Hollywood Video & Blockbuster SUCK! by UnregisteredCompanion

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Hollywood Video & Blockbuster SUCK!

POSTED BY: UNREGISTEREDCOMPANION
UPDATED: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 11:45
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:58 PM

There are still some episodes of Firefly I have not seen, or only seen parts of. I thought..."Gee, you should rent them since you are poor and they are out on DVD".

So, being smart, I look up the Hollywood Video website to see if they have any copies. SEARCH shows Firefly...it is even rated...3 1/2 stars. Cool. So then I call the store for availability. THEY DON'T CARRY IT. I called 3 stores...and none of them had it. WTF?

Fine! Bastards. I'll just try Blockbuster. Go to their website. SEARCH finds it....4 Stars! Yippe! Check availability...NOT ONE SINGLE STORE IN MY TOWN CARRIES IT!!!

I am not talking about 1 or 2 stores..I am talking over 15 locations!

IT HAS A HIGHER RATING THEN MOST OF THE CRAP THEY HAVE OUT AND THEY HAVE NO COPIES IN THE GORRAM STORE!!!!

ACCKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so losing my companion cool...and Battlestar Galactica reruns are NOT going to fix it!!!! FRACK!

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"Funny and sexy. You have no idea. And you never will."

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:16 PM

UTOPIAJIM

I recommend Netflix.com, I got and watched the entire series.

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:17 PM

UNREGISTEREDCOMPANION

Ohhh...surree..rub it in!

LOL

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"Funny and sexy. You have no idea. And you never will."

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:17 PM

PIPPINOFTOOK

you can buy it from Amazon/Borders and Barns and Nobel if you have one

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:21 PM

BROWNCOATFAN1

fox must have spices that go to blockbuster and pay the owners not to have it for rent. lol. you could also try video hut, or power video

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:29 PM

UNREGISTEREDCOMPANION

Hey Pip,

You missed the part where I am POOR.

$3.75 for a rental I can find in the couch cushions. $30 for the set...not in the budget yet.

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"Funny and sexy. You have no idea. And you never will."

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:40 PM

DREAMTROVE

I would suggest buy it and then resell it when you're done. I think you might end up keeping it, and passing it around, but I've found this the most cost effective way to get my videos.

The most Joss-supportive way to do this is buy it new from amazon, which will help push the sales rank up. That'll set you back $30.98.

Then after you watch it you can resell it on ebay where people (I would hesitate to call them fools, they are just deparate fellow fans) are paying $35-$40 (including shipping) for a set.

So, this way, you help Joss, keep as long as you want, and make a couple bucks profit when you sell it back. Even after fees you at least break even.

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:44 PM

SUNSHINE

FRACK!

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 5:11 PM

KNIBBLET

Have you thought about taking the Amazon page where they show 15 gagillion folk have reviewed this and the average is 5 stars to your local video store and handing it over to the store manager and requesting politely (yet firmly) that he/she buy this for their store so that they can rent it out like hot potatoes?

Complaining doesn't accomplish squat. You have to give them a reason to do what you want.

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/MN-Firefly/

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 5:55 PM

TINFOIL

Quote:
Originally posted by UnregisteredCompanion:
Hey Pip,

You missed the part where I am POOR.

$3.75 for a rental I can find in the couch cushions. $30 for the set...not in the budget yet.

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"Funny and sexy. You have no idea. And you never will."

You're an UNREGISTERED COMPANION! I'm sure you can think of a way to raise the money

In all honesty, you could grab a free trial version of NetFlix and get them that way. Yeah, it would take a few extra days, but if money is more the concern, it's a totally free way to get your fix!

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 11:50 PM

CANTTAKESKY

The Blockbuster website shows what they have through their online rentals--not what's in their stores. The best way to rent Firefly is through an online rental membership.

I use Blockbuster Online--similar to Netflix. Their first month is free, and some of their rental plans are cheaper than Netflix. It also comes with 2 free rentals (including new releases) a month from their stores. Netflix also has a first free month or 2 weeks or something like that.

