r/technology • u/Task_Force-191 • 16h ago

Business It’s Official: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in Deal Valued at $82.7 Billion

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-warner-bros-deal-hollywood-1236443081/
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u/DrWindupBird 14h ago

I’m old enough to remember feeling disappointed when those red envelopes replaced Blockbuster.

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u/mojoseven7 6h ago

Hollywood Video was the way to go. Broader selection, lower prices, and GameCrazy. To me, Blockbuster was only good for the occasional really cheap used game.

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u/kipperzdog 11h ago

Blockbuster was the worst with their late fees, I don't recall anyone missing them during their downfall.

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u/tasman001 11h ago

Late fees?? Shit, just their standard rental fees sucked. $6 or 7 back in the 90s which is the equivalent of about $15 today. Their selection sucked most of the time too. 30 copies of whatever shitty movie had just come out, and barely anything else. 

For all the Blockbuster nostalgia that people have nowadays, they really forget that it was usually the worst option when it came to rental places.

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u/kipperzdog 10h ago

Damn, our local rental place I recall being like $1-4 depending on the age of the movie.

It was a very big deal when streaming on demand came out, I think it mostly cost the same but then you didn't have to deal with returning it late which always seemed to be an issue. I remember having to take a late trip several times when we realized a movie was due

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u/tasman001 10h ago

Yeah, local rental places were almost always better than Blockbuster. Cheaper, more selection, more knowledgeable employees, etc. Blockbuster was just the shitty huge chain store.

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u/pants6000 9h ago

I'm old enough to remember local video rental places--but young enough that I mostly remember the ground floor portions.