'Reboot' pitches a knowing look at sitcom revivals and Hollywood insecurities

The meta aspects of a Hulu comedy about the making of a Hulu comedy quickly pile up in "Reboot," a fictional show about reviving a series from the early 2000s, reuniting the cast and crew with all their insecurities and old grudges. Created by "Modern Family's" Steve Levitan, it's a breezy and very-inside look at Hollywood, with a few too many rim shots but still a fair amount of laughs.

Network suits at Hulu (that is, the show's fictional version of it) are a bit confused when a hot indie film writer, Hannah ("Crazy Ex-girlfriend's" Rachel Bloom), comes in to pitch a reboot of something called "Step Right Up!" Instead of some original idea, why would she want to give an old "Who's the Boss?"-esque sitcom a more artistic makeover?

She has her reasons, and finds the cast perhaps not surprisingly eager to reprise their roles, mostly for those sweet paychecks. Yet she's horrified when the package comes to include the original producer, Gordon (Paul Reiser, stealing scenes right and left), the proverbial bull in a china shop with very different ideas about how his baby should be treated.