Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

[huntergrayson]

That opening skit was better than anything SNL opened with, in the last 5 years.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Natalie Portman's rap and Lazy Sunday were more lyrically clever and relevant than a Gilbert and Sullivan parody (wha?) and try as he might, Sorkin can't top the sheer joy and enthusiasm of Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon closing with "Summer Nights" on his last show with her (and I *hate* Fallon).

I said it in the SNL thread, but I still think the "glory years" of SNL are due to sheer nostalgia. Two Wild and Crazy Guys? It's no different than Night at the Roxbury, really.

God, I *like* Sarah Paulson but, seriously, go through a Sorkinese training camp or something. The show drags to a halt whenever she's on. Amanda Peet's character and her super flawlessness (I won't back down! I will give you everything you desire!) bugs me more than her. Though that may change next week based on the preview.

I thought it was weird that they mentioned Lorne Michaels and SNL, though. So in Studio 60s world, *both* shows exist? Ohhhkkay. I thought Studio 60 was supposed to be the SNL analogue.

Oh, look, a drinking game!

Maybe that's what the show lacks - alcohol!

[december]

indygirl said:

twodollars said:

Miss Ali seems to be the only poster completely up in arms about it. Big surprise there.

Quite a few posters mentioned it, but I didn't see her comments. I did notice that she edited a post, replacing her original message with the cmment about just staying out of it. What did she say originally?

Heres a better question, why would she watch this show, she hated TWW and Sorkin since about season 3. Oh thats right WITHOUT pity. I would love to know what she said.

I watched the pilot the other day and it doesn't seem like the cast has 'clicked' yet like they were by the time TWW and SN had aired. Thats not a bad thing, especially as there are a lot more 'outsiders' on this show than those two.

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The opening skit revealed some of what is wrong about this show.

"We are the very epitome of the modern network television show (sic)...."---that was the very epitome of a very glaring weakness. The Harriet character is supposd to be the Star!!!! of the show; but she doesn't even shine.

In the opening skit, you couldn't even pick her out from any of the other anonymous show actors. You could only tell her apart from the other women show actors because she had blonde hair (ouch! cliche!). Imagine what Amy Poehler or Maya Rudolph would have done with that part of that sketch---they would have made sure that your eyes would have never left them. Then imagine Gilda Radner....

And if Harriet is such a Star!!!!; maybe that explains her relationship with the Matthew Perry character. Harriet is like Star!!! Jones Reynolds and Matthew is her Joy and Big Gay Al in one. They fight, Harriet throws a hissy fit, Matt yearns for the wonderful S&M almost sex that they used to have. Matt takes comfort with his boy toy"partner" Whathisface. Actually weren't they hinting at this in the news conference? Then it is back to S&M No Sex!

They ought to put a flashback in here of the S&M Sex to help the viewers imagine the sex text of all those fights that Harriet and Matt have. Can I get a witness!!!

And those other women players on the show? They are worse than Mary Gross or the wasted black comediennes and writers on SNL ever were. The generic dark skinned show player is unnoticeable and uninteresting and blah---even Danielle Gaither had her moments on MadTV---this one? Hah! And the generic Asian American show player? What an insult to someone like Margaret Cho who is interesting and noticeable and assertive and individual with her comedy. Even when she was doing network sitcom purgatory, Miss Cho was different and she wasn't just some animae doll.

I thought that Mr. Sorkin was capable of making some interesting women characters and going against type and Hollywood Vapid Pretty with Milligram Talent in his shows. Guess again and Guess Not.

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I watched this show last night for the first time. Some of it went over my head. (Just like on West Wing. I am not the most intellectual person in the room

I was intrigued though and overall I liked it. I loved the countdown clock in Matthew Perry's office. HA! Talk about stress!!

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I can't believe how passionate people are about this show already, and we're only two episodes in. There are like, dissertations on it over at TWoP.

I think it's rather boring so far, but maybe I'll change my mind. I liked West Wing until Sorkin left.

[eveschmeve]

I can't believe people are passionate about this show. I'm probably going to take it off Season Pass, it's just not interesting at all to me.

My thoughts on the show are split into two categories- "Man, Matthew Perry looks rough." and "Was that supposed to be funny?" The musical number was painful for me to watch- it wasn't funny or edgy, and Sarah Paulson is a horrible, horrible singer.

I think my main problem with the show is that it was building to this climax of the cold open, and it was just a huge steaming pile of crap, which made it decidedly anti-climactic. I'll give it one more week, and then I'm out.

[tamaradixon]

eveschmeve said:

I can't believe people are passionate about this show. I'm probably going to take it off Season Pass, it's just not interesting at all to me.

My thoughts on the show are split into two categories- "Man, Matthew Perry looks rough." and "Was that supposed to be funny?" The musical number was painful for me to watch- it wasn't funny or edgy, and Sarah Paulson is a horrible, horrible singer.

I think my main problem with the show is that it was building to this climax of the cold open, and it was just a huge steaming pile of crap, which made it decidedly anti-climactic. I'll give it one more week, and then I'm out.

Thanks for saying what I've been thinking all along. I feel like I'm missing the mark here or something, but I just don't get or like this show very much.

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Matthew Perry.... I could fit my entire wardrobe in those bags under his eyes. He looks older than Bradley Whitford, who I think is like a decade older than him.

And I'm not sure I like his delivery of the Sorkinese. It seems sort of slow and deliberate to me. Maybe I'm just used to Chandler, though.

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Bradley Whitford is like, 10 years older than MP, AND has I think, 4 kids (which will age you up good!) and still looks better than Matthew. In fact, I was thinking about how attractive he was while watching, and wondering why I never thought that on TWW.

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I can't understand why everyone is ripping this show apart. It's like a massive online campaign to destroy it before it even gets off the ground.

I love it. My family loves it. We're all trying to find fault, as everyone else seems hellbent on pointing out, but can't see a problem. It's entertaining, the actors are interesting, the stories are fresh and it's a new kind of show. To us I mean. We love it. Sure as shit, for that reason and the massive hate (which I will never understand) campaign, it will be cancelled. Shame. There's so much crap on tv I will miss Studio 60 if it doesn't make it.