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This is why i miss video rental stores.
Noy only was there none of this bullshit.
You got to walk up and down the aisles and discover things you’d never see otherwise.
All while eating a enormous tub of popcorn that you got to buy for only 99 cents.
I miss the friday evening ritual of going to the rental shop and picking up two movies and a game for the weekend so goddamn much.
Tub of popcorn for 99c? How old are you? I mean shit you can still do this. Dollar store microwave popcorn, c it better yet. An air popper and a huge jar of popping corn. Not only that but hell I get to sit at home browse through all my streaming services and if I need to rent something I can rent something if not typically I don’t even have to rent, it’s just available.
That being said the original meme on here did actually affect me last night. I really wanted to watch Quentin Tarantino’s grindhouse and apparently it’s unavailable on all streaming services but I could rent it for $3.99. really didn’t want to so I chose not to and watch something else instead.
How about them charging $15-$20 to rent for the first week or two of a new release?
It disgusts me that there are people willing to pay that (likely because they have enough money where $3 vs. $20 is no real difference).
I wanted to watch the 1939 movie the wizard of oz and in my country is not available on any of the streaming subscriptions. Can be only rented for 24 hours like it’s some fresh movie out of the theater
Fmhy dot net got you covered
Stremio + Torrentio + Real-Debrid
Usenet + torrents + Jellyfin.
Right?!
I’ve looked up MULTIPLE random movies from the 2000-2010 range… not no-names, not block busters… Nothing, not available, Always not available on Prime/Netflix/Disney.
Made me seriously look at starting to dust off the plex server again…
WTF am I paying for all these services, and they can’t even host the basics…
Only seasons 1,2 and 5 of your favorite show are available on Streaming Service 1. Only seasons 3 and 4 are available on Streaming Service 2. Why is this happening?
Both streaming services are owned by the same corporation and this setup lets them double-dip you on subscription fees.
Oh and episode 23 is on nothing, matter of fact there is no episode 23
Anti consumer
Pro-capitalist
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Yup they are :(
A lot of people are suggesting piracy, but I’m going to throw in the hat of checking out the library first! You can borrow movies from them and usually online too, so you might be able to find it there!
Why do that when I can save $5 in gas and just pirate from home?
There are people outside of the US who can just ride the bike or use public transport.
I’m happy for them.
Libraries have online methods to loan movies, audiobooks, books, and games nowadays.
Rip library’s copy and seed, got it
Highly agree, my Library had a videogame collection with solid releases too
🎶"yo ho, all hands, hoist the colors high"🎶
And we’re right back to cable TV.
A half dozen “packages” as streaming services, nothing good on, prices keep going up, and anything you do want to see costs more (pay-per-view).
I talked about this happening years ago. I hate that it became true.
My partner and I cycle. We have 1 or 2 services at a time, burn them out, and move on.
I learned it from watching you, Elon!
This person is complaining while also paying like ten bucks a month for that blue check.
Well he’s subscribed to 13 streaming services
Can you pirate a blue check?
Gotchu, fam…
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Consumers: “I’m tired of all these commercials and strict viewing schedule, I’m switching to streaming and getting rid of cable.”
Capitalism: “Panic!”
Consumers: “Wow, this is so much better. I get to watch what I want when I want and don’t have to sit through annoying ads.”
Capitalism: “Let’s release 100 different streaming services, add commercials, and follow a viewing schedule.”
Consumers: “Wait what, this just seems like cable with extra steps, fuck this I’m just going to start sailing the seas.”
Capitalism: Surprised Pikachu
I blame Disney. They are the ones that broke the dam after they saw the popularity of their Marvel ip.
The dam broke the instant Netflix insisted they would only accept worldwide exclusivity for original commissions. This completely upended the extant funding model and led the studios to develop their own platforms out of necessity.
As soon as Hulu started packing ads into their service, I knew that we were slowly reinventing cable TV, perhaps worse. That was roughly 15-ish years ago. Honestly, it’s been slower than expected.
That was the exact moment I gave up on streaming services, as well.
Remember when Hulu was free? You only had to pay if you wanted access to mobile streaming. Mobile phones weren’t nearly as capable as they are today, so watching on my laptop or pc was actually preferable.
Remember when Hulu was free?
Boy do I ever. I got to watch Stargate:Universe in all its disappointing glory. Good times.
Mobile phones weren’t nearly as capable as they are today, so watching on my laptop or pc was actually preferable.
Real talk though: under what circumstances would a phone be in any way preferable to using a laptop, desktop, or media PC on a big screen? Personally, I find everything about my phone clumsy, clunky, tedious, and head/kneck/arm/hand/eye strain inducing. It’s an RSI nightmare.
I watched most of Vinland saga on my phone while taking a train from LA to Seattle. It was fine, would’ve preferred to use my laptop but mobile hotspot is apparently counted separately fromy unlimited mobile data so fuck me I guess.
The real funny thing, if anyone remembers the original HBO/cable from the early 80s, their whole thing was “no commercials”, and that’s the first thing that happened to cable.
I had a conversation, recently, about how some of the practical skills makers (like knitting and crochet) are offering more lessons on DVD, so that they can actually monetize their work, rather than letting YouTube feed them a drip. At one point, the per-publication video delivery platforms were fantastic, but I find myself wanting to get those lessons on DVD, and then rip them to my own media server. As people point out DVD’s aren’t “forever,” but honestly, nothing is. At least with the content on DVD, I have a chance of keeping the media.
If you buy DVDs new and store them well, they’ll last nearly forever. I buy mostly used and while I’ve seen my fair share of disc rot, my copy of Se7en is so old, the back is basically an ad for the concept of DVD and it plays fine.
