Tires is a workplace comedy series created by the immensely popular stand-up comedian Shane Gillis. The Netflix comedy series is set in a tire shop and follows the daily hijinks of all the employees from Shane’s quippy remarks to Will’s latest humiliation. Tires stars Gillis in the lead role with Steve Gerben, Chris O’Connor, Kilah Fox, Stavros Halkias, and Andrew Schulz. So, if you loved the comedy and the characters in Tires here are some more workplace comedies for you to watch next.
The Crew (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
The Crew is a workplace comedy series created by Jeff Lowell. The Netflix series is set in a NASCAR garage and it follows the story of the crew chief as he is surprised to find out that the owner has decided to retire and put his millennial daughter in charge of the garage. Both butt heads over how the garage...
The Crew (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
The Crew is a workplace comedy series created by Jeff Lowell. The Netflix series is set in a NASCAR garage and it follows the story of the crew chief as he is surprised to find out that the owner has decided to retire and put his millennial daughter in charge of the garage. Both butt heads over how the garage...
- 5/24/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
A little bit of sex is always appreciated in movies and TV shows and a lot of it also doesn’t go unnoticed I am looking at you Fifty Shades of Grey and its half-a-billion-dollar box office earnings. If you also love steamy movies and shows then this article is for you as we are here to list the most erotic films and TV shows you can find on Prime Video. So, here are the most steamiest movies and TV shows you should watch on Prime Video.
Somebody I Used to Know (Movie) Credit – Amazon Studios
Somebody I Used to Know is a romantic comedy film directed by Dave Franco from a screenplay co-written by the real-life couple Franco and Alison Brie. The 2023 film follows the story of Ally, a workaholic TV producer who goes on a trip to her hometown where she meets her ex-boyfriend who is about to...
Somebody I Used to Know (Movie) Credit – Amazon Studios
Somebody I Used to Know is a romantic comedy film directed by Dave Franco from a screenplay co-written by the real-life couple Franco and Alison Brie. The 2023 film follows the story of Ally, a workaholic TV producer who goes on a trip to her hometown where she meets her ex-boyfriend who is about to...
- 5/14/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Música is a “non-musical musical” coming-of-age romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Rudy Mancuso. Based on his personal experiences, the Prime Video film follows the story of a young college student Rudy, who is about to graduate but still doesn’t if he should get a stable job or go after his dream of becoming a puppeteer. He finds himself stuck in a love triangle between his long-time girlfriend who doesn’t understand him and his dreams and a girl he recently met who seems to support his dreams, while also dealing with his overbearing mother who wants him to get himself a Brazilian girlfriend. Música stars Mancuso in the lead role with Camila Mendes, Francesca Reale, J.B. Smoove, and Maria Mancuso starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the charming story and music of Música, here are some similar films you should check out next.
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- 4/5/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Since “Encanto” made its theatrical and streaming debut in 2021, fans have been wondering whether Disney would give the film the sequel treatment – and its star Stephanie Beatriz has expressed her openness to the possibility should the opportunity arise.
“I would love to work with them again. That team on that film was so incredible to work with that. I think a lot of [Jared Bush and Byron Howard’s] time right now is being taken up by other stuff,” she told TheWrap during an interview conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike about her new Peacock series “Twisted Metal.” “I know Jared and I think Bryon too are working on the second ‘Zootopia’ right now. But I would love to work with them again.”
She noted that she is a “huge” Disney fan.
“I go to the parks a lot and whenever people recognize me they ask about that too.
“I would love to work with them again. That team on that film was so incredible to work with that. I think a lot of [Jared Bush and Byron Howard’s] time right now is being taken up by other stuff,” she told TheWrap during an interview conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike about her new Peacock series “Twisted Metal.” “I know Jared and I think Bryon too are working on the second ‘Zootopia’ right now. But I would love to work with them again.”
She noted that she is a “huge” Disney fan.
“I go to the parks a lot and whenever people recognize me they ask about that too.
- 7/28/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Transforming Disney’s award-winning animated feature “Encanto” into a live experience at the Hollywood Bowl in front of an audience of 17,000 people was no easy feat, with factors such as the pandemic, limited access to the venue and unexpected weather conditions all in play. But the production team, cast and crew pulled it off in under 72 hours, delivering a Broadway-quality experience.
Unlike a Broadway show, the original voice cast, scores of dancers and production team did not have the luxury of rehearsing at the Bowl. Gabe Turner, executive producer of the event, said, “We could only gain access to the Bowl for four days before we were due to welcome our dancers, orchestra and cast into the space.”
“This meant we really only had 72 hours where we had everyone in the same place, rehearsing and stepping through numbers before we were due to open doors,” said producer Sally Wood.
The...
Unlike a Broadway show, the original voice cast, scores of dancers and production team did not have the luxury of rehearsing at the Bowl. Gabe Turner, executive producer of the event, said, “We could only gain access to the Bowl for four days before we were due to welcome our dancers, orchestra and cast into the space.”
“This meant we really only had 72 hours where we had everyone in the same place, rehearsing and stepping through numbers before we were due to open doors,” said producer Sally Wood.
The...
- 6/22/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Get out your membership cards. The last Blockbuster store in the US is planning to run an ad during the Super Bowl.
No, a bunch of late fees didn’t suddenly appear in its bank account. The store, located in Bend, Oregon, won’t be buying a seven-milliion-dollar TV spot. Instead, it’s streaming on Instagram. It will also play it on a VHS tape at the store, then will make the tape available for rent at 2 per day.
The store is no doubt counting on media (like this site) to pick up on the plans, thus saving several million dollars.
“We are doing a fun, retro-style commercial that we will be releasing during the Big Game. We are featuring it during halftime in the store and on social media,” store owner Sandi Harding told Oregon Live in an email.
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No, a bunch of late fees didn’t suddenly appear in its bank account. The store, located in Bend, Oregon, won’t be buying a seven-milliion-dollar TV spot. Instead, it’s streaming on Instagram. It will also play it on a VHS tape at the store, then will make the tape available for rent at 2 per day.
The store is no doubt counting on media (like this site) to pick up on the plans, thus saving several million dollars.
“We are doing a fun, retro-style commercial that we will be releasing during the Big Game. We are featuring it during halftime in the store and on social media,” store owner Sandi Harding told Oregon Live in an email.
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- 2/13/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Plot: Workaholic TV producer Ally faces a major professional setback which sends her running to the comforts of her hometown. She spends a whirlwind evening reminiscing with her first love Sean and starts to question everything about the person she’s become. Things only get more confusing when she discovers Sean is getting married to Cassidy whose confidence and creative convictions remind Ally of who she used to be.
Review: Dave Franco’s directorial debut, The Rental, was a slick indie thriller that was a surprisingly adept first feature from the actor-turned-filmmaker. Franco delivered a solid horror movie with his wife, Alison Brie, in a lead role. I expected his sophomore effort to be similar, but Franco has instead turned his sights to romantic comedy. With Somebody I Used To Know, Franco and Brie reunite for a film that takes a mature look at a genre that often has been relegated to a rote formula.
Review: Dave Franco’s directorial debut, The Rental, was a slick indie thriller that was a surprisingly adept first feature from the actor-turned-filmmaker. Franco delivered a solid horror movie with his wife, Alison Brie, in a lead role. I expected his sophomore effort to be similar, but Franco has instead turned his sights to romantic comedy. With Somebody I Used To Know, Franco and Brie reunite for a film that takes a mature look at a genre that often has been relegated to a rote formula.
