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TheTwoCents 2007 Review - Shows That Left Us
Whether they left on their own (King of Queens) or were shut down before even a second episode aired (Viva Laughlin) here is a list of shows that bowed out over the last year.
Taken Too Soon!
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Aaron Sorkin - the man who brought us The West Wing and Sports Night. Matthew Perry, Bradley Whitford, Amanda Peet, Stephen Weber, D.L. Hughley and the entire cast. Brilliant guest roles by many including an Emmy winning performance by John Goodman. How did this show no...
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Aaron Sorkin
Original at certainconfusion (WordPress)
• Sat, Jun 20
By mpr2020 Listening to them talk about the ideas behind the show, the practicalities of making a TV series in America and the delight of working with brilliantly talented people, it felt like a re-inspiration. I’ve admired Sorkin’s work since stumbling across Sports Night on the now defunct (in th...
Top five shows that deserve a second chance
Original at Examiner.com
• Wed, Jun 17
Studio 60 was a dramatic look at late-night comedy shows. Using real events as inspiration, this program was set up to be the “West Wing” of the TV industry. Studio 60 was cancelled in 2007 after the run of its first season, since it was unable to find ...
Sports Night: Revisiting "The Hungry and the Hunted ... - The Star-Ledger
Original at NJ.com
• Wed, Jun 17
The scene where the crew debated about poetry brought back painful memories of the "Studio 60" episode where the writers all argued about Samuel Taylor Coleridge trivia. • Where "West Wing" more or less took place in a parallel universe with its own ...
Cupid: My Fair Masseuse (series finale) - open thread
Original at TV Squad
• Tue, Jun 16
CA At this rate, with Cupid and Studio 60, some people are going to start calling Sarah Paulson a "show killer." That's silly, of course. So why didn't this Cupid make it further? Just not good enough? Did it pale in comparison to the Jeremy Piven ...
High Desert
Original at blog.b92.net
• Fri, Jun 5
Serbia Pahrump was featured in the Aaron Sorkin television drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip in a two-part episode titled "Nevada Day". Part One aired November 6, 2006, and Part Two was aired a week later on November 13. The scenes, however, were set only ...
TV: The West Wing: "Pilot"
Original at A.V. Club
• Mon, Jun 1
Unlike probably every other person alive, my first experience with Aaron Sorkin came a few years ago, when I started watching Studio 60 On The ... www.avclub.com
Opinion: Paradigm's Studio 60 v.5 5.1-channel speaker system gets a big thumbs up
Original at Engadget HD
• Thu, May 21
By Steven Kim Our highly unscientific field study of fellow HT enthusiasts who crave really good audio shows that there are two camps -- those who say good things about Paradigm speakers and those who have never heard Paradigm speakers. By reading AVGuide's review of the Paradigm Studio v.5 5.1-channel...
Kevin Pollak interviews Matthew Perry
Original at TV Squad
• Fri, May 8
CA It's a fun little show, with a casual atmospshere and a Charlie Rose-like set. Here is his interview with Matthew Perry (yes, that's really him on Twitter). Sure, they talk about Friends, but also tennis, Studio 60, Old Spice commercials, and this. ...
Opinion: Matthew Perry relives his childhood
Original at Examiner.com
• Fri, Apr 17
Voice of America Speaking of TV, what your thoughts about your heavily promoted "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" TV series that was canceled in 2007, after one season on the air? You never know what's going to work. That show not getting picked up for another year ...
Matthew Perry shoots down 'Lost' buzz
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Wed, Apr 15
Matthew Perry was the only good thing about Studio 60, so I think he could do a dramatic role quite well. He needs to start picking better material than stuff like 17 Again, though--come on, Matthew! We all love you! Pick something actually great! ...
Aaron Sorkin returning to TV?
Original at TV Squad
• Fri, Apr 10
By Brad Trechak According to PopWatch, Aaron Sorkin might be returning to television. And for the third time, it might be a television-show-within-a-television-show (his first two in this vein were Sports Night and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip). This time, the fictional world would be a cable news prog...
TV needs Aaron Sorkin to return
Original at Connecticut Post
• Fri, Mar 20
CT Aaron Sorkin is making movies right now, including one about Facebook, which will no doubt swallow him whole, and we won't see him again until 2020. But television needs him now -- certainly more than when he created "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," ...
Why The West Wing Was Completely Badass and Studio 60 Never Had A Chance...
