Have you ever wished the the funny people in the movie got real? You should have invested in a 3DTV.

3D, a tried and true gimmick, came, went, came again, went again, and came again AGAIN. Can't you people DECIDE if you want 3D or not?

I thought 3D was cool as a kid, I had that one Hanna Montana DVD with the Jonas Brothers, a Nintendo 3DS, and I saw PLENTY of movies in 3D, starting with Age of Ultron, although the only thing I remember about THAT movie is Captain America saying "Language".

Brief history on 3D

3D technology was made in France (oh god) between 1850 and 1860, but entered movies with 1920's The Power of Love (not affiliated with the Huey Lewis and the News song), or as I like to call it: 3D lost media.

3D became popular in the 80s and fell off in the late 90s, but famously, in 2009, James Cameron of Titanic and Terminator fame released Avatar, which made 3D cool again, EVERYONE wanted a slice of that 3D pie, especially Sony, given the facts that they make TVs, they have a film studio, they made the Blu-ray, and lost some money.

3D dipped AGAIN, but it might actually be making a comeback, with the release of Avatar: The Way of Water, and the recent 4K 3D re-release of Titanic. will it stick around this time? Who knows?

Goofy Attempts

ABC and NBC trying 3D TV out (1997)

In 1997 (a.k.a. Based year), ABC and NBC decided to have a 3D week, a week in which they aired stuff in 3D. I don't know WHAT the NBC glasses looked like, but THESE are the ABC glasses:

These are at the top of my glasses wish list, because they're glasses from the America's Funniest Home Videos network.

There were 3D segments of then-running shows on the networks, such as Third Rock from the Sun, America's Funniest Home Videos, and, you won't believe this...

HOME IMPROVEMENT. I AM NOT JOKING IN THE SLIGHTEST, THERE WAS AN EPISODE OF HOME IMPROVEMENT WITH 3D SEGMENTS.

Nintendo's Biggest Flop (1995)

Serving as a holdover for the Nintendo 64, the Virtual Boy was one of the earliest attempts at a VR headset, and BOY did it suck. The colors were only red and black, just so Nintendo could make it cheap, and there wasn't a head strap, at this point, you'd just want to reenact the image above. No wonder it failed. Thankfully, Nintendo redeemed themselves in the 3D business with the moderately successful Nintendo 3DS.

The Future for 3D

Although I don't know if 3DTVs will come back, the aforementioned The Way of Water and re-release of Titanic mark a resurgence in 3D cinema, and I think it's safe to say that 3D cinema could actually make a comeback.

Stay tuned for more entries!