Sunday, May 31, 2009

Hmm...

Last weekend, we took the big kids to see the new Star Trek movie. This weekend, we were talking about the older movies and t.v. series. So, off I went to see if Blockbuster had "The Voyage Home" or any of the other movies. They had 1 copy of "The Wrath of Khan," which was checked out.

So, from my iPhone, I checked Walmart.com. Sure, enough, they had a boxed set of "The Wrath of Kahn," "The Search for Spock," and the "The Voyage Home," in stock. They also had best of collections for the original series and the Next Generation.

Obviously, Blockbuster is missing out here. Wouldn't it be logical to think with the new movie there would be interest in the older movies? Or is Blockbuster so focused on just what's available for rent right now?

2 comments:

Beth said...

We had a home movie series in the month leading up to the new one, although my BIL Andy only showed the movies he will admit to. I don't think we had problems finding them, although a few were Netflixed.

I noticed that they didn't reprint Escape to Witch Mountain when the movie came out. I mean, I know the movie was different, but you'd think they'd want the tie-ins. What's up with the media companies?

datri said...

Isn't Blockbuster on the verge of bankruptcy. No wonder.....