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godreborn · Nov 1, 2022

JuanBaNaNa said:
WTF!
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the funny yet said thing is that, from what I understand, blockbuster could've bought netflix, but the higher ups didn't think that was the future. I hope every last one of them was fired, because they obviously don't understand the market. it should've been obvious that people would prefer something easy, to where you didn't have to devote part of their day just to return a video. talk about some dumb shits.

AncientBoi · Nov 1, 2022

godreborn said:
the funny yet said thing is that, from what I understand, blockbuster could've bought netflix, but the higher ups didn't think that was the future. I hope every last one of them was fired, because they obviously don't understand the market. it should've been obvious that people would prefer something easy, to where you didn't have to devote part of their day just to return a video. talk about some dumb shits.

I like them 'cause they were real real close to my home back then.

JuanMena · Nov 1, 2022

godreborn said:
the funny yet said thing is that, from what I understand, blockbuster could've bought netflix, but the higher ups didn't think that was the future. I hope every last one of them was fired, because they obviously don't understand the market. it should've been obvious that people would prefer something easy, to where you didn't have to devote part of their day just to return a video. talk about some dumb shits.

Remember when everyone thought VHS was the future?
Remember when everyone said Laserdisc was the future?
Then remember when everyone said DVD was the future?
Then remember how everyone said Cassettes were the future?
Then remember how everyone said CD's were the future?
And after that they said MP3 was the future (refuses to die I guess)?

I'm aware of the Bluckbuster fiasco, but this is just a slap to it's long gone face.
Also, I can't wait for piracy to finally end streaming services, they suck.

godreborn · Nov 1, 2022

AncientBoi said:
I like them 'cause they were real real close to my home back then.

I won the snes division of their blockbuster world championship. it was only a state winning, I had no chance nationwide.

JuanMena · Nov 1, 2022

AncientBoi said:
I like them 'cause they were real real close to my home back then.

I had one next to my street too!
Used to buy lottery tickets, rent SNES games and interchange VHS movies, old movies + difference = newer movie!

godreborn · Nov 1, 2022

JuanBaNaNa said:
Remember when everyone thought VHS was the future?
Remember when everyone said Laserdisc was the future?
Then remember when everyone said DVD was the future?
Then remember how everyone said Cassettes were the future?
Then remember how everyone said CD's were the future?
And after that they said MP3 was the future (refuses to die I guess)?

I'm aware of the Bluckbuster fiasco, but this is just a slap to it's long gone face.
Also, I can't wait for piracy to finally end streaming services, they suck.

well, I have a data cap, so I can't even do streaming without it causing a problem. when I get the pokemon switch this Friday, I won't be able to download everything (I'm digital), so it will take two months to get everything.

impeeza · Nov 1, 2022

For me, blockbuster was only one on town, on the richest side but we had "betavideo" (yeah betamax) all around the citie and on my neighbor was the blast,. You can rent videos, music, video games for almost any console and you also can buy a "legal" (wink) copy of them

godreborn · Nov 1, 2022

beta. lmao. my parents bought a beta a long time ago, thinking it would be the next big thing. from what I've heard, beta was far superior to vhs, and the tapes were bigger, but sony was afraid of piracy (sound familiar???), so you couldn't get many movies and tv shows on beta. places like blockbuster killed the brand.

AncientBoi · Nov 1, 2022

impeeza said:
For me, blockbuster was only one on town, on the richest side but we had "betavideo" (yeah betamax) all around the citie and on my neighbor was the blast,. You can rent videos, music, video games for almost any console and you also can buy a "legal" (wink) copy of them

the only thing I hated about them, was that there was no porn

godreborn · Nov 1, 2022

AncientBoi said:
the only thing I hated about them, was that there was no porn

that's when you consult the computer, maybe you'll find an ass, but that was after hours of looking.

impeeza · Nov 1, 2022

godreborn said:
beta. lmao. my parents bought a beta a long time ago, thinking it would be the next big thing. from what I've heard, beta was far superior to vhs, and the tapes were bigger, but sony was afraid of piracy (sound familiar???), so you couldn't get many movies and tv shows on beta. places like blockbuster killed the brand.

exaclty, and Sony ask a big buck license to use the product making a bad financial choice for any third party to go Beta, so VHS got the market even been inferior.

on BetaVideo you could rend Beta, VHS, super8 and laser disks

godreborn · Nov 1, 2022

one of my friends used to work at pax, a cheap local television channel, I believe, and they used beta. it was hilarious when the channel was down for several hours, as if he wasn't doing his job.

hippy dave · Nov 1, 2022

We watched the American Dad episode about the last Blockbuster, then started up Netflix and immediately saw them promoting this show. Blockbuster is so hot right now.

Gonna give the show a try tbh, we like the two main people and the guy from Curb Your Enthusiasm.

godreborn · Nov 1, 2022

hippy dave said:
We watched the American Dad episode about the last Blockbuster, then started up Netflix and immediately saw them promoting this show. Blockbuster is so hot right now.

Gonna give the show a try tbh, we like the two main people and the guy from Curb Your Enthusiasm.

I have the series in sonarr. searched for it. it says the stuff will be available tomorrow, and the tvdb says it comes out on the 3rd. we shall see.