The creators of “Veep” bring the laughs but lack focus in their latest TV collaboration Himesh Patel, Isaac Powell, Lolly Adefope, Jessica Hynes, Aya Cash and Daniel Bruhl in "The Franchise." (HBO) The state of big-budget studio filmmaking obviously isn’t as consequential as the state of a dysfunctional, ego-driven, often deeply ridiculous U.S. government. Yet for those who obsessively follow the former, it’s probably more compelling, with the fandom of superhero movies and their ilk adding in

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