- 2/10/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Ally (Alison Brie) is an overworked TV producer whose life revolves around a reality television show about dessert. The gig is a far cry from her dream of making documentaries, but it pays the bills and gives her, a Los Angeles transplant from Washington state, a sense of purpose. When Ally’s show gets cancelled by the network, she returns to her small, picturesque hometown of Leavenworth to recalibrate. What she finds instead are reminders of her past and the life she could have had.
Somebody I Used to Know, written by Brie and her husband Dave Franco (who also directs here), is a sharply conceived and smart romantic comedy — the kind of film that might inspire hasty accusations of trying too hard to be different. It takes the narrative skeleton of the genre and enhances it with its own subversive elements. The writing — intelligent but not showy — has echoes...
Somebody I Used to Know, written by Brie and her husband Dave Franco (who also directs here), is a sharply conceived and smart romantic comedy — the kind of film that might inspire hasty accusations of trying too hard to be different. It takes the narrative skeleton of the genre and enhances it with its own subversive elements. The writing — intelligent but not showy — has echoes...
- 2/9/2023
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Somebody I Used to Know Trailer — Dave Franco‘s Somebody I Used to Know (2023) movie trailer has been released by Prime Video. The Somebody I Used to Know trailer stars Alison Brie, Jay Ellis, Kiersey Clemons, Danny Pudi, Julie Hagerty, Olga Merediz, Haley Joel Osment, Amy Sedaris, Zoe Chao, Evan Jonigkeit, Ayden Mayeri, [...]
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- 1/21/2023
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Love can be beautiful, but it can also be an absolute mess. In the trailer for the new rom-com "Somebody I Used to Know," released Jan. 12, Alison Brie plays Ally, who heads back into her past and reconnects with her ex-boyfriend Sean, played by Jay Ellis. Just when she thinks they might be falling for each other again and she can redo her past mistakes, she learns he's getting married to his girlfriend Cassidy, played by Kiersey Clemons. And to make things more interesting, it seems both of the spouses-to-be start feeling some deep attraction for Ally in the days leading up to their wedding. If this is the first mainstream rom-com to end in a throuple, we wouldn't be mad, but we'll have to wait for the full thing to see.
"Somebody I Used to Know" is written by Brie and her husband, Dave Franco, who also serves as director.
"Somebody I Used to Know" is written by Brie and her husband, Dave Franco, who also serves as director.
- 1/12/2023
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
Prime Video dropped the trailer for Somebody I Used to Know, the Dave Franco-directed rom-com and follow-up to his 2020 directorial debut.
Led by Alison Brie, Jay Ellis and Kiersey Clemons, the movie sees Brie’s workaholic TV producer Ally face a professional setback that results in her retreating to her hometown where she bumps into her first love, Sean (Ellis). Following one whirlwind evening reminiscing, Ally questions the person she’s become, leading her to attempt to rekindle her early relationship.
But as the trailer teases, those plans meet reality when Ally discovers that Sean is getting married to Clemons’ Cassidy. Caught in an awkward dance over her feelings for Sean and the “cool” Cassidy, who constantly reminds her of who she used to be, Ally’s feelings — and relationship — to both become increasingly complicated.
“Ally this has gone way too far,” Ally’s friend Benny, played by Danny Pudi,...
Led by Alison Brie, Jay Ellis and Kiersey Clemons, the movie sees Brie’s workaholic TV producer Ally face a professional setback that results in her retreating to her hometown where she bumps into her first love, Sean (Ellis). Following one whirlwind evening reminiscing, Ally questions the person she’s become, leading her to attempt to rekindle her early relationship.
But as the trailer teases, those plans meet reality when Ally discovers that Sean is getting married to Clemons’ Cassidy. Caught in an awkward dance over her feelings for Sean and the “cool” Cassidy, who constantly reminds her of who she used to be, Ally’s feelings — and relationship — to both become increasingly complicated.
“Ally this has gone way too far,” Ally’s friend Benny, played by Danny Pudi,...
- 1/12/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Love is a complicated game, especially when your heart aligns with people who are technically off the market. Polyamory isn’t for everyone, which often makes matters difficult when choosing between partners. In Prime Video‘s Somebody I Used to Know trailer, Alison Brie‘s Ally finds herself trapped between the ex that got away and his enigmatic fiancé. The film is directed and co-written by Dave Franco and frequent collaborator Alison Brie, who pull out all the stops to brave the pitfalls of Memory Lane and break your heart.
Somebody I Used to Know “is an unconventional romantic comedy that looks beyond the traditional love triangle trope,” according to the film’s official press release. “It examines three people who help each other re-discover themselves, where they came from, and who they want to be.”
The Somebody I Used to Know trailer finds Ally (Alison Brie) returning to her...
Somebody I Used to Know “is an unconventional romantic comedy that looks beyond the traditional love triangle trope,” according to the film’s official press release. “It examines three people who help each other re-discover themselves, where they came from, and who they want to be.”
The Somebody I Used to Know trailer finds Ally (Alison Brie) returning to her...
- 1/12/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
"Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl" is the new 'live-to-film' concert experience, featuring the cast of Walt Disney Animation Studios' Oscar-winning "Encanto" animated feature, offering an 80-person orchestra, 50 dancers and SFX, with an introduction by Lin-Manuel Miranda, now streaming on Disney+:
"...Walt Disney Animation Studios' 'Encanto' reunites at the Hollywood Bowl for a show-stopping concert event, starring Stephanie Beatriz (as 'Mirabel'), Jessica Darrow (as 'Luisa'), Diane Guerrero (as 'Isabela'), Adassa (as 'Dolores')...
"...Carolina Gaitán (as 'Pepa'), Mauro Castillo (as 'Félix'), Angie Cepeda (as 'Julieta') and Olga Merediz (as 'Abuela Alma'), along with special guests Carlos Vives and Andrés Cepeda..."
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"...Walt Disney Animation Studios' 'Encanto' reunites at the Hollywood Bowl for a show-stopping concert event, starring Stephanie Beatriz (as 'Mirabel'), Jessica Darrow (as 'Luisa'), Diane Guerrero (as 'Isabela'), Adassa (as 'Dolores')...
"...Carolina Gaitán (as 'Pepa'), Mauro Castillo (as 'Félix'), Angie Cepeda (as 'Julieta') and Olga Merediz (as 'Abuela Alma'), along with special guests Carlos Vives and Andrés Cepeda..."
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- 1/4/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl" is the new 'live-to-film' concert experience, featuring the cast of Walt Disney Animation Studios' Oscar-winning "Encanto" animated feature, offering an 80-person orchestra, 50 dancers and SFX, with an introduction by Lin-Manuel Miranda, streaming December 28, 2022 on Disney+:
"...Walt Disney Animation Studios' 'Encanto' reunites at the Hollywood Bowl for a show-stopping concert event, starring Stephanie Beatriz (as 'Mirabel'), Jessica Darrow (as 'Luisa'), Diane Guerrero (as 'Isabela'), Adassa (as 'Dolores')...
"...Carolina Gaitán (as 'Pepa'), Mauro Castillo (as 'Félix'), Angie Cepeda (as 'Julieta') and Olga Merediz (as 'Abuela Alma'), along with special guests Carlos Vives and Andrés Cepeda..."
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"...Walt Disney Animation Studios' 'Encanto' reunites at the Hollywood Bowl for a show-stopping concert event, starring Stephanie Beatriz (as 'Mirabel'), Jessica Darrow (as 'Luisa'), Diane Guerrero (as 'Isabela'), Adassa (as 'Dolores')...
