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Is Blockbuster video about to make a comeback?

The mysterious reactivation of the long-moribund brand’s site, accompanied by a cryptic message, has fans asking if a mighty return is on the cards

The Guardian - US

12 brilliant Edinburgh places every parent took their kids at the weekend in the 90s

It probably wasn't, but as a kid it definitely seemed like the 1990s was a far simpler time, free of the internet, when you'd always spend your weekends doing something really cool, fun or interesting. We take a look back at the places we frequented in Edinburgh as kids during…

Edinburgh Live

15 things you could do in 90s Liverpool that you can't do now

These are bound to stir some memories

Liverpool Echo

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All the things we could do in Edinburgh in the 00s that we can't do now

The old saying states we don't know what we've got until it's gone, which hits home for some of the spots around the city that we took for granted.

Edinburgh Live

15 things you could do in 00s Nottingham that you can't do now

We've looked through our archives to find some of the things we loved and miss most about the 2000s

Nottingham Post

Wanda Sykes on Trump’s Facebook return: ‘Like letting Hannibal Lecter babysit your most delicious child’

Late-night hosts discuss Meta’s reinstatement of Donald Trump to Facebook and Instagram, and Jimmy Kimmel celebrates the 20th anniversary of his show

The Guardian - US

Netflix’s Reed Hastings changed the way we watch TV – for better or for worse

The departing CEO’s humble company soared to stunning success and paved the way for imitators

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Lost St Helens businesses that are still used as landmarks

Despite no longer being around, these shops are still used to navigate our town

Liverpool Echo

In Yet Another Blow To Everyone’s Childhoods, Sanity Is Closing All Its Remaining 50 Stores

Where do I pick up my So Fresh Hits Of 2023 CD now?!?

Pedestrian.tv

11 things you could do in 2000s Wirral that you can't do now

Many shops, restaurants and activities that were loved in Wirral in the noughties no longer exist

Liverpool Echo

Plans revealed to turn former Blockbuster store in Penarth into restaurant and bar

The former Blockbuster store closed in December 2013

Wales Online

Fake Blockbuster in Los Angeles rewinds to a pre-Netflix era

A pop-up speakeasy evokes a particular nostalgia – perhaps because the chain was one of the first victims of ‘disruption’

The Guardian - US

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

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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.

Evening Standard

‘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

Manchester Evening News

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

Netflix is adding some great new content this week

Los Angeles Times

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.,"…

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Chicago Tribune

‘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.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Inverse

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.

The Independent UK

'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

Salon

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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