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Aug. 18th, 2022 08:47 amOld fandom person thoughts but I saw the annoucement how apparently Warners Bros. Discover is removing a bunch of shows off of HBO Max and I see people going "Oh, no! How will I watch my favorites shows!"
As a Canadian who never had access to HBO Max (or Hulu for that matter) I'm a bit "....Oh, gee, no legal way to watch your shows. How horrible for you."
But then I realized something else. The younger generation is probably so used to having easy access to their favorites shows through streaming. In my generation, you were lucky to find a few episodes on VHS in video stores.
Heck, I can remember being ecstatic when they finally started releasing DVD collection of my old favorite shows in the early 2000s (Gargoyles, Gummi Bears, The Muppet Show, etc)
Granted, with streaming, you're lucky if a streaming service does also provide a DVD copy. Heaven knows Disney only does it for their movies even though The Owl House would make a killing in DVD sales. (It was considered a miracle that Gravity Falls got released on DVD)
It is looking like piracy might be the best chance to persevere media so it doesn't become lost media.
As a Canadian who never had access to HBO Max (or Hulu for that matter) I'm a bit "....Oh, gee, no legal way to watch your shows. How horrible for you."
But then I realized something else. The younger generation is probably so used to having easy access to their favorites shows through streaming. In my generation, you were lucky to find a few episodes on VHS in video stores.
Heck, I can remember being ecstatic when they finally started releasing DVD collection of my old favorite shows in the early 2000s (Gargoyles, Gummi Bears, The Muppet Show, etc)
Granted, with streaming, you're lucky if a streaming service does also provide a DVD copy. Heaven knows Disney only does it for their movies even though The Owl House would make a killing in DVD sales. (It was considered a miracle that Gravity Falls got released on DVD)
It is looking like piracy might be the best chance to persevere media so it doesn't become lost media.