"...Carolina Gaitán (as 'Pepa'), Mauro Castillo (as 'Félix'), Angie Cepeda (as 'Julieta') and Olga Merediz (as 'Abuela Alma'), along with special guests Carlos Vives and Andrés Cepeda..."
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- 12/18/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Blockbuster is not returning for a second season. Netflix has cancelled the comedy series, which arrived on the streaming service with 10 episodes on November 3rd.
From creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner Vanessa Ramos, the Blockbuster series stars Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, Jb Smoove, and Kamaia Fairburn. The workplace comedy follows Timmy Yoon (Park), a dreamer who operates a Blockbuster Video store. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster store in America, Timmy and his employees — including his long-time crush, Eliza (Fumero) — fight to stay relevant and keep the store afloat.
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From creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner Vanessa Ramos, the Blockbuster series stars Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, Jb Smoove, and Kamaia Fairburn. The workplace comedy follows Timmy Yoon (Park), a dreamer who operates a Blockbuster Video store. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster store in America, Timmy and his employees — including his long-time crush, Eliza (Fumero) — fight to stay relevant and keep the store afloat.
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- 12/17/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Blockbuster didn't survive the streamers, and neither did the show about the last Blockbuster on the planet. Netflix's "Blockbuster" has been canceled after one season, Deadline reported on Dec. 16.
But just like his character Timmy, star Randall Park was hoping to keep "Blockbuster" alive. Season one of the Netflix show, which premiered Nov. 3, leaves a few things hanging, including the status of Timmy's relationship with his employee and longtime crush Eliza (Melissa Fumero). The pair spend a lot of the season looking longingly at each other while staunchly refusing to admit their true feelings. "I'm rooting for Timmy and Eliza," Park told Popsugar in a November interview. "I'm very invested in them. My hope is that we'll see some of these things come to fruition, if we do get another season or two."
Unfortunately, fans will never get to know if Timmy and Eliza will finally confess their very obvious love for each other.
But just like his character Timmy, star Randall Park was hoping to keep "Blockbuster" alive. Season one of the Netflix show, which premiered Nov. 3, leaves a few things hanging, including the status of Timmy's relationship with his employee and longtime crush Eliza (Melissa Fumero). The pair spend a lot of the season looking longingly at each other while staunchly refusing to admit their true feelings. "I'm rooting for Timmy and Eliza," Park told Popsugar in a November interview. "I'm very invested in them. My hope is that we'll see some of these things come to fruition, if we do get another season or two."
Unfortunately, fans will never get to know if Timmy and Eliza will finally confess their very obvious love for each other.
- 12/16/2022
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
Blockbuster has closed for business… again. It was announced today that Netflix has cancelled Blockbuster, their single-camera workplace comedy series which revolved around the last Blockbuster in America.
Blockbuster didn’t attract much interest upon its debut on Netflix last month, as it failed to break into the Netflix Top 10 rankings in the U.S. and was largely dismissed by critics. The series starred Randall Park as Timmy Yoon, “an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that’s kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video.” When he learns that his store has become the last Blockbuster in America, he takes action to stay open and keep his friends employed. “Timmy and his staff quickly realize that being home to the last Blockbuster might actually be what their community needs...
Blockbuster didn’t attract much interest upon its debut on Netflix last month, as it failed to break into the Netflix Top 10 rankings in the U.S. and was largely dismissed by critics. The series starred Randall Park as Timmy Yoon, “an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that’s kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video.” When he learns that his store has become the last Blockbuster in America, he takes action to stay open and keep his friends employed. “Timmy and his staff quickly realize that being home to the last Blockbuster might actually be what their community needs...
- 12/16/2022
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Netflix is closing up its Blockbuster.
The streaming service made the decision Friday to cancel the comedy series after a single season.
The series didn't make an impact on the streamer's viewership metrics, which typically spells doom for any series.
The series launched to tepid reviews in November.
Blockbuster starred Randall Park (Timmy), Melissa Fumero (Eliza), Tyler Alvarez (Carlos), Madeleine Arthur (Hannah), Olga Merediz (Connie), Jb Smoove (Percy), and Kamaia Fairburn (Kayla).
"Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that's kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video," the logline teases.
"Then Timmy is alarmed to learn that his store is officially the last Blockbuster in America."
"He now has no choice but to take action to stay open and keep his friends employed. Timmy...
The streaming service made the decision Friday to cancel the comedy series after a single season.
The series didn't make an impact on the streamer's viewership metrics, which typically spells doom for any series.
The series launched to tepid reviews in November.
Blockbuster starred Randall Park (Timmy), Melissa Fumero (Eliza), Tyler Alvarez (Carlos), Madeleine Arthur (Hannah), Olga Merediz (Connie), Jb Smoove (Percy), and Kamaia Fairburn (Kayla).
"Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that's kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video," the logline teases.
"Then Timmy is alarmed to learn that his store is officially the last Blockbuster in America."
"He now has no choice but to take action to stay open and keep his friends employed. Timmy...
- 12/16/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The comedy series “Blockbuster” has been canceled after just one season at Netflix.
The 10-episode series launched its one and only season on November 3. The show was a single-camera workplace comedy about the employees of the last Blockbuster Video in the world.
The series starred Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Olga Merediz, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Jb Smoove, Kamaia Fairburn, Leonard Robinson, and Keegan Connor Tracy. Vanessa Ramos created the series and served as executive producer. David Caspe and Jackie Clarke also served as writers and executive producers. John Davis and John Fox executive produced via Davis Entertainment. Universal Television was the studio.
The cancellation of the series is not altogether unexpected. “Blockbuster” failed to break into the Netflix Top 10 rankings in the U.S. upon its debut upon its debut and in the first full week after its debut. Per Netflix, it only reached the top 10 in two countries following its launch,...
The 10-episode series launched its one and only season on November 3. The show was a single-camera workplace comedy about the employees of the last Blockbuster Video in the world.
The series starred Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Olga Merediz, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Jb Smoove, Kamaia Fairburn, Leonard Robinson, and Keegan Connor Tracy. Vanessa Ramos created the series and served as executive producer. David Caspe and Jackie Clarke also served as writers and executive producers. John Davis and John Fox executive produced via Davis Entertainment. Universal Television was the studio.
The cancellation of the series is not altogether unexpected. “Blockbuster” failed to break into the Netflix Top 10 rankings in the U.S. upon its debut upon its debut and in the first full week after its debut. Per Netflix, it only reached the top 10 in two countries following its launch,...
- 12/16/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has opted not to renew new comedy series Blockbuster for a second season.
The decision is not surprising. The single-camera workplace comedy starring Randall Park had a quiet run after launching Nov. 3 and never cracked Netflix’s weekly Top 10.
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Netflix’s pickup of the series was full of irony since Netflix originated as an underdog movie rental upstart that was almost crushed by then-dominant giant Blockbuster Video before ultimately turning the tables and forcing Blockbuster out of business.
The decision is not surprising. The single-camera workplace comedy starring Randall Park had a quiet run after launching Nov. 3 and never cracked Netflix’s weekly Top 10.
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Netflix’s pickup of the series was full of irony since Netflix originated as an underdog movie rental upstart that was almost crushed by then-dominant giant Blockbuster Video before ultimately turning the tables and forcing Blockbuster out of business.
