The two shows represent a blast of contrast:Adolescenceis gritty and minimalist.The Studiois noisily over the top.
Yet both are dominating the conversation among critics and cinephiles and are impacting viewers worldwide.
Created and directed by a British actorStephen Graham, the four-part series is reminiscent of 60s-era documentary filmmaking.
(L-R) Owen Cooper in ‘Adolescence’ and Seth Rogen in ‘The Studio’Everett
OK, its a stretch.
His innocent questions were always softened by stoner jokes.
One misses that Rogen inThe Studio: His Matt Remick is insistently insecure, if not paranoid.
His colleagues seem eager to plunge him into the defeats he edgily anticipates.
So is the Matt Remick character believable?
Having myself weathered battles with auteurs as an executive of three studios, I empathize with his tensions.
But is that a realistic objective in todays landcape dominated by Amazon, Apple and Netflix?
Rules he could then cheerfully disregard.
Graham ofAdolescencehas also reached a fascinating turning point.
His show defies normal rules of TV filmmaking, each scene made up of one carefully choreographed shot.
Could Graham ever have imagined its impact?
