Exactly.

Binged seasons one and two on DVD’s, only to learn that season three had been canceled. Pity. Plot line needed to be tightened up, but the sheer lush greenery of the countryside (filmed in Malaysia) and the mysterious relationships among India’s religions and castes - and among all of them and the British - were very engrossing.

Splinter , if you’re streaming Lawrence of Arabia, on what platform? I’d like to see it again. Didn’t remember it was almost 4 hours long - -

“Acquired by alternative means” used to mean “bought from a street vendor,” although even if that industry hadn’t dried up, I doubt that Lawrence of Arabia would have been in their inventory.

I’ll check Amazon Prime, thanks!

Can you still buy DVD s in the street? I haven't seen anyone selling them for a while.

I think streaming services ended the pirated dvd industry. Weird, but that somehow saddens me.

Several years ago , I used to buy DVDs , some CDs and the occasional computer program from a company called XTOP

I have just discovered they are still on the go.

Web site - https://www.xtopsite.com

DVDs are now 150 pesos per unit - if you buy 100 , you get a 50& discount!

Quality was always pretty good

They now offer a streaming service for 600 pesos a month - not too sure how this one works.

For a dying industry, this group certainly has a large inventory!

I was probably saving 20/25% on the street price back in the days....

I used to think these guys might actually be the wholesalers of all the dodgy DVD s in the capital.

The quality was always good . Once I got a bad copy - it got changed with no problem whatsoever.

I hope they are still in business when we get back. Streaming is fine most of the time, but there are times when I want to actually have the widget.

Now finding and watching a movie is not as difficult as it used to be. You just need the Internet and your desire. I really love to watch a movie on weekends. And I often look for films for the evening on the site https://123moviesss.la/. There is a large selection of genres and by the way, you can also see the latest innovations here.

Great suggestion. Having just re-watched Kyra Sedgwick’s great series The Closer for the second time, and getting near the final season of Criminal Minds, we’re looking for some good new things to watch.

I’d love to see it, but am not quick enough to follow either in German or with Spanish subtitles. It sounds formidable.

Naked Gun 2 and 1/2 is a laugh a minute comedy, I couldn’t stop laughing