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	Pantheon

Registered: March 14, 2007

Reputation: High Rating

Posts: 1,819

Posted:

I thought I'd start a 'fun' thread out of interest....

Firsts...
In my lifetime I've seen quite a few different entertainment formats...so with a little thought here's what I could remember (in all cases these were first purchases with money I had earned; not presents etc):

First 7" single: The Land of Make Believe by Bucks Fizz
First 12" Single: Careless Whisper by George Michael
First Vinyl LP: Anthem by Toyah
First Cassette Tape: The Changeling by Toyah
First CD: Annie (Movie Soundtrack)
First VHS Tape: Blade Runner & Goonies (bought on same day)
First DVD: The Matrix
First Blu-Ray: Pinocchio: 75th Anniversary Edition

Favourites...
Going through my genres here's what I came up with (along with the conclusion that finding one favourite is nearly impossible!)

Horror: The Howling
Comedy: Noises Off!
Romance: Atonement
Drama: The Shawshank Redemption
Western: Dances with Wolves
Thriller: The Others
Television: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Fantasy: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Sci-Fi: Blade Runner
Anime Series: Wolf's Rain
Anime Film: Sky Blue (Wonderful Days)
Musical: Dreamgirls
Martial Arts: House of Flying Daggers
Adventure: King Kong (2005)
Animation: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Disaster: The Day After Tomorrow
War: Windtalkers
Crime: CSI

And lastly...
Foibles...
I have a few custom genres and wondered what other people have. Here's mine with the amount of titles I have under them:

Ghosts (104)
Mystery (170)
Period Drama (204)
Slasher (37)
Stephen King (84)
Super Hero (160)
Time Travel (8)
Vampires (65)
Werewolves (19)
Zombies (16)

All disc counts include child profiles of TV shows etc.

Over to you guys.....
I'm sure there are people who remember their first 8-track, 78 and Laser Disc....so let's hear it.

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	Lewis_Prothero
	Strength Through Unity

Registered: May 19, 2007

Reputation: Superior Rating

Posts: 6,730

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Firsts

First 7": Maybe by Thom Pace
First 12": Ever Fallen in Love by The Fine Young Cannibals
First Vinyl LP: Crime of the Century by Supertramp
First CD: Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits
First DVD: Project: ALF (came with the first DVD-player and I doubt that I'll ever be drunk enough to enjoy this masterpiece of a bad movie). First self-bought DVD: A Beautiful Mind

Favourites:

Horror: The Ring (US-Remake)
Comedy: Postal
Romance: 50 First Dates
Drama: A Beautiful Mind
Western: Open Range (modern); Per un pugno di dollari (For a Fistful of Dollars) (Classic)
Thriller: Vantage Point
TV-Show: House, M.D.
Fantasy: LotR
Sci-Fi: Blade Runner
Martial Arts: Hero
Adventure: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Animation: The Rescuers
Disaster: Armageddon
War: Full Metal Jacket
Crime: The Departed

It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?

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	Danae Cassandra
	Registered: Apr 11, 2004

Registered: May 26, 2007

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Posts: 2,879

Posted:

Firsts...

First 7" Single: The Rolling Stones "As Tears Go By"
First Vinyl LP: Exile on Classical Street
First Cassette Tape: David Bowie "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars"
First CD: The Complete Symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven
First VHS Tape: Lawrence of Arabia
First DVD: Grave of the Fireflies
First Blu-Ray: Iron Man

Favorites...

Drama: Rashomon
Anime Film: Hotaru no Haka (Grave of the Fireflies)
Anime Series: Shin Seiki Evangelion (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Sci-Fi: Forbidden Planet
Documentary: Planet Earth
Comedy: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Animation: Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Suspense/Thriller: Perfect Blue
Action: Shichinin no Samurai (Seven Samurai)
Horror: Interview With the Vampire
Adventure: The Incredible Journey
Musical: Rent
Western: Brokeback Mountain
Romance: Dirty Dancing
Fantasy: The Lord of the Rings (trilogy)
War: Lawrence of Arabia
Disaster: The Day After Tomorrow
Crime: Snatch
Martial Arts: Wo hu cang long (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
Television: Star Trek (TOS)

Foibles...

