I was one of the suckers who got majorly burned by A&E (more than once). They would release shows like Monty Python and The Avengers in numerous pieces, and I ended up paying hundreds of dollars for the shows. Then after the last part came out, they’d box the sets together for a heavy discount.
Today at Amazon you can buy the entire run of the Monty Python’s Flying Circus TV show for $35 (!).
Meanwhile, if you’ve only ever seen Hugh Laurie on House, you can marvel as he plays a character of completely inverse intelligence on the celebrated adaptations of P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves & Wooster books, with Laurie’s old partner Stephen Fry as the butler who looks out for his daffy master. All for $21!
Either of these shows would make great Christmas presents, and believe it or not, that date is not as far off as you’d think.
