NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Netflix viewers who are watching its new sitcom Blockbuster have noticed the cruel irony that lies behind the nostalgic show.
The eight-episode series stars Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Melissa Fumero and WandaVision’s Randall Park as employees of the last Blockbuster video store.
Founded in 1985, Blockbuster was once criticised for driving independent video stores out of business across the United States.
By 2019, however, just one Blockbuster store in the US state of Oregon was left standing, and many people became nostalgic for the rental company.