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| Netflix | Season Premiere Date: November 3, 2022 |
Summary:
Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) and the staff at the last Blockbuster store in America seek to keep it open in this comedy series created by Vanessa Ramos.
Creator:
Vanessa Ramos
Genre(s):
Comedy
Season 1 Episodes
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S1:E10. Sh*t Storm
Air Date: November 3, 2022
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S1:E9. Thimble
Air Date: November 3, 2022
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S1:E8. Special Guy Day
Air Date: November 3, 2022
Nov 9, 2022
Nearly every character in Blockbuster exemplifies a version of this tension: adulthood and childhood, intersecting at awkward angles. That makes the show, like so many of its fellow workplace comedies, an apt reflection of its time. ... Blockbuster becomes not just a workplace comedy but also a family comedy and a buddy comedy. ... Blockbuster is comedy infused with loss, as a fact and as a looming threat. It is a show fit for a moment shaped by regressions.
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Nov 3, 2022
Nov 3, 2022
Blockbuster features some inspired supporting performances, with Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, and Tyler Alvarez standing out as cast MVPs. But the extremely forced will-they-won’t-they dynamic between Park and Fumero never comes together, due to a fundamental lack of chemistry between the two. In addition, character dynamics, exposition, and thematic messages are all delivered with blunt-force dialogue.
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Nov 3, 2022
Nov 7, 2022
There’s a lot of squandered potential here. The lack of focus on the customers is an easy win missed. And while the lack of a “big bad” may be refreshing but means the show lacks any sense of real peril or urgency. By the halfway mark we lose sight of the driving force of the show and slip into soapy silliness.
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Nov 4, 2022
Nov 3, 2022
Great ensemble cast. Funny, touching and well-written (Vanessa Ramos created the series). Totally a feel good binge. Can't wait for season 2!
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Nov 13, 2022
Great sitcom/comedy with some heart if you like shows like Brooklyn 99, Good Place, New Girl, and Happy Endings. These type of shows some of my favs, always on the hunt for more like them. This isn’t quite as good as those but still a very enjoyable watch. I’m confused by these other reviewers.
0 of 1 users found this helpful01
Nov 6, 2022
It's a light-hearted feel good comedy. If something like Big Bang can be popular and go on for so many seasons then I certainly don't understand why Blockbuster can't. Season 2 is setting solid foundations for a stronger, better season 2.
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Nov 3, 2022
admirable
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adjectiv
worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.
[ ad-mer-uh-buhl ]
adjectiv
worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.
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Nov 3, 2022
If this is comedy, this is the most depressing and boring show i have ever seen.
Terrible actors too, i don't expect this to go past the first season. It's just sad.
Terrible actors too, i don't expect this to go past the first season. It's just sad.
2 of 6 users found this helpful24
Nov 14, 2022
Most of the jokes were used during the trailer. The acting is surprisingly bad, even given the genre and expectations I had going in.
1 of 1 users found this helpful10
Nov 5, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
3 of 3 users found this helpful30
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: November 3, 2022
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S1:E10. Sh*t Storm
Air Date: November 3, 2022
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S1:E9. Thimble
Air Date: November 3, 2022
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S1:E8. Special Guy Day
Air Date: November 3, 2022
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S1:E7. Intimate Angels
Air Date: November 3, 2022
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S1:E6. Parental Control
Air Date: November 3, 2022
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S1:E5. King of Queens
Air Date: November 3, 2022
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S1:E4. The Itsy Bizzies
Air Date: November 3, 2022
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S1:E3. Evan and Trevin
Air Date: November 3, 2022
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S1:E2. Blockbuster Daddy
Air Date: November 3, 2022
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S1:E1. Pilot
Air Date: November 3, 2022
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Season 1 Overview