The Studio

Many weeks back I heard this show discussed on a TV segment of my local radio network (ABC Local in Australia, on the Nightlife programme) and that featured an audio clip of a scene from the series concerning the making of a film about zombies with an ‘interesting’ method of spreading their contagion. Oddly, once I started watching the series, that episode wouldn’t drop until many weeks later, so I’m not sure how the radio show got such an advanced, unaired episode. Anyway, the show seemed like it would be fun and I somehow got a free trial of Apple TV for a few months (maybe via spending a ce…

If this show was a boxer it wouldn't land a punch. Honestly, I don't understand the high ratings for this show other than people getting free trials of apple TV after listening to ABC radio in the evenings for some competition. This show telegraphs it's jokes like its worried people won't recognise how clever they are. There are so many huge names in this that all must have either owed favours or felt it was a great exercise in self indulgence. This show relies on star power to cover for lazy writing, predictable setups that take an entire episode to pay off and shaky cam to wow audience…