This show is brilliant in its acerbic poison pen look at the way a movie actually struggles to be made. The jokes come at a fast pace the same as with "30 Rock" but maybe lost a lot of gas since Jay Mohr's Peter is unrepentantly self-absorbed. Similar to a Jenna Maroney, but less self flagellating. Witness the inside joke of when Wendy, a prostitute, tells Peter that she once had a boyfriend when she was 13 his name was Roman. That's a joke on Roman Polanski. But it whips by so fast you have to be aware. Somehow, network isn't that. It's "Married With Children..." as you can hear a toilet flush from any room in the house. This is more jarring. Despicable people doing despicable things, and rationalizing it the way we all would to sleep at night.
I love this show since I work in the business and have encountered similar behavior. The writer is always forgotten in the mix and is treated as a subpar human. EVERYONE has input into your idea. NO one is happy. And there is a constant pecking order that is based in condescension and, in any other work place, harassment.
And it's painfully hilarious. Now listening to Jay Mohr's podcast, I can see why people were upset with him. The early seasons of his pod had him asking himself why people thought he was a total jerk. You can see some of that behavior in his Dragon character. Self-absorbed, arrogant no-self esteem turd. And perhaps many translated that to him as a person. To me, a lot has been forgiven which is why I believe this show was ahead of its time. Too bad. I think this show would've been an unreal hit in today's market.
I love this show since I work in the business and have encountered similar behavior. The writer is always forgotten in the mix and is treated as a subpar human. EVERYONE has input into your idea. NO one is happy. And there is a constant pecking order that is based in condescension and, in any other work place, harassment.
And it's painfully hilarious. Now listening to Jay Mohr's podcast, I can see why people were upset with him. The early seasons of his pod had him asking himself why people thought he was a total jerk. You can see some of that behavior in his Dragon character. Self-absorbed, arrogant no-self esteem turd. And perhaps many translated that to him as a person. To me, a lot has been forgiven which is why I believe this show was ahead of its time. Too bad. I think this show would've been an unreal hit in today's market.