The Blockbuster Video Living Museum watch!
theonion.com — Historic ‘Blockbuster’ Store Offers Glimpse Of How Movies Were Rented In The Past. The Blockbuster Video Living Museum offers tourists a glimpse of how Americans rented movies before the advent of services like Netflix and iTunes.
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- amdforever, on 05/13/2008, -18/+4Another really ***** hilarious Onion video:
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/congress_deb ...
I love the Onion!- Brick86, on 05/13/2008, -2/+10Please don't post a link to an unrelated video. Submit it to see if people care.
- inigomntoya, on 05/13/2008, -2/+1So why don't you marry it!
- amdforever, on 05/13/2008, -9/+3How the ***** am I being dugg down for posting a relevant Onion video?
WTF? Another Bury brigade?- lizlemoncello, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2The two videos are only tenuously connected. Just because it's from the onion doesn't mean it's relevant.
- Logal, on 05/13/2008, -0/+33Wow, how did people manage back then?
"I used to drive six miles to rent a movie"
unbelievable.- SanTe, on 05/13/2008, -0/+10Then this'll blow your mind: there was a time most people didn't have VCRs; they had to rent those from the video store as well, lug them home, realize they needed an RF modulator to connect it to their TV, trudge to Radio shack to get one, then schlep the VCR and movies back to the video store *the next day*. That's right, no multi-day rentals; everything was 24 hours. The upside was that many movies rentals were only a buck, with new releases running $2.
Before that was the dark ages when most movies simply ceased to exist after their theatrical run.- Elliuotatar, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4You mean like Disney movies?
- colasrtney, on 05/13/2008, -1/+8Imagine having to go the theater every time you wanted to watch a porno, pre-vhs.
- SanTe, on 05/13/2008, -0/+10Then this'll blow your mind: there was a time most people didn't have VCRs; they had to rent those from the video store as well, lug them home, realize they needed an RF modulator to connect it to their TV, trudge to Radio shack to get one, then schlep the VCR and movies back to the video store *the next day*. That's right, no multi-day rentals; everything was 24 hours. The upside was that many movies rentals were only a buck, with new releases running $2.
- JlmAWP, on 05/13/2008, -1/+88When I was 6 or 7, my Dad swapped out a Blockbuster rented NES for our broken one at home. To this day, the underside of the cartridge slot lid reads "BBV" in permanent marker. Anytime I see something bad about Blockbuster, all I can do is laugh, knowing that no matter what retarded things they do, I have their ***** NES.
- mediaspree, on 05/13/2008, -1/+43My dad commits better crimes than your dad.
- colasrtney, on 05/13/2008, -0/+11"You owe $100 in late fees."
"I HAVE YOUR ***** NES!!" - zdiddy85, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1Stop, please. I can't stop laughing. :D
You guys are awesome
- colasrtney, on 05/13/2008, -0/+11"You owe $100 in late fees."
- JlmAWP, on 05/13/2008, -0/+16Sorry for the low quality:
http://i27.tinypic.com/2ypke88.jpg - NealeT, on 05/14/2008, -2/+5wow, you must be really proud of your father...
- JlmAWP, on 05/14/2008, -0/+6A father would have just told me "tough luck" about my NES. My DAD wanted to play some Zelda. You're damn right I'm proud of him.
Everyone does dumb stuff, Mr. Ethics.
- JlmAWP, on 05/14/2008, -0/+6A father would have just told me "tough luck" about my NES. My DAD wanted to play some Zelda. You're damn right I'm proud of him.
- mediaspree, on 05/13/2008, -1/+43My dad commits better crimes than your dad.
- RobotLeAwesome, on 05/13/2008, -1/+3Life was hard in the past.
- gwaggy12, on 05/13/2008, -1/+21The Onion is the only website that consistently makes me cry.
- postalblowfish7, on 05/13/2008, -1/+20stop chopping it up then.
- CorneliusStump, on 05/13/2008, -0/+6zing
- postalblowfish7, on 05/13/2008, -3/+1wee!
- CorneliusStump, on 05/13/2008, -0/+6zing
- postalblowfish7, on 05/13/2008, -1/+20stop chopping it up then.
- Pinkertinkle, on 05/13/2008, -8/+7Oh no, once blockbuster is gone, where are all those losers from high school gonna work?
- Nougat, on 05/13/2008, -1/+8"I, uh, I'm asking for a, uh, friend."
