0:00 We couldn't watch the new movies. We had to wait until they were cheap. >> And there was always only like one or two copies and you'd be like, "Damn it, they're all rented out." >> I remember I'd always rent Enter the Dragon and it'd always be like a dollar. >> It's so cheap. >> It'd always be there. They're like, "You want to watch this again?" >> Okay, this is something that just popped up in the news. Um, I don't know what this means for us as Netflix consumers, but uh, it sounds good. >> So, Netflix just reached an agreement to spend $83 billion. >> They got that kind of money >> to acquire Warner Brothers. >> Wow. >> You better warn a brother about that. [laughter] >> What the hell? And HBO Max. and HBO Max.
0:52 >> Yeah. 83 billion. >> Both. >> Both. So now that means Netflix owns entire DC universe. >> Netflix owns Cartoon Network, all of its shows. Netflix owns Harry Potter and all future Harry Potter shows. >> What about Game of Thrones? >> Harry probably Netflix owns Friends. Netflix owns, like you said, Game of Thrones and every spin-off to come. >> I mean, finally they have Friends. So annoying. Watch on HB. >> Yeah. it. Netflix will acquire the studio, including its film properties and TV division. >> How is that not a monopoly? >> It is. Sounds like it. >> It's ████ >> How is it legal to do that? It's legal. >> It's crazy cuz they were the ones trying to sell to Blockbuster and Blockbuster's like, "F███ you guys, you ████ dumb asses." And then now they're ruling the world. [laughter] >> DVDs in the mail. It'll never work.
1:42 [laughter] >> Wow. >> Isn't that funny that >> Does that mean they own Game of Thrones? That was HBO, right? [laughter] Good morning, Joe. >> Sorry, I was thinking about uh Blockbuster. [laughter] >> Just so behind. >> Yeah, it means they not only Game of Thrones, they own every So, like it's all the forthcoming content as well. >> You know what really happened? As soon as you said Blockbuster, I was thinking about the only Blockbuster left in in Alaska or something and then having that experience and I was thinking maybe it'll be a fun trip for all of us to fly there. >> I think it's gone now. >> I said Game of Thrones like 5 minutes ago. >> I know. [laughter] But that took over and it made me forget everything else. >> Dude, that's crazy. >> Do you really want to go to the last Blockbuster? >> I do. >> Wait, are you sure it's still there? I thought it's gone now. >> Well, I want to go there. >> See what happens to my brain. Like, this took over and then I forgot everything
2:34 else that happened. Just it's done. And And then I go, "Oh, wait, wait." >> I feel like I had some friends that went recently and they were like, "Yeah, it's kind of it's cool, but it's a little sad cuz it's like it's like a relic, you know." >> What we got to do is >> Oh, it is still open. Okay, >> this is what you do. Bend, Oregon. >> I've been a band. What the hell? I didn't know it was there. >> Yeah, that's right. >> You got a Airbnb uh 80s90s house so you could have the whole experience. >> So, you go with your friends and then you go to Blockbuster, you rent something out, and then you go back to your Airbnb 80s house and then you watch it there. >> Who has a DVD player, though? >> They better my garage. >> They better give me ████ '9s prices. I want I don't want to pay $35 to rent a VHS. >> Wait, that would be crazy >> if it has 2025 price. >> What was the price from back in the day? >> Like a dollar or two or five? >> Was it a dollar? >> Are you sure? >> I thought it was four bucks.
3:24 >> Yeah, I thought $10. Yeah, I The last one I remember being was $4 because I remember my dad being pissed it was $4. >> But the newer ones were more expensive. Like the new releases, those were more, >> right? They were. Yeah. Yeah. >> We could have watched the new movies. We had to wait until they were the cheap >> and there was always only like one or two copies and you'd be like, "Damn it, they're all rented out." >> I remember I'd always rent Enter the Dragon and it'd always be like a dollar. >> It's so cheap. >> It'd always be there. They're like, "You want to watch this again?" >> Yeah. We would have to go to, you know, like Albertson's after the checkout. They had like video rental areas. We would have to go to those cuz they were cheaper. >> The Red Box ones? >> No, like it was like a whole section of just like it looked like a mini Blockbuster >> at a supermarket. >> It was in the end of the supermarket before the box ones. Yeah, they used to have those. or Hollywood Video was a good was a good alternative. It's cheaper than Blockbuster. >> Or you go to the Asian one where everything is just pirated
4:14 >> where there's porn and and hentai. >> Or you go to Big Lots with the giant bin and you go, "All right, baby. Let's see what we can find." >> Ghetto Cholas part five. >> Yeah. You're like, "Oh, I haven't seen this one yet." >> Ghetto Cholas. >> Have you ever seen that diagram that shows America and it it shows the uh it'll go by year by year how many blockbuster locations there are and it goes and then just Oh, damn. Yeah. >> You ever seen that? >> No. >> I missed that experience though. You get candy and snacks and >> Me too. It was a whole thing. Yeah. >> It's around video games too, right? >> Mhm. Yeah. >> Yeah. This is the rise and fall of Blockbuster. >> Wow. >> Started in the 80s. >> It grew 87. >> Wow. It's stupid Anthony blocking the date. >> Sorry. >> See it.
