It’s hard to see this show as anything more than a complete failure. I'm baffled by its popularity, suspecting it might be due to people taking advantage of free Apple TV subscriptions after hearing about promotions on ABC radio. The humor is painfully obvious; the writing seems determined to spell out every joke as if viewers wouldn’t otherwise get it. Considering the number of well-known actors involved, I have to …

I first encountered this show through a discussion on my local radio program (ABC Local in Australia’s Nightlife), which played an audio clip from an episode about the production of a zombie film with a peculiar method of spreading infection. Oddly, that specific episode wasn't available until weeks later, making me wonder how the radio show obtained it. I decided to give the series a try, partly because I happened t…