Hollywood loves to put on a show about Hollywood. “Barry,” “Hacks,” and “The Studio” are just a few recent favorites, racking up glowing reviews, 35 Emmy wins, and… some viewers. Sure, meta comedies about moviemaking may not match the ratings of medical dramas or medieval fantasies, but that only makes Marvel’s decision to focus their latest “superhero” series on a struggling actor who befriends another struggling actor all the more curious.
Do genre fans accustomed to CGI space battles and extended easter-egg hunts want to spend four hours watching a non-blue Dr. Manhattan pal around Los Angeles with Sir Ben Kingsley? Will they tolerate an entire episode dedicated to recording a single self-tape? Do they even know what a self-tape is?
Well, whether “Wonder Man” is a savvy business decision isn’t my judgment to render, but having seen the full eight-episode season, it’s a surprisingly solid show — earnestly…
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