Sat, 7 June 2008 ![]() Surprise-- I have a Netflix account. Recently on it, I added two DVDs of the 80s animated series The Real Ghostbusters to queue. Why? Because I loved Ghostbusters as a kid and I watched the show. So I thought it would be fun to re-view the series. Yet, as a result of this add to my queue, Netflix recommended to me "Movies for 8-10 year olds... from the 80s!" Huh. So... they're trying to capitalize on my nostalgia by pushing more movies on me that might have entertained me 20 years ago when it was appropriate of me to like these movies/TV shows. Interesting... I guess there are enough people out there who spend time indulging they're nostalgia that it has become an actual, definite marketing niche. Because I don't like my regressive tendencies being taken advantage of so blatantly, I might remove those The Real Ghostbusters DVDs from my queue. Category: general -- posted at: 12:10 PM Comments[0] |

