Collecting At Midnight Episode 2: Physical Media Discussion Show

[@darrellruppert3234]

Thank you for this channel we needed something like this for a long time.

[@CerealAtMidnight]

Very kind of you to say. Thanks for checking out the channel!

[@digitalq9702]

80s will always have a place in my heart

[@markford2227]

Some of these TV shows and Movies you show us viewers are bring back memories, so cool!

[@djtrishm]

Love your livestream impression! Like you I like psychical media! Thumbs up! Trish

[@gongryan2984]

Just got into your videos. Really like the way you are so casual and no edit style. I’ve been collecting physical media for quite a while, but I also collecting digital media just for the easy access. Been thinking about how to organize them, been using Blu-ray.com, but the site and its app have a long way to get to what I hope the display of the collection. Anyway really like how you are so passionate about this stuff and seriously no one around me get it why I got them and still getting them. Keeping up your good work.

[@CerealAtMidnight]

I use collecting software called CLZ Movies. There's an app IOS app that costs 15 dollars, allows me to scan everything in, and does a really good job of cross referencing my collection. Even has optional cloud service. I think there's a free version, if you want to try it out. Thanks for checking out the videos! Don't do many long form videos these days, but I livestream sometimes. which is even more fun.

[@AKMediaCollector]

I still buy cds and physical media.. because I own it and I don’t lose my stuff if some random place goes out not business.. I don’t understand how people don’t get that

[@digitalq9702]

I got that whole scooby doo set and the mystery machine and other stuff at the toys r us clearence and I agree with the whole family friendly thing I know I have a trucker mouth through my mouth and fingers when typing but there is a time and place for all that

[@yournamehere6002]

Hard to appreciate production design and cinematography without the best possible visual presentation

[@CerealAtMidnight]

It's really not. We have better presentation than the entire history of film and it's now at our fingertips on pristine, restored prints, but that doesn't mean that those that came before didn't have appreciation of the art and craft of film-making or that we're better than them because we now have access to 4K transfers. We believe quality shines through. Do we want the best? Yes, absolutely. But if someone can become exposed to a great movie through a DVD or even a VHS, that's a win for everybody.

[@kbbynum3093]

Love your videos, man. I’m twenty one and I’m just starting to collect different types of physical media. Your videos give me a lot of ideas of things I want to own. Thank you for taking time to make these videos.

[@CerealAtMidnight]

Hey, thanks! I appreciate the encouragement! So may I ask why you've decided to jump into collecting physical media? I'm always interested in the perspective of people who are just getting into the hobby and what makes them want to dive in.

[@samcooper430]

I recently discovered your channel and must say I like what your doing. I am really enjoying this series, so thank you! Side note we have a lot of Scooby Doo. It was a thing I loved from my childhood and was able to share it with my kids. It makes such great memories! My son is 13 and still has a Scooby poster in his room and he has an accent wall with Mystery inc and the gangs catch phrases on it. We have a room similar to yours which my wife calls the Nerd room. It’s where we keep collectibles and our gaming systems. Sorry for rambling, thanks for hanging out with us!

[@CerealAtMidnight]

Cheers, Sam! There are three episodes of this video series on our channel and then we moved it to Patreon. We have five more installments there, with a sixth coming soon!

[@JamesHarrisIII]

Another great episode my friend.

[@justmason7672]

I'm totally on board with you and CDs I have a hard copy and a digital copy. My "clicky wheel" ipod is loaded with songs and it's generally my preferred way to listen to music. Finding CDs is super cheap too. Just like in the video it's like finding a vein of gold at the Sally Ann when you find some one just donated all the of items you love. I've even bought a second copy of a cd I know I have just to have one in the car if it's under a $1 and I just want to listen to it. Though I will say I still like hearing music on the radio, a son you haven't heard when you're driving of doing work just has a universal feel to it.

