Be kind and rewind with us back to the days of big VHS boxes, browsing shelves, and stolen Blockbuster pens. Don't forget to adjust your tracking.
Show Notes:
00:00 Let's rent a video
01:00 Summer rental
04:18 The side-step move
05:38 Top-loaders
08:50 Blockbusted
01:00 Summer rental
04:18 The side-step move
05:38 Top-loaders
08:50 Blockbusted
11:20 Horror movie VHS covers
13:00 The apparati
15:10 Designed to rewind
17:37 Interlude: The Aquabats: "Video Nite!"
18:29 Game console rental: the biggest clamshell ever
19:56 Sega CD
21:20 DVD killed the video star Star Video
24:00 Behind the counter
29:15 Interlude: Randall and the Ruse (Clerks)
30:35 Browsing vs. streaming
44:25 Interlude: The Onion News Network: Blockbuster Video Living Museum
49:56 Redbox
54:23 Tracking: the enduring enigma