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Subject: movies as $ failures, but Date: Sun Feb 14 2021 01:36 am
From: Jimmy Anderson To: August Abolins

-=> August Abolins wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

 JA> I know 'time is money,' but sometimes with all the
 JA> streaming services I will just 'stumble' on something. I
 JA> have no problem turning something off that's just not
 JA> hitting it, and I've found a few good ones that way too!

 AA> Yes.. if you're paying a fixed fee per month for unlimited
 AA> streaming, then you are good to go and browse and sample as the
 AA> mood strikes. There is no freedom like that for me. I have
 AA> better make darn sure that the hours I spend producing a dvd or
 AA> converting a file for offline viewing will count for something.

Exactly! Paying a fixed fee, so it's 'not costing anything extra'
to browse and surf...

 AA> There was a time when it seemed fun to see a film for the first
 AA> time after an initial release and make it an event with friends
 AA> or family.  But for me, I'm not interested to squeeze into
 AA> theater seats and deal with the smells of popcorn and the noises
 AA> of people drinking from staws and crunching their fast-food
 AA> packaging.

When there is something I want to see bad enough to go to the
theater to see it, I don't buy popcorn or drinks. I don't want to
have to interupt to go to the bathroom or get refills. :-)




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