Performing Arts (7) (for DVDs of ballets and operas)

If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
-- Thorin Oakenshield

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	mlr
	HearAnyGoodStoriesLately?

Registered: March 14, 2007

Posts: 173

Posted:

Firsts...

First 7" Single: Stand & Deliver by Adam and the Ants
First 12" Single: I Feel Love by Jimmy Somerville & Marc Almond
First Vinyl LP: Time by Electric Light Orchestra
First Cassette Tape: Swept Away by Diana Ross
First CD: Memories are Made of This by Dean Martin
First CD Single: Cream by Prince & The New Power Generation
First CD EP: Five Live by George Michael & Queen
First VHS Tape: Purple Rain
First DVD: 8mm, Fallen & Risky Business (Same day)
First Music DVD: Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under

Favourites...

Horror: The Shining (1980)
Comedy: Muriel's Wedding
Romance: Big Eden
Drama: Wit
Western: The Ox-Bow Incident
Thriller: The Devil's Advocate
Television: Star Trek: TNG, VOG & DS9
Fantasy: Phenomenon
Sci-Fi: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Musical: Dancer in the Dark
Martial Arts: Bloodsport
Adventure: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Disaster: The Day After Tomorrow
War: Das Boot
Crime: Wire in the Blood
Music-Shows: Kylie Minogue: Live In Sydney
Music-Videos: Pet Shop Boys: PopArt - The Videos

Foibles...

Created still to assign them…

Music : Shows, Music: Videos, Television: Series, Television: Mini-Series & Television: Movies

	gardibolt
	digitally Obsessed

Registered: March 13, 2007

Posts: 1,414

Posted:

First 7" single: Hey Jude/Revolution
First Vinyl LP: Wolf Creek Pass by C.W. McCall
First 8-track tape: Son of Dracula soundtrack by Nilsson
First Cassette Tape: soundtrack from Godspell
First CD: Mahler Symphony No. 1
First SACD: Beethoven Symphony no. 9
First VHS Tape: Batman (1989) and Who Framed Roger Rabbit
First DVD: Batman (1989) and Blazing Saddles
First HD DVD: Phantom of the Opera and The Last Samurai
First Blu-Ray: Kung Fu Panda (review copy); first one I bought was Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy box.

Favourites...

Horror: The Abominable Dr Phibes
Comedy: Manhattan
Romance: Roxanne
Drama: Hard choice, most dramas I like also fall under another category. Let's say Twelve Angry Men
Western: The Magnificent Seven
Thriller: North by Northwest
Television: Twin Peaks
Fantasy: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Sci-Fi: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Anime Series: Evangelion
Musical: Cabaret
Adventure: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Animation: Pinocchio

Foibles...
Silents
Film Noir
Opera

"This movie has warped my fragile little mind."

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	Voltaire53
	Missed again!

Registered: March 13, 2007

Reputation: High Rating

Posts: 2,293

Posted:

Quoting Pantheon:

Quote:
I thought I'd start a 'fun' thread out of interest....

Nice one

Firsts...
Removing those I can't remember!

First 7" single: Blockbuster by The Sweet
First 12" Single: The Rain by The Cult
First Vinyl LP: Twenty Golden Greats by Original Artists
First Cassette Tape: If You Can't Stand the Heat by Status Quo
First DVD: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
First TV in DVD: Xena: Warrior Princess Season 1 Vol 1
[b]First HD DVD[/i] Pirates (yes that one

)
First Blu-Ray: Robin Hood: Complete First Series

Favourites...
Of course I may have changed the Genres locally so they may not agree with yours!

