The beginning of the end of physical media

On September 29th, Netflix shipped its final DVDs, marking the end of an era in physical media. So, we invited our friend Christina Warren (aka film_girl) from GitHub to pour out a drink with us and lament the end of this golden age of access to the films we all love.

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Featuring:

• Christina Warren – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub
• Jerod Santo – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn
• Adam Stacoviak – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website

Show Notes:

• Netflix Mails Its Final DVD to Customers, Marking the End of an Era - IGN
• Netflix Prepares to Send Its Final Red Envelope - The New York Times
• Netflix’s Qwikster Debacle | MIT Technology Review
• The Ultimate Movie Platform - Kaleidescape
• Matt Damon on Hot Ones

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Let's talk!
(00:38) - Netflix & Friends
(03:01) - Double bonus!
(05:30) - No more commentaries
(06:55) - All about the extras
(11:02) - BTS (Polar Express)
(14:59) - Access is a big deal
(16:42) - Netflix napkin math
(17:12) - The disc warehouse
(19:09) - Qwikster debacle!
(21:49) - Sponsor: Neo4j
(22:55) - What about Redbox?
(23:59) - Death of Blockbuster
(24:59) - Blockbuster life (Elmo's!)
(29:29) - What happens to Redbox?
(30:10) - Hardware + content
(31:17) - Not Plex friendly
(33:02) - Kaleidescape
(35:51) - "Look who you're suing!"
(37:18) - DRM: never be worth it
(42:04) - Adam's HT setup
(48:13) - Sponsor: Sentry
(52:12) - Digital too?
(53:28) - Apple TV app
(54:54) - Things to worry about
(1:00:29) - The beginning of the end
(1:02:30) - Digital archives
(1:03:55) - Do we care less?
(1:05:34) - Not against evolution
(1:07:45) - Films are part of who we are
(1:09:10) - Adam's last discs
(1:10:47) - Thanks for joining us!
(1:11:40) - Coming up next