTV had the audacity to put the edited-for-television version of IICY? onto DVD rather than the uncut version. However, if you haven't watched the uncut, you won't notice. The IICY? DVD is a little nicer, and even includes an "easter egg" featuring a "Beavis and Butthead" scene with Daria.

IIFY? is the uncut version, but -- if you give a damn about music -- it contains a different (inferior) end song to the original.

Also, if you go to Borders, you'll probably be out of luck. Suncoast may still carry them. Your best bet, though, would probably be to order online.

Edited by Brn2bwild, Mar 13, 2004 @ 11:58 PM.

[yb125]

Although I'm annoyed that they put a cut for TV version on a DVD it least there are some nice extras, and for about 10 bucks it figure it's worth it since I'll also get Lucky Strike which is one of my favs.

I've been feeding my sudden Daria craving with reading Outpost-Daria.com reviews, summaries, and transcripts of eps. There are also a handful of VHS tapes out there, but they don't have anything extra and don't use the original background music

[jegrant]

I sure wish "The N" would show Daria!: The Musical at least once before they dump the series entirely. (I hate to say it, but the current limited schedule seems to be the last gasp. There are a few late-night Friday airings also, but I don't get the impression Daria will be coming back to prime time anytime soon.)

[brandmed]

Curse The N!
Why-o-why must they banish this show to the middle of the night?
It was so convenient before.

[The Pez]

Just saw "Is it College Yet" and it really sucked. No offence to anyone that liked it

[brandmed]

Marathon on the N right now and all night.

[Brn2bwild]

Just saw "Is it College Yet" and it really sucked. No offence to anyone that liked it

What did you dislike specifically? Personally, I didn't love it, didn't hate it.

Curse The N!
Why-o-why must they banish this show to the middle of the night?
It was so convenient before.

On the West Coast, it's on at 11 pm, so I can still catch it. Especially now that they're showing the putrid 9th season of "Roseanne" on Nick at Nite.

Edited by Brn2bwild, Apr 8, 2004 @ 10:15 PM.

[The Pez]

What did you dislike specifically? Personally, I didn't love it, didn't hate it.

I thought it was too serious for Daria, and nothing like the show. I expected a lot more, and it delt with too much. And Daria wasn't dead-pan

[Brn2bwild]

I thought both movies were too serious, but this one came closest to reestablishing the Daria + spine from Seasons One and Two. The plotlines that put me off were Barch/O'Neill and Quinn's Afterschool Special.

[yb125]

I was always pretty Meh on "Is it College Yet?" I like "Is It Fall Yet?", probably cause I enjoy the "seriousness" of it. Since Daria was cancelled I though the entire 5th season and last movie had to rush through everything.

[Brn2bwild]

IIFY? gets the edge because it finally pushed along some much-needed character development and had, perhaps, the best plotline of them all -- Jane and Allison. I also love to hate the Daria/Tom plotline, where instead of confronting their guilt (or at least Daria's guilt) over hurting Jane, it becomes all about Daria's inability to get close to someone. In the words of Sandi, what-ever.

[Evil_Eve]

I didn't really like either of the movies. I don't really know what it was that I didn't like though... possibly the lack of humor.

[The Pez]

possibly the lack of humor.

Word. I was actually bored half way through. And they got in to racial issues with Mack and Jodie which pissed me off, they dealed with alcholic problems with Quinn and that waitress, and such.

[jr1234]

In regards to the Tom/Daria plotline, I hated it. Not because of Tom, because I actually kind of liked him, but because of Daria. I feel it was a character assasignation because her character is very loyal to her friends, and friends don't get togther w/ best friend's boyfriend. So, I felt it was totally out of character and that is what pissed me off about Tom/Daria. Plus, I'm a Daria/Trent shipper at heart.

[Brn2bwild]

It bugged me that they could never adequately explain why Daria would date Tom for weeks all the while knowing how upset it made Jane. I reached the conclusion that Jane probably did the avoidance thing that she does from time to time (ex: "The Misery Chick") and maybe hid out in the art room during her last few weeks of school to avoid having to spend a lot of time with Daria, claiming that a "big project" kept her there out of necessity. Daria might sense that Jane wasn't completely fine with her dating Tom, but since she couldn't prove it conclusively (and a part of her was afraid to), she didn't confront the issue until that scene in the beginning of IIFY?.

[skyegazer]

I hated Tom. What a borring character. Why was the Daria/Trent thing dropped so ubruptly? and exacly how old was Trent? I remeber an episode were Jane commented that of the 2 of them, only he was old enough to drink.

[JoeyTango]

Tom was what made me stop making an effort to come home and watch. They were better off without him.