Netflix’s newest sitcom offering is Blockbuster, and yes, you read that correctly.
Netflix — the streaming company that started as a movie rental service — has made a show about Blockbuster, the nearly defunct movie rental company.
No, the sitcom isn’t set in the past during Blockbuster’s heyday. It’s set in present day and takes place at the last Blockbuster store in the country.
Before you get too offended on Blockbuster’s behalf, this probably isn’t a case of Netflix purposefully rubbing salt in the wound. No beating of dead horses here.
Turns out, the show was developed by Vanessa Ramos with Universal Television at NBC. When NBC passed on the show, Universal tried to find a new distributor and that’s when Netflix stepped in.
Not quite the tale of petty scandal you might have expected, but the irony abounds nonetheless.
Will you be watching Blockbuster? Have you seen it already and have thoughts? Comment below!
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/evelinamedina/blockbuster-netflix-sitcom-irony
