{"id":506908,"date":"2022-11-05T04:43:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T01:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/its-an-homage-and-its-hysterical\/"},"modified":"2022-11-05T04:43:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T01:43:39","slug":"its-an-homage-and-its-hysterical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-an-homage-and-its-hysterical\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;It&#8217;s an homage, and it&#8217;s hysterical"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2819a627222\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2819a627222\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-an-homage-and-its-hysterical\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Its_an_homage_and_its_hysterical%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;It&#8217;s an homage, and it&#8217;s hysterical&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Its_an_homage_and_its_hysterical%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;It&#8217;s an homage, and it&#8217;s hysterical&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Tyler Alvarez, who co-stars in the new Netflix comedy \u201cBlockbuster,\u201d said that the cast didn\u2019t see it as ironic for the streaming giant to make a show about a business that died partly because of Netflix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think [the show] is a homage to Blockbuster,\u201d Alvarez, 25, told The Post.\u00a0\u201cI think it\u2019s a love letter to that time, and it\u2019s a love letter to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>. That\u2019s what it means to me, and for all of us involved in making it. We stayed accurate to the uniform in the costumes. We wanted to portray it accurately.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/Netflix.com\/signup\">streaming<\/a>, the workplace comedy was created by Vanessa Ramos (\u201cBrooklyn Nine-Nine\u201d) and revolves around the employees of the last remaining Blockbuster video rental store in the world. <\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s manager Timmy (Randall Park); Eliza (Melissa Fumero), who is recently separated from her husband and is also Timmy\u2019s longtime crush; eccentric Connie (Olga Merediz); ditzy Hannah (Madeline Arthur); and Carlos Herrera (Alvarez), an immigrant who learned English by watching movies and dreams of being the next Quentin Tarantino.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tyler Alvarez as Carlos, Madeleine Arthur as Hannah, and Olga Merediz as Connie in &quot;Blockbuster&quot; standing around video store shelves. \" class=\"wp-image-24529045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tyler Alvarez as Carlos, Madeleine Arthur as Hannah, and Olga Merediz as Connie in \u201cBlockbuster.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">RICARDO HUBBS\/NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tyler Alvarez holding up a phone. \" class=\"wp-image-24529051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tyler Alvarez as aspiring filmmaker Carlos in \u201cBlockbuster.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">RICARDO HUBBS\/NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe show has a lot of heart and it\u2019s hysterical,\u201d said Alvarez. \u201cI enjoyed everyone [in the cast] but especially Madeline, since we\u2019re around the same age. We connected and formed an amazing friendship. We\u2019re planning on going to Europe just for a little trip; we\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing together at the top of next year. I also think Melissa [Fumero] is like a cool older sister.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alvarez, who grew up in The Bronx and is Cuban and Puerto Rican American, said he could relate to his character\u2019s backstory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s dealing with his parents being immigrants, and my dad is an immigrant. I\u2019m familiar with the pressure that immigrant parents put on their children, which is something that Carlos deals with,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-headshot.jpeg?w=683\" alt=\"Tyler Alvarez. \" class=\"wp-image-24529059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-headshot.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-headshot.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-headshot.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-headshot.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Alvarez says \u201cBlockbuster\u201d is \u201ca love letter to that time, and it\u2019s a love letter to movies.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Leslie Alejandro<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-netflix-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tyler Alvarez as Carlos in &quot;Blockbuster.&quot; \" class=\"wp-image-24529068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-netflix-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-netflix-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-netflix-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tyler Alvarez as Carlos in \u201cBlockbuster.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">RICARDO HUBBS\/NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said he could also relate to his character because they both identify as queer. \u201cBut what I liked about Carlos specifically was that it didn\u2019t define him. I find with a lot of queer characters, their queerness defines their storyline,\u201d he said. \u201cBut with this, it\u2019s just a piece of who he was. Carlos is also a filmmaker, and so am I. I love what I do, and that passion for his dreams is something that I find relatable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of my friends are in careers that they\u2019re not necessarily h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y with. That\u2019s something Carlos is dealing with. He\u2019s studying to become an accountant and is like, \u2018Should I stay the course or do something I love?\u2019 I think that\u2019s a question every human being has to ask at some point. \u2018Do I go for what sets my heart on fire, or do I go with what\u2019s safe, and what I know is secure?\u2019 I find that dilemma to be very interesting, especially at this age.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-netflix-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Randall Park as Timmy, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos, Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla, Melissa Fumero as Eliza, Madeleine Arthur as Hannah in &quot;Blockbuster&quot; stand around the front desk of a store. \" class=\"wp-image-24529077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-netflix-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-netflix-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-netflix-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Randall Park as Timmy, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos, Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla, Melissa Fumero as Eliza, Madeleine Arthur as Hannah in \u201cBlockbuster.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">RICARDO HUBBS\/NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tyler Alvarez as Carlos in &quot;Blockbuster&quot; looking frustrated. \" class=\"wp-image-24529089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tyler-alvarez-blockbuster-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tyler Alvarez as Carlos in \u201cBlockbuster.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">RICARDO HUBBS\/NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alvarez, who is also known for \u201cAmerican Vandal\u201d and \u201cOrange is the New Black,\u201d said he has childhood memories of visiting Blockbuster.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember renting video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, and the candy. 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