Has Netflix tried to one-up Blockbuster and failed?

netflix

All of us couch potatoes have been eagerly looking forward to binge on Netflix’s ‘Blockbuster’ which released yesterday.

netflix

The witty sitcom set in a VHS rental store and actually produced by streaming giant Netflix has all the right ingredients to be a success.

Its creator is Vanessa Ramos who was one of the writes and producers on both ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and ‘Superstore’.

netflix

The cast includes Melissa Fumero (who we loved playing Amy Santiago in ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’) and Randall Park who will be in the upcoming ‘Aquaman’ movie).

When Netflix launched in 1997 Blockbuster was the video rental champion, and nobody could think of a day when the tables would turn!

Netflix had actually approached Blockbuster to invest in them and legend has it that Blockbuster laughed off the $50m request.

Today Netflix is worth over $200 billion and Blockbuster is history.

netflix

So you can see why we are excited about this new sitcom.

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Netflix US (@netflix)

The story revolves around the last rental VHS store on Earth struggling to make ends meet because all its customers are streaming movies, now where have we heard that story?

Now that it has been released the first reviews are in, and some of them are not great!

From “cute but forgettable” to “wasted opportunity” the reviewers are not being kind.

netflix

Could it be that Netflix tried to make fun of their old rivals and failed miserably?

We are still not sure what we make of it but would love to know your reactions!

Have you watched it? Slide into our DMs and let us know what you think!

Love it? Share it!

Share on facebook
Facebook
Share on whatsapp
WhatsApp
Share on telegram
Telegram

Home to award winning shows, Malta’s favourite personalities, big competitions on the radio, cool giveaways online and more! Listen to us across Malta & Gozo on FM, on DAB+ Digital Radio, Online, & on your Smart Speaker.

© Capital Communications Ltd 2022 | 243, Sliema Road, Kappara, SGN 4411

Home to award winning shows, Malta’s favourite personalities, big competitions on the radio, cool giveaways online and more! Listen to us across Malta & Gozo on FM, on DAB+ Digital Radio, Online, & on your Smart Speaker.

© Capital Communications Ltd 2022 | 243, Sliema Road, Kappara, SGN 4411

Privacy Policy & Cookie Settings

0%

We would love to hear from you!

Please record your message.

Record, Listen, Send

Allow access to your microphone

Click "Allow" in the permission dialog. It usually appears under the address bar in the upper left side of the window. We respect your privacy.

Microphone access error

It seems your microphone is disabled in the browser settings. Please go to your browser settings and enable access to your microphone.

Speak now

00:00

Canvas not available.

Reset recording

Are you sure you want to start a new recording? Your current recording will be deleted.

Oops, something went wrong

Error occurred during uploading your audio. Please click the Retry button to try again.

Thank you

Send your recording