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The beginning of the end of physical media (Friends)
On September 29th, Netflix shipped its final DVDs, marking the end of an era in physical media. So, we invited our friend Christina Warren (aka film_girl) from GitHub to pour out a drink with us and lament the end of this golden age of access to the films we all love.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) - Let's talk!
(00:38) - Netflix & Friends
(03:01) - Double bonus!
(05:30) - No more commentaries
(06:55) - All about the extras
(11:02) - BTS (Polar Express)
(14:59) - Access is a big deal
(16:42) - Netflix napkin math
(17:12) - The disc warehouse
(19:09) - Qwikster debacle!
(21:49) - Sponsor: Neo4j
(22:55) - What about Redbox?
(23:59) - Death of Blockbuster
(24:59) - Blockbuster life (Elmo's!)
(29:29) - What happens to Redbox?
(30:10) - Hardware + content
(31:17) - Not Plex friendly
(33:02) - Kaleidescape
(35:51) - "Look who you're suing!"
(37:18) - DRM: never be worth it
(42:04) - Adam's HT setup
(48:13) - Sponsor: Sentry
(52:12) - Digital too?
(53:28) - Apple TV app
(54:54) - Things to worry about
(1:00:29) - The beginning of the end
(1:02:30) - Digital archives
(1:03:55) - Do we care less?
(1:05:34) - Not against evolution
(1:07:45) - Films are part of who we are
(1:09:10) - Adam's last discs
(1:10:47) - Thanks for joining us!
(1:11:40) - Coming up next
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