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Netflix show brings back Blockbuster, but some brands should stay dead

Streaming services are replete with stories of the dead coming back to life. They’re also chock-full with dead or almost dead brands. Shows like Stranger Things have not only given new life to 1980s pop classics like Kate Bush’s Running up that Hill, but also former tech icons such as…

The Conversation

"Blockbuster" and video store community

Sure, streaming is great, but choosing a store video was a social event, an act of reaching out and connecting

Salon

Randall Park says 'WandaVision' revealed the potential of Jimmy Woo

With 'Blockbuster,' star Randall Park is starting to grow into a romantic leading man. Maybe soon, he'll also be a superhero.

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‘A murderer returning to the scene’: Fans are upset by Netflix’s Blockbuster sitcom

The comedy series received a Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 51 per cent – and a critics rating of 24 per cent

Evening Standard

The new films and shows out on Netflix this weekend – November 4

Netflix is adding some great new content this week

Manchester Evening News

How do you make 'Blockbuster' for the streamer that helped kill it? 'Call out Netflix'

LOS ANGELES — Everyone who grew up in the "be kind, rewind" era and attended the film school of the masses — their neighborhood Blockbuster — has a story about roaming the store in search of the titles that left a lasting impression on their cinematic development: "Raging Bull," "E.T.,"…

Los Angeles Times

‘Blockbuster’ review: Netflix’s workplace sitcom struggles for laughs at the last Blockbuster video store on Earth

Four years ago, a Blockbuster video rental store in the town of Bend, Oregon, became the last one still in business. That’s the surface-level inspiration for the new Netflix sitcom called, simply enough, “Blockbuster,” starring Randall Park and Melissa Fumero.

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‘Blockbuster’: Netflix comedy on a tired old store relies on tired old plots

Likable cast can’t save bland series set at the video chain’s last shop.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blockbuster review – like stepping into a time warp (in a very bad way)

This timid sitcom set in the last ever video rental store has such a dated feel. In the age of streaming services, this isn’t good enough

The Guardian - UK

Netflix's Blockbuster show is more personal than you think, cast reveals

On November 3, 'Blockbuster' begins streaming on the platform that defeated Blockbuster in the first place. Here's how the show came to be.

Inverse

'Blockbuster' is a workplace comedy about people connecting

Randall Park and Melissa Fumero co-star in the new workplace comedy “Blockbuster," premiering Nov. 3 on Netflix

The Independent UK

What's new on Netflix in November

Spooky shows, provocative documentaries and feel-good holiday films are just a few offerings to watch this month

Salon

The Horne Section TV Show to Blockbuster: the seven best shows to stream this week

Alex Horne steps out of the Taskmaster’s shadow with a new musical-comedy sitcom, while Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s writer gives us an attention-grabbing retro comedy set in a VHS store

The Guardian - UK

New Netflix movies and TV shows landing in November - The Crown, Dead to Me and more

From a new series of The Crown to a bizarre and gripping movie in the form of 1899, there's something for everyone to get excited about

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Daily Record

Woman horrified after spotting old Nokia in a 2000s Halloween costume kit

She was mortified after coming across the throwback fancy dress set in a shop, which contained products from her youth.

Daily Mirror

Woman mortified after 90s Nokia accessory included in Halloween costume set

One woman was left baffled when she saw items from her youth in a fancy dress shop, and she was especially startled when she saw a Nokia accessory as part of the line-up

Daily Mirror

Marvel star's new Netflix comedy brings back memories of Blockbuster stores

The famous video rental chain was once a staple in most towns across the country, but now only one outlet remains - making the perfect setting for a nostalgia-laden sitcom

Salon

Our hatred of Barney and the "pure"

Peacock's "I Love You, You Hate Me" producer Joel Chiodi unpacks the '90s Barney backlash and what it says about us

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Manchester Evening News

Manchester 'mole gang' dug 100ft tunnel under car park to raid Blockbuster Video cash machine

A criminal gang's audacious attempt at raiding a cash machine is said to have inspired an episode of the classic TV show Shameless

USA Today Sports Media Group

What the world was like the last time the Seattle Mariners made the playoffs

This list is going to make you feel OLD.

Liverpool Echo

19 things that ruined your day if you were a Merseyside teen in the Noughties

Being a teen in the Noughties wasn't always easy, with soggy knock-off UGG boots and postal Netflix DVDs to contend with

StockNews.com

Is Snowflake Stock a Buy on Blockbuster Q2 Results?

Snowflake (SNOW) registered solid top-line growth in its last reported quarter, which propelled the stock. However, its bottom line is still in the red. Also, considering its weak profit margins, will it be wise to invest in the stock now? Read on….

Daily Record

6 nostalgic retailers from the high street that we miss - from Woolies to BHS

Take a trip down memory lane as we look at a few retailers that we all wish would get a high street revival.

Inverse

21 years later, Capcom's most unique spinoff is finally getting the respect it deserves

The Mega Man Battle Network series deserves a second chance to reach a wider audience. And it's finally getting that chance.

The Guardian - UK

Is the Conservative party the Woolworths of politics?

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