<p>tsdad, I was just copying the example jenna fischer made on her blog.</p>
<p>But yes, same thing that you mentioned as well. </p>
<p>Justa, I have seasons 1 and 2 which I believe are remastered but am not sure - they look great. I wish I haven’t bought them already though, it would make buying the set a no-brainer. I was thinking of putting it on my Christmas list, but I think maybe I’ll just buy it myself and e-bay my season 1 and 2 box sets. I already have a GPS on my Christmas list (My boyfriend and I share one, so I’m asking for another one so we don’t have to keep swapping back and forth) so I don’t think another <em>big</em> gift would be very feasable - especially when I work a full time job and could buy both of them at any point, haha. I just can’t decide what to do.</p>
<p>alwaysamom, the TKTS booth just laughed at us when we asked about Wicked. (It was July - peak tourist season). I used to live near NYC and never paid full price for tickets, we always got them at a discount. However, after checking through numerous sources, there were simply no discounted seats available for that show. We didn’t buy tickets way in advance because we weren’t sure what our schedule would be that week (we were there with my daughter’s dance studio for a competition). The hotel concierge told us we could get tickets Wicked or Mary Poppins for $180 per seat. My friend paid the money to see Mary Poppins. I said no way, and we didn’t go to a show. (BTW, this is the same hotel concierge who told us we could save $10/day on parking by parking at the “sister” hotel across the street, and who steered us to a delicious and reasonably priced restaurant. So I think he was trustworthy).</p>
<p>Perhaps the idea of residuals is a thing of the past given alternate means of delivery with individual recordings, DVD rentals/purchases, internet streaming, etc. Maybe writers, actors, and everyone else should just make sure they get paid adequately up front for what they produce (like most of us do) and leave it at that.</p>
<p>Momneedsadvice, I apologize if it seemed like I meant that TKTS was a good source of tickets for Wicked. That was not my intention, and I realize that I worded my response poorly. My advice about the discount routes available was more general advice for Broadway and off-Broadway shows. It’s true that some shows have more limited discount opportunities, and would require an advanced ticket sale. Getting last minute tickets for popular shows, which routinely run at or near 100% attendance, is sometimes possible through the cancellation line but they are rarely at a discount. My main point was that the top regular price for any show is nowhere near $200. A ticket for $180 would have been a premium seat, which as I noted, many shows now have, or the concierge was purchasing it through a ticket broker, which would also result in an inflated price.</p>
<p>Well, I gave in and bought the I Love Lucy complete series on overstock.com for $143.00. That was the best price I’ve came across so I snatched up their last copy. Should get here soon. Now I just have to sell my season 1 and 2 box sets.</p>