5:04 >> Yeah. 89. Wow, it's trippy, dude. I remember this is our childhood, dude. This is peakh. This is peak Blockbuster. >> Where's the Blockbuster guy now or woman now? >> Oh, I don't know. >> Like the CEO. >> Yeah, like or the person who created it. >> I think by the time they were laughing at Netflix, it's like a whole team of people that were just like ripping on it. >> 93. >> ████ I remember the first time I got a Netflix movie in the mail and it was like, "You're just going to give me the DVD in the mail? This is crazy." >> Yeah. >> But it was such a crazy concept. It worked out. >> I was like, "You're going to trust me to not scratch this?" >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Wow. Look at the Chicago area. That was That's hardcore, dude. >> Man, it's so >> They only got like six. >> What year do you think it falls off? What year? What year? >> 2008.
5:55 >> Like fully falls. Look at that. There's only like seven in Montana. 5,000. Jesus Christ. >> When did it shut down? >> Yeah. When do you think that'll start going down? >> 2004 or five? >> 2004. What time? >> I think that's a good guess. I think 05 or 06. >> Still going up. >> 2009. I'm going to say 2009. >> It's still going up. >> I'm going to say 2009. >> Okay. I I missed it. >> 2005. >> Okay. >> 2009. >> Cuz when me and Jill were dating, we're still going to like block. >> It's starting to go back down. >> It's starting to GO BACK DOWN. YES. GOING DOWN. YES. GO DOWN. GO DOWN. GO DOWN. OH, it is going down. >> That's when Netflix started. Look how fast they're closing though. Like look at the freaking map. >> Damn, >> dude. >> And then 2008 there's like none of them probably. >> That's crazy how like empires, >> bro. It drops like that. >> Isn't that crazy too that like I I believe the story is that like within a
6:47 year or two of I can't remember what the amount Kodak or whatever went out of business because of Instagram. >> No way. like that. >> Kodak's out of business. >> Something like that. Or like or the the production of the film or something like that. >> Holy ████ They're all gone already. >> Crazy to go down a couple hundred stores. >> Hey, it's still in LA though. That's crazy how many LA it's a W. >> WHOA. >> 2014. They're pretty much gone. >> 40 stores. >> Texas was doing it though. >> Texas hanging on, dude. >> Yeah. >> Damn. 22. That's actually kind of sad, man. end of an era. >> 16 stores. >> Yeah, >> there's more June stores than that. [laughter] >> It was the It was the ritual that was like so golden, right? The whole like
7:37 going there with your family or friends, >> like shifting through stuff, showing them stuff that like, hey, look at this. Put it back. >> We still we we try to recreate that with Taika. >> So, obviously we don't go rent the video, but every Friday it's a pizza and movie night. And before we order the pizza, we always go down to terribles and then we get snacks. So we get snacks and and a drink and then we have like all and we do like a we all choose salty and sweet and we make like a little snack potluck >> and he gets to pick any movie >> picks uh no it has to be a movie we haven't watched yet or else he'll watch the same thing 7,000 times. He'll say, "I want to see Bloodsbor over and over and over." And whatever movie and whatever movie we we watch, that's the new one >> and he wants to watch that the whole week. I mean, go ahead. You watch that the whole week, but I can't let him. >> What did you pick last Friday? >> Last Friday was Polar Express.
