So, Len, why did you start watching the new Apple series "The Studio?" I mean, after all, isn't Rogen the star and the director and the writer and the creator?
Yes to all four of those roles. And nobody is more mystified than me that I have tuned into the first four episodes. But I heard it was very Hollywood-oriented with lots of people playing versions of themselves. I was intrigued.
Do I like it? Sort of. Do I hate it? Sort of. But I persist. Go figure.
Now Rogen plays virtually himself although not really. His character, the new development head of fictitious Continental Studios, is oily and annoying and hateful. Few acting muscles are needed. Each episode is focused on a production going on at the studio. Martin Scorsese plays a weepy version of Martin Scorsese. Ron Howard plays a foul-mouthed version of Ron Howard. Zac Efron plays a bland version of Zac Efron, which might be redundant. And in a homage to the Robert Altman film "The Player," Bryan Cranston is the studio owner named...Griffin Mill...the main character in "The Player."
Wink fucking wink.
Don't get me wrong. There's a good thing or two in this show. The always wonderful Catherine O'Hara as a recently ousted producer. And one episode involves some comic confusion as the studio begins two projects around Kool Aid. One is about the Jonestown massacre and the other is a Barbie-like film about the Kool Aid pitcher.
Am I hooked? Sort of. And do I still hate Seth Rogen? Not sort of at all. Obviously, I'm interested enough to overlook his four roles in the series.
Go figure.
Dinner last night: Leftover chili.
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