[iancmceachern]

Exactly. Blockbuster had all the movies the average person would be able to know about. Any movie that was advertised and known by the general public could be picked up at blockbuster and watched. It's not like that now. Now I have to Google which streaming service can I stream this or that on and then go to that service. It's as if there was a paramount movie store on one side of town, a Disney one on the other, MGM on the other. It's like car dealerships now, it used to be like grocery stores.

[airpoint]

“All the movies an average person would know” — they’re all still available “to rent” from every major provider. No need to Google anything?

I think you’re confusing stream-all-you-want for a monthly fee vs pay-per-view providers.

[iancmceachern]

You cant. It's often exclusives. If you want to see "seeing red" or any other Disney film, that's on Disney, if you want to see Val, Hulu, etc.

[EricE]

justwatch.com is way more effective/useful than Google.