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Tag: The Big Bang Theory
2016 End Statistics
2016 End Statistics:
New Purchase Items: 144 (110 in 2015)
New Movies: 103 (thereof Blu-ray: 79)
New TV Seasons: 66 (thereof Blu-ray: 32)
New TV Specials: 4
New Special Interest: 10
Money Spent: €1,875.92 (€1,604.02 in 2015)
Money Spent on Movies: €924.62
Money Spent on TV Seasons: €880.55
Money Spent on TV Specials: €31.24
Money Spent on Special Interest: €39.51
Avg Spent: €13.03 (€14.58 in 2015)
Avg Spent on Movies: €8.98
Avg Spent on TV Seasons: €13.34
Avg Spent on TV Specials: €7.81
Avg Spent on Special Interest: €3.95
Running Time: 59,956m (41d 15h 16m)
Running Time Movies: 11,649m (8d 2h 9m)
Running Time TV Seasons: 46,950m (32d 14h 30m)
Running Time TV Specials: 500m (8h 20m)
Running Time Special Interest: 857m (14h 17m)
Cheapest Item: Jimmy Carr: Live (€2.27)
Most Expensive Item: 
Flashpoint: The Complete Series (€83.99)
First Item: The Big Bang Theory: Season 8 (€13.89)
Last Item: Sonnenallee (€7.79)
Purchase by Locality:
Germany: 105
United Kingdom: 25
United States: 14
Purchase Diary 2016 – August – December
Waiting… (2005)
Aug 3rd – €1.38 @ Amazon.de
Running Time: 1h 30m
Price per Hour: €0.92
Howard the Duck (1986)
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Aug 11th – €8.99 @ Drogerie Müller
Running Time: 1h 50m
Price per Hour: €4.90
Inside Out (2015)
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Aug 12th – €9.90 @ Amazon.de
Running Time: 1h 35m
Price per Hour: €6.25
Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014)
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Aug 12th – €12.97 @ Amazon.de
Running Time: 1h 12m
Price per Hour: €10.81
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (2012)
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Aug 12th – €12.97 @ Amazon.de
Running Time: 2h 28m
Price per Hour: €5.26
Speechless
Speechless Website
Speechless @ Wikipedia
Speechless @ IMDb
The Dimeo family has once again moved to give their eldest son J.J. a chance at a new school. J.J. has cerebral palsy*, an illness that binds him to a wheelchair and makes him unable to speak (but not to express himself).
J.J.’s mom Maya is the driving factor behind this move because her entire life now revolves around J.J., to give him the best care and education possible.
But her other two kids are slowly getting fed up with getting uprooted all the time for some perceived (though sometimes not even actual) improvement of J.J.’s life.
J.J.’s new school is very tolerant and open-minded but no one can meet Maya’s standards and expectations which becomes obvious when the new school can only offer the garbage ramp for J.J. instead of a proper wheelchair access at the front door.
J.J.’s dad is a laid-back guy who doesn’t really care what others think about him and he manages to counter-balance his wife and not lose focus on the fact that there are two more children to be raised.
Purchase Diary 2016 – January
The Big Bang Theory: Season 8 (2014 – 2015)
Jan 8th – $9.99 @ Amazon.com
Running Time: 7h 59m
Price per Hour: $1.25
Hart of Dixie: Season 3 (2013 – 2014)
Jan 8th – $17.99 @ Amazon.com
Running Time: 15h 28m
Price per Hour: $1.16
Idiocracy (2006)
Jan 8th – $5.00 @ Amazon.com
Running Time: 1h 24m
Price per Hour: $3.57
Raising Hope: Season 3 (2012 – 2013)
Jan 8th – $14.99 @ Amazon.com
Running Time: 7h 56m
Price per Hour: $1.89
Fargo (1996)
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Jan 13th – €7.97 @ Amazon.de
Running Time: 1h 38m
Price per Hour: €4.88
DVD Statistics 2014
2014 End Statistics:
New Purchase Items: 131 (127 in 2013)
New Movies: 125 (thereof Blu-ray: 103)
New TV Seasons: 68 (thereof Blu-ray: 23)
New TV Specials: 0
New Special Interest: 7
Money Spent: 1,552.75 (1,106.04€ in 2013)
Money Spent on Movies: 942.24€
Money Spent on TV Seasons: 579.94€
Money Spent on TV Specials: 0.00€
Money Spent on Special Interest: 30.57€
Avg Spent: 11.85€ (8.71€ in 2013)
Avg Spent on Movies: 7.54€
Avg Spent on TV Seasons: 8.53€
Avg Spent on TV Specials: 0.00€
Avg Spent on Special Interest: 4.37€
