Blockbuster's Randall Park and Melissa Fumero discuss the show's ensemble cast, their characters' blossoming romance, and more.
From creator/showrunner Vanessa Ramos, the Netflix original comedy series Blockbuster follows Timmy Yoon , a dreamer who loves movies and just so happens to be the manager of the last official Blockbuster Video store in America. By his side is his staff of friends, which includes long-time crush Eliza , all of whom connect with their community by being able to recommend to their regulars just what they might need to rent, on any given day.
Melissa, this show was created by one of the writers of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, so did that help, when it came to you doing this? Did you get to skip the line, when it came to being a part of this show? PARK: I don’t know how the show’s gonna turn out while we’re working, but I do know immediately if I’m having fun and if the people I’m with are fun and nice. If we’re laughing a lot, that’s probably a good thing, but who knows whether it’ll make for a good show. The hope is always that, if it’s fun and if it’s a good time, that’s reflected in the end product. I’d say here, it really is. The joy that I get from watching the show really is a similar joy that we felt on set, every day.
FUMERO: Oh, same. Yeah, I was so nervous to try something new. I’d be like, “I’m just gonna watch this again.”How much did it help you guys get into character, to put on the Blockbuster shirt and the name tag and to walk onto the store set? PARK: I’m at a point in my life where I just wanna have fun, and all of these projects have offered something really fun to me. The ways in which they’re different from one another probably has something to do with that, but also it’s the people involved. I grew up collecting comic books, so to be a part of any comic book world is just so fun to me. For me, it’s just about, “Is it gonna be fun? If it’s gonna be fun, I’ll do it.
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