If DVD Players Were iPods, How Nerdy Would I Be?

We’ve had the iPod inventory, or at least the snapshot inventory, thereby proving that my unit is not, in fact, a redneck one. But I keep waiting for the day when I can download all my favorite DVD movies and shows onto a single device—already, I far prefer just playing something I’ve TIVO’ed, rather than going through the rigamarole of loading a new disc. So imagine the day when we’ll have our little porto-units with SIX FEET UNDER, all five seasons, and Roswell seasons 1-3, and so forth. It will be a true testament to my own personal geek factor.

THE GEEK FACTOR:

I like shows I can become obsessive, or the very least thorough, about. In other words, I want something where I can see every show, discuss those episodes knowledgably, and more important, I want to look forward to it every Friday night. What’s so great about Friday night, you ask? That’s usually when Sci-fi Channel has rocked. For a wonderful while it was the Farscape slot. Now it’s the Battlestar Galactica slot (BSG.) Life is plenty exciting and hectic for me; I travel the world, write novels, and (most important of all) raise two amazing daughters. Life is never, ever dull for Deidre. That said, there’s something really great about a lift on Show Day. Like Game Day, Show Day is that key day of the week when you know your fave show will air. So, about two pm or maybe six or maybe even nine am, depending on how excited you are, you will think to yourself, “Yes. Today is the day.” The world gets a tiny fraction brighter.

How many shows will I follow? some concerned folks may be wondering. Never more than two or three. At present, BSG is on hiatus until January, so I’m only watching LOST and OFF TO WAR. The latter has been an eye-opening look at one Oklahoma reservist battalion during their tour in Iraq. What makes the show even more interesting is that it also follows these soldiers’ families back home. There’s no editorializing, but rather it’s just a very frank, emotional look at what these soldiers experience while in country. I highly recommend catching this on Discovery Times.

But back to the iPod theory. I believe we’ll have movie iPods in the next five to ten years. And so, what would my play list include?

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
SIX FEET UNDER
ROSWELL
FARSCAPE
STAR TREK, THE ORIGINAL SHOW
PRETTY WOMAN
THE TERMINATOR movies
ALIENS
LOST
The full UNSOLVED MYSTERIES catalog
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
STEEL MAGNOLIAS
MINORITY REPORT
ALMOST FAMOUS
JERRY MAGUIRE
VANILLA SKY
NEW JACK CITY
JASON’S LYRIC
GIRL INTERRUPTED
CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
PATRIOT GAMES
STRICTLY BALLROOM
MURIEL’S WEDDING
TOMBSTONE
CLOCKERS
SMOKE
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
SWINGERS
POINT BREAK
DOC HOLLYWOOD
SLIDING DOORS
A ROOM WITH A VIEW
CONTACT


The list goes on and on… I always find it troubling when people ask me my favorite movies, because there are always so many of them. But the above would be an iMovie load-up that would make me very happy.