Have yourself a merry little “Christmas Episode”
If you’ve been following along with my Studio 60 Revisited Monday night marathon, tonight’s the night for “The Christmas Show,” which originally aired on December 4, 2006.
I’ve written about that episode here before, a couple of times, and will be writing about it throughout the week with a review, recap, memorable lines, and five questions. So today, instead of caroling about it some more, here are a few pieces of news that have been rattling around my files, looking for an opportunity to be shared here.
Aaron Sorkin above the Sunset Strip: If you enjoy those real estate shows on TV, or like learning about the abodes of the rich and famous, the blog The Real Estalker is one you’ll enjoy. Recently, there was a post about Aaron Sorkin’s new residence high above that street his show was named for. The blog features eight photos of the house’s interiors and exteriors, as well as a description and design critique. The selling for the 3,700 square feet, four bedroom, five bathroom home? $6,100,000.
Aaron Sorkin off the red carpet: It’s good that Sorkin has a new house to occupy him, because the awards ceremonies are not being kind. Charlie Wilson’s War hasn’t won anything for its stars or its writer, and has but one chance at the Oscars, for Philip Seymour Hoffman as Best Supporting Actor (a race likely to be dominated by Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men). I sure would have liked to see Sorkin get a nod for Best Adapted Screenplay, but it’s not to be.
Bradley Whitford on Broadway: Following in the New York theater-bound footsteps of Sorkin and Sarah Paulson, Bradley Whitford is said to be signed on for a Broadway production of the not-terribly-promising-sounding ’60s farce Boeing, Boeing, which has recently had a successful revival in London. According to a report in Playbill, Whitford will play “Bernard, a fortyish architect living in Paris [who] juggles three ‘air hostess’ fiancées — one Italian, one American, one German — with the help of his housekeeper.” Set to co-star with Whitford are fellow West Wing alum Mary McCormack, Christine Baranski, and maybe Sarah Jessica Parker.
Allison Janney on the market: So this isn’t really Studio 60-related, but for the West Wing lovers in the crowd (and if you’re not, why not?) there’s a pretty adorable interview with Allison Janney in The Guardian in which she talks about The West Wing and Juno, and also invites readers to “write in and woo her,” since she’s currently between relationships and a little bummed about it. Her version of a personal ad: “I would like to find somebody who was my age, or a little older; and who has a good relationship to the world, meaning, you know, financially independent. Someone who loves animals and they could have kids or not, doesn’t matter … Someone who will just adore me and appreciate me and buy me some diamonds. … OK, maybe not diamonds. Other stones are OK.”
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