I guess they need some to give us some reason to buy rather than rent. If I am too impatient for a dvd release, I will usually Amazon unbox it and watch on the Roku. I did that with Mad Men season 3 and also with last season of 30 Rock. In both of those cases, I knew I'd also be buying the dvds when they came out, just for the commentary.
I couldn't believe it the first twenty times you told us, but it's starting to sink in now.
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javachik - Jan 31, 2010 9:53:29 am PST #6379 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
§ ita § - Jan 31, 2010 10:07:04 am PST #6380 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Aargh. But I totally don't rent instead of buying. Is that popular? If buying is the only way to get a commentary or extra feature, I probably just won't get it. Buying is a whole different level of affection for a movie or TV show.
But I'm guessing not everyone has the same approach to archival.
javachik - Jan 31, 2010 10:10:27 am PST #6381 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Oh I am with you, in general, ita. There are extremely few dvds that I want to own; Mad Men and 30 Rock are among the exceptions. It's infuriating that the dvd extras aren't being included on the rentals.
§ ita § - Jan 31, 2010 10:14:11 am PST #6382 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have a fair amount of DVDs. I have DVDs I've never watched. But I also have a Netflix queue with over 350 discs and 90+ in the instant view queue. They are totally separate pursuits.
I'm curious to know if this will make a difference to their bottom line--it probably doesn't make a significant difference to their production costs to not include them, so it's all about strongarming the consumer into buying. But I just don't see it working.
erikaj - Jan 31, 2010 10:25:04 am PST #6383 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Me either...I only buy my very favorite things, though.
Jessica - Jan 31, 2010 10:37:31 am PST #6384 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
If buying is the only way to get a commentary or extra feature, I probably just won't get it.
Ayup. Especially with Netflix streaming being essentially free.
Dana - Jan 31, 2010 12:49:59 pm PST #6385 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Husband rented "Street Kings." This is a bad movie.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 31, 2010 2:49:29 pm PST #6386 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Isn't Keanu Reeves the lead actor in it?
Dana - Jan 31, 2010 3:07:19 pm PST #6387 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I know, I know. I can't deny my husband access to the Netflix queue, no matter how tempting.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 31, 2010 3:15:08 pm PST #6388 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Does Chris Evans at least strip down at some point to make it worth suffering through?