Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

[John Crichton]

As a huge fan of Sports Night and then The West Wing I was really looking forward to Aaron Sorkin's next show. A "behind the scenes" view of an SNL analog sounded awesome. Just watched the pilot and it has all the classic Sorkin dialogue and flawed characters. In short, it's awesome.

I never thought Matthew Perry could play anyone but Matthew Perry/Chandler from Friends until I saw him on West Wing. And now he actually has a character to sink his teeth into. Liked the other two shows I mentioned? Check this one out. It's got it where it counts and the previews for next week look even better than this week's stuff.

 

[Fast Learner]

I really liked it, too. The dialogue wasn't quite as snappy as standard Sorkin, but I actually think that might be a good thing.

 

[Taelorn76]

I wasn't sure about this show, but my wife really wanted to watch it. I was suprised I really enjoyed the show and will be tuning in next week.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

I saw it. I never liked West Wing and this did seem really similar in feel. Of course the West Wing recieved much aclaim and lasted a long time. I will probably watch one more episode but in all likelyhood I will leave the show to others who like that sort of thing.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

I loved Sports Night. Hated West Wing for the content, although the writing was pretty good. I enjoyed the first episode of Studio 60 to come back for more.

 

[Crothian]

This was sharp and rather smart, being a big fan of the other two shows I knew I would like this.

 

[LightPhoenix]

I was a fan of Sports Night (never got into TWW) and Matthew Perry was always the best part of Friends (blarg) so I figured I would like it, and I did. Definitely tuning in.

 

[Bonzi]

It usually takes a couple episodes for me to get interested in a new show, but this one grabbed me from the start. Definitely going into my Tivo rotation.

 

[johnsemlak]

I've been looking forward to this one for a while. The first ep was pretty good but I'm expecting great things with the cast and crew. From TWW it has both Soorkin and Thomas Schlamme (sp?), as well as at least two actors.

 

[Aesthetic Monk]

Saw (most of) the pilot last night by accident. (Show's rebroadcast on Bravo.)

The thing that surprised me, more than Perry, was Weber. Where did Weber get gravitas? Most unexpected.

Anyway, I gave up on West Wing sometime before Sorkin's departure. It was ... clever, but too writerly and speechified for me. As the subject matter in S60 is lighter, the speeches should be a bit less frequent. I'll tune in tonight, anyway.