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GREG: THE SECOND TO LAST
BLOCKBUSTER STORE IN AUSTRALIA
ANNOUNCED THE IT WILL CLOSE THIS
MONTH WHICH MEANS THIS WILL ONLY
BE ONE STORE LEFT IN THE WORLD.
YES, THE LAST BLOCK BUSTER IN
BEND, OREGON, WILL REMAIN OPEN,
AND THE MANAGER SAYS THEY HAVE
NO PLANS OF CLOSING, SO THAT'S
PRETTY COOL.
THERE USED TO BE OVER 9,000
STORES WORLDWIDE, SO TO BE THE
LAST ONE REMAINING IS KIND OF AN
ACHIEVEMENT.
IT'S LIKE OUTLIVING EVERYONE IN
YOUR FAMILY.
[LAUGHTER]
WE SENT OUR OWN KAT TIMPF TO
INVESTIGATE HOW THIS ENDANGERED
SPECIES HAS MANAGED TO SURVIVE.
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>> I FINALLY REACHED THE END OF
A LONG, EXHAUSTING JOURNEY.
ALL THE WAY TO THE EXOTIC
LOCATION OF BEND, OREGON.
WHERE THE LAST REMAINING
SPECIMEN OF AN ENDANGERED
SPECIES STILL SURVIVES.
BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO.
AT ITS HEIGHT, THERE WERE MORE
THAN 9,000 STORES.
HOW DOES THIS ONE SURVIVE ALL OF
THE VICIOUS PREDATORS LIKE
NETFLIX AND HUE I LIEU?
I'M -- HULU?
IF I'M GOING TO FIND OUT.
SO WHY DO YOU LIKE TO COME GET
MOVIES AT BLOCKBUSTER INSTEAD OF
STREAMING THEM ONLINE?
>> WELL, BASICALLY, I DON'T HAVE
THE CAPABILITY OF DOING IT.
I DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER AND
STUFF, AND IT'S A LOT CHEAPER.
>> SOMETIMES HAVING SO MANY
OPTIONS CAN BE A LITTLE
DAUNTING, AND BEING ABLE TO COME
HERE AND LOOK, THEY HAVE LESS,
BUT IN THIS CASE LESS IS MORE.
>> DO YOU KNOW ABOUT NETFLIX?
>> YEAH.
YEAH, I'M NOT A BIG FAN,
ACTUALLY.
>> I LIKED HOW THEY HAVE THE
OLDER MOVIES THAT YOU CAN'T FIND
ON ANY SITE ONLINE.
>> DID YOU MOVE HERE BECAUSE OF
THE BLOCKBUSTER?
>> NO.
BUT MAYBE THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
>> SO DO YOU FEEL SORRY FOR ME
LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY WITH NO
BLOCKBUSTER?
>> I DO, YEAH.
[LAUGHTER]
>> DO YOU WISH THERE WERE MORE
BLOCKBUSTERS?
>> I KIND OF LIKE HAVING THE
LAST ONE.
>> I SAT DOWN WITH SANDY
HARDING, THE BLOCKBUSTER GENERAL
MANAGER, TO SEE HOW SHE'S KEPT
THE STORE ALIVE.
FIRST OF ALL, SANDY, I JUST
WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR SAVING
BLOCKBUSTER.
>> OH.
>> YOU ARE A TRUE AMERICAN HERO.
>> WELL, THANK YOU.
>> YES.
[LAUGHTER]
SO HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE
SURVIVED THIS LONG BEYOND ALL
THE OTHERS?
>> IT FEELS PRETTY AMAZING,
ACTUALLY.
I'M VERY PROUD TO BE
REPRESENTING BLOCKBUSTER AND THE
CITY OF BEND.
>> IS THERE SOMETHING BIGGER
THAN DVDs AT STAKE HERE?
>> OH, ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S A FAMILY BUSINESS.
I MEAN, WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS
HERE THAT WE HAVE CREATED OVER
THE YEARS.
