I've noticed how it's hard to find a really good comedy on streaming anymore, so The Studio is extremely welcome. It's an exaggeration of the inanities of Hollywood, but not so much to become entirely unbelievable.
The premiere episode is very promising, a nonstop nightmare rollercoaster ride that just gets worse as it goes. Kudos to Martin Scorsese for keeping a straight face in his scenes. Bryan Cranston and Kathryn Hahn are standouts among a very good cast.
There was another series that attempted this called The Franchise, but I could tell in the premiere episode they weren't getting it right. Too inside-baseball, not relatable enough for even a chuckle.
The Studio is also an insider view but focused on what the audience suspects about Hollywood anyway, so it works. The Franchise was cancelled, but I think The Studio will run as long as Apple wants it to, if only to put more little digs at Hollywood in. I guess it's no coincidence that of all the studios, Apple is the only one that avoids IP entirely.
Life imitates art department: Right now, the big box office hit is an inane Minecraft movie. So, Continental, greenlight Kool-Aid asap, but make sure you sign Jason Momoa as the Kool-Aid man.
