Where Are The Movies? Why Brick and Mortar Stores No Longer Carry Physical Media


Physical Media enthusiasts have been seeing shrinking shelves at retail stores for years now. In this episode, we'll discuss why brick and mortar stores no longer support physical media...and why that's not necessarily a bad thing! 

More Physical Media discussion from Cereal At Midnight: 

Why No 4K or Blu-ray? https://youtu.be/edoRxHQm97w
Going out of Print Forever? https://youtu.be/Jh4pcTFaGWA
Should You Wait for 4K? https://youtu.be/v33pJAAODHA
How (and How Not) to Build a Movie Collection: https://youtu.be/OFZQY1BHxf0
The State of Physical Media in 2022: https://youtu.be/aPVukHAGJ_g
Is Physical Media Dying? https://youtu.be/FhkSuLenqV0
Physical Media Talk with Films At Home: https://youtu.be/p_pCdYoKsz4
Collecting Physical Media in a Digital World: https://youtu.be/YseieSgm_wo
5 Tips for Collecting Physical Media: https://youtu.be/LuvvyOGQcz4
Ebay Fakes! How to Spot Counterfeit DVDs: https://youtu.be/6ukNz9s1cjE
Why Do We Collect? https://youtu.be/jhMc1IndvRg
The True Cost of 4K: https://youtu.be/28MjySWwotY
The REAL Reason True Lies and The Abyss Aren't on Blu & 4K: https://youtu.be/3-h_iqYMFKk
Unscripted: Streaming, Mergers, and the Future of Physical Media: https://youtu.be/CexYvDRBHYs

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