[@CerealAtMidnight]

I feel you, Mason. I mean, an MP3 is a dollar or more. If you can find a whole CD for cheap, rip the music from it and put it on a digital device like an iPod or an iPhone, then have a hard copy for your own archives, then you have won at life. I get comments on some of these videos where people are like "who still buys CDs? LOLOLOL." I'm like, you know you can get the music off the CD and listen to it however you want to, right? And you have something physical that will probably last a lot longer than your phone or MP3 player.

[@AlexWeberg]

Finally subscribed to you. Loved your impersonation of what a live stream is like. Spot on lol. Earlier this year I've been getting back into buying more Blu Rays thanks to you, Chris Stuckmmans, Flick Pick and Films at Home. I owned Blu Rays before finding your channels like the OT star wars trilogy, Force awakens and Deadpool are a few that come to mind. Been nice owning the movies I love and the great commentary's that come with the movies. The Commentary's for Deadpool and the Evil Dead movies are both hilarious and informative about the behind the scenes. :)

[@CerealAtMidnight]

Thank you for subscribing, Alex! So glad you did.

[@digitalq9702]

Gary busey is in one of my favorite 80s films silver bullet

[@CerealAtMidnight]

Silver Bullet rules.

[@bnchile1]

diggin your posts!! and Its a mad mad mad mad world rocks!

[@ben8447]

My top favourite films are: Back to the Future E.T An American Werewolf in London Kill Bill And...Wonder Boys! Crazy how we have the same tastes!

[@Futuredynamo]

Nice touch with the He-Man and Battle Cat!

[@CerealAtMidnight]

I have the power!

[@itszackempire]

Seeing all the movies in the beginning makes me think of the 5$ or 3$ movie bin they have at Wal-Mart. I've found some good movies in there

[@TheCaptainkirk64]

Keep up the good work! Love this channel!

[@CerealAtMidnight]

Thanks, captain!

[@damianp564]

Speaking of 90s Miramax films I just watched Flirting With Disaster. Funny movie. He's not credited on the cover but Josh Brolin has a prominent role. He's always been an adventurous actor. Co-starring 90s darling Patricia Arquette. I've been sweet on her since The Indian Runner. She's adorable here. Decent looking DVD but could use an upgrade. No blu-ray release.

[@flazzberry]

Love Physical Media, I have been collecting CD's since 1988 and have an amazing library of music, that ITunes and Spotify can't even come close to and it's all my own taste. You channel is Amazing and i'm addicted to your video's. I've upped my charity shop visits and have been getting some great finds. Key Largo DVD still sealed $0.42, very please with that find.

[@CerealAtMidnight]

Awesome, flazzberry! I'm glad you've been out there checking out the charity shops for deals and that you enjoy the channel!

[@digitalq9702]

I wont go blu-ray unless I have to I stick with original dvd witch is updating for me sense I stuck with vhs forever

[@actualnotanewbie]

28:53 If you're buying music outright, CDs are by far the best deals. Nobody wants 'em anymore, so you can get a LOT of them at thrift stores, oftentimes far cheaper than their digital counterparts on iTunes. Only downside is, for a lot of older stuff, scratches are common. Still, something is better than nothing.

[@AKMediaCollector]

I see the Face/Off and snake eyes blu Ray combo at my cash America’s all the time. I could get it for 2-2.50 most times

[@RebelHeartVideoteque]

I've just recently discovered your channel. Enjoying your content. Where's Episode 3? Maybe you could make "Collecting At Midnight" a monthly vlog. Will be checking out too the website & podcast that you're involved with. Love your passion for physical media collecting!

[@CerealAtMidnight]

When I was making the Collecting at Midnight videos, I was only doing one video a week. When I switched to three or more videos each week, the content that I was talking about in Collecting at Midnight ended up getting broken into smaller, more bite-size videos spread out a little bit. It ended up being easier on me and I think easier on the audience. I could tell from the analytics that the average viewer was only watching 15 minutes before bailing, so I just decided to focus more on shorter, more focused vids. I may still get back to it if I have something that really demands a long form. I also do live streams now which offer a similar "hang out" vibe.

