Lance, Enjoying Copious PollenA bygone era at the local Walgreens (June 2013).
You see, kids, before streaming services had taken over, people had to leave their homes to rent movies. Those were hard times. #ThrowbackThursday #OlympusStylusZoom80 #BelieveInFilm
Colorblind Cowboy@analogfusion Yes, I remember the days of the Redbox lines, when people had to wait whole minutes for a limited supply of new releases.
@colorblindcowboy I think I rented one, maybe two videos there. It was relatively recently that I realized the machines were gone, and I don't know when they pulled them.
Tony@analogfusion @colorblindcowboy I used them a lot before the pandemic. afterwards movie selection decreased but so has physical media releases. I used them in tandem with my public library. I used it because I wanted "New Releases" every once in a while and often get cheap promo prices.
@tkmedia @colorblindcowboy Hopefully libraries will continue to carry physical discs for a long time to come. It's likely digital distribution will become the sole option at some point.
Why sell copies when you can get customers to pay for perpetual subscription$?
@analogfusion @colorblindcowboy ive been saving streaming stuff on hard drive and sometimes disc. As often there is no disc ever available. I have original streaming only tv shows that was not popular but was removed for a tax write off and unavailable anywhere. 🏴☠️
@tkmedia @analogfusion The older I get the less I re-watch things. I don’t know when that happened exactly. Probably when I atarted to have less time to watch things.
@colorblindcowboy @tkmedia I rewatch certain shows and movies. I like to revisit old episodes of Star Trek and Futurama.
Some movies, too, although most I don't feel any burning desire to watch a second time. "Office Space" is a notable exception.
@analogfusion @colorblindcowboy really depends. I might have seen something i only thought was ok. But then another person watches it and claims. It was way ahead of its time. I might consider a rewatch. We change and so does our consumption.