It's Almost Like Blockbuster Wanted to Die

Blockbuster's only claim to fame these days is the fact that there is only one of them left. It didn't have to be this way, however, as Blockbuster had many chances to remain on top... chances they completely blew.

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Sources:
https://www.slashfilm.com/blockbuster...
https://consumerist.com/2007/11/01/bl...
https://www.fastcompany.com/1683062/b...
https://www.fastcompany.com/1683812/b...
https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-no...
https://www.billboard.com/biz/article...
https://www.fool.com/investing/genera...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...
https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized...
https://variety.com/2013/biz/news/epi...

Videos:
Parks and Recreation (2009 – 2015)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1266020/
South Park (1997 – present)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121955/
Commercials from Blockbuster LLC,
www.blockbuster.com/
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080684/
Friends (1994 – 2004)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108778/
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014 – present)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3530232/

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Blockbuster Store, Stu pendousmat at English Wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], from Wikimedia Commons
Holding Blockbuster App via https://www.tested.com/tech/android/6...
Blockbuster app Get It via https://motorola-global-portal.custhe...
Logo for Netflix, https://www.netflix.com/
Logo for Redbox, https://www.redbox.com/
Logo for Uber, https://www.uber.com/‎
Logo and Characters, https://www.marvel.com/
Logo for Motorola, https://www.motorola.co.uk/
Logo for Little Chef, https://www.littlechef.co.uk/

Music:
"Two Finger Johnny" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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