Reality Check by Dave Whamond for August 22, 2021

I don’t think they’re actually dead, I’m pretty sure I saw them twitch.

We have several radios and three working VHS machines.

As it has always been and must be: the new replaces the old because, in some way, it’s better. Doesn’t have to mean the old disappears.

I like to rent movies from Redbox. Much cheaper than renting an online stream, plus many of the discs have bonus features you won’t get from streaming.

will be listening to the Buggles

They got him despite trying to keep things on the ‘down low’d

I have seen people still using Redbox at wally World.

At our house Prime and Britbox slaughtered Netflix.

If we ever get through the COVID thing, Netflix might die of neglect.

Netflix is vastly overrated to me. Every once in a while we’ll sign up for a month or two, watch all of the shows we want (which usually aren’t many) and then unsubscribe. But, I haven’t done it in a couple of years. I may have to do it again over the winter…..yawn. Or just read a book. :)

Video killed the radio stars.

Murdered movie theaters is more like it.

For a considerable time, I actually thought the Buggles’ song “Video Killed the Radio Star” was about early television sensations such as Milton Berle effectively ending the careers of radio greats such as Fred Allen. Which seemed like a very strange thing to write a pop song about in 1979.

I don’t like streaming … preferred my old DVR … but am awaiting the future 4D thingys just over the horizon … and then what …?

And yet, there’s still nothing worth watching …

Netflix killed the video stores.

Netflix is “video” – what have you been watching?

…& who murders Netflix (tm [you forgot to say “tm”: ha! ha!])