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Is it ironic that it is a Netflix exclusive? Really, how meta is that? In 1994, there were 9000 stores worldwide. The term 'blockbuster night' or even 'blockbuster date' meant a cheesy pair of films, a pizza or a pint of Kung Pow chicken, and a bag of microwave popcorn with a side of Junior Mints. Other stores that adopted its model included Adventures in Video, Hollywood Video, Movie Stop, Movie Max, Mr. Movies - there were more but dammit if I can't remember the names right off hand. The era began around the early 80s - 1985 or so, which means I'm almost as old as the industry itself - and is all but over, save for one last stalwart bastian. Blockbuster Video. During my childhood, the nearest store was Adventures in Video. It was a big store, located in a stripmall on Nicollet, next to a Little Ceasar's Pizza, a hardware store, Arnold's Hamburger Grill, a DQ, and a little ice cream parlor named Moppo's. I'd argue that it opened about 1983 or so - maybe earlier, I can't