- 12/16/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Olga Merediz, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur | Created by Vanessa Ramos | Directed by Payman Benz, Aleysa Young, Katie Locke O’Brien, Jackie Clarke
Timmy Yoon is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees (including his long time crush, Eliza fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
Ah, Blockbuster. I genuinely miss going to my local store every other weekend to rent the newest video game, and spending the entire week playing it and having the time of my life before the dreaded day when I ultimately had to return the game in the little metal door outside the building. There was something special about Blockbuster Video that nearly everyone seems to miss.
Timmy Yoon is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees (including his long time crush, Eliza fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
Ah, Blockbuster. I genuinely miss going to my local store every other weekend to rent the newest video game, and spending the entire week playing it and having the time of my life before the dreaded day when I ultimately had to return the game in the little metal door outside the building. There was something special about Blockbuster Video that nearly everyone seems to miss.
- 11/8/2022
- by Caillou Pettis
- Nerdly
In its heyday, Blockbuster Video boasted over four thousand locations in the United States alone. That’s a lot of return slots.
As the Blockbuster conglomerate grew, millions of people headed out to get their video fix by driving to the closest blazing bright blue and yellow sign to browse in person. If you were a film aficionado from the late 80’s to the early 2000’s, Blockbuster was (probably) your jam. (Hi. Hello. It’s me.)
Blockbuster, a new Netflix series that takes its name directly from the once-popular chain, knows all of this, and it sincerely hopes to appeal to your nostalgia sweet spot. In fact, multiple characters comment on the nostalgia factor throughout the first season, with one person even saying, “never underestimate nostalgia” at one point in time. However, by setting the narrative in a bleak version of the present instead of the storied past, the series...
As the Blockbuster conglomerate grew, millions of people headed out to get their video fix by driving to the closest blazing bright blue and yellow sign to browse in person. If you were a film aficionado from the late 80’s to the early 2000’s, Blockbuster was (probably) your jam. (Hi. Hello. It’s me.)
Blockbuster, a new Netflix series that takes its name directly from the once-popular chain, knows all of this, and it sincerely hopes to appeal to your nostalgia sweet spot. In fact, multiple characters comment on the nostalgia factor throughout the first season, with one person even saying, “never underestimate nostalgia” at one point in time. However, by setting the narrative in a bleak version of the present instead of the storied past, the series...
- 11/7/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
It doesn't take much plot to make a great half-hour of comedy.
On Blockbuster Season 1 Episode 9, Eliza wants to move on, and Kayla wants to move out.
Tuck into some expired Before Sunrise gummies or a Jumanji 2 bar for the full experience!
One thing that’s great about Blockbuster, and something that always enhances a show, regardless of genre, is little details in unexpected places.
All the bit players give just enough clues about their complex inner lives. Donna and Mark, the snack vendors, could be throwaway characters, but why not make them a married couple with an imbalanced power dynamic? There is a lot going on there.
Then, there’s the stoner pair, Eric (Zavien Garrett) and Dustin (Jared Ager-Foster). These guys could easily become recurring characters. One or both of them could even wind up working at Blockbuster!
It was great that the show gave them a few...
On Blockbuster Season 1 Episode 9, Eliza wants to move on, and Kayla wants to move out.
Tuck into some expired Before Sunrise gummies or a Jumanji 2 bar for the full experience!
One thing that’s great about Blockbuster, and something that always enhances a show, regardless of genre, is little details in unexpected places.
All the bit players give just enough clues about their complex inner lives. Donna and Mark, the snack vendors, could be throwaway characters, but why not make them a married couple with an imbalanced power dynamic? There is a lot going on there.
Then, there’s the stoner pair, Eric (Zavien Garrett) and Dustin (Jared Ager-Foster). These guys could easily become recurring characters. One or both of them could even wind up working at Blockbuster!
It was great that the show gave them a few...
- 11/5/2022
- by Mary Littlejohn
- TVfanatic
Say what you will about Netflix’s “Blockbuster,” but it’s certainly a bold choice.
Bolder still might be the creators’ decision to set the comedy series not in the eponymous home video company’s heyday, but in the present, where there is exactly one Blockbuster left in the world. Putting “Blockbuster” in 2022 provides sky-high stakes for the store’s survival as it competes with streaming, but it also means characters should be engaging with social media and technology, and the show either doesn’t acknowledge or can’t quite understand that. “Blockbuster” feels out of step with the times for multiple reasons, and it’s puzzling lack of understanding of social media doesn’t do the show any favors.
It’s not new for TV shows to fail at understanding modern society’s relationship to technology. The issue is most prevalent in teen shows, which are either packed to...
Bolder still might be the creators’ decision to set the comedy series not in the eponymous home video company’s heyday, but in the present, where there is exactly one Blockbuster left in the world. Putting “Blockbuster” in 2022 provides sky-high stakes for the store’s survival as it competes with streaming, but it also means characters should be engaging with social media and technology, and the show either doesn’t acknowledge or can’t quite understand that. “Blockbuster” feels out of step with the times for multiple reasons, and it’s puzzling lack of understanding of social media doesn’t do the show any favors.
It’s not new for TV shows to fail at understanding modern society’s relationship to technology. The issue is most prevalent in teen shows, which are either packed to...
- 11/5/2022
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
The devastating lows, the caffeine-induced highs, the frustrations, the revelations -- it's inventory time, baby!
On Blockbuster Season 1 Episode 6, Timmy finally stands up to his parents, Connie stays up too late, and Eliza can't catch a break.
Parental control is not just an issue for Timmy but for Carlos, too, though it's more insidious in that the latter has internalized the guilt of not measuring up as a son.
Anyone who's worked at Blockbuster for a significant amount of time knows what it's like to do inventory. This episode will bring back all those feelings!
On the one hand, you would have to work late, and it could be hard to struggle through your sleepiness. On the other hand, it was usually done without customers around, so way less pressure!
Though I love Olga Merediz (Paciencia y Fe), Connie's dance interlude went on just a little too long. Carlos's trailer...
On Blockbuster Season 1 Episode 6, Timmy finally stands up to his parents, Connie stays up too late, and Eliza can't catch a break.
Parental control is not just an issue for Timmy but for Carlos, too, though it's more insidious in that the latter has internalized the guilt of not measuring up as a son.
Anyone who's worked at Blockbuster for a significant amount of time knows what it's like to do inventory. This episode will bring back all those feelings!
On the one hand, you would have to work late, and it could be hard to struggle through your sleepiness. On the other hand, it was usually done without customers around, so way less pressure!
Though I love Olga Merediz (Paciencia y Fe), Connie's dance interlude went on just a little too long. Carlos's trailer...
- 11/4/2022
- by Mary Littlejohn
- TVfanatic
When it doubt, throw a party!
There are a few reasons why Blockbuster Season 1 Episode 4 is the strongest outing from the series so far.
It's largely because we are really starting to get a sense of these characters, who they are, and why we should like (or dislike) them.
But it's not just that -- the scope of the little world in which Blockbuster takes place is becoming more fully realized.
The background often provides blink-and-you'll-miss-it throwaway jokes that enhance the experience.
We learned more about Connie's past, including her incarcerated sister. Connie is fiercely competitive and more than a little ruthless. Olga Merediz is a delight, and it's fun to see this side come out of her.
This "everyone's mom"-type character makes delicious soup but also has a Svengali side to her.
Connie: Act like one of your favorite bosses from a movie
Timmy: Like Boss Baby of Devil’s Advocate?...
There are a few reasons why Blockbuster Season 1 Episode 4 is the strongest outing from the series so far.
