I've started collecting movies and books that the left will go after just in case things go south. I went with a lot of Mell Brooks and Monty Python classics for DVD's. For books, Orwell and Bradbury.
Any other selections to pay attention to?
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Cheap and simple alternative I use is a Blu-Ray burner. Those M-DISC are supposed to be archival quality and last 1000 years. It's not an LTO drive, but it's not even in the price range either. I can put a TV series on a couple 100GB discs if I want, although I ripped most of them anyway so I just keep the NAS version and the source. I mainly use for raw photo files.
Anything M-Disc rated from a reputable brand. The 100GB ones can run up to $15 each. I know I have a couple Verbatim ones. I'm pretty sure M-Disc is a standardized trademark for the archival quality.
I've used some cheapo blu-rays too and they worked fine. Even some old double layer DVDs that have been in my desk forever. Sometimes do that for game installers and images of old discs that I don't necessarily care to outlive the disc, but have found it to be very nice to be able to yank out a backup of a game I bought in 1997 and play.