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>I didn't know radio and TV were expected to kill newspapers, but will bow to your seniority ;-). (All right, all right, you're a "younger chick," by a year). TV was expected to kill radio, which to a great extent it did. Heard any good dramas on the radio lately? Radio hasn't gone away but it sure took a hit.

There still are on BBC Radio 3 and 4.
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>I don't remember an expectation that VCRs were going to kill movie theaters. They were an alternative way of watching movies (and TV shows), and they did have an adverse impact on movie theater attendance. DVD has had an exponentially larger impact.

I think the growing popularity and drop in price of "Home entertainment centres", with surround sound and sub-woofers and stuff, coupled with DVD, will have an even greater impact soon (not to mention pirate DVDs) and MAY finally sound the death nell (then they'll go and bring out holographic cinemas, I expect!)

>...Not only don't you have to deal with showtime schedules, $5 popcorn, $4 soda,

Tell me about it! Last time - one small soda, one small popcorn and a wee bag of pick'n'mix sweets - £6! (considering that the family ticket, for 4, was £15 - or that you could get 2 KFC meal deals for that!). In my city there are 2 major multiplexes within spitting distance of our home, both more or less showing the same. One, under new ownership, has just made a ruling that no food or drink, other than bought at the cinema, can be brought in. Last time there, with a bunch of kids for my daughter's b'day, we had to smuggle in drinks and stuff (screwed if I was paying that) . Then the "bouncer" came up to me harranguing me cos one of the kids had just shouted out (before the start and I HAD already admonished him). Well they can go and take a flying f*** at the moon if they want MY custom again!