It's largely because we are really starting to get a sense of these characters, who they are, and why we should like (or dislike) them.
But it's not just that -- the scope of the little world in which Blockbuster takes place is becoming more fully realized.
The background often provides blink-and-you'll-miss-it throwaway jokes that enhance the experience.
We learned more about Connie's past, including her incarcerated sister. Connie is fiercely competitive and more than a little ruthless. Olga Merediz is a delight, and it's fun to see this side come out of her.
This "everyone's mom"-type character makes delicious soup but also has a Svengali side to her.
Connie: Act like one of your favorite bosses from a movie
Timmy: Like Boss Baby of Devil’s Advocate?...
- 11/4/2022
- by Mary Littlejohn
- TVfanatic
Though “Blockbuster” ostensibly takes place in a Michigan strip mall, it immediately feels stuck in an uncanny valley of Netflix’s strategic making. It’s not the fault of the show itself — a workplace comedy set in the last Blockbuster video store — that the biggest streaming service on the planet bought it, but without being set in the past, it has a hell of a hard time getting out from underneath that shadow all the same. Unable to criticize the very entertainment model putting brick and mortar rental places out of business, but trying to sell a scrappy story of comeback kids all the same, “Blockbuster” quickly gets stuck in a low gear that never quite lets it live up to its potential.
Which is a shame! Even before watching a single minute of the show (which premiered Thursday Nov. 3 on Netflix), it was exciting to imagine what it might...
Which is a shame! Even before watching a single minute of the show (which premiered Thursday Nov. 3 on Netflix), it was exciting to imagine what it might...
- 11/3/2022
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
The new Netflix comedy Blockbuster takes a lighthearted swipe at James Corden — a swipe that, in light of recent headlines, may be interpreted in a way other than the series intended.
Midway through Season 1’s sixth episode, “Parental Control,” video store associate Connie (played by Olga Merediz) is struggling to get through an evening shift. When her coworker Eliza (Melissa Fumero) points out that it’s only 7 pm, Connie tells her that she’s usually asleep by that point, having one of her reoccurring nightmares about Corden.
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Midway through Season 1’s sixth episode, “Parental Control,” video store associate Connie (played by Olga Merediz) is struggling to get through an evening shift. When her coworker Eliza (Melissa Fumero) points out that it’s only 7 pm, Connie tells her that she’s usually asleep by that point, having one of her reoccurring nightmares about Corden.
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- 11/3/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
When “The Last Blockbuster,” a documentary celebrating the Blockbuster Video store in Oregon that became the final surviving vestige of the once-mighty video rental chain, found its audience on Netflix, the irony was so neat it barely qualified as such. After all, where else could a contemporary documentary reach so many people but the very streamer that helped kill off Blockbuster?
It’s a bit more perverse, however, that Netflix has apparently made Blockbuster nostalgia part of their brand, picking up “Blockbuster,” a workplace sitcom once intended for NBC. The show is loosely based on the same final Blockbuster outpost depicted in the doc — though the location has shifted to a midwestern strip mall — and follows the store’s transition from part of a waning corporation to a de facto mom-and-pop operation. Timmy (Randall Park), an earnest go-getter who hasn’t actually gone anywhere in his decades with the store...
It’s a bit more perverse, however, that Netflix has apparently made Blockbuster nostalgia part of their brand, picking up “Blockbuster,” a workplace sitcom once intended for NBC. The show is loosely based on the same final Blockbuster outpost depicted in the doc — though the location has shifted to a midwestern strip mall — and follows the store’s transition from part of a waning corporation to a de facto mom-and-pop operation. Timmy (Randall Park), an earnest go-getter who hasn’t actually gone anywhere in his decades with the store...
- 11/3/2022
- by Jesse Hassenger
- The Wrap
Plot: Timmy Yoon is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees including his long-time crush, Eliza fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
Review: I can say without any doubt in my mind that the best job I ever had was the years I spent at Blockbuster Video. Through my high school and college years, I was an assistant manager at my local Blockbuster and had a blast working with friends, renting movies before they came out, recommending my favorites to people, and meeting some weird characters. Losing the video store was a blow to my childhood even if streaming offers thousands of options I never had on the shelves of my local store. In...
Review: I can say without any doubt in my mind that the best job I ever had was the years I spent at Blockbuster Video. Through my high school and college years, I was an assistant manager at my local Blockbuster and had a blast working with friends, renting movies before they came out, recommending my favorites to people, and meeting some weird characters. Losing the video store was a blow to my childhood even if streaming offers thousands of options I never had on the shelves of my local store. In...
- 11/3/2022
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
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The single sharpest joke of Netflix’s Blockbuster is the one contained right there in that phrase: This is a comedy set at the very last Blockbuster on Earth, premiering on the very platform that helped kill all the other Blockbusters.
The irony is so striking and unavoidable that the series tackles it head-on in the very first scene, as a customer admits he hasn’t come by lately because he’s been “doing Netflix, like everybody.” The recommendation algorithm’s been letting him down, though, and that’s where the store staff comes in. It takes a human touch to deduce that what he really needs for his broken heart is Under the Tuscan Sun, when he’d never have picked it out for himself.
But having made a point about the importance of brick-and-mortar retail in an online world, complete with...
The single sharpest joke of Netflix’s Blockbuster is the one contained right there in that phrase: This is a comedy set at the very last Blockbuster on Earth, premiering on the very platform that helped kill all the other Blockbusters.
The irony is so striking and unavoidable that the series tackles it head-on in the very first scene, as a customer admits he hasn’t come by lately because he’s been “doing Netflix, like everybody.” The recommendation algorithm’s been letting him down, though, and that’s where the store staff comes in. It takes a human touch to deduce that what he really needs for his broken heart is Under the Tuscan Sun, when he’d never have picked it out for himself.
But having made a point about the importance of brick-and-mortar retail in an online world, complete with...
- 11/3/2022
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There's a moment in the pilot of "Blockbuster," the new Netflix sitcom from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "Superstore" writer Vanessa Ramos, when the staff of the last Blockbuster in the world reaches their hands out, going in for a morale-raising group cheer. Before they can count down ("'Blockbuster' on three!"), jaded employee Eliza (Melissa Fumero) pauses to point out the irony of a once-monopolizing video store chain that put mom-and-pop stores out of business now being positioned as an underdog. It's an apt footnote and a rare moment of self-awareness for a series that, despite being quite funny, often has trouble reconciling the odd space it takes up in a late capitalist world.
There is, for example, the inherent contradiction of the show's own premise. "Blockbuster" sets itself up as a series that's all about the scrappy fight to keep physical media alive, but it's streaming exclusively on Netflix, the company that was,...
There is, for example, the inherent contradiction of the show's own premise. "Blockbuster" sets itself up as a series that's all about the scrappy fight to keep physical media alive, but it's streaming exclusively on Netflix, the company that was,...
- 11/3/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
We all know how the story of Blockbuster ends. The movie rental chain, which once had 9,000 stores across the US, filed for bankruptcy in 2010, and its empire crumbled quickly after that. However, there's a lesser-known footnote to that story: America's very last Blockbuster is actually still open. The store - located in Bend, Oregon - was the subject of the 2020 documentary "The Last Blockbuster" and now Netflix's fictionalized "Blockbuster" series.
