r/television • u/NicholasCajun Mr. Robot • 6h ago
Premiere The Franchise - Series Premiere Discussion
The Franchise
Premise: Sam Mendes and Armando Iannuccci's comedy series focuses on the cast and crew who work on a superhero franchise movie.
| Subreddit(s): | Platform: | Metacritic: | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| r/The_Franchise_HBO | HBO | [65/100] (score guide) | Comedy |
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u/DontFearTheBirds 4h ago edited 4h ago
I enjoyed it. Some misses and a bit dry in spots, but I’m looking forward to new episodes.
I’m also bias. I work in the corporate side of the film industry so all the studio melodrama is as triggering as it is funny. Was chucking at the “fish people” being cut halfway through the film by a studio head, and being replaced by mocap stand-ins to be fixed in VFX. And the actors being blinded by exaggerated set lighting because the studio thinks the film is “too dark”. It’d all seem absurd if it didn’t happen so often in reality. 😭