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The Studio

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“Showbiz satire The Studio pulls off an anatomical feat, shoving its head so far up its own ass that it comes out the other side resembling something genuine and heartfelt. This is by design. There isn’t exactly a shortage of TV shows sending up the insipidness of Hollywood, from The Other Two to Barry to last year’s Armando Iannucci–produced The Franchise, but what distinguishes Apple TV+’s new half-hour comedy is its choice to marry farce with a palpable warmth toward the world it lampoons. There’s a real honesty to the resulting mixture: Yes, Hollywood is a silly, destructive business that deserves ridicule in so many ways, and yet there’s something about it that continues to inspire our deep, abiding love.” — “The Studio Laughs to Keep From Crying” by Nicholas Quah

  1. Episode 3 The Note
    The Studio Recap: Deleted Scenes Everyone knows Ron Howard is the nicest guy in Hollywood. What this episode presupposes is … maybe he isn’t?
  2. Episode 2 The Oner
    The Studio Recap: Back to One! A brilliant and exhausting half-hour of television digs into Matt’s insecurity as an executive.
  3. Episode 1 The Promotion
    The Studio Series-Premiere Recap: Scorsese Wept Seth Rogen plays a Hollywood exec who loves movies, which is a shame since his job is to oversee the end of cinema as we know it.

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