RebootOnHulu is not actually about a reboot, but its sharp originality and hilariously meta nature make it the show Peak TV, and its audience, deserves. loislane79 reviews:
is still a very funny show that hits hard at what’s wrong with everything from Peak TV culture to legendary sitcom writer hackery , and proper workplace conduct in a post-MeToo era. Every episode title is a callback to a better, more respected comedy than the one at the center of this story.
creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman before him, Levitan is now cursed to roam this earth dodging questions from reporters and fans as to whether there will ever be any remake/reboot/revival of his Emmy-winning program. Perhaps as a way of side-stepping that issue, but also inspired by the political and social landmine that was ABC’s attempted revival ofStep Right Up
revival is green-lit. She starts to bring together the cast and a new group of writers, wanting to build a working utopia—a safe space where everyone in the cast and crew can come to her with their problems. But then the original series’ creator, Paul Reiser’s “hey-this-mildly-offensive-storyline-killed-in-the-’90s!” Gordon, wants in on the action. He also knows all the tricks of how to skirt responsibility and avoid getting emotionally attached.
I don’t know how much Levitan and his writers were attempting to make a commentary on fandom and the public’s inability to separate the person from the persona in their quest to lampoon the industry that feeds them. I also don’t know if they intentionally wanted to tell a tale of how long hours in an insular setting like a soundstage or writers room can make you forget about the world around you and how to have basic human interactions.
Whitney Friedlander is an entertainment journalist with, what some may argue, an unhealthy love affair with her TV. A former staff writer at both
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