Netflix doing a sitcom about the last Blockbuster in the world is like a college football powerhouse throwing the ball downfield while already pummeling a small school 63-0 late in the fourth quarter. Come on man, you’ve already killed us, why you gotta rub salt in the wound!
Despite the seemingly petty setup, “Blockbuster” is actually a benign, upbeat and even affectionate sitcom that plays like a fictionalized version of the 2020 Netflix documentary “The Last Blockbuster.” That film told the story of the real-life Blockbuster that remains in operation in Bend, Oregon, while “Blockbuster” is filmed in Vancouver but set in the fictional town of Iron Creek, Michigan, with a likable cast starring in a conventional, bland and disappointing workplace comedy with the obligatory “Will they or won’t they?” romantic subplot, a la “Cheers” and “The Office” et al.
