For the first time, viewers could access any movie or TV show they wanted without having to go to a Blockbuster. This allowed for a more personal and convenient viewing experience, as well as making it easier for people to find and watch content they missed.
In 2009, the Blockbuster chain went bankrupt, adding to the public’s anger and frustration. However, one of America’s most iconic companies – once considered untouchable – went bust as a result of its financial troubles. Blockbuster, the popular television series, reimagines the last remaining retail store of Blockbuster; the chain in contemporary times. ..
Randall Park stars in this well-done comedy about a man who must learn the hard way that corporate life can be tough. While trying to balance his personal life and work, Randall must overcome the challenges of his new job.
In honor of the last video rental store in town, we’re taking a look back at some of the most memorable moments from its tenure.
However, Blockbuster is not the same. It feels like a cheap knockoff of these shows. The jokes feel forced and the writing is sloppy. The characters are one-dimensional and the plot is nonsensical. Worst of all, it’s boring. ..
The show is a dreary, dark comedy that has no clear direction or purpose. The writing and acting are poor, and the show does not even pass as a time-kill. However, the use of Timmy and Blockbuster’s predicament is hilarious.
The treatment of how that premise pays out is the most disappointing thing about season 1. The question, “what would it be like to work at the last Blockbuster on Earth?” is an interesting one. But we hardly see that being answered in the plotline of the episodes. Outside of random movie quotes and the design of the set, it’s easy to forget that Blockbuster is supposed to be about a dying video rental store. The very thing that was supposed to make it unique falls flat on its face. The writers were just not able to come up with situations that could engage the viewers or the characters. Part of the problem is not developing the latter completely.
Despite their best efforts, the makers were not able to reconcile the group into a cohesive unit. All of them had certain traits that could have been exploited and complimented. As often happens in this format, the characters are divided into groups of two/three and distributed in an episode. But here, the combination that the writers go for is completely off. ..
There are some serious problems with how they matched different energies into different scenarios. Instead of being warm or grounded, they seem fantastical, derivative, and not at all reasonable. ..
The first season of “Blockbuster” was poorly written and lacked continuity. The lack of any memorable themes or motifs made it difficult to follow.
In the first episode, we meet a group of people who are all stuck in a routine. They go to work, come home, and do their thing. But as we go through the episodes, we see that these characters have different sides that we never knew before. Some of them start out as villains, but as the story progresses they change into more complex characters. They don’t always stay this way for the entire series; sometimes they change back and forth depending on what’s going on in their lives.
There is not enough juice in any of the episodes really – barring the finale to some extent – to give us reasonable content to judge. Season 1 is a complete disappointment and missed opportunity. Vanessa Ramos and co have been royally found out and short of ideas and Blockbuster’s season 1 just goes on to prove that content is king.
