What is it with DVD television series collections? A friend of mine from California recommended that I watch Buffy, the Vampire Slayer when it came out some year or so ago, and she was right; I really enjoyed the series. I remember paying something like $33-39 for the first season. And then I paid something similar to Seasons 2 and 3 each. I'm also a huge X-Files fan, and a Star Trek fan. Yet, X-Files charges over $100 for a season, and so does all of the Star Treks. Babylon 5 is somewhere around $59.

Why is there such a huge difference in pricing? The 7th season of X-Files was just released, and I was going to get it, but I've decided against it because I really feel like they're fleecing fans this way. If one part of the industry can charge $30-40 for a season, why can't the rest of the industry? Are episodes of the X-Files that much more enjoyable than episodes of Babylon 5 or Buffy? Are we paying for quality or greed?

Stumble It!