[@drdead2006]

Highly recommend a Blue Oyster Cult rabbit-hole

[@CerealAtMidnight]

I know very little about BOC outside of "Don't Fear the Reaper," "Godzilla," and "Burning For You." Do those songs represent the band well?

[@drdead2006]

@@CerealAtMidnight Hmm. I would say no. The songs you mentioned are sung and written by guitarist Buck Dharma. Eric Bloom was considered the "frontman" and the tunes he performs on vary a bit from those hits! Agents Of Fortune and Spectres are great albums by them to check out!

[@peety675]

Hi Cereal At Midnight can you please do a video of your complete collection of Mill Creek sets?

[@CerealAtMidnight]

That sounds like a fun idea, but it would be a looooong video. I'll see what I can do!

[@CatsGamesWhatever]

You could always pick up an xbox one s as a default 4k player and indulge in the games of this gen while waiting on the 4k tv upgrade

[@CerealAtMidnight]

I have a PS4, so I do indulge in current gen gaming, and I'm planning on picking up an XB1 at some point down the road for Xbox exclusives. 4K would be a nice benefit of having the XB1, but I'm more interested in it as a gaming machine and for its backwards compatibility gaming than for its 4K capabilities.

[@damianp564]

Been playing this video off and on while I work so please excuse the random comments. Good stuff, sir. Have you picked up Dick Tracy on blu-ray? If not, it's a stunner....which is surprising as it's a bare-bones affair....but wow, really shows off the medium's potential. Regarding Deep Purple, right before vinyl started getting big again and driving the prices up I bought a beautiful NM copy of In Rock for $10 off of ebay. Unreal. Sounds fantastic. What a killer record. Warner Bros still has a listing for that Monkees blu-ray set but it's not showing as in stock. There are sold listings for the set on ebay for upwards of $600-700. That's just Nuts!

[@CerealAtMidnight]

I do have the Dick Tracy Blu-ray, but I haven't watched it in several years. I remember it being night and day above the DVD, which always looked bad, even by contemporary DVD standards. Nice score on In Rock! And it's very crazy what's going on with those Monkees Blu-rays. I wonder if they've pulled stock. I can't imagine they sold 10,000 units at 200 dollars, but I guess it's possible.

[@damianp564]

@@CerealAtMidnight There appears to have been a spike in sales when Peter Tork died earlier this year. That or they pulled it to create demand. They must have lost a lot of sets due to those shipping issues. There is an option to leave your email address should they find more stock. Though the word is the episodes look "stunning" I'd hold out for a stripped down version.

[@kate4508]

LISTEN TO TRAFFIC! lol and THE GUESS WHO

[@pow9606]

I like physical media too. Mostly I like it for stuff I like a lot. I am aware that it can turn from a nice thing to have in my life to a real burden, for me it is like this. I guess, and it is a guess, that most things are about moderation, balance and knowing where to draw the line. What I mean buy this is. Imagine you like buying blu-rays, shoes, clothes or whatever. There must be some number where it becomes too many. Lets say it's 20 pairs or shoes. I use shoes as an example because the number is lower. What happens when you have purchased 20? If you make the decision that 20 is the maximum before purchasing them it may have a big impact on what you purchase.

[@CerealAtMidnight]

Agree that moderation is key in everything.

[@Murdersville]

The whole time you were talking about Snake Eyes I kept thinking oh yeah that's the movie where the helicopter crashes through the Arena roof, of course that was Sudden Death; I blame the lateness of the hour or I'm just getting old. As regards getting old, like you and the Wonder Boys I swear I have the Persuaders (an early 70s TV show starring Roger Moore and Tony Curtis) but I've been looking for a year without success, I refuse to believe my memory has played a trick on me. Toys R Us are also closing in the UK; we've also lost two other chains in the last few weeks that soldl physical media, it really does feel like bricks and mortar stores are rapidly going the way of the Dodo, which is a crying shame.

