“My So-Called Life,” “Freaks and Geeks” and “Firefly” — all of them iconic series — lasted a single season. Ricky Gervais’ version of “The Office,” Aaron Sorkin’s “Sports Night,” and “Twin Peaks,” ...

This video vending machine makes renting even easier for the consumer in 1989. (CBC Archives) It's a $2 billion-a-year business in the late 1980s — renting and selling movies for home viewing.

Longing for the nostalgia of watching home movies, like in the VHS days, but stuck with all your personal videos saved on an iPhone? Sure, you can AirPlay them to the TV, but the experience is not the ...