- AndrewDB, on 05/13/2008, -2/+6Ask your friends where you work.. or don't you know?
- fleischner, on 05/13/2008, -1/+4Do you want fries with that?
- colasrtney, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2Netflix warehouse, Apple Store?
- Appox, on 05/13/2008, -3/+5Every video that make is brilliant. This one is no exception.
- itsradBrad, on 05/13/2008, -1/+41Finally the Onion releases an actual true news event.
- delau, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3actually they have done it before: http://digg.com/comedy/Seven_Jokes_That_Came_True. The 5 blade razor anyone?
- derek20la, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1here's one that unfortunately came true. its from january 7th, 2001: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28784
"Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'"- nickj6282, on 06/05/2008, -0/+1Holy *****. I just read the whole thing. ***** scary.
Pretty much everything in there came true. Back then it was a joke, and satire.
But it all happened.
- nickj6282, on 06/05/2008, -0/+1Holy *****. I just read the whole thing. ***** scary.
- bassman626, on 05/13/2008, -10/+1Om Nom Nom Nom, delicious satire...
- optoomistic, on 05/13/2008, -9/+1i hatED blockbuster
- xcelx1023, on 05/13/2008, -6/+2I haven't been in a Blockbuster in years! I still owe them late fee's, they banned my account :(
- inigomntoya, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2I think that should actually be a smiley face - didn't they start charging you for the DVD a few years ago if you didn't bring it back?
- sexybobo, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1They always charged you for the movie if you didn't bring it back for a couple of months. Now they charge you 2 days after it is due back then give you a $5 restocking fee if you end up bringing it back. No late fees my ass
- Esoom, on 05/14/2008, -0/+0Actually its 7 days after the due date that they charge you for the movie. Then you have another 30 days to bring back and get refunded except for a $1.29. Knowledge is power, stop making trash up to make blockbuster look like a worse company than they already are.
- Esoom, on 05/14/2008, -0/+0Actually its 7 days after the due date that they charge you for the movie. Then you have another 30 days to bring back and get refunded except for a $1.29. Knowledge is power, stop making trash up to make blockbuster look like a worse company than they already are.
- sexybobo, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1They always charged you for the movie if you didn't bring it back for a couple of months. Now they charge you 2 days after it is due back then give you a $5 restocking fee if you end up bringing it back. No late fees my ass
- inigomntoya, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2I think that should actually be a smiley face - didn't they start charging you for the DVD a few years ago if you didn't bring it back?
- jwoelmer2, on 05/13/2008, -2/+2ahh...those were the days. Thankfully "Netflix" and "internet rentals" have come about.
- kalleanka, on 05/13/2008, -4/+9Lol for netflix and itunes...
Long live Pirate Bay.- ANT1138, on 05/13/2008, -1/+3Can you believe there was a time when people would actually pay for music, movies, books and even pornography?
- fakekevinrose, on 05/13/2008, -0/+7I still pay for books, there's no way i'm going to read 10 chapters on a monitor.
plus books are DRM free!- ANT1138, on 05/13/2008, -1/+3There's this thing called a "Library"... I think you'd enjoy it. :)
- fakekevinrose, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1I know,but i still want the book FOREVER
- potterboy, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Moniter? Who would want to read an ebook on a moniter? Get an LCD based PDA at least if u don't want to go all out with a e-Ink device.
- ANT1138, on 05/13/2008, -1/+3There's this thing called a "Library"... I think you'd enjoy it. :)
- fakekevinrose, on 05/13/2008, -0/+7I still pay for books, there's no way i'm going to read 10 chapters on a monitor.
- ANT1138, on 05/13/2008, -1/+3Can you believe there was a time when people would actually pay for music, movies, books and even pornography?
- ifruit, on 05/13/2008, -8/+8Block Buster Total Access is actually a great service though.
- NeoCortex, on 05/13/2008, -4/+9You're not allowed to disagree. This is Digg. Conform! Conform! You must use an iPhone while voting for Obama.
- AmnioticEntity, on 05/13/2008, -1/+1people who use the word actually are (pathological) liars.
- Duositex, on 05/13/2008, -4/+2It wouldn't be Digg if there weren't repeated posts from The Onion, Gizmodo, APOD, Huffington Post.. the list goes on and on.
