Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Crothian · Jun 3, 2007

Cool, I'll have to try to watch that one again

Fast Learner · Jun 3, 2007

Mark CMG said:
The Breaking News episode is available online -

http://www.nbc.com/Video/rewind/full_episodes/?show=studio60

The drama is back and intense. Very good stuff!

Yeah, that's the episode I was referring to when I said that this is closer to the kind of episode they needed all along. I realize now that it seems like I was referring to the C.J. Craig episode, which is definitely not what they needed more of.

Mark CMG · Jun 3, 2007

Fast Learner said:
Yeah, that's the episode I was referring to when I said that this is closer to the kind of episode they needed all along. I realize now that it seems like I was referring to the C.J. Craig episode, which is definitely not what they needed more of.

Ah, that makes more sense. I had taken your Westwingian drama comment to have something to do with the Timothy Busfield/Allison Janney connection, though I thought it a bit odd.

Crothian · Jun 8, 2007

I really liked that episode. They had some very good flash back scenes.

Alzrius · Jun 8, 2007

I thought this was one of the best episodes we'd seen so far. Of course it's going to get good just before it's canceled... :\

Fast Learner · Jun 8, 2007

HOLY COW was this ever a good episode! FANTASTIC! That was pure West-Wing-at-its-best quality. Man oh man.

The pregnancy issues and the captured soldier, both really great story lines. But man, the proposal, and then the 6-year montage of Matt and Harriet arguing about religion in a very respectful way, THAT was just mind-blowing.

The tough thing for the show, I think, is that there's no way they could do that every week, since there's no way that much drama can happen to that cast all the time. With the West Wing, it was easy and realistic for there to be something big every other show or so.

I suspect Sorkin's idea, though, was that the show could be Sports Night alternating with West Wing (as it were). Which is plenty reasonable to me, anyway, but I guess it didn't work for the public.

Silver Moon · Jun 8, 2007

I agree, great episode. The TVGuide said Part 1 of 3, although it was really Part 2 of 4 in that case since it flowed directly from the previous episode.

Mark CMG · Jun 8, 2007

K & R seriously rocked. If this ship is sinking, it's certainly going down with a whole lot of treasure. What a pity.

LightPhoenix · Jun 9, 2007

Fast Learner said:
HOLY COW was this ever a good episode! FANTASTIC! That was pure West-Wing-at-its-best quality. Man oh man.

I suspect Sorkin's idea, though, was that the show could be Sports Night alternating with West Wing (as it were). Which is plenty reasonable to me, anyway, but I guess it didn't work for the public.

That was exactly why I hated it.

If Sorkin wanted to continue making global-political commentary, he should have made an other show about global politics.

The show's intrinsic premise, what it was sold on, was a show about a show. It was much more akin to Sports Night than, from what I understand West Wing was like (only watched a couple eps). If it were political commentary on the state of the media or Hollywood or even television viewers... well, it may still have stank, but at least it was the show's premise.

There were a few good points - for instance, news being costly, or Tom being pissed his brother got all the attention because of him. Overall though, it was pretty snore inducing.

Weber and Corddery (and Busfield, when they use him) are carrying the show, as far as I'm concerned. Matthew Perry helps out when he can, but that's a script problem, not an actor problem.