Streaming Has Reached Its Sad, Predictable Fate | What should I watch? is now a much easier question than How do I watch it?::<em>What should I watch? </em>is now a much easier question than <em>How do I watch it?</em>

    • Hellfire103@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      The streaming services have managed to completely forget their business model of being marginally more convenient than piracy.

      As for me, though, I’ll start ripping my DVDs. I’ll sail the high seas when I have to, but I’d may as well get hard copies of my favourite films and TV shows.

          • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            1 year ago

            By subscribing to D+, surrendering your soul, finding out that it’s unavailable in your region, trying to import the BD/DVD, failing because of import tax or shipping not offered to that region and then dusting of the good black hat and saying Arrr matey?

            • Hellfire103@sopuli.xyz
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              1 year ago

              Almost. I tried t’ get it on DVD, but one o’ th’ sellers were bein’ based in China, and th’ other were bein’ a “large retailer” operatin’ out o’ a garage in London, and not th’ nice part. I had already been piratin’, but I thought I’d try t’ get it legitimately t’ support th’ people who worked on th’ show. Aarrr! Few movies and series be good enough t’ earn that, in me book.

    • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      'They could not live with their own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me." – Piracy