Nine has been doing that with movies forever … much better than Seven’s habit of not showing the credits.
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And it’s terrible. Seven realised it years ago, Ten only do it with main channel (prime-time only) now.
Bad enough we have ads during movies, but to be shown a lame graphic with the movie title / poster shot and an overture before each one 
Particularly a pain when I edit movies and put them onto a DVD-R if I want to keep them, so difficult, takes an eternity.
Being such a movie fan I thought you would support the movie industry by buying the titles instead of recording them off TV. No editing!
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How does it take you any longer editing out the ads and the ‘bumpers’ from a movie vs just the ads?
Nine fade-in the bumpers very slowly (rather than just cut to black / ad), so have to get the exact frame, otherwise it’s noticeable.
Hang on, the Nine presentation fanboys @SydneyCityTV and @Zampakid should be telling you this, not me.
A bit harsh there?
I rarely do it.
I indeed tend to do it when it’s a title I haven’t seen in a long time, because I haven’t been able to find it to buy or it’s not in stock.
I have ~300 DVD films, I think I’ve supported the industry (via home entertainment) quite well over the past 20 years.
I personally only really care about the airing of movies on Channel Nine (or any TV network) if they’re old VHS recordings and have the ad breaks intact!
How many of the movies that air on TV are available on DVD or Blu-Ray at the likes of JB Hi-Fi or Sanity? Surely most of the mainstream titles?
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Good to see. Because just as the ad goes “You wouldn’t steal a car…”
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Let’s not confuse licenced broadcast television with online download piracy.
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“Conspiracy Theory” (1997) network premiere on Ch 7, Perth. Formerly Nine (another Warner Bros pick-up):
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Definitely a rarity. Even movies buried at 2am get them.
Wouldn’t be so bad if there was some sort of theme and presentation to the bumpers.
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Thank you Nine 
“The River Wild” (1994) Friday week on 9Go!
Been looking for this thriller for ages, semi cop-out of Deliverance. Meryl Streep at her finest too.
How hard did you look? It’s 10 bucks on the JB website.
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-shows/movies-tv-shows-on-sale/action/river-wild-the/472944/
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I just fell outta the hammock after reading this. Too good 
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Um… You don’t think I’ve tried JB (which is one of my fav stores).
It wasn’t in stock, in fact they told me they couldn’t get it. Go figure. Must be certain locations only.
Same went for “Weeds” (Season 1).
I’m waiting for your apology and the 7 people that liked it 
Ever tried online shopping?
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I was being tongue in cheek, but alrighty.
Online? Not that desperate.
Do people still go to actual shops?
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you know you can click and collect at JB?
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May as well wait for it to air on FTA in HD (via 9now)
DVDs still a thing? 
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I forgot to mention it’s a network premiere too (NBC Universal), but can’t seem to recall it airing on Seven or Ten before anyway?
absolutely. Streaming isn’t always a practical medium especially pre-NBN and at least with DVDs you have a physical copy… and streaming doesn’t have everything. Judging by the mountains of DVDs on the shelves at JB there is obviously still a market for them.
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