It's quite tricky to make comedies about film making and the conflict between money and art - there have been more failures than hits. But this starts out with Seth Rogan being hired as the new studio head by Bryan Cranston and briefed to make a film about Cool Aid Man when what he really wants to do is work with Scorsese (who he manages to completely alienate in a funny scene). It turns out he really is not producer material (and anything he has been involved in sounds crap).
With Catherine O'Hara (former producer), Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, Kathryn Hahn.
Has that 'single take' technique, not sure if that adds anything, and Antonio Sanchez drumming, which definitely does. Second episode is actually called 'The Oner' and is one; documents Rogan repeatedly interrupting a single take shot, which we found intensely irritating! Then he chickens out of telling Ron Howard the last section of his new movie stinks. His behaviour continues to irritate, e.g. in episode where he insists that films are as important as healthcare. (His own films aren't even art - they're dross.)
So in a way we think this could all have been better than it is.
10 multi-length episodes for Apple. Somewhat ironically, it took five people to 'create' this concept: Seth Rogan, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez.
Liked the advice Aaron Sorkin gives to starting out writers. "1. Shorter is better. 2. Faster is better. 3. Don't listen to anyone's advice."
And as we film buffs know, Wings of Desire wasn't in 70mm - some writer is trying to catch us out. Like seeing 'The African Queen in CinemaScope' - wasn't that in this show too?
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