The advent of streaming wars has built aphysical media scarcity in a very specific medium: animation.
And no, watching Disneys live cartoon stream so it can push other shows amongBlueyepisodes doesnt cut it.
Its why I found myself going out and just buying season one and two on DVD.
© PlutoTV
After getting tired of the constant Are you still watching?
messages, we switched over to live channels including Pluto TV.
And thats when the scarcity struck yet again!
Sure, it’s possible for you to find specials with episode bundles throughre-sellers and limited online supplyat retailers.
And I cant go into the store and buy the season?
But the most recent culprit?
DVDs are supposed to last 100 years if taken care of, according toArs Technica.
But of course it had to be Warner Bros. specifically for certain DVDs released from 2006-2008.
Thisscarcity is beginning to feel created in merchandiseand physical releases all around.
Companies have known for years at this point the lucrative power of nostalgia.
But it shouldnt take the exploitative nature of nostalgic resurgences to get them to capitalize on re-emergent fandoms.
At least for now I can satisfy my daughtersStrawberry Shortcakefix on a streamer that appreciates it.
But as weve so often seen: just how long will that be the case?
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