Original at 1979semifinalist (WordPress)
• Mon, Jan 19
• 2 related articles
By 1979semifinalist SIDENOTE: I should mention Sports Night. Also brilliant, and worthy of mention and a mark in history on its own. It’s a crime it too did not last much longer than Studio 60…only 45 episodes…but since it came first I like to think of it as both proving my point, and as Sorkin getting his feet wet....
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One of my last posts for the year!Original at http
• Tue, Dec 30
• 2 related articles
By Judie I am watching Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip now. I missed Danny and Matt’s friendship (they’re like House and Wilson with their bromance, hahaha), I missed Matt, Harriet and their being tethered in many ways because, well, they’re simply right for each other, it’s just that when you’re cra...
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My Own Worst Enemy: Watch the Last Episode of the Christian Slater TV Show
Original at TV Series Finale
• Mon, Dec 22
NBC has certainly had some problems attracting viewers. One of their biggest trouble spots has been Monday nights at 10pm. Great shows like Journeyman, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and The Black Donnellys have all tried and failed. My Own Worst Enemy hasn't done any better. My Own Worst Enem...
Fanfiction: When a Man Loves a Woman... - Studio 60 - Matt/Harriet - Second ...
Original at hetfic (Livejournal)
• Fri, Oct 31
By Het Fan Fiction Fandom/Pairing: Studio 60 - Matt/Harriet Word Count: 164 Rating: PG Summary: There's banter and cuteness. Warnings: None Disclaimer: I own nothing but my inspiration. ( fake cut ). Leave a comment · Add to Memories · Tell a Friend ...
'30 Rock' review | Metromix Chicago
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Tue, Oct 28
The buzz: "30 Rock" has been ratings-challenged from the start, back when it was given a run for its GE moolah by Aaron Sorkin’s walk-and-talk crapfest, "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip." But despite its lackluster viewership (the show ...
Why NBC lurches from one bad idea from the next (a pickup for ...
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Tue, Oct 21
And Studio 60 should have never been canceled. Why is FNL only on DirectTV for now? NBC is doing all it can to kill that show and anything that I like. Journeyman was much better than its premise! And SNL has been BRUTAL for years, ...
Opinion: Studio 60-bashing: The Media's Newest Fad
Original at Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
• Sat, Oct 18
By Chris M.(noreply@blogger.com) The worst of it all is some in the online community, and I hate to point fingers but, what the hell I'm going to. A big fat finger is being pointed at Television Without Pity. For those who don't know the site, it's actually a generally intelligent and occasionally humorous site which reviews t...
DVD Review: “30 Rock,” Season Two
Original at Popdose
• Fri, Oct 3
By Jeff Giles As you may have already guessed, I started having second thoughts about halfway through Studio 60’s only season, and sometime around John Goodman’s arrival as a loquacious small-town sheriff, I decided it would probably be a good idea ...
Fanfiction: Trust me
Original at Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Fanfiction Community
• Sun, Sep 28
By annievh Disclaimer: don't own, just borrow when I'm lonely... TRUST ME. by Annie2000. Fandom: STUDIO 60. Pairing: Jack Rudolph & Jordan McDeere. Notes: It is mostly friendship intented, but there's a couple of shipper ones and some singles. ...
Fanfiction: Studio 60 - Matt/Harriet - Controlling The Crash
Original at hetfic (Livejournal)
• Mon, Sep 15
By Avery tidbit2008 Fandom: Studio 60 Characters: Harriet Hayes Word Count: 430 Rating: PG Summary: For [info] 50scenes. Prompt 19 - Control. Pre-show. What was going through Harriet's head when she wrote the break-up email to Matt? 2nd person. ...
Fanfiction: Studio 60 - #019: Control - Controlling The Crash
Original at 50 Scenes
• Mon, Sep 15
By Avery Fandom: Studio 60 Characters: Harriet Hayes Prompt: Control Word Count: 430 Rating: PG Summary: Pre-show. What was going through Harriet's head when she wrote the break-up email to Matt? 2nd person. Warnings: 1x02 which is when they ...
Sports Night 10th anniversary DVD online review
Original at Sports Night
• Sat, Sep 13
By phoebesmum Now imagine this hypothetical show is conceived and written by Aaron Sorkin, the creator of The American President and TV's The West Wing and Studio 60. What you get is Sports Night... one of the most entertaining and original ...
