It wasn’t exactly shocking news.
It’s 2023, after all, not 2003.
I appreciate the statement acknowledging that it’s “stating the obvious.”
It’s true that most – though sadly, not all – movies and shows are onstreaming servicesnow.
But that means purchases feel less permanent.
Streaming has its benefits for sure.
Admittedly, it’s nice not to have the inevitable clutter that comes with storing the discs.
But the weirdly specific streaming services available today let us nerd out in a different way.
Meanwhile, stores such as Target, Walmart and Amazon will continue to sell discs.
But all that doesn’t mean I wasn’t surprised at how sad the Best Buy news made me.
(Somewhere in my basement, I probably still have an 8-track or two.)
And then, that all changed in what seemed like an instant.
Pondering your choice was almost as much fun as watching the film, or even more so.
Did you want to laugh or be scared, or maybe to cry?
Were you going to watch Caddyshack enough times to make it worth the purchase price?
(Spoiler: You were.
So, you got that going for you, which is nice.)
Kids will watch things over and over and over again, so purchasing made sense.
We bought everything from Frozen to The Smurfs to old Sesame Street episode collections.
Like most every parent we know, we stocked up on classic Disney films.
(We bought another one, of course.)
Endings flat-out suck, and change is hard.
That statement 100% intends to put a lump in your throat, and it works.
But the truth is that everything ends.
We’re not still buying buggy whips and sunbonnets.
“Don’t worry about that, we love all our movies,” he said graciously.
“That’s why we bought them.”
They’ll adjust, I know.
I’ll adjust too.
I understand the need for change, but I’m still going to allow myself to mourn it.