Running Time: 64.223m (44d 14h 23m)
Running Time Movies: 13930m (9d 16h 10m)
Running Time TV Seasons: 49550m (34d 9h 50m)
Running Time TV Specials: 0m
Running Time Special Interest: 743m (12h 22m)
Cheapest Item: Smiley Face (€3.00)
Most Expensive Item: X-Men: Cerebro Collection (€109.00)
First Item: The Big Bang Theory: Season 6 (€1.66 – paid partially with gift certificate)
Last Item: Nanny McPhee 1 & 2 (€11.27)
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Purchase by Locality:
United States: 35
Canada: 2
United Kingdom: 22
Germany: 73
Purchase Diary 2014 – September
RED 2 (2013)
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Sep 1st – €9.97 @ Amazon.de
Collection no. 1162
Where the Heart is (2000)
Sep 1st – €5.97 @ Amazon.de
Collection no. 1163
Fifteen & Pregnant (1998)
Sep 1st – €6.98 (£2.30) @ Amazon.co.uk
Collection no. 1164
The Olsen Gang (1968 – 1981)
(Olsen-banden)
Sep 11th – €94.99 @ Amazon.de
Collection no. 1165 – 1177
The Olsen Gang is a Danish crime comedy movie series that produced 13 films between 1968 and 1981 and one re-union movie in 1998.
Every movie follows pretty much the same pattern. The head of the gang, Egon Olson (Ove Sprogøe) is released from prison and he has a new ingenious plan that is impossible to fail. Naturally, at the end of each movie he goes back to prison. 😉
Here’s one scene (I couldn’t find a better version) where the gang uses opera music to cover their noise. It compares the original Danish version with the Norwegian remake. But the scene is understandable without words. 😉
That’s the trailer for this movie:
The Big Bang Theory: Season 7 (2013 – 2014)
Sep 12th – €21.44 (£16.11) @ Amazon.co.uk
Collection no. 12769 – 12771
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley @ Wikipedia Silicon Valley @ IMDb Synopsis: Unlike AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire, HBO chose to do a comedy based on today’s Silicon…
Undateable
Undateable @ Wikipedia
Undateable @ IMDb
Synopsis: Danny’s (stand-up comedian Chris D’Elia) old roommate is buried, err, married now and he’s looking for a new one.
That’s when he invites the Black Eyes Bar owner Justin to live with him.
Except that Justin is not what you’d expect when you think of someone who owns a bar. He’s very shy and serious and Danny on the other hand is a man-child.
Now it’s Danny’s mission in life to teach Justin and his lovable loser friends the art of speaking to women (and in one case, to men).
My Opinion: I like the guys. Even though they are portrayed as weird and losers, they are not the butt of the joke. They are just different.
They are not nerds but they do remind me of the early seasons of The Big Bang Theory.
I didn’t even remember that until I rewatched the pilot yesterday evening but this sitcom does come with a laugh track though I think it’s not as loud and obnoxious as with other shows.
I still don’t get why this concept hasn’t abandoned yet. I decide when I think something’s funny or not, I do not need a sarcasm laugh sign.
But maybe it’s because you can’t completely mute it out since most shows like this are recorded in front of an audience – but then I’m wondering why they are laughing after just about every sentence, funny or not.
One of the female characters is portrayed by Briga Heelan who’s acting in another small comedy series I really like, Ground Floor.
Purchase Diary 2014 – January / February
The Big Bang Theory: Season 6 (2012 – 2013)
Jan 4th – €1.66 ($7.99) @ Amazon.com (paid partially via gift certificate)
Collection no. 12605 – 12607
How I Met Your Mother: Season 8 (2012 – 2013)
Jan 4th – €1.93 ($9.96) @ Amazon.com (paid partially via gift certificate)
Collection no. 12608 – 12610
Justified: Season 3 (2012)
Jan 4th – €1.94 ($9.99) @ Amazon.com (paid partially via gift certificate)
Collection no. 12611 – 12613
Night Court: Season 2 (1984 – 1985)
Jan 7th – €0.00 ($11.99) @ Amazon.com (paid via gift certificate)
Collection no. 12614 – 12616
Night Court: Season 3 (1985 – 1986)
Jan 7th – €0.00 ($11.49) @ Amazon.com (paid via gift certificate)
Collection no. 12617 – 12619