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: The Complete Series - DVD Review - Inside Pulse
Original at thedvdlounge.insidepulse.com
• Wed, Nov 14
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: The Complete Series - DVD Review Inside Pulse, NY - When I initially reviewed the pilot episode of Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip, I didn't like it. I thought that the acting was average at best, ... Studio 60 Lives On (at Least for a Little While) New York Times
Tina Fey has the last laugh with an ascendant '30 Rock'
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Sun, Sep 30
By Tempo A year ago, few people would have bet Tina Fey's show, "30 Rock," would last an entire season, let alone take the best-comedy award at the Emmys on Sept. 16. Last fall, "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" was the backstage-at-a-sketch-comedy show with all the critical buzz. The Aaron Sorkin...
Prime-time primer: A highly subjective guide to new fall shows
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Fri, Aug 24
By Tempo Last year, I loved the pilot for "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and thought “30 Rock” was all over the map. MONDAY THURSDAY “American Band” (Oct. 19, Fox): This reality series about finding a great rock band comes from the producers of “American Idol” (“Band” takes over the slot of “Are You Sm...
Aaron Sorkin Opens Up About The Demise Of 'Studio 60'
Original at Defamer
• Tue, Jul 17
By Mark This gossipy guesswork pervaded much of the media coverage of "Studio 60," in which much was made of the supposed similarities between "Studio 60" characters and real-life counterparts. It wasn't an entirely unreasonable assumption, since one of the show's lead characters — a TV write...
TV Tonight: The "Studio 60" Finale
Original at BuzzSugar
• Thu, Jun 21
By BuzzSugar What a strange road it's been for "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," the show that started as a buzzed-about pilot, became a critical disaster, and finally slinks to a conclusion tonight. In a year full of high-profile television flops ...
Opinion: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: K & ROriginal at TV Squad
• Thu, Jun 7
By Jay Black Aaron Sorkin: You know, I think that the brilliance of this show is going to be that I'll open it with the promise that it'll be about the creation of a network TV show, but by the 19th episode it'll be almost completely about the war. And also, religion!
The Late Great Studio 60: TV and Middle AmericaOriginal at Blogcritics
• Mon, Jun 4
By Tony Figueroa Every fall we still see new "behind the scenes" shows. Some of these shows hit and others miss. My wife pointed out to me that classic situation comedy The Mary Tyler Moore Show was more about the life of Mary Richards than a behind the scenes look at a television newsroom. Perhaps we should stud...
Podcast: TV Series Finale News: Drive, Passions, October Road & finally Studio 60!
Original at TV Series Finale Podcast
• Fri, Apr 27
By Trevor Kimball There’s lots of news this week. What does the future hold for FOX’s Drive? Is it moving full speed ahead or out of gas? Is ABC’s October Road any closer to being renewed for a...
Podcast: TV Series Finale News: Series Updates & $.02 on Studio 60
Original at TV Series Finale Podcast
• Fri, Apr 13
By Trevor Kimball Some positive news for fans of NBC’s Medium and Friday Night Lights. Whatever happened to ABC’s Men in Trees? What happened to Andy Barker, P.I. last night? And how about October Road? Is...
Opinion: Studio 60: The Jack Rudolph, Action Executive Fan Club gets out their secret decoder rings to live blog on the Sunset Strip
Original at Lance Mannion
• Mon, Feb 12
Previously on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: Jordan realized that what her life needs while her job hangs in the balance and as she heads into single motherhood is a recovering coke head who has apparently replaced his craving for drugs with an addiction to her and has been wooing her with t...
Studio 60: Why Jordan Should Push Danny Off The Roof
Original at Blogcritics
• Sat, Feb 3
By Diane Kristine I waver between love and like of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. I mostly get why it doesn’t appeal to some people. I don’t get why some people watch it religiously and then spend additional time analysing it if it doesn’t appeal to them. It’s not The West Wing. It’s not even Sports Night. But it’s not...
Opinion: Aaron Sorkin speaks about 'Studio 60,' the press and those pesky bloggers
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Fri, Jan 19
By Tempo Photo: Sarah Paulson, Matthew Perry, Bradley Whitford and Amanda Peet on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip." Since its September debut, “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” which returns with a new episode 9 p.m. Monday (WMAQ-Ch. 5), has given viewers a look inside the creative process behind a sket...
Opinion: Critical reversals and a 'Studio 60' downgrade
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Sun, Nov 26
By Tempo My revision, which is below, concerned "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip." Three viewings of the first hour of "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," Aaron Sorkin's NBC series about the backstage drama at a sketch-comedy show, convinced me that it was the best pilot of the fall season.
