Tampa Bay Comic Con Will Include A Blockbuster Video Experience

One of the popular '90s brands that is full of nostalgia will soon provide a weekend of memories in Florida. As part of this summer's Tampa Bay Comic Con there will be the Blockbuster Video Experience.

"The Blockbuster experience offers everything you remember about going to Blockbuster Video and more! We have 10,000 DVDs and VHS to rent FOREVER, Original The Last Blockbuster merch, movie props, photo ops, and, most importantly, that Blockbuster smell," the Tampa Bay Comic Convention states.

If you are unaware, there is still one Blockbuster Video store that remains open (it's in Oregon). The General Manager of that store, Sandi Harding will be participating at the Tampa experience in an attempt to bring the store to you. You may remember Harding from The Last Blockbuster documentary.

The Blockbuster Experience has planned to bring a few stars you may remember to their convention area as well. In fact, you may have even sought out videos they were in when you would frequent your local video store. The special guests announced so far are Brutus The Barber Beefcake and "The First Lady of Wrestling" Missy Hyatt.

The event this year will take place from August 23 to 25 at the Tampa Convention Center, located at 333 S Franklin St. In addition to those big names stopping by Blockbuster, other celebrity appearances over the weekend will include Vincent D’onofrio, Charlie Cox, Dave Foley, Katherine Tate, Jennifer Morrison, and Billy Dee Williams.

There will be an artist alley, an official fan meet-up, various panel programming events. Tickets are on sale now. Depending upon which pass option you choose prices range from $75 to $299 for VIP.

We all have one. Even if it wasn't necessarily walking into the infamous blue and yellow movie ticket storefront, video stores had their places in each community.

What I remember most was how neatly organized my local Blockbuster was. Meaning, every film category had its own section clearly labeled in the store. You knew exactly where to go for comedies. Then, you had to check behind the box to see how many copies were left to rent.

It was fun to grab a movie to rent on weekend night. My local Blockbuster would leave their windows and doors open on summer nights making their atmosphere that much more inviting. Conveniently, the pizzeria next door always had something cooking in the oven so while you were there getting a movie, you might as well grab a pie to eat while watching.

Father's Day is just around the corner and we're celebrating with a list of the 5 greatest TV dads of all-time! Who's your favorite?

Over the decades and generations there have been countless awesome TV dads. Sometimes they can become like father figures to us as we spend countless hours watching their shows. Their life lessons tend to stick with us. We put together a list of the 5 greatest TV dads of all-time. Did your favorite make the list?

Our favorite television shows hold a special place in our hearts. When you're a fan of your show it can feel like the characters are your own friends and family after a while. You develop a special bond with them and can relate to them in unique ways. Sometimes, TV moms and TV dads can feel like our own parents. We can see bits of our own dad in that character or a certain character can have traits that our own mother has. It provides an interesting viewing experience.

Of course, when making a list of the 5 greatest TV dads of all-time you're leaving a lot out! How can you only pick 5 when there are so many great examples out there? It was not an easy task. Certainly, some of your favorites were left off the list--some of mine were too! However, I stand by the list and feel like they represent some of the best dads we've been shown on TV.

What goes into a TV dad being memorable? It could be their sense of humor. Dads are known for their humor (hence Dad Jokes) and on TV it's rarely any different. TV dads can also remind us of our own father growing up. Perhaps they could be the dad we wished we had! For some people that's actually the case.

Ready to get to the list? Here are 5 of the greatest TV dads of all-time! Did we miss your favorite? Let us know who else should have been included on this list!

Personally, Red Forman is my favorite TV dad of all-time. He takes the top spot. Honestly, if I made a list of the best TV moms of all-time I'd expect Kitty Forman to also top that list. That 70s Show was always so funny--and a lot of the humor came from the parents. Red was the stereotypical Dad. You didn't want to cross Red! At the same time he had a soft spot underneath that hard exterior. I loved how he was always threatening to shove a foot up one of their asses if they misbehaved. Classic Red.

Danny Tanner from Full House has to be included on the list of the best TV dads of all-time. He was TV's dad for years. He was such a great character that people were surprised to find out that Bob Saget wasn't exactly like that in real life. It was a strange juxtaposition, but it worked! Tanner was always so relatable and reminded so many people of their own dads. Definitely one of the best of all-time even though I'm not a big fan of the show.

C'mon! How could Phil not make the list? Everybody would love a dad like Phil Dunphy. He's goofy, supportive, and always fun to be around. He's a great guy and a great dad--you don't always get both! Modern Family has so many great dads to choose from, but I'll always love Phil the most.

Our second favorite Al B around here at Dave & Chuck The Freak. We love Al Bundy but we aren't putting him above our beloved Al Beck. Al Bundy simply has to be included on the list of greatest TV dads. He's the best and worst of all of us. There was always something authentic and genuine about him. I like many of us could see traces of our own fathers in him at one point or another.

Many characters could have taken this final spot. I thought about throwing Peter Griffin on the list, Randy Marsh, Dan Conner, Archie Bunker, Michael Kyle, and more all deserved spots on this list. However, I just couldn't leave Frank Costanza off the list. He has to be one of the greatest TV dads of all-time! He's so funny! His relationship with his son George is one of a kind and such a strange but hilarious take on the father-son relationship. Serenity Now!