Apple’s The Studio spins Hollywood chaos into comedic gold

Though movie studio heads are usually in the mood to pat themselves on the back around this time of year, it is always difficult to take the entertainment industry seriously when you stop to think about the many ridiculous projects that leave you wondering “who asked for this?” IP-based hits like Barbie get studio executives salivating at the idea of replicating their success and crafting new cinematic universes. And even though people are rarely excited when they hear about studios trying to reverse engineer the next Big Pop Cultural Moment™, the cycle continues like clockwork because changing things would require people in positions of power to admit that they were making very silly decisions.

The Studio, Apple TV Plus’ brilliant new comedy from co-creators Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez, is painfully aware of how ridiculous Hollywood and its heavyweights can seem to the public. This is especially true at a time when fans often like to fancy themselves as armchair executives who understand the business from top to bottom. With its joke-dense story about a legacy studio struggling to survive and a massive cast of celebrity guest sta …

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