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nero-neptune · 1 year ago

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like i love physical media and i want to own a physical collection of all the movies and television shows i've ever loved (once i have the space, time, and money), but the answer to stuff not being available to stream isn't always "just get the dvd/bluray! go to the library! burn your own copy!" bc sometimes physical copies were never made and distributed by the company (or sometimes for a show, only select episodes (of a Long show) were ever released on dvd). and in some cases, shows released on dvd might have the wrong music bc of music rights (and even the reruns that played on tv after its initial airing have the wrong music, so recordings wouldn't've helped if you wanted the right music). sometimes all the torrents are straight up dead for a movie you really wanted to download. sometimes the only version you'll ever have of something is someone's personal tv recording, crunchy pixels and vhs tape tracking and channel watermarks and all, and that's as good as it'll ever get it, even if it isn't complete. hell, some "lost media" isn't even really lost, just that the company that owns it decided that the ROI from officially remastering/releasing it wasn't (and still isn't) worth their time and money

#it'll never be as simple as 'go out and buy em' if you literally can't #like there are SO many nickelodeon shows that are not available on streaming and likely won't be for a very long time. if ever.#but it's not just streaming that's the issue. there were no official dvd releases for them either #this is mostly the case for nick shows of the 90s and early 2000s. and there's nothing to be done about it #like taina or the journey of allen strange or catscratch #or the wildest being the brothers garcia! the fact that they made a sequel series for a show that had no official release #to the point where people have largely forgotten about it (or never knew about it) and even the reruns were sparse #and the only way to watch it is a pixely tv rip on youtube with greek subtitles #well. it blows my mind.#so the only option is hoping there's a torrent (that isn't dead!) or a playlist on youtube. bc that's all you're gonna get #rambles

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