Say what you will about Blockbuster, but... this *is* the studio that made Twilight possible. It's kind of difficult to root for those assholes.

(Adds comment from Blockbuster in paragraphs 3-4, share prices in paragraph 14)

Nice. I also like how each 'paragraph' is just one sentence.

There can be only one ... festering corpse?

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Say what you will about Blockbuster, but... this *is* the studio that made Twilight possible. It's kind of difficult to root for those assholes.

I can't blame Summit - somebody would've made those movies. I blame J. K. Rowling. Thanks to the success of Harry Potter, a series of books with mediocre writing but lots of manufactured tween appeal, anybody peddling a tween-compatible book series was going to get published just for competitive reasons. Stephanie Meyer hit a sweet spot, got her tripe published, and so a movie series was just inevitable.

I do, however, laugh at the idea that Summit is "in hardship" because they're missing a few million bucks from Blockbuster. The film has grossed almost $400 million worldwide at the box office, and grossed over $196 million in home media sales.

FormlessOne: I can't blame Summit - somebody would've made those movies.

Oh, undoubtedly.

But since they *did* make those, I'm hard-pressed to give them any approval.


I do, however, laugh at the idea that Summit is "in hardship" because they're missing a few million bucks from Blockbuster. The film has grossed almost $400 million worldwide at the box office, and grossed over $196 million in home media sales.

Pretty much, aye.

That kinda money can buy a metric crapload of really tiny violins.

It's like any other dealing with the undead: to get rid of SCO and Blockbuster, you have to find the head company and kill it.

Every time I see a still functioning Blockbuster, I'm like... really? HOW?

I wonder what it's like to work in one of those. They must be doing massive bong hits in the back room or something.

Bacontastesgood: Every time I see a still functioning Blockbuster, I'm like... really? HOW?

I wonder what it's like to work in one of those. They must be doing massive bong hits in the back room or something.

I fondly remember an OLD episode of America's Funniest Home Videos in which some video store employees played Domino Alley with thousands of video cassette cases.

I can only assume that this is happening at Blockbusters during working hours... maybe even a few high-spirited games of DVD Frisbee Golf, too.

FormlessOne: I do, however, laugh at the idea that Summit is "in hardship" because they're missing a few million bucks from Blockbuster. The film has grossed almost $400 million worldwide at the box office, and grossed over $196 million in home media sales.

This. And I'd also question why, if that amount would be a hardship, did they extend credit terms to a company that had just entered bankruptcy? Or does BB pay the distributor a royalty for each time the movie is rented?

I'm wondering if they have another dog in this fight, like shares of Netflix.....

Hopefully, whatever the outcome, Icahn will lose money.

just don't bury them in the old indian graveyard please, i don't want them to come back

Which side are we supposed to be rooting for here? If Blockbuster gets their way, they put a hardship and hopefully but doubtfully pressure on Twilight movie studio to go under. On the flip side, if Summit gets their way, then Blockbuster dies.

On the bright side, one way or another, we'll still win.

I am going to miss a brick and mortar location to go view select movies. Oh wait. Blockbuster killed off all of the ones of mertit years ago.

fark Blockbuster. DIAF. Years of farking us over has gotten to you finally. And why do you hire the slowest, most retarded potheads you can find to run the registers?

If Twilight manages to kill Blockbuster, then I will be forced to admit something good came out of that rancid project.

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Say what you will about Blockbuster, but... this *is* the studio that made Twilight possible. It's kind of difficult to root for those assholes.

WHOEVER WINS... WE LOSE

leviosaurus: If Twilight manages to kill Blockbuster, then I will be forced to admit something good came out of that rancid project.

THIS. I may even watch one of them in celebration.... nahhhhhhh.

The All-Powerful Atheismo: WHOEVER WINS... WE LOSE

I disagree. Right now both entities exist. Removing one of them is a plus for all of us.

leviosaurus: The All-Powerful Atheismo: WHOEVER WINS... WE LOSE

I disagree. Right now both entities exist. Removing one of them is a plus for all of us.

