[Astalder]

These are the only two television shows that are an absolute automatic purchase for me if they come out on Blu, pretty much regardless of price point if they're done reasonably well. I bought Lost season 3 on impulse recently, but whether or not I will keep it is up in the air depending on whether or not the series gets a proper ending (ala Buffy) or a crappy one (ala Angel, Alias). Battlestar Galactica DVD and Blu purchases will also be on hold till I see if I get burned on that ending as well.

Basically I've learned that with any series I like I should expect to get burned by the studios (I won't be buying Supernatural, for example, till I've seen the whole thing). I treasure Buffy for actually being a complete series. I wish Angel had ended properly (without the shortened timeframe and cross-network casting restrictions), but I still like it if only because it gives me more of that universe.

I know Buffy wasn't shot for widescreen, but I don't really care if they smart stretch it, black bar it, or what not, if I can get a much better picture quality wherever possible. Even if they couldn't do much to help with Season 1 (fugly), if they did their best I'd be all over it. Hoping for this may be a long shot, but if they want my money this is how they're going to have to get it. Otherwise it'll just be movies, and now that I know which DVDs I never watched (ie Star Wars) those will be much harder sales.