Posted by Fred C. Dobbs on 01/10/07 07:02

On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 21:56:58 -0800, dgates <dgates@somedomain.com>
wrote:

>On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 12:22:10 -0800, "Martin S." <mart@dslextreme.com>
>wrote:
>
>>The only problem is that your local Hollywood video only has a fraction of
>>available titles that either BB online or Netflix has.
>>
>>
>>
>>"Phisherman" <noone@nobody.com> wrote in message
>>news:pd20q2tgrianuhlk2acdmean28jh9lhej6@4ax.com...
>>>I used to have Netflix then stopped. Blockbuster kept sending me
>>> Internet coupons until one day they pissed me off in the store. They
>>> said that I was only allowed one coupon per month, yet they keep
>>> emailing me coupons that are not valid. It's funny that Hollywood
>>> Video will take any BB coupons when BB rejected my attempt to use
>>> another BB coupon within 30 days. Currently, I am renting movies from
>>> Hollywood Video, 3 out at a time for $9.99+tax per month. And that's
>>> a lot less than BB or Netflix, coupons or not, plus HV is just a block
>>> away from my home. The only drawback is that 1st release movies are
>>> not included in the 9.99 deal, but I don't mind 2-3 months wait.
>
>
>
>My memory of the reason that I initially rejected Blockbuster years
>ago was they they had weird "family safe" practices, such as:
>
>1. not carrying NC-17 movies, and
>2. actually renting out their own alternate edits of movies
>(presumably with some kind of warning on the label?)
>
>If either of these policies (specifically #2) is still going on, that
>could be a real problem when renting via an online catalog. It's
>already annoying enough to (occasionally) rent a DVD from Netflix,
>thinking I'm getting the version with audio commentary, only to
>discover that I'm not.
>
>It would be a lot worse to get some DVD in the mail from Blockbuster
>and wonder if this is some "family re-edit," or whatever it was that
>they used to do.
>
>
>Can someone fill me in on the details of where these issues stand
>today? Are those business practices yesterday's news or is there
>still something to watch out for?


That was the original owner Wayne Huzinga IIRC. Then he got the rights
to Florida first MLB Team "The Marlins" and now owns the Miami
Dolphins. I guess he got tired of Blockbuster and sold it off.

Fred

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