8:29 >> Oh, did he like it? >> Yeah, he loved it cuz it's like Christmas time now. >> I hate that movie. >> Me, too. >> Wait, what's >> I don't get it. >> It's [snorts] hateable. It's so boring. >> Kind of a blab movie. >> Yeah, I've heard. I'm like, >> "What's going to happen?" >> They're on a train. >> We watched all of them. >> It's beautiful. Like >> like we watched Elf, Home Alone, like all the Christmas ones we watched. >> You've seen them all already with him. >> Almost every single Christmas and even those Hallmark style Christmas ones we've watched. How about Airbud though? >> Uh well, it's Christmas time, so we're trying to >> Airbud Saves Christmas. There's a Christmas. >> Does he like Grinch? Jim Car's Grinch. >> We've seen that one. >> It's so good. >> Seen uh with the one with Schwarzenegger and Sinbad. Jingle all the way. >> All the way. He loved that one. That might be the best one. That was a good one. That was a good one. >> Tom, wait. >> Is that the toy one? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. But yeah, every Friday we try to choose a new movie. >> What about Christmas story? You guys, >> how have you already seen all the
9:19 Christmas stuff when it's like December 5th or something? >> Cuz he's eight. So, we've been doing this for years. >> Oh, for years. Okay. I'm like, damn. >> No, it's like we watch we watch a new movie. >> December 5th. >> We watch a new movie every Friday and then when it gets Christmas time, then we try to make it as Christmas themed as we can. >> Did you watch uh Christmas with the Cranks? Oh, that one's >> I love that one with Tim Allen. Have you seen that? >> I don't remember. >> Not Santa Claus, right? >> No. >> Oh, no. >> But it's it's similar, >> but it's really good. That one's a good one, too. >> Smith with the cranks. >> Okay, >> that might that maybe maybe adults think that one's funnier than kids, though. I don't know. >> Yeah, kids probably won't like that one. >> Have you guys seen in your adult life, have you seen the National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation thing? >> No. >> That ████ sucks ass now. >> Doesn't hold up, huh? It's so slow and and awkward and not good. I thought when
10:11 I was a kid I thought it was so funny and then I watch it now I'm like what? >> Why? >> National Laboon used to be the hit though. >> That's what I'm saying. Yeah. Maybe back then we just are >> Well, we're dumb. You're like six. You're like the my favorite guy on Police Academy was the black dude that didn't speak. >> That's still my favorite guy. >> Okay. >> Michael Was it Michael Winslow? >> Yeah. He just acts out things. >> He just makes noises the whole the whole movie. He can't. >> That sounds kind of funny. >> It is really funny. >> No way he could be a cop. >> Maybe our humor is still the same then. >> But I feel like I understood him better than any of the other characters. >> Best Christmas movie is always still going to be Die Hard. >> Oh, is it a Christmas movie? >> Plaza. What is it? Nakatani Plaza. >> Have I seen Die Hard? >> No. Ask your husband to that to watch that as a Christmas movie. >> I don't know if I've seen Die Hard. >> Really? Die Hard's good. >> It's a good movie.
11:01 >> Yeah, you'll love it. >> Are there multiple Die Hards? >> Yeah, dude. >> Live free Die Hard. Die Hard. Die Hard to uh was it Full Voltage? Full Voltage. [laughter] >> Is this gonna be on Netflix? Is Die Hard on Netflix? >> I don't know. Sooner or later, everything's going to be on Netflix, which is pretty crazy. >> That's kind of nice from the subscription standpoint, right? >> Yes. Yeah. >> Consolidate everything. >> Yeah. Cuz right now, are you paying for like freaking six subscriptions? It's so annoying. >> I'm waiting for the war to be over so you don't have to split between like all these like different ones. But also, will that justify a price increase if they say their their catalog is bigger? >> Yeah, they will. They will. >> If they say like now you don't >> They've already been raising it, too. >> Yeah, they've been raising, but this feels like grounds to raise it even higher than ever. >> You know what though? It'll still be better. It'll still be better because each subscription plan it it forces you
11:51 to do like oh basic without commercial and then you have to upgrade and upgrade. And so with Netflix, you don't have that. You just have the subscription which is kind of nice. >> I'm not HBO Max. I have the lowest one and so I have freaking commercials. >> I got a website for you. >> But I'm not getting my money's worth with Netflix. I pay 25 bucks a month and I probably watch it once a year. >> What? >> Yeah, I ████ up. >> Netflix. >> Mhm. >> If it wasn't for the Diddy documentary. >> You're watching more movies on the plane? >> Yeah, for free. >> Way better movies. >> You don't use Netflix on your phone? >> I should. Huh? >> Yeah. >> Nope. I watch YouTube. You just go with whatever the freaking inflight catalog is. >> Yeah. [laughter] >> Knowing you have access to Netflix. >> No, I actually don't even watch that many movies anymore. >> Oh, okay. >> Cuz we have Starlink. >> What is that? >> Doesn't that mean you just have internet
12:41 all the time? >> On the plane? >> Oh, so instead you're just going on like porn sites? >> Yeah. [laughter] >> What? >> That ████ works on the plane. >> Ew. I don't want to sit next to you. >> He's jacking up. Look, I'm going to be I'm going to be a gentleman about it and I'll watch it my VR.
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