subject: Which Dvd Rental Sites Are Best For Gossip? [print this page] We know what we should base our decision on DVD rental on: a sober appreciation of price, special offers and customer service record.
However, there just isn't that much difference between different DVD rental sites these days - providing your need for speed isn't too great or your penchant for obscure movies not too out of control. So, given the situation there's only one question: which DVD rental site is best for gossip?
Yes, in the same way that you should always choose your favourite hairdresser, greengrocer and local cafe based on how gossipy their clientle are - and how easily you can snoop there - it's now possible to choose your dvd rental service in the same way.
In the UK, there are basically three types of gossip to go with three different sites: celebrity, corporate and consumer.
When it comes to celebrity gossip the obvious choice is Lovefilm.
The service is the UK's biggest and that means they get interviews with the biggest movie stars around as well as news on their personal lives to keep you up to speed on who's in, who's out and even who's who.
That means when you're enjoying your Lovefilm blu ray rental you can think about how in high definition you can see that such and such has bad skin after getting over that recent dependency issue.
Plus, when you see a recent release you'll know exactly what happened on the set to make it like that.
On a practical level, it'll also help you to add discs to your queue.
If it's corporate gossip you're after then you'll have to go with Blockbuster.
The company's US arm is notoriously mired in debt and destruction as stores fail and online DVD rental falters due to a lack of investment and competition from some other strong brands.
Over in the UK, the picture isn't so bleak and the company isn't related to its parent so there's no risk. You'll have to go away from the blockbuster site to get an eyeful of the action though; UK blockbuster don't really like to talk about it.
Finally, you can choose to go for consumer gossip.
OutNow DVD rental is the place to go for this - it's recently changed hands and expanded their range of game rental deals and expanded their customer service.
This could give you the opportunity to moan with other subscribers about the good old days when you were the only two customers and compare notes on how fast your discs arrived.
