Blockbuster & The Problem with Modern Sitcoms

Описание: Join me as I talk about why Netflix’s Blockbuster fails, delving briefly into the problem with modern sitcoms in general and trying to explain why, to me, these new iterations don’t compare to the sitcom greats they so strive to imitate.
Blockbuster is the latest in a long line of mediocre Only On Netflix shows, a nostalgia-riding sitcom based on the dying video store franchise. Written by Vanessa Ramos of Brooklyn Nine-Nine fame and starring Randall Park and Melissa Fumero, this show had the makings of success, but much like many other modern sitcoms, it falls into deep lows that leave it dull and unexceptional.

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Chapters:
00:00 Overview
00:33 Blockbuster Characters & Quirkiness
02:42 Character Writing in Sitcoms
04:56 The Forced Romance Problem
06:33 The State of Modern Sitcoms
07:47 Thank You

Video Sources:
Blockbuster | Official Trailer | Netflix
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Meet the Cast of the new series Blockbuster | Netflix
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Randall Park Takes Us Behind the Scenes of Blockbuster | Netflix
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How I Met Your Mother - Preview: Now We're Even
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How I Met Your Mother - Ted's Girls...All of Them...
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How I Met Your Mother - Douche-pocalypse
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How I Met Your Father | Trailer
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Season 1 Highlight Reel! | Community
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Michael Scott Presents That's What She Said | Comedy Bites
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Friends Funniest Moments! |Friends
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Operating the last Blockbuster Video store in the United States, Timmy Yoon and his employees fight to stay relevant.
Blockbuster is an American workplace comedy television series created by Vanessa Ramos, who also serves as showrunner and is executive producer. Based upon the Blockbuster brand, the series stars Randall Park as Timmy, the manager in a fictionalized version of the last Blockbuster Video store. The series premiered on Netflix on November 3, 2022.
The series stars Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, J.B. Smoove, Olga Merediz, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Kamaia Fairburn, and more. It’s directed by Payman Benz, Jackie Clarke, Katie Locke O’Brien, and Aleysa Young.

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