If you watch movies as soon as you get them, and drop it back in the mail quickly, the per rental price gets very cheap. For example, I paid $10 for the month and got 5 online rentals, plus the 2 free in-stores. Seven rentals for $10 is VERY affordable.

Can't Take My Gorram Sky

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Wednesday, October 19, 2005 12:34 AM

HARPY

You know, I tried doing it thid way. Pointed the series out to the owner of my local video rent store, stressing the high rating.

His first response: I'll check it out, sci-fi is always good to carry.

A week later his second response: I checked it out. We're not going to carry it. It#s been cancelled after one season, it can't be any good.

I was totally flabbergasted and couldn't think of a smart reply, so I left it at that. BUT,... this "failed TV show" thing really is putting people off, even though reviews are raving. STRANGE! as if no good show ever got cancelled or no good movie ever failed at the BO.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2005 7:12 AM

UNREGISTEREDCOMPANION

"You're an UNREGISTERED COMPANION! I'm sure you can think of a way to raise the money"

Hee hee hee...
Check my profile...I only have 1 patron.
He is a tad jealous :)

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"Funny and sexy. You have no idea. And you never will."

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Wednesday, October 19, 2005 10:22 AM

STANDP

Quote:
Originally posted by UnregisteredCompanion:
There are still some episodes of Firefly I have not seen, or only seen parts of. I thought..."Gee, you should rent them since you are poor and they are out on DVD".

So, being smart, I look up the Hollywood Video website to see if they have any copies. SEARCH shows Firefly...it is even rated...3 1/2 stars. Cool. So then I call the store for availability. THEY DON'T CARRY IT. I called 3 stores...and none of them had it. WTF?

Fine! Bastards. I'll just try Blockbuster. Go to their website. SEARCH finds it....4 Stars! Yippe! Check availability...NOT ONE SINGLE STORE IN MY TOWN CARRIES IT!!!

I am not talking about 1 or 2 stores..I am talking over 15 locations!

IT HAS A HIGHER RATING THEN MOST OF THE CRAP THEY HAVE OUT AND THEY HAVE NO COPIES IN THE GORRAM STORE!!!!

ACCKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so losing my companion cool...and Battlestar Galactica reruns are NOT going to fix it!!!! FRACK!

~~~~~
"Funny and sexy. You have no idea. And you never will."

This is news to you?

As an avid videophile, I've long been a non-supporter of the big corporate chains, and strongly advocate patronizing independent video outlets - most communities have them. Usually the independent video stores have lots of alternative movies the big chains don't carry, and are very good about looking into special requests.

If you're in a small, rural area that doesn't have such an independent place, then I agree with the other posters that Netflix is the way to go - if cost is an issue there, they have a low-tier membership for under 15.00 a month.

Good luck!

Now we're finishing this deal, and then maybe we'll come back for those morons who got themselves caught. You can't change that by getting all... bendy...

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Wednesday, October 19, 2005 10:51 AM

NOSADSEVEN

Quote:
Originally posted by UnregisteredCompanion:
[...]You missed the part where I am POOR.

$3.75 for a rental I can find in the couch cushions. $30 for the set...not in the budget yet.
[...]

I understand not having the cash flow, but keep in mind: buying the set is well worth the investment. I have gotten more play out of those DVDs than any thirty-dollars' worth of rentals. I got alot more out of each episode with repeated viewings and commentaries, not to mention the joy of sharing with the uninitiated. To me, $3.75 is too much to waste on a rental since, in the end, I don't have much to show for it. (That, and I've never found that much in my sofa cusions. Old food, yes. More than a dollar in change, not so much!) Netflix and the like are neat, but I've heard of alot of people having to wait for the in-demand Firefly DVDs, so signing up for free wouldn't help if the DVD you want isn't available.

Other suggestions:

-check your local libraries for them

-lookup your local Browncoats, likely someone is willing to loan them (while you save up, at least!)

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Wednesday, October 19, 2005 11:45 AM

TOMAWEEZI

Try your local libraries.

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