The show stars Randall Park as store manager Timmy Yoon, who is desperately trying to keep his location afloat as the business crashes down around him. And just like Netflix's "Blockbuster" has its roots in real life, Park also shares a special connection to the story. "A lot of what Timmy goes through, it was very resonant to me," Park tells Popsugar. "My dad owned a one-hour photo store, which is another industry that kind of saw its demise due to the digital age.
The show stars Randall Park as store manager Timmy Yoon, who is desperately trying to keep his location afloat as the business crashes down around him. And just like Netflix's "Blockbuster" has its roots in real life, Park also shares a special connection to the story. "A lot of what Timmy goes through, it was very resonant to me," Park tells Popsugar. "My dad owned a one-hour photo store, which is another industry that kind of saw its demise due to the digital age.
- 11/1/2022
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
Disney+ announced that new original special “Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl,” with an introduction by Lin-Manuel Miranda, will launch Wednesday, Dec. 28, on the streamer. The two-night concert event will take place at the Hollywood Bowl on November 11 and 12. The special comes from Disney Branded Television and will be produced by Fulwell 73 Productions.
The original voice cast of “Encanto” will reunite at the Bowl, including Stephanie Beatriz (as Mirabel), Adassa (as Dolores), Carolina Gaitán (as Pepa), Jessica Darrow (as Luisa), Diane Guerrero (as Isabela), Mauro Castillo (as Félix), Angie Cepeda (as Julieta) and Olga Merediz (as Abuela Alma). The event will also feature special guests, including Colombian stars Carlos Vives and Andrés Cepeda. The live-to-film concert experience, including an 80-person orchestra, 50 dancers and special effects, will center on the characters and songs of Disney Animation’s “Encanto.”
“Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl” will be directed by Chris Howe and Jamal Sims...
The original voice cast of “Encanto” will reunite at the Bowl, including Stephanie Beatriz (as Mirabel), Adassa (as Dolores), Carolina Gaitán (as Pepa), Jessica Darrow (as Luisa), Diane Guerrero (as Isabela), Mauro Castillo (as Félix), Angie Cepeda (as Julieta) and Olga Merediz (as Abuela Alma). The event will also feature special guests, including Colombian stars Carlos Vives and Andrés Cepeda. The live-to-film concert experience, including an 80-person orchestra, 50 dancers and special effects, will center on the characters and songs of Disney Animation’s “Encanto.”
“Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl” will be directed by Chris Howe and Jamal Sims...
- 11/1/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
Madeleine Arthur grew up going to the Blockbuster in her neighborhood; it was walking distance from her house in Vancouver. "I remember specifically the layout of where the new releases were," the actor tells Popsugar. "They were on the right side of the store."
Of course, her hometown Blockbuster is gone - it's a vintage clothing store these days. But she still remembers her family's frequent trips. "I loved going," the 25-year-old says. "I feel like it's what sparked my love for movies, going to pick out movies every week."
So it's fitting that Arthur is now a cast member of Netflix's "Blockbuster," a nostalgic series following the employees at the last Blockbuster in the world. The show is "a celebration of movies, and it's about rekindling human connection in this digital world," she says.
Arthur plays the super-sweet Hannah, a young woman who maintains a sunny outlook despite...
Of course, her hometown Blockbuster is gone - it's a vintage clothing store these days. But she still remembers her family's frequent trips. "I loved going," the 25-year-old says. "I feel like it's what sparked my love for movies, going to pick out movies every week."
So it's fitting that Arthur is now a cast member of Netflix's "Blockbuster," a nostalgic series following the employees at the last Blockbuster in the world. The show is "a celebration of movies, and it's about rekindling human connection in this digital world," she says.
Arthur plays the super-sweet Hannah, a young woman who maintains a sunny outlook despite...
- 10/31/2022
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
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Once upon a time in cities across the U.S., one of the most popular destinations on a Friday or Saturday night, aside from the multiplex, was the local Blockbuster.
Though it has long since been replaced by streaming, the rental chain, which went belly up more than a decade ago, once held prime spots on the weekend social calendars of families, couples, teens, gamers and solo movie-lovers as the place to peruse the shelves and pick out a VHS or DVD to take home — temporarily.
“I would spend all of Friday night in a Blockbuster because I could never decide what movie to get,” Randall Park recalled to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday before heading into the world premiere of his new Netflix series Blockbuster at Tudum Theater in Hollywood. “I was one of those guys who would be there for hours...
Once upon a time in cities across the U.S., one of the most popular destinations on a Friday or Saturday night, aside from the multiplex, was the local Blockbuster.
Though it has long since been replaced by streaming, the rental chain, which went belly up more than a decade ago, once held prime spots on the weekend social calendars of families, couples, teens, gamers and solo movie-lovers as the place to peruse the shelves and pick out a VHS or DVD to take home — temporarily.
“I would spend all of Friday night in a Blockbuster because I could never decide what movie to get,” Randall Park recalled to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday before heading into the world premiere of his new Netflix series Blockbuster at Tudum Theater in Hollywood. “I was one of those guys who would be there for hours...
- 10/28/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Enola Holmes 2, Blockbuster and Wif Honors.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever world premiere
The highly anticipated sequel made its debut on Wednesday night in Hollywood, alongside director Ryan Coogler and stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett, Winston Duke and newcomers Tenoch Huerta and Michaela Coel. Rihanna, who has new music on the film’s soundtrack, also made an appearance, as well as a starry guest list including Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya, Janelle Monáe, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Regé-Jean Page, Tyler Perry, Simu Liu and Quinta Brunson.
Lupita Nyong’o Winston Duke and Letitia Wright Kevin Feige, Disney Studios Content chairman Alan Bergman and Ryan Coogler Rihanna and Aap Rocky
Enola Holmes 2...
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Enola Holmes 2, Blockbuster and Wif Honors.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever world premiere
The highly anticipated sequel made its debut on Wednesday night in Hollywood, alongside director Ryan Coogler and stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett, Winston Duke and newcomers Tenoch Huerta and Michaela Coel. Rihanna, who has new music on the film’s soundtrack, also made an appearance, as well as a starry guest list including Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya, Janelle Monáe, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Regé-Jean Page, Tyler Perry, Simu Liu and Quinta Brunson.
Lupita Nyong’o Winston Duke and Letitia Wright Kevin Feige, Disney Studios Content chairman Alan Bergman and Ryan Coogler Rihanna and Aap Rocky
Enola Holmes 2...
- 10/28/2022
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hollywood Bowl can be a magical place. Set in the Hollywood Hills, this giant amphitheater that opened in 1929 seats 17,500 people. They host countless musical acts, but one of the big draws is when a live orchestra plays along with a popular film. The LA Philharmonic recently performed alongside an "Amadeus" showing, and "The Nightmare Before Christmas" with live music is one of the venue's hottest tickets. Now Disney is bringing the Academy Award-winning film "Encanto" to the Bowl with the original voice cast.
Not everyone can get to Los Angeles, of course, but Disney+ subscribers will be able to stream the special. The concert will happen over two nights on November 11 and 12, 2022, and will be available to stream at the end of the year.
That's not a bad deal! As cool as the event space is, this means you won't have to deal with the insane traffic, parking nightmares...
Not everyone can get to Los Angeles, of course, but Disney+ subscribers will be able to stream the special. The concert will happen over two nights on November 11 and 12, 2022, and will be available to stream at the end of the year.
That's not a bad deal! As cool as the event space is, this means you won't have to deal with the insane traffic, parking nightmares...
- 10/28/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Netflix’s Blockbuster is set in the last Blockbuster video store on the planet. Randall Park plays Timmy the manager and as the official trailer reveals, he’s doing everything in his power to keep his employees employed and the store’s doors open.
