Rating: - Fiddlesticks on "Hollywoodland."
Of course I remember this series having grown up in the fifties and watching the shows with a bath towel pinned around my neck like a cape. But I am so glad I watched the first season again before seeing the movie "Hollywoodland." Nothing against Ben Afleck's portrayal nor the plot of murder vs. suicide, but the series itself seemed to be maligned in the recent movie. The characters may have indeed thought they were doing a one-year-run of a kiddie show, but they did not "sluff it off" as the movie seems to portray. There is no way these episodes could be as enjoyable as they still are, especially given the budget restrictions they worked under, had not the actors approached their tasks with professionalism. Buy it -great fun.