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The Internet is Ruining Movies

 I said in the TVCU reboot I would do some different things.  Today I'm doing an essay, or more of a rant, about something that really bugs me.  The internet is ruining movies. Two main reasons. First, streaming.  I love the movie theater experience.  I love seeing a movie on a big screen.  I love not staring at my phone for two hours.   But since COVID especially, people got used to streaming.  They don't want to leave home.  They don't want to go watch a movie as an experience.   Don't get me wrong.  I love streaming.  I like to watch very specific things.  My lists, like 70s movies or super hero tv shows.  I can find almost anything on streaming.   But this doesn't replace the theater experience for a new movie.   And the less people go to theaters, the less movies make it to theaters.  So many go direct to streaming now.  Especially comedies.  The comedy film genre is d...