# Family Video appears to be shutting down

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-video-appears-to-be-shutting-down/929738>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 5, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-video-appears-to-be-shutting-down/929738 "2021-01-05T20:18:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-video-appears-to-be-shutting-down/929738/21 "2021-01-07T15:20:52Z")

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I haven’t thought about Family Video for years.

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-video-appears-to-be-shutting-down/929738/22 "2021-01-09T16:23:43Z")

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> **[Family Video’s Passing Is the End of an Era: An Appreciation of the Chain...](https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/family-video-closing-appreciation-better-blockbuster/)**
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> RIP Family Video, the video store that was better than Blockbuster. This signals the end of the video rental chain era.

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