The phrase "reel iconic" was inspired by a book called "The Star Machine" by Jeanine Basinger. In the book, the author uses the term loosely to describe iconic people like Marilyn Monroe or John Wayne.
Episodes 5 through 8 and a few scenes in four were all filmed in one day with a total filming time of twelve hours.
There was originally an eighth member of blue group called Scott Damon who was supposed to represent war films. Of course, this also means there was originally an eighth red group member, Beatrix Truman.
Each character's name represents actual iconic people or characters from their 'genre.' For example, Charlie Griffith (Charlie Chaplin and D. W. Griffith), Johnny Torrance ("Here's Johnny!" and Jack Torrance), Jim Wayans (Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne), etc.,
In the first episode, Maria Helm mentions that her favorite Sci-Fi film is Metropolis (1927). This is in reference to the birth place of her name: the lead actress of the film, Brigitte Helm, and Maria, the character she played.