I MEAN, I HAVE -- ALL MY
EMPLOYEES ARE FAMILY.
I MEAN, THEY CALL ME THE
BLOCKBUSTER MOM.
THEY'RE ALL GETTING MARRIED NOW
AND HAVING KIDS, NOW I'M HAVING
BLOCKBUSTER GRANDKIDS, AND THIS
IS A AMALIE BUSINESS.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF THERE
WAS A YOUNG WOMAN WHO HAD SPENT
ABOUT TEN YEARS OF HER LIFE
RENTING ONLY HAPPY GILMORE --
[LAUGHTER]
OVER AND OVER AGAIN?
>> WE TALKING ABOUT YOU?
DO I NEED --
>> I DIDN'T SAY WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT ME.
IS IT POSSIBLE YOU'LL EVER WANT
TO OPEN A NEW BLOCKBUSTER?
>> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE
REVITALIZATION OF BLOCKBUSTER, I
JUST DON'T KNOW IF IT'S
FEASIBLE.
>> WHAT IF BLOCKBUSTER COMBINED
WITH OTHER COMPANIES FOR
SURVIVAL, YOU KNOW HOW THERE IS
A DUNKIN' DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINS?
BLOCKBUSTER/FUNERAL HOMES.
[LAUGHTER]
BLOCKBUSTER/AMC MOVIE THEATER.
WATCH A MOVIE, GET A MOVIE.
BLOCKBUSTER/JIFFY LUBE.
BLOCKBUSTER/KARATE DOJO.
BLOCKBUSTER/VICTORIA'S SECRET.
>> THAT I'D BE ABLE TO KEEP MY
EMPLOYEES FOCUSED.
NO, NO, HEY, I'M OPEN FOR
SUGGESTIONS.
>> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE POSITIVE
ATTRIBUTES OF BLOCKBUSTER?
>> THE HAPPINESS.
I MEAN, YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR A
LITTLE WHILE NOW, AND EVERYBODY
THAT WALKS IN THE DOOR HAS A
SMILE ON THEIR FACE.
TO HAVE SOMEPLACE THAT'S
POSITIVE THAT EVERYBODY CAN WALK
INTO AND HAVE A SMILE ON THEIR
FACE NO MATTER WHAT'S HAPPENING
IN THEIR DAY IS PRETTY
IMPORTANT.
>> I HAVE SOME NEW IDEAS FOR
BLOCKBUSTER SLOGANS.
>> OKAY.
>> I'M GOING TO RUN THESE BY
YOU, OKAY?
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO.
CHECK ME OUT, I'M NOT DEAD.
[LAUGHTER]
>> I LIKE IT.
>> BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO, BECAUSE
HULU CAUSES DYSENTERY.
[LAUGHTER]
>> WE MIGHT GET IN TROUBLE FOR
THAT ONE.
>> BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO, BECAUSE
MOVIE THEATERS HAVE BEDBUGS.
>> AGAIN, I THINK WE MIGHT GET
SUED.
>> BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO, [BLEEP]
NETFLIX.
>> IT'S A FAMILY VIDEO.
>> WATCH MOVIES AT HOME NAKED
LIKE GOD INTENDED.
WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A REALITY
SHOW?
IF THOSE JERKS AT PAWN STARS CAN
HAVE A REALITY SHOW --
[LAUGHTER]
WHY ISN'T THERE THE SANDY SHOW?
>> WE'VE HAD A FEW PEOPLE REACH
OUT, WE JUST HAVEN'T HAD THE
RIGHT THING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SANDY,
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU
DO PROTECTING THIS ENDANGERED
SPECIMEN.
>> SOW, WE'RE SO PROUD.
>> WELL, IT'S BEEN QUITE AN
ADVENTURE.
I'VE LEARNED QUITE A LOT ABOUT
BLOCKBUSTER, AND I HOPE THAT THE
WORLD HAS TOO.
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[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
GREG: ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DUD YOU LEARN?
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK