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Netflix is releasing a documentary about the last Blockbuster and everyone pointed out how mean that is

This is so mean…but we’re still going to watch it.

We’re getting a documentary soon about the last Blockbuster, according to Hypebeast, and that sounds pretty cool!

Blockbuster was a staple for so many folks’ childhoods in the 90’s. That was the spot every weekend — whether you were trying to get a new movie to watch or find a good video game or just wanted to hang. It was truly an era.

So it’ll be cool to hear about its rise and subsequent fall after the streaming era. But that’s the wild part about all of this — the streaming era is what ended Blockbuster.

That’s why it’s so wild that Netflix is putting this documentary together.

Yes, that’s right. The same Netflix that is one of the leaders that ushered in the streaming era that ended Blockbuster is releasing a documentary about the business that it ended. Again, THAT’S WILD.

People everywhere pointed this out and said it was so mean.

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Blockbuster tweeted for the first time in 6 years and everyone had jokes

Be kind. Rewind.

It’s been six years since Blockbuster Video — the former movie-rental behemoth — closed all but one of its 9,000-plus stores and went completely dark on social media.

The company’s former leadership, which once scoffed at the notion of Netflix as a competitor, ended up in bankruptcy in 2010. And since then, that lone store in Bend, Ore., remains a relic of 90s nostalgia.

But on Tuesday, Blockbuster made a return to Twitter.

Tweeting for the first time since 2014, Blockbuster posted, “Just checking in.” This, of course, seemed like the beginning of some kind of coordinated #brand stunt because that’s exactly what it was.

Airbnb was teaming up with that one Blockbuster location to turn it into a 90s-themed living room — equipped with a VCR and box-style TV.

But, mainly, Blockbuster’s return to Twitter marked an opportunity for the internet to roast Blockbuster. The mentions were amazing. A lot of people might owe some late fees.

This is probably a good time to remind everyone that Blockbuster could have purchased Netflix for $50 million back in 2000. Netflix’s market cap today is $209.5 billion.

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