Wired Takes A Shot At Blockbuster

[Morbid Angel]

From 100 things your kids may never know about:

73. Actually going down to a Blockbuster store to rent a movie.

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/07...npu=1&mbid=yhp

[BUYMECAR]

oh, if only that were the case.

i'm not so sure they were taking a shot at anything, they were just emphasizing that everything is easily accessed online and kids are learning this at younger ages. my little cousins find movies online all the time.

[redfay]

My 10 year old brother types the same speed as me... 60 wpm

[ripGRUSH]

yeah i kinda feel the same way that everything is moving into the digital era. Not only will blockbuster fall by the wayside I think theatre's will to

[redfay]

Originally Posted by ripGRUSH

yeah i kinda feel the same way that everything is moving into the digital era. Not only will blockbuster fall by the wayside I think theatre's will to

They already play movies digitally.

Sorry

[ripGRUSH]

sorry meant that everything will be available through your home. whether it be pc,tv or vgame console and hopefully soon i hate the theatre

[acaraballo]

have you seen that trailer they are playing saying "times are changing and we are too" what kind of bullshit is that?

[BUYMECAR]

Originally Posted by ripGRUSH

sorry meant that everything will be available through your home. whether it be pc,tv or vgame console and hopefully soon i hate the theatre

funny enough, i watch movies at the theater all the time and i HATE it too. its ridiculous that i have to drive 40 miles to watch some movie, come an hour early and be told that the entire theater was reserved. why do they still do this? doesn't the majority of their profit come from confection sales? why in the world would they null the opportunity of confection sales? WHY??!

anywho, yeah, this has happened to me a few times in the last few months and it pretty much pissed me off.

[Ghost of AtlanticVamp]

Originally Posted by BUYMECAR

oh, if only that were the case.

i'm not so sure they were taking a shot at anything, they were just emphasizing that everything is easily accessed online and kids are learning this at younger ages. my little cousins find movies online all the time.

My kids are quite adept with YouTube, CartoonNetwork.com, Nick.com, etc. They almost don't like watching TV. They can get their stuff, on-demand, online, for free. Thank God they don't know about FanCast, Hulu, etc.!

[Morbid Angel]

Originally Posted by ripGRUSH

yeah i kinda feel the same way that everything is moving into the digital era. Not only will blockbuster fall by the wayside I think theatre's will to

I'm not entirely sure about that. They were predicting the demise of movie theatres as far back as 1940 when television first became popular. It didn't happen. For one thing, it's impossible to replicate a 30ft screen at home. There's also something about the whole movie going experience people love. The smell of the popcorn, the "coming attractions," and the whole group experience.

Just look at the insane amount of money that terrible Transformers 2 schlock raked in theatrically. That's not the kind of money a dying medium should be generating.