BRITONS are having deep regrets about clearing out their DVD collections assuming they would be too busy with new stuff and it would all be on Netflix anyway.
Once streaming became the thing, the nation headed to charity shops with film classics and full series of The Sopranos, The Wire and other quality shows, hoping to save space and not look like a saddo still watching Friends 19 years after it finished.
Tom Logan said: “It was only after we gave away our entire collection of DVDs like they were hideous glassware or a dead gran’s old coat that we realised we’d been shafted.
“They dropped Only Fools And Horses and Fawlty Towers right away and now we’re stuck with a bunch of half-arsed prison dramas, generic thrillers and true-life crime documentaries with titles like The Killer Inside or Murder At The Lake.
”There are quirky comedies called Trevor or Norman, but only trendy Guardian TV critics pretend to like those, and you don’t find out what happens until 2028.
“Now we’re paying £90 a month across a range of streaming channels to watch old episodes of Yes, Prime Minister. For the love of God, don’t make the mistakes we did.”
Charlotte Phelps said: “Streaming was meant to be a new dawn for TV. What did we get? Obi-Wan Kenobi doing f**k all so he doesn’t bugger up the continuity of Star Wars. The Rings of Power made me think Tolkien shouldn’t have bothered, and I’m not even sure what Velma is meant to be.
“Still, my friends and I have some great conversations in the pub about Halo the TV series. We’re always bonding over our favourite bits and wondering what will happen next.
“No we’re not. That was bitter sarcasm.”
