They still have that today, though. It's just on streaming alongside the big films.
I don't doubt a portion of the Disney remakes would have ended up being direct-to-VCD sequels you'd only find in a video rental store.
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The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. Like, the shitty one with Grounder and whatever the chicken robot's name was... Had like the whole collection of those when what I wanted was the more anime like series where Sally Acorn came from. ๐
The Tenth Kingdom cult reporting in
The Miracle on Morgan's Creek. I never liked it much, but my family did. Also The Princess Bride, but that's not obscure so it can't count here.
Beyond The Mind's Eye was my jam.
We got cable when I was about 10. In my country even on cable we had very few channels. Game changer! Those Saturday morning cartoons!
I think it can still happen, we had movies saved on my little brother's computer and he was quoting the political scenes of the Star wars prequels.
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Thx to my mom we had Star Wars. I'm persuaded this set the course of my life in some ways. Thx mom!
Having a random movie come up on YTV or Teletoon or some other channel only to never be seen again was a painfully common occurrence as a kid.
Growing up the only Star Wars movie we had was part 2, so I watched that over and over. Dunno why I didn't want to watch part 1, 3, and the rest.
There's a certain irony in me working in robotics, yet my favourite movie is The Missing Postman.
Honestly somewhat surprised parents don't automatically take the route of getting their kids thrown into their own niche world of focus beyond "here, phone.. phone good.. good luck"
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In the 80s it was Freddy's Revenge and The Woman in Red. Early 2000s was The Matrix on VHS.
Also, we all watched the exact same shows at the same times, because that was what was on the 2 or 3 channels at the time.
Meanwhile, the next generation who knows what show from what time the other kids stream from who knows what service.