The season one cast also includes Melissa Fumero as Eliza, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos, Madeleine Arthur as Hannah, Olga Merediz as Connie, Jb Smoove as Percy, and Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla.
Vanessa Ramos created the half-hour comedy and serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Jackie Clarke, David Caspe, John David, and John Fox are also involved as executive producers.
The 10 episode season will premiere on November 3, 2022.
The Blockbuster Plot:
Timmy Yoon (Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that’s kept him at his first and only job,...
The season one cast also includes Melissa Fumero as Eliza, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos, Madeleine Arthur as Hannah, Olga Merediz as Connie, Jb Smoove as Percy, and Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla.
Vanessa Ramos created the half-hour comedy and serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Jackie Clarke, David Caspe, John David, and John Fox are also involved as executive producers.
The 10 episode season will premiere on November 3, 2022.
The Blockbuster Plot:
Timmy Yoon (Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that’s kept him at his first and only job,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
There’s something undeniably troll-like about Netflix launching a series revolving around an enterprise it helped run into the ground. Then again, Blockbuster Video owes a portion of its pop culture relevancy to the streamer, who in 2020 released The Last Blockbuster, a documentary about the video rental store’s last gasp. Putting those things aside, today, we have Netflix’s Blockbuster trailer. The promo teases the new comedy series from Vanessa Ramos, featuring a cast of comedic greats struggling to keep the last Blockbuster Video from going the way of the dodo.
Here’s the official description for Blockbuster:
Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that’s kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video.
Then Timmy is alarmed to learn that his store...
Here’s the official description for Blockbuster:
Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that’s kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video.
Then Timmy is alarmed to learn that his store...
- 10/7/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Prepare to feel nostalgic after watching the first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming comedy series “Blockbuster”.
The trailer begins with Randall Park, who stars as Timmy Yoon, the manager of his hometown Blockbuster video, finding out that his location is the last one standing in America. Suddenly, he’s faced with the challenge of saving his store with the help of his staff, including “recently single long-time crush, Eliza (Melissa Fumero), aspiring filmmaker Carlos (Tyler Alvarez), mother figure Connie (Olga Merediz), naive Hannah (Madeleine Arthur), and landlord’s daughter, Kayla (Kamaia Fairburn),” as per Entertainment Weekly.
Blockbuster. Randall Park as Timmy in episode 101 of “Blockbuster”. — Photo: Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix © 2022 Randall Park as Timmy, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos, Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla, Melissa Fumero as Eliza, Madeleine Arthur as Hannah in episode 107 of “Blockbuster”. — Photo: Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix © 2022 Melissa Fumero as Eliza, Randall Park as Timmy in episode 108 of “Blockbuster”. — Photo:...
The trailer begins with Randall Park, who stars as Timmy Yoon, the manager of his hometown Blockbuster video, finding out that his location is the last one standing in America. Suddenly, he’s faced with the challenge of saving his store with the help of his staff, including “recently single long-time crush, Eliza (Melissa Fumero), aspiring filmmaker Carlos (Tyler Alvarez), mother figure Connie (Olga Merediz), naive Hannah (Madeleine Arthur), and landlord’s daughter, Kayla (Kamaia Fairburn),” as per Entertainment Weekly.
Blockbuster. Randall Park as Timmy in episode 101 of “Blockbuster”. — Photo: Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix © 2022 Randall Park as Timmy, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos, Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla, Melissa Fumero as Eliza, Madeleine Arthur as Hannah in episode 107 of “Blockbuster”. — Photo: Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix © 2022 Melissa Fumero as Eliza, Randall Park as Timmy in episode 108 of “Blockbuster”. — Photo:...
- 10/7/2022
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Do you miss Blockbuster?
If the answer to that question is Yes, then Netflix might have the perfect show for you.
The streaming service unveiled the full-length trailer for its forthcoming workplace comedy titled -- you guessed it -- Blockbuster.
The trailer looks very much like an NBC comedy, and that should bode well for fans of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Superstore.
The series comes from Vanessa Ramos, who worked on the two NBC comedies.
The cast includes Randall Park (Timmy), Melissa Fumero (Eliza), Tyler Alvarez (Carlos), Madeleine Arthur (Hannah), Olga Merediz (Connie), Jb Smoove (Percy), and Kamaia Fairburn (Kayla).
EPs include Jackie Clarke, David Caspe and John David & John Fox for Davis Entertainment.
"Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that's kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video,...
If the answer to that question is Yes, then Netflix might have the perfect show for you.
The streaming service unveiled the full-length trailer for its forthcoming workplace comedy titled -- you guessed it -- Blockbuster.
The trailer looks very much like an NBC comedy, and that should bode well for fans of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Superstore.
The series comes from Vanessa Ramos, who worked on the two NBC comedies.
The cast includes Randall Park (Timmy), Melissa Fumero (Eliza), Tyler Alvarez (Carlos), Madeleine Arthur (Hannah), Olga Merediz (Connie), Jb Smoove (Percy), and Kamaia Fairburn (Kayla).
EPs include Jackie Clarke, David Caspe and John David & John Fox for Davis Entertainment.
"Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that's kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Netflix sitcom “Blockbuster” is just salt in the wound of the ol’ tale of streaming killed the video store star.
Randall Park leads the series as Timmy Yoon, an “analog dreamer living in a 5G world” per an official description, where he is operating the last remaining Blockbuster Video store in the country. Per the official synopsis, Timmy and his staff employees, including his long-time crush, Eliza (Melissa Fumero), then must fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
The series also stars Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, Jb Smoove, and Kamaia Fairburn. “Blockbuster” premieres November 3 on Netflix.
“Superstore” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” producer Vanessa Ramos created the series with David Caspe (“Happy Endings”) and Jackie Clarke also serving as writers and executive producers. John Davis and John Fox also executive produce for Davis Entertainment.
Randall Park leads the series as Timmy Yoon, an “analog dreamer living in a 5G world” per an official description, where he is operating the last remaining Blockbuster Video store in the country. Per the official synopsis, Timmy and his staff employees, including his long-time crush, Eliza (Melissa Fumero), then must fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
The series also stars Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, Jb Smoove, and Kamaia Fairburn. “Blockbuster” premieres November 3 on Netflix.
“Superstore” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” producer Vanessa Ramos created the series with David Caspe (“Happy Endings”) and Jackie Clarke also serving as writers and executive producers. John Davis and John Fox also executive produce for Davis Entertainment.
- 10/7/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Netflix has unveiled the release date for Blockbuster, a comedy series set in, you guessed it, the last Blockbuster on the planet.
Official plot synopsis: “Timmy Yoon Is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees as the store’s manager, Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) as a co-worker and potential love interest, Olga Merediz (In the Heights) as a mother figure to the employees, and Tyler Alvarez (Netflix’s American Vandal) as an aspiring director. Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Jb Smoove is listed as a recurring guest star.
The first season of Blockbuster will have ten 30-minute episodes. Blockbuster streams on Netflix on November 3rd.
Do you have good memories of Blockbuster Video in its prime? Or were you happy to see it crumble when Netflix came to town? Let us know who...
Official plot synopsis: “Timmy Yoon Is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees as the store’s manager, Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) as a co-worker and potential love interest, Olga Merediz (In the Heights) as a mother figure to the employees, and Tyler Alvarez (Netflix’s American Vandal) as an aspiring director. Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Jb Smoove is listed as a recurring guest star.
