10 Overhyped TV Shows You Massively Regret Watching
5. Blockbuster
With the rise of streaming services and the Internet in recent years, video rental chain Blockbuster, a staple of many Friday nights for millions around the world, quickly became obsolete.
So, why not keep the name alive with a sitcom set in a fictionalised version of the last remaining store? Sounds like a great idea!
Blockbuster, the TV show, was a Netflix show that ran for just one season in 2022. The irony of a Blockbuster show airing on Netflix, one of the formats that killed it, was not lost.
The likes of Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Olga Merediz, and Madeleine Arthur all appeared as employees of the faltering business. Hopes were high that nostalgia for the brand would carry the show, but this wasn't to be.
This supposed comedy was about as funny as opening your rented copy of Spider-Man to see The My Little Pony Movie in the case instead, and fans hoping for a trip down memory lane were left sorely disappointed.
There is actually still one Blockbuster store operating in Portland, Oregon at time of writing, so at least the chain outlasted this dreadful sitcom that borrowed its name.