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re: Blockbuster Documentary Netflix
Posted on 3/25/21 at 11:30 am to Dam Guide
Posted on 3/25/21 at 11:30 am to Dam Guide
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It was fun to search the computer system for funny member numbers and famous people.
Like if you typed in 66666666666 in to the computer, it would pull up Satan's membership. Stalin and Hitler where authorized renters on his account. Seriously.
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Posted on 3/25/21 at 11:37 am to Dam Guide
quote:I remember the controversy during the Judge Bork confirmation hearings, when a newspaper published his movie rental history. The left and right teamed up to get privacy laws passed to put a stop to that.
It was fun to search the computer system for funny member numbers and famous people.
Posted on 3/25/21 at 12:41 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Enjoyed watching it. Some nostalgia for me but since I still have a National Video a couple of miles from my house I can still relive movie rentals any time I want.
But since I don’t have a DVD player it’s all moot.
But since I don’t have a DVD player it’s all moot.
Posted on 3/25/21 at 3:43 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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Nice nostalgia, but Jesus, that was a cheap-arse documentary. Like one of those homemade docs that you find when you do a deep dive on Amazon Prime.
i'm glad somebody else said it. fun and nostalgic, but made by film students with an HD camera and access to a few d-list celebs.
Posted on 3/25/21 at 9:45 pm to DaleGribble
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Both visually and as soon as that Blockbuster smell hits your nostrils.
Did they have the standard rack of sun bleached videos by the windows?
Posted on 3/25/21 at 9:47 pm to 3nOut
Yes, I watched it til I got bored.
Did they credit the guy for saving Taco Bell because he came up with the cheesy Gordito,
Did they credit the guy for saving Taco Bell because he came up with the cheesy Gordito,
Posted on 3/26/21 at 3:51 am to LSUZombie
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My mind was blown that a VHS tape once retailed for $100.00
I remember when Empire strikes back got released on VHS tape it was 100.00 . Nothing worse as a kid wanting to see this movie so bad but parents cant afford the 100.00 for movie at store and it never being available at video store for a few weeks. So was life as a kid in the 80's.
I remember dad setting up two VCRS. Usually had to borrow the 2nd vcr those things were like 500 bucks a piece. You needed a blank VHS cassette(20.00) in one VCR then the rented movie in the other VCR. Hit play on one machine and record on the other. Early bootlegging/pirating was alot of work
This post was edited on 3/26/21 at 4:49 am
Posted on 3/26/21 at 4:27 am to FLObserver
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I remember dad setting up two VCRS. Usually had to borrow the 2nd vcr those things were like 500 bucks a piece. You needed a blank VCR cassette(20.00) in one VCR then the rented movie in the other VCR. Hit play on one machine and record on the other. Early bootlegging/pirating was alot of work
We did that for years. Mom and Pop video rental stores didn't have copy protection like Blockbuster did years later where your copied tape would be all messed up, fuzzy and distorted.
And then add in the cost of a label maker for every tape.
I think the last movie we copied was Casino and then the pirating era was over.
This post was edited on 3/26/21 at 4:32 am
Posted on 3/26/21 at 7:21 am to Fewer Kilometers
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Here's an animated map of the rise and fall of Blockbuster in the continental US (YouTube)
I never realized there were over 5700 BBVs in the country at one point. Holy shite, that's incredible.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 7:26 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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We did that for years. Mom and Pop video rental stores didn't have copy protection like Blockbuster did years later where your copied tape would be all messed up, fuzzy and distorted.
And then add in the cost of a label maker for every tape.
My first fascination with home movies was my friend's parents' house. They had HBO and some of the movie channels, and they'd record movies off the TV and had them labeled and archived and everything. It was incredible to me that they essentially had a BBV inside their own home. I think that's one reason that contributed to my later addiction to buying/owning movies.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 8:24 am to boxcarbarney
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Like if you typed in 66666666666 in to the computer, it would pull up Satan's membership. Stalin and Hitler where authorized renters on his account. Seriously.
All the single digit ones had funny memberships. I can’t remember any of the others and forgot who had that one.
69696969696 was a porn star name if I remember right
This post was edited on 3/26/21 at 8:27 am
Posted on 3/26/21 at 9:10 am to FLObserver
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I remember dad setting up two VCRS. Usually had to borrow the 2nd vcr those things were like 500 bucks a piece. You needed a blank VHS cassette(20.00) in one VCR then the rented movie in the other VCR. Hit play on one machine and record on the other. Early bootlegging/pirating was alot of work
We did that, but the bulk of my library was from HBO and Showtime. I'd scour the listings to see what I needed to record. I ended up with every James Bond film, all Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Planet of the Apes, and so on. I also fit the original Star Wars trilogy on one tape in EP play. Best background tape ever. I'd pop it in and let it run for 6 hours.
In the 80's, WBRZ ran Star Trek at midnight Monday through Friday, so I ended up taping that entire series on VHS.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 9:45 am to BilJ
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Idk I think they had already took on huge amounts of debt just to play catch up on. By then Netflix already had its eye towards original content, I’m not sure they could have competed in the arms race. Maybe have been a more attractive buy out candidate for someone looking to jump in the game
It wasn't THAT long ago that Blockbuster was still a huge company. I think they had the massive name recognition and market share advantage that even though they were late adopters to the order by mail/streaming model they still could have overcome Netflix. Even as recently has 7-8 years ago not everyone knew what Netfilx was. EVERYONE knew Blockbuster. Unfortunately, they didn't have the money to fully get in that fight and change their business model. Netflix was gaining on them every day so they decided to just waive the white flag.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 9:59 am to Alt26
There are over 40,000 Red Box kiosks in the U.S.
If Blockbuster hadn't been so deep in debt when the crash of 2008 hit, they'd have been positioned to both take on Red Box with their Blockbuster Express and have a place in the streaming wars.
I think "brick and mortar" would've eventually disappeared, but Blockbuster could've stayed in the game.
If Blockbuster hadn't been so deep in debt when the crash of 2008 hit, they'd have been positioned to both take on Red Box with their Blockbuster Express and have a place in the streaming wars.
I think "brick and mortar" would've eventually disappeared, but Blockbuster could've stayed in the game.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 10:22 am to Fewer Kilometers
Red box killed brick & mortar. Digital killing Redbox. The time frame on the evolution of this is nuts though
Posted on 3/26/21 at 12:28 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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If Blockbuster hadn't been so deep in debt when the crash of 2008 hit, they'd have been positioned to both take on Red Box with their Blockbuster Express and have a place in the streaming wars.
It really does come down to them getting fricked by Paramount shifting all their debt to them and then happening to use Lehman Bros as their creditor. Had they been with a bank that survived like JP Morgan they are probably still around.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 5:23 pm to Dr RC
It looks like Dan probably had a hard time getting dates.
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Posted on 3/26/21 at 6:02 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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Wish I still had the original Star Wars trilogy on VHS. Before Lucas defiled it.
I had the trilogy set when I was a kid. I don't know what happened to it. I think my parents let it go in a garage sale.
This was the box:
Posted on 3/26/21 at 10:19 pm to RollTide1987
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d the rise of streaming services like Netflix all contributed to the demise of Blockbuster
Blockbuster's streaming service was apparently doing very well according to the other documentary I watched a few months back.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 11:05 pm to Aubie Spr96
Great little piece of memories. That manager's massive mammaries were gross.
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