Episode 2 of Shelf Media Society features a relaxed conversation with Callum from Blu-ray Broskis, a physical media creator known for his TikTok challenge of watching his entire Blu-ray collection. The episode focuses heavily on the importance of actually watching the films people buy, rather than simply collecting them for display. Callum explains how he started collecting from VHS and DVDs before moving into Blu-rays and steelbooks, eventually building a collection based around films he genuinely enjoys and rewatches.

A big topic throughout the discussion is collecting habits within the physical media community. Callum talks about blind buying films, admitting he often buys movies he ends up disliking, while also discussing how collectors can become more interested in packaging, steelbooks, and limited editions than the films themselves.  ...