THEY SHALL BECOME MORE POWERFUL THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE

Mentat: I'm not going to be caught off-guard this time. The last time the Blockbuster stores in town started closing, all that was left by the time I got there was crap. This time, none of you bastards are going to prevent me from getting my $2 copy of Lego Star Wars.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


The All-Powerful Atheismo: WHOEVER WINS... WE LOSE

In either event, get the popcorn.

The twilight studio will not die. Get bought maybe, but I honestly can't see them doing THAT badly. On the other hand $3 a day late fee.... Blockbuster can DIAF. They thought they were too big to die and all this other stuff could NEVER replace them... I hate to see people lose their jobs and that is the only sad thing to me. Otherwise good riddance.

CornFedIowan: Ah yes, AFHV. Back when the entire country gathered at the same time to watch YouTube videos together.

/wait, what?

*snert*

Heh... man, that pretty much IS the long and short of it, isn't it?

Damnit, I've been hitting up my local Blockbuster every week since "the event". I forgot how many old movies and workout videos they have. Why so many workout videos? Do people not know about softcore the internet? Blockbuster shockingly has become the cheapest way to get rentals again (in Canada). If you can't be arsed to leave your house you can even just pay 6$ to have it delivered. Which sounds outrageous, but at 64c a gig, a 40 gig blu-ray is suddenly much much cheaper from Blockbuster.

CornFedIowan: Ah yes, AFHV. Back when the entire country gathered at the same time to watch YouTube videos together.

So much win in that observation.

What's the best part about YouTube? No Bob Saget.

I love this. My indie video store is going great because I adapted to the market. I offer a monthly subscription fee membership with no late fees like Netflix AND for those that only rent a movie now and then my late fees are only a $1 like Redbox.

Once I took the aspects that I could copy from them (I can't offer streaming obviously) and applied them to a normal video store setting I gained back all the business the store had lost over the last few years and then some.

All BB has to do is offer a $2-$3 one night rental option with $1 for each extra day and a SIMPLE subscription option.

And stop buying a million copies of direct to DVD garaged. Going through the Hollywood Video close outs (I raided about half a dozen stores for inventory) it was obvious that they buy far too much junk inventory and not enough quality stuff.

Not that any of this matters, they're too far gone to be saved. But physical media isn't going away until the studios say so. And when they do (and yes, they will eventually go away), expect to see one hell of an increase in either your Direct TV bill or Netflix subscription cost.

Kill the mentally ill: And stop buying a million copies of direct to DVD garaged.



"So how many issues of Biclops would you like?"

6.8 million dollars is a lot of money - for a single person.

Now assume that you work for Summit and they pay you $50,000 a year (which is probably low for most people working there)

6.8 million pays 136 employees. IMDB lists over six hundred (600) people worked on Eclipse, including actors who were definitely paid more than $50,000.

This doesn't include things like rent for the offices or electricity or whatever movies Summit is looking to make in the future that they have to finance now.

Make Blockbuster pay and die. After years of screwing customers they're finally getting their just deserts.

It's nice to think that the corporate world will learn from the Blockbusters and ClearChannels et al that 'corner the customer' is a bad business strategy that breeds resentment at best or active hostility at worst.

I'd like to think that - but all evidence points elsewhere. In the meantime, I'll drink a toast to the day that sees frikken' Blockbuster fall to the dust and stops twitching.

snoproblem: It's nice to think that the corporate world will learn from the Blockbusters and ClearChannels et al that 'corner the customer' is a bad business strategy that breeds resentment at best or active hostility at worst.

I'd like to think that - but all evidence points elsewhere. In the meantime, I'll drink a toast to the day that sees frikken' Blockbuster fall to the dust and stops twitching.

This. My prediction is the Blockbuster brand survives as a video-game kiosk and delivery service brought to you by Papa John's (or possibly Carl's Junior). They can't stay afloat because businesses survive on credit and their stores became obsolete and therefore no longer assets. The only thing that could make me schadenfreude more than this (or the AOL failures of the past) would be a Best Buy collapse.