Horror: Blade II
Comedy: Shrek
Romance: Casablanca
Drama: Ice Cold in Alex
Western: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Action: The Rock
Thriller: The Last Seduction
Television: Doctor Who
Fantasy: Lord of the Rings
Sci-Fi: Blade Runner
Anime: Appleseed (2004)
Musical: Grease
Martial Arts: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Adventure: A Knight's Tale
Animation: Finding Nemo
War: Platoon
Crime: Lethal Weapon

And lastly...
Foibles...

Cyberpunk (29)
Superhero (24)
B & W (68)
Uncut/restored version (29)
Cut/censored (19)
Images need replacing (159)

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong

	railroaded

Registered: December 16, 2007

Posts: 926

Posted:

Firsts...

First 7" Single: Love Me Do / Please Please Me (present 16th birthday in1964, German edition)
First vinyl EP (don't know what size that is): Also The Beatles, (1965)
First Vinyl LP: Second Album (Streisand, 1965)
First Cassette Tape: Brandenburg Concertos, complete
First CD: Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
First CD Single: Never bought
First CD EP: Never bought
First VHS Tape: Can't remember, recorded from TV, occasional bought one cheap
First DVD: The Getaway (1998)
First Music DVD: Heart of Gold

Favourites...

Horror: The Old Dark House
Comedy: The Lady Eve
Romance: Random Harvest
Drama: It's a Wonderful Life
Western: The Ox-Bow Incident
Thriller: Shadow of a Doubt
Television: De lachende scheerkwast (The Laughing Shaving Brush, Dutch)
Fantasy: The Wizard of Oz
Sci-Fi: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Musical: Any Astaire/Rodgers flick
Martial Arts: None
Adventure: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Disaster: None
War: The Bridge on the River Kwai
Crime: Point Blank
Music-Shows: Bette Middler, somewhere in the 70s from
Music-Videos: None

Foibles...

Noir
Japanese exploitation (PInk)

	dee1959jay

Registered: March 19, 2007

Reputation: Highest Rating

Posts: 6,018

Posted:

Firsts:

First 7" single: Hey Man - Marsh Mallow (Dutch band)
First 12" Single: never bought any
First Vinyl LP: T-5 Tee Set (Dutch band)
First Cassette Tape: The Best of Groucho Marx
First CD: Saxuality - Candy Dulfer
First CD Single: never bought any
First CD EP: Big Time Sensuality - Björk
First Super Audio CD: Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
First DVD-Audio: Brain Salad Surgery - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
First VHS Tape: A View to a Kill
First VCD: She's Too Tall
First DVD: Koyaanisqatsi / Powaqqatsi
First TV on DVD: Reilly - Ace of Spies
First Music DVD: Björk: Greatest Hits (Volumen 1993-2003)
First HD DVD: never bought any
First Blu-Ray: Baraka (i.e. the first one I bought, not counting the ones that came with my player)

Favourites:

Action: Kill Bill Vol.1
Adult: Histoire d'O
Adventure: Papillon
Animation: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Anime: Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Spirited Away)
Classic: The General (Buster Keaton)
Comedy (movie): Brutti, sporchi e cattivi
Comedy (TV): Shameless (Channel 4 series)
Crime: The Godfather trilogy
Disaster: The Towering Inferno
Documentary: The Fog of War
Drama (in English): Key Largo
Drama (foreign): Festen
Family: Aladdin (Disney 1992)
Fantasy: Lord of the Rings trilogy
Horror: The Shining
Martial Arts: Ying xiong (Hero)
Music: Genesis Live at Wembley Stadium
Musical: The Blues Brothers
Romance: Lucía y el Sexo
Science Fiction: The Andromeda Strain
Special Interest: all IMAX documentaries
Sports: Johan Cruijff - En un momento dado
Suspense/Thriller: Psycho (the original, of course)
Television: The Sopranos
War: Der Untergang (The Downfall)
Western: High Noon

Of course, if I'd start all over again now my list of favourites would be different...

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