[@CerealAtMidnight]

You're right, brick and mortar is fading fast. We're living in some crazy times that I never thought I'd see. Meanwhile, I hope you find The Persuaders, and I feel your pain!

[@kate4508]

Last Thing I PROMISE speaking of Blu Ray, We can't afford it right now but My FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME is Planet Of The Apes (68) Named my boy Taylor cause of that Film. So I HAD the Collectors Box of ALL THE APES DVD's The TV Series and The Cartoon So we needed the Money and I sold it BUT not before I burned ALL the Discs to DVD I know you might frown upon that but I KNEW I'd never have another chance to get All these again (True) so I I know Burned DVDs don't last forever So I bought the 5 original films from Mal Wart for like $13 So Anyhoo I used a code (Included) to register the Films to VCUD or whatever it's called So I hate to sound Old but could you explain to me Where I go to see the films? ARRGH lol

[@CerealAtMidnight]

Well, VUDU.com is where you would enter that code. There's a menu at the top and one option should be "redeem code" or something like that. You'll need to register first, probably.

[@CerealAtMidnight]

Did it work? You did it?

[@kate4508]

@@CerealAtMidnight OH YEAH! So I can now say I've seen Planet Of The Apes ON EVERY FORMAT from 8mm to DVD in between there was Laser disc RCA SelectAVision, Beta VHS and DVD Now Digital lol

[@shanecarpenter1283]

I still buy CD I have like 300

[@kate4508]

Here's a funny story for ya' That Forces Of Nature Movie was shot in my hometown of Richmond Va EVEN when they are supposed to be in Vegas lol and I was background for this and a few others One was a Jackie Kennedy move for Life Time The Guy playing JFK was Stephen Collins from Star Trek The Motionless Picture OF COURSE The One Guy I get to meet from Trek ends up years later as a Molester Sheesh

[@CerealAtMidnight]

That's cool! I was supposed to be an extra in a movie once, but we waited so long, I ended up leaving in frustration. It was literally like six hours that they had us all standing there doing nothing with no sign of a scene being shot, so I just went home.

[@kate4508]

I prefer "Real" Media just like you BUT that being said, I bought a Disc for $5 (with S&H) of the Entire Run of Famous Monsters Of Filmland Magazine in PDF Now OF COURSE I'd prefer the Actual Paper BUT some issues go for $100 EACH! Now speaking Greta my Son introduced me to them sound a lot like Zep they were on SNL couple weeks ago. Oh and I send you these PDF's if you need em' You are just the nicest guy pleasure to know you

[@CerealAtMidnight]

Nice find on the Famous Monsters of Filmland PDFs! I believe most of those are uploaded on Archive.org. You might enjoy looking around there to see what else you can find. archive.org/search.php?query=famous%20monsters%20of%20filmland

[@kate4508]

@@CerealAtMidnight Oh yeah I usually head there for all my Godzilla needs lol I have MOST of the Sony films with the Japanese versions BUT I needed to see the Original King Kong vs. Godzilla BOOM there it was! Now I want to find a DVD of Green Slime! lol

[@Murdersville]

You want to expose yourself to the Monkees? Whatever floats your boat! ;)

[@shanecarpenter1283]

I had a cradle of filth sticker

[@yournamehere6002]

How about just alphabetizing your collection on the shelf?

[@CerealAtMidnight]

I wish it was that easy! When a collection reaches a certain number, something as simple as alphabetizing could take weeks. Also, we'd have to leave room for all the new acquisitions as they come in, and that's not possible given the space issues. A living, growing collection is impossible to keep organized.

[@step9624]

Have you seen two lovers with gwyneth Paltrow and Joaquin Phoenix?

[@CerealAtMidnight]

I don't believe I have. I do like vintage Gwyneth, though.

[@yournamehere6002]

Stewardess

[@mikehesq007]

Please hide your lapel mic wire. That is all.