- postalblowfish7, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3or lame comments about repeated posts from The Onion, Gizmodo, APOD, Huffington Post.. the list goes on and on.
- Lehawk, on 05/13/2008, -1/+2Blockbuster ran 3 good rental places in my town out of business by offering $0.99 for 2 day rentals for nearly two years. Then after they were gone, it went up to 3$ for 2 days.
Although, the other places closed out their stock which allowed me to get quite a few rare sega/nes/snes RPG games cheap. Of course, Blockbuster rarely stocked RPGs (and they were always out). - moosechild, on 05/13/2008, -12/+1is this a joke??? I can't tel... that was ***** stupid.....
- Changa, on 05/13/2008, -0/+6Are you being sarcastic? I can't tell.
- Psythik, on 05/13/2008, -3/+4Anyone have a YouTube link? Firefox 3b5 doesn't like the Onion for some reason...
- BestJaxx, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1http://uk.youtube.com/user/TheOnion?ob=1
Their page on YouTube in case you want to subscribe. - Gryffydd, on 05/30/2008, -1/+1Try IE7.... :)
- BestJaxx, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1http://uk.youtube.com/user/TheOnion?ob=1
- ASSHO, on 05/13/2008, -7/+3I like BlockBuster. The TotalAccess plan is good. I wouldn't like waiting around for Netflix or waiting a whole day downloading something just isn't my thing. I don't have that kind of patience.
B&M video and game rentals will be around for a long time.- potterboy, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1A whole day? Are you on dialup are you simply going the Bluray iso way?
- ASSHO, on 05/13/2008, -6/+1I like BlockBuster. The TotalAccess plan is good. I wouldn't like waiting around for Netflix or waiting a whole day downloading something just isn't my thing. I don't have that kind of patience.
B&M video and game rentals will be around for a long time. - mantony, on 05/13/2008, -6/+1I like BlockBuster. The TotalAccess plan is good. I wouldn't like waiting around for Netflix or waiting a whole day downloading something just isn't my thing. I don't have that kind of patience.
B&M video and game rentals will be around for a long time. - quietk, on 05/13/2008, -0/+6I currently am a blockbuster manager and i could not stop laughing at this... its so true
- hipnado, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Ditto. That looked very much like a real store. Did Blockbuster let them tape inside??
- tidu, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1are you serious?
- sexyflanders, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1I worked as a cashier and yeah lol was laughing hard too!
- hipnado, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Ditto. That looked very much like a real store. Did Blockbuster let them tape inside??
- DougUpndown, on 05/13/2008, -0/+5I hate BlockBuster. The TotalAccess plan is *****. I like waiting around for Netflix and waiting a whole day downloading something is my thing. I have that kind of patience.
S&M video and game rentals will be around for a long time. - jask0, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2I used to work for Blockbuster. What a bunch of money hungry assholes.
- Esoom, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Agreed. Im still with with them unfortunatly =[ Almost at my year aniversary. Ass holes gave me a 15 cent raise after being the only CSR to remain once our Store Manager ran of. At least make me a Shift lead ass holes, you need it.
Its a good highschool job though =P I do nothing but tell people not to rent "In the name of the king"- quietk, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1HAHA i feel your pain took me 4 months to become a SL old one was stealing a lot but the job is so easy the way i think of it is they pretend to pay us and we pretend to work...
- Esoom, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Agreed. Im still with with them unfortunatly =[ Almost at my year aniversary. Ass holes gave me a 15 cent raise after being the only CSR to remain once our Store Manager ran of. At least make me a Shift lead ass holes, you need it.
- yer0c, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1These looked like actual Blockbuster stores and employees - does that mean that Blockbuster gave permission to The Onion to do this story? If so, kudos to Blockbuster for not taking themselves too seriously.
- quietk, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2the news ticker was funny too best one was "JCpenny.com adds more bandwidth to accommodate plus-size women's section"
- Disco1Stu, on 05/14/2008, -0/+0Too funny. I live by UCLA and blockbuster and seen the demise of THREE Hollywood video and Blockbuster stores here. Guess they can't compete with netflix
- Huangism, on 05/14/2008, -3/+1what is this ONN crap
- Frisbinator, on 05/15/2008, -0/+2They left out the part where Blockbuster calls the Collection Agency on you for a $15 dollar late fee...
- chessoriginal, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1did anyone else notice how it said Obama in the background when they were interviewing that dude?
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