Can you understand the feeling of waiting an entire week to finally see a movie you've been wanting to watch, only to be two-thirds or three-quarters of the way through when, just before the climactic finale, you must leave for evening self-study at school?
It wasn't until the advent of the VCR that people could sit comfortably in their rooms to watch a movie. No worries about the program being interrupted at any moment, no concerns about the TV screen turning into a blur of static, no frustration from reaching a crucial scene only to have the sound turn into that irritating "Cila" noise, and no more having to stop halfway through because you had to go to school...
But VCRs were considered luxury items back then. In underdeveloped small towns, having one was like possessing a divine artifact. In fact, some people bought a VCR and started their own video rental stores.
