Reboot - Season 1
A series with actors playing actors in a series, do you still get it? Oh yes, this is also about a (fictional) canceled sitcom that is being revived after years! But do those jokes from back then still fit in today's series? In the search for new successes, Hulu decides to revive the (fictional) sitcom Step Right Up from the 2000s. An opportunity that the cast of yesteryear seizes with both hands as the careers of Reed Sterling (Keegan-Michael Key, Friends from College), Clay Barber (Johnny Knoxville, Jackass) and Bree Marie Jensen (Judy Greer, Kidding) have hit a snag. But then the series needs to be modernized and so a reality star is added to the cast and a new team of young writers is formed.
Initiator for bringing back this series is Hannah (Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) who has her own reasons for bringing back this series. Her father Gordon (Paul Reiser, Stranger Things) was the showrunner of the original series, basing it on his new family, which did not include Hannah. However, Gordon is also involved in the new series and father and daughter will have to work together.
The synergy between Reed, Bree and Clay is very good, but in the end the storyline around Hannah and Gordon is the most interesting. It is a disrupted relationship between a father and a daughter who feels abandoned, but also the relationship between two different generations that do not always understand each other well and are often not on the same page.
This is especially hilarious in the first episodes. Apart from the awkward moments that father and daughter have together because they are forced to work together, the difference between humor from 20 to 30 years ago and now is somewhat magnified when both father and daughter bring their own team of writers who have to jointly give direction to this new series.
Most of the cast don't seem to notice the bickering, each of whom has to deal with their own 'blast from the past'. Reed and Bree were in a relationship at the time and the question is whether those feelings will not flare up again, Clay struggled (even then) with a drug addiction and comes into contact with people who had to work with him during that period. And Zack (Calum Worthy, Pacific Rim: The Black)? He flutters everywhere and seems to particularly enjoy the fact that he will be seen on television again.
And when a new person takes over at Hulu, it is even questionable whether and what version of the reboot of Step Right Up will continue.
Looking for some simple entertainment between a number of 'heavier' series, I came across Reboot and that turned out to be a good choice, because I had a great time with this first season. The series is a parody of the sitcoms of the 1980s and 2000s, but perhaps even more so on the world behind the sitcoms. Actors who have trouble with each other, parents who do everything for the success of their child and the opportunistic behavior of television networks, we see it all.
I had a good laugh at the confrontations in the writers' room, where we clearly see how the definition of humor has evolved over the past 20 years and the way the television networks are portrayed. But perhaps the most important thing is that the humor does not become too bland during the season (something I often run into with a parody). I doubt whether it is a series that should have many seasons. I'm afraid it will be very difficult to keep it fresh, but for now, I enjoyed it and would definitely like to see a second season.
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Initiator for bringing back this series is Hannah (Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) who has her own reasons for bringing back this series. Her father Gordon (Paul Reiser, Stranger Things) was the showrunner of the original series, basing it on his new family, which did not include Hannah. However, Gordon is also involved in the new series and father and daughter will have to work together.
The synergy between Reed, Bree and Clay is very good, but in the end the storyline around Hannah and Gordon is the most interesting. It is a disrupted relationship between a father and a daughter who feels abandoned, but also the relationship between two different generations that do not always understand each other well and are often not on the same page.
The series is a parody of the sitcoms of the 1980s and 2000s, but perhaps even more so on the world behind the sitcoms.
This is especially hilarious in the first episodes. Apart from the awkward moments that father and daughter have together because they are forced to work together, the difference between humor from 20 to 30 years ago and now is somewhat magnified when both father and daughter bring their own team of writers who have to jointly give direction to this new series.
Most of the cast don't seem to notice the bickering, each of whom has to deal with their own 'blast from the past'. Reed and Bree were in a relationship at the time and the question is whether those feelings will not flare up again, Clay struggled (even then) with a drug addiction and comes into contact with people who had to work with him during that period. And Zack (Calum Worthy, Pacific Rim: The Black)? He flutters everywhere and seems to particularly enjoy the fact that he will be seen on television again.
And when a new person takes over at Hulu, it is even questionable whether and what version of the reboot of Step Right Up will continue.
© Hulu
Looking for some simple entertainment between a number of 'heavier' series, I came across Reboot and that turned out to be a good choice, because I had a great time with this first season. The series is a parody of the sitcoms of the 1980s and 2000s, but perhaps even more so on the world behind the sitcoms. Actors who have trouble with each other, parents who do everything for the success of their child and the opportunistic behavior of television networks, we see it all.
I had a good laugh at the confrontations in the writers' room, where we clearly see how the definition of humor has evolved over the past 20 years and the way the television networks are portrayed. But perhaps the most important thing is that the humor does not become too bland during the season (something I often run into with a parody). I doubt whether it is a series that should have many seasons. I'm afraid it will be very difficult to keep it fresh, but for now, I enjoyed it and would definitely like to see a second season.
