S3 | Ep 2 | Streaming is the New VHS (But with Less Soul)

The rise of streaming gave us access and convenience—but it lost the ritual, ownership, and rewatch culture that made VHS/DVD magical. It’s hurting audiences and the industry.

In episode 2 of season 3 of Fused Film—the podcast where the fans speak. Host, Kevin Coll, unpacks one of the biggest shifts in movie history: how streaming became our new VHS... but somehow lost its soul.

Remember the ritual of walking into Blockbuster, grabbing a candy, arguing over what to rent? Today, we hit "play" on Netflix... and forget half of what we watched.

But this isn’t just nostalgia. It’s economics. It’s behavior. It’s about how an industry pivoted—from rewatchable magic to algorithmic noise—and why that shift could be costing more than we think.

Let’s rewind.