The first season of Blockbuster will have ten 30-minute episodes. Blockbuster streams on Netflix on November 3rd.
Do you have good memories of Blockbuster Video in its prime? Or were you happy to see it crumble when Netflix came to town? Let us know who...
- 8/29/2022
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
“Blockbuster,” a Netflix comedy series about the flagship movie rental store starring Randall Park, has set a premiere date for Nov. 3. The half-hour comedy’s 10 episodes will premiere all at once on the streaming service.
Park plays Timmy Yoon, an analog dreamer who is in charge of the last operating Blockbuster Video in the United States. Timmy, alongside the rest of his employees, must work to remind their community that the local store can provide the human connection that big corporations can’t.
Alongside Park, the cast includes Melissa Fumero as Eliza Walker, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos Herrera, Madeleine Arthur as Hannah Hadman and Olga Merediz as Connie Serrano. Recurring guest stars for the series include J.B. Smoove as Percy Scott and Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla Scott.
Vanessa Ramos created the show and serves as executive producer and showrunner. Her previous credits include working on “Superstore” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” Universal Television produced the show,...
Park plays Timmy Yoon, an analog dreamer who is in charge of the last operating Blockbuster Video in the United States. Timmy, alongside the rest of his employees, must work to remind their community that the local store can provide the human connection that big corporations can’t.
Alongside Park, the cast includes Melissa Fumero as Eliza Walker, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos Herrera, Madeleine Arthur as Hannah Hadman and Olga Merediz as Connie Serrano. Recurring guest stars for the series include J.B. Smoove as Percy Scott and Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla Scott.
Vanessa Ramos created the show and serves as executive producer and showrunner. Her previous credits include working on “Superstore” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” Universal Television produced the show,...
- 8/27/2022
- by EJ Panaligan, Michaela Zee and Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
Melissa Fumero as Eliza and Randall Park as Timmy in ‘Blockbuster’ (Photo Cr. Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix © 2022)
Remember the days of actually getting in your car and driving to a Blockbuster while crossing your fingers a new DVD release you’ve been dying to see is available? And then when it’s not, trying to figure out what you haven’t already watched a million times before so you don’t leave empty-handed? Netflix’s Blockbuster dives into those good old days when streaming didn’t exist and everyone owned a DVD player.
The 10-episode series is set in the last remaining Blockbuster Video and stars Randall Park as the store’s manager, Timmy Yoon. The cast also includes Melissa Fumero as Eliza Walker, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos Herrera, and Madeleine Arthur as Hannah Hadman. Olga Merediz plays Connie Serrano, Jb Smoove is Percy Scott, and Kamaia Fairburn stars as Kayla Scott.
Remember the days of actually getting in your car and driving to a Blockbuster while crossing your fingers a new DVD release you’ve been dying to see is available? And then when it’s not, trying to figure out what you haven’t already watched a million times before so you don’t leave empty-handed? Netflix’s Blockbuster dives into those good old days when streaming didn’t exist and everyone owned a DVD player.
The 10-episode series is set in the last remaining Blockbuster Video and stars Randall Park as the store’s manager, Timmy Yoon. The cast also includes Melissa Fumero as Eliza Walker, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos Herrera, and Madeleine Arthur as Hannah Hadman. Olga Merediz plays Connie Serrano, Jb Smoove is Percy Scott, and Kamaia Fairburn stars as Kayla Scott.
- 8/26/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
(Welcome to ...And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.)
One Upon A Time, the long-fabled business known as the video rental store reigned supreme. In nearly every U.S. town, one could walk up to the local video rental location and select classics and new releases alike in a variety of formats. With the rise of streaming pioneer Netflix, however, the ease of home streaming saw the gradual decline of all the major home video rental chains. With the collapse of chains like Hollywood Video and Blockbuster Video, the era of video rentals is all but over (minus select boutique rental houses).
Bucking the fall of the former behemoth Blockbuster is one remaining location in beautiful Bend, Oregon. Chronicled in the documentary "The Last Blockbuster," an ironic twist of...
One Upon A Time, the long-fabled business known as the video rental store reigned supreme. In nearly every U.S. town, one could walk up to the local video rental location and select classics and new releases alike in a variety of formats. With the rise of streaming pioneer Netflix, however, the ease of home streaming saw the gradual decline of all the major home video rental chains. With the collapse of chains like Hollywood Video and Blockbuster Video, the era of video rentals is all but over (minus select boutique rental houses).
Bucking the fall of the former behemoth Blockbuster is one remaining location in beautiful Bend, Oregon. Chronicled in the documentary "The Last Blockbuster," an ironic twist of...
- 8/26/2022
- by Jeff Ewing
- Slash Film
Netflix’s workplace comedy Blockbuster is set to release its 10-episode first season on November 3. The series stars Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, Jb Smoove, and Kamaia Fairburn
From creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner Vanessa Ramos, Blockbuster follows Timmy Yoon (Park), an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
Alongside Ramos, the series is also written by David Caspe and Jackie Clarke who are also executive producers. John Davis and John Fox are also EPs for Davis Entertainment. The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
More first-look photos can be found below.
From creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner Vanessa Ramos, Blockbuster follows Timmy Yoon (Park), an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
Alongside Ramos, the series is also written by David Caspe and Jackie Clarke who are also executive producers. John Davis and John Fox are also EPs for Davis Entertainment. The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
More first-look photos can be found below.
- 8/26/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Streaming killed the video store, but Netflix is keeping the spirit alive.
On Friday, the streamer shared the first images from the upcoming sitcom “Blockbuster”, about the last Blockbuster Video store in the U.S.
Read More: First Look At Netflix’s Upcoming ‘The Midnight Club’
Randall Park as Timmy – Photo: Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix © 2022 Madeleine Arthur as Hannah, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos – Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2022
“Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) Is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world,” the longline reads. “And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.”
Olga Merediz as Connie, Melissa Fumero as Eliza – Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2022 Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla, J.B. Smoove as Percy – Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2022
The series is...
On Friday, the streamer shared the first images from the upcoming sitcom “Blockbuster”, about the last Blockbuster Video store in the U.S.
Read More: First Look At Netflix’s Upcoming ‘The Midnight Club’
Randall Park as Timmy – Photo: Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix © 2022 Madeleine Arthur as Hannah, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos – Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2022
“Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) Is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world,” the longline reads. “And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.”
Olga Merediz as Connie, Melissa Fumero as Eliza – Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2022 Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla, J.B. Smoove as Percy – Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2022
The series is...
- 8/26/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
‘Blockbuster’ First Look: Randall Park Tries to Save the Home Video Store in Netflix Series (Photos)
Remember Blockbuster? In its latest series, Netflix is exploring the end of the home video store, and a first look at the project suggests the plot includes quite a few shenanigans.
“Blockbuster” will follow Timmy Yoon, played by Randall Park, who is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. After learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees — including his long time crush, Eliza (Melissa Fumero) — fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
You can see Park in a first look image at the top of the page, where he appears to be smiling at a customer while sporting that (vintage) Blockbuster employee polo.
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“Blockbuster” will follow Timmy Yoon, played by Randall Park, who is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. After learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees — including his long time crush, Eliza (Melissa Fumero) — fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
You can see Park in a first look image at the top of the page, where he appears to be smiling at a customer while sporting that (vintage) Blockbuster employee polo.
Also Read:
Netflix Orders ‘The Perfect Couple’ Murder Mystery Limited Series
Other images show the rest of the cast, including Fumero,...
- 8/26/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
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