Honestly, it doesn't matter to me if the streaming comes a two or three months after the DVD release. Whatever that date is, however, I would like it to be available for streaming from that point on and never taken off of streaming.
-- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 12:20 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > Jon Delfin wrote > Your geographical bias is showing. Lots of people live nowhere near a > movie theater, and I know a few who refuse to go out to them (but > that's another matter entirely). > > On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 11:31 AM, David Risner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Because the viewing experience in movie theaters is too expensive, >> uncomfortable and very difficult to get to for those with young kids. >> >> Usually when my wife and I get a chance to see a movie, it is a >> surprise -- the kids fell asleep early or something like that, so >> being able to stream a movie when we get a chance, is great. > > I live in a relatively rural area. I am not sure how you define "nowhere > near" - we are 40 minutes from the nearest theater, 90 minutes from an IMAX > screen (well, there is a nice, single screen theater in town that shows > first run films (usually a couple of weeks after they premier), but you have > to want to watch that one film (I think they had Mama Mia for two weeks). I > know there are hundreds of thousands of people who live in truly rural or > remote areas that are hundreds of miles from anything that might qualify as > a "town" - but I wonder how many Americans really live more than 60 minutes > from a movie theater? > > I also remember what it was like to have several young children in the > house. > > But my point was not to criticize or condescend to people who don't want > to, can't or can't afford going to a movie theater. My point was to ask what > the real value is of accessing films so close to the DVD release date. It > seems to me the only real reason to see a film when it first comes out is to > avoid spoilers. What is the value of seeing a film within 24 hours of it > being released on DVD? I really wanted to see Inglorious Basterds when it > first came out, but work and family issues kept me out of the theater for > several months. I saw it when it came out on DVD (and loved it) but I don't > recall any pent up urgency to see it the first week it was on DVD - the > first weekend I had spare time after it came out I went and got it and that > was it. > > It just seems like the claim to having access to "new" movies the day they > are released to DVD, rather than waiting an additional 28 days, does not add > that much additional value. > > OTOH, making more films available online, rather than just on DVD, does seem > like a big added value. > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