Critic loses giddiness for NBC's show `Studio 60'
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Sun, Nov 26
United States - Three viewings of the first hour of "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," Aaron Sorkin's NBC series about the backstage drama at a sketch-comedy show, convinced me ...
TV Review: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - "Nevada Day Parts I & II"
Original at Blogcritics
• Thu, Nov 16
By Nick Schweitzer Nevada Day is a two part episode which concluded this week, and includes John Goodman as a small town Nevada judge controlling the fate of several Studio 60 actors. The episode begins with Tom Jeeter (Nathan Corddry) and Simon Stiles (D.L. Hughley) sitting in a small sheriff's office waitin...
Opinion: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: Nevada Day, Part 2
Original at TV Squad
• Mon, Nov 13
By Bob Sassone There's a nice moment (a couple, actually) between Jack and Danny. Danny is trying to convince Jack to stick up for Jordan and stand behind her. When the daugther of the Macau businessman alerts him to the gossip about Jordan (on her Blackberry, of course), he wants to end the deal. This pushes...
Podcast: TV Series Finale News: Studio 60, Smith, Twenty Good Years & Kidnapped!
Original at TV Series Finale Podcast
• Fri, Nov 10
By Trevor Kimball NBC has cancelled one show, renewed its commitment to another, and two dramatic shows return… sort of! What’s it all about? Tune in! To listen, click the audio button below or click here...
Podcast: TV Series Finale News: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Original at TV Series Finale Podcast
• Mon, Oct 30
By Trevor Kimball Will NBC cancel its most anticipated and hyped show of the 2006-07 season, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip?. How could this happen? Is Monday just a bad night for NBC? Didn’t NBC just order three...
TV Review: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Original at Blogcritics
• Fri, Oct 27
By Nick Schweitzer While Sports Night was centered on a sports newscast similar to ESPN's Sports Center, Studio 60 centers around an SNL-style sketch comedy show on a network called NBS, which is no doubt an homage to the network paying for Studio 60.
Opinion: NBC Cares What You Think About Their Low-Rated Dramas
Original at Defamer
• Mon, Oct 23
• 2 related articles
By Mark It's probably for the best that the online queries seem limited to the kinds of generic ones ("Do you find the relationship between Matt and Harriet completely unbelievable, moderately unbelievable, or somewhat unbelievable? Please give reasons for your answer.") that assist a netwo...
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'Studio 60' and the nature of funny
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Tue, Oct 10
By Tempo Reviews of the sketches on “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” have been coming in since the show premiered Sept. 18, and many have been pretty negative. A fair number of bloggers, critics and message-board commenters have said they find the sketches on the Aaron Sorkin drama tepid, uninspired...
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Original at Arizona Daily Star
• Tue, Oct 3
A comedy show that's almost funny AZ - Oct 3, 2006 The delivery is getting smoother, and I can see the chemistry gelling. Plus, Bradley Whitford and Matthew Perry just keep getting better and better. ...
TV Review: Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, Sep 27
By Tony Figueroa I watched the pilot of Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip with my wife and when it was over, she said, "He's back." "He" being Aaron Sorkin, the Emmy Award-winning executive producer/writer of The West Wing. Sorkin, along with Emmy Award-winning executive producer/director of The West Wing Th...
TV Review: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Original at Blogcritics
• Sat, Sep 23
By Diane Kristine The pilot sets up the premise that Matt Albie (Matthew Perry) and Danny Tripp (Bradley Whitford) are brought in to save a Saturday Night Live-like show after its producer has an on-air meltdown, railing against the state of television because a sketch called "Crazy Christians" has been...
'Studio 60': How Matthew Perry makes fall's best new network show ...
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Sun, Sep 17
By Tempo The top producer of the fading sketch-comedy show “Studio 60 on the Sunset ... then whispers to his directing partner, Danny Tripp (Bradley Whitford), ... Photo: Matthew Perry as Matt Albie on NBC's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip."
Podcast: Bradley Whitford Joins Cast of New Film
Original at West Wing
• Wed, Jul 19
By noreply@blogger.com (newsjunkie) Whitford's work on NBC's "West Wing" earned him an Emmy for supporting actor in a drama series. He next stars in "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," a behind-the-television-scenes drama from "West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin. It will air Mondays on NBC, beginning in the fall."