The Missing Reel

My father, Joe Mantell, spoke that iconic line in Chinatown, so this episode (with all the various references to Chinatown) was especially entertaining and nostalgic to me. A real walk down memory lane. I have a photo of my dad dressed up in character before he left for a night shoot. I later met Jack Nicholson while the sequel was being shot. He was such a nice man! (Very relieving, cuz you know the old saying...never meet your hero's.) Just thought I'd share a bit here.

I really love all the episodes in this new series though! Can't wait to see more! Such a big fan of Seth's. The entire cast is so great. Such a funny show!

This is an episode which pushed its limits after a strong run.

I've loved the series to date, the satire and observational comedy up til now has been spot on. But this became a parody of genre within a comedy of satire, and the two just don't hold up together. I have been able to suspend belief so far for Matt and his calamitous crusade to carry his position, as it flows perfectly with the nonsense the industry is. But once you ask the audience to go further and push the parody with your character being a character within their own story but just for visual nods and gags? I felt it cheapened the quality and integrity of the series to date

I really hope to see more of the realism and grounded satire of this ludicrous industry The Studio originally portrayed going forward.

There's your note.

There have been so many shows in the past 50 years than have done noire themed and it's very hard now days to do this style and not be original but somehow the studio have figured out a way to do it.

Even though I've seen a million of this type of episode across tv this is easily my favorite. Each episode continues to be a paradox of itself in the best possible way and the cameos are doing a great job of not only being funny but actually contributing to the episode. This show keeps you guessing on what the next episode will be like but it keeps me counting down the days to the next episode weekly.

With the show as a whole being entertaining and even educational at times, I felt like this episode missed the mark. Just like a cliche mystery, I predicted the way this episode was going to play out from the very beginning. I feel like the plot of this episode started to get a bit corny. I didn't like how Seth Rogans character was so easily fooled or how they tried to create an old school detective narration aspect. I just feel like this episode stands out from the rest in the worst way. With the understanding that film making with actual film is become obsolete, I think they could have delivered this concept more creatively. I like the idea but the execution was too predictable.

The Studio was pleasant surprise and probably one of the three best new TV shows in recent years. Especially when we are talking about comedy.

First three episodes were pure fun, but the fourth one doesn't meet the high standards established so far. It's been shot in Film nour style and it's clearly homage to the Old Hollywood but it lacks the frenetic atmosphere and hilarity from its predecessors.

Also, celebrity cameos seems flat, but it's hard to follow after Ron Howard or Martin Scorsese.

It's not the bad 30-minutes TV at all. It just isn't the supreme enjoyment we've been served until now.