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Gregg and non-VHS formats
On Cinema guest Gregg Turkington is well known for his promotion of VHS (media format) as a format. However, his original movie collection at one point contained DVDs as well as VHS tapes.
DVD
Instances Gregg has spoken positively about DVD
- In Podcast Episode 4: "Carlito's Way", Gregg primarily mentioned having searched for a DVD copy of the film Carlito's Way, though he also mentioned off-hand that he had a VHS player.
- In Podcast Episode 15: "Misery", Gregg proudly stated he watched the film Misery twice, once on VHS and once on DVD.
- In Podcast Episode 29: "The Three Stooges", Gregg states that he can't wait to get the DVD of The Three Stooges.
- Also in that episode, Gregg mentions having seen the bloopers of There's Something About Mary on DVD.
- In Podcast Episode 31: "An Officer and a Gentleman", Gregg mentions that he has friends lend him DVDs, and he in turn lends VHS tapes or DVDs to his friends.
- In Podcast Episode 36: "300", Gregg promotes Netflix and its DVD rental service as a more convenient way to watch movies than going to a movie store.
Instances Gregg has spoken negatively about DVD
- In Podcast Episode 31: "An Officer and a Gentleman", Gregg mentions that older movies don't come out on DVD, leaving VHS the only format to find such films.
Blu-ray
Instances Gregg has spoken positively about Blu-ray
- In Podcast Episode 6: Lethal Weapon Trilogy, Gregg immediately recommended Blu-ray as the format to purchase the Lethal Weapon trilogy on home video, even recommending Best Buy as a location to purchase a player and movies.
- In Podcast Episode 29: "The Three Stooges", Gregg, excited for the DVD release, mentions that considering how long it may take for The Three Stooges to come to home video, it may instead come out on Blu-ray.
- In Podcast Episode 34: "The Hunt for Red October", Tim alludes that Gregg was on the fence about potentially expanding his collection to include Blu-ray, which Gregg was tentatively supportive of, but didn't feel an immediate need to.
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