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Rewatch the Studio 60 pilot with me

by Terri

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Do you remember how excited you were for that first episode of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip?

There was such anticipation over the start of a new Aaron Sorkin show. It took some of the sting out of the end of The West Wing (which hadn’t been Sorkin’s West Wing for a while anyway) to know that Josh would be resurfacing, right away, in a show by the master.

I remember the drumbeats that went on all summer before. Clips being released, script pages on the loose, early critics reporting in, general crazy excitement. And when the pilot finally aired, there was still a universal ring of praise … although even by that time, it was starting to be undercut by writers who figured that if everybody liked something, it was cooler to hate it.

The tide of public opinion rolled out pretty steadily from there. And I’m sure I’m not the only fan who felt a little embattled, compelled to defend the show but saddened and embarrassed by the blasting it continually received.

With the availability of the DVD set, I’ve wondered if I would enjoy the later episodes more now, without the negative vibe that enveloped them when they first aired. I’ve been surprised, actually, when collecting YouTube clips to feature on this blog, at how sharp and funny it all was – I thought so at the time, but so few others seemed to, I doubted my memory.

Now, with nothing on at 10 p.m. Mondays I’m inclined to watch, and the writer’s strike making that likely to continue, I’m going to create my own little repeat season of Studio 60 on my very own DVD player. It starts tonight, when I’ll be watching the pilot again. Over the rest of the week, I’ll have a quick review, a full recap, a gathering of memorable lines, and five questions about the episode. Then next Monday, I’ll do it all again with episode two, and so on.

Want to relive the glory days of Studio 60 with me? Pop in the DVD, and tune in tonight. Then add your comments to mine.

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Posted in Announcements on November 19th, 2007

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One Response to “Rewatch the Studio 60 pilot with me”

  1. Sandi Says:
    November 19th, 2007 at 8:50 pm

    I am looking forward to owning this set. I loved the program and felt like the network tried to kill it by taking it off the aire for weeks, making it hard to gain continuity. It would be on a couple of weeks, then off. THen back on, then off. I have like all of Sorkin’s shows…Sports Night didn’t have a fair chance either. Just MHO

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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was a show about making a show -- a Friday night sketch comedy living and dying by the ratings and the buzz and the bottom line. It also turned out to be about the ways that overinflated expectations and caustic criticism can doom a TV drama. Still, if you're a fan of great acting and Aaron Sorkin's way with dialog, there's a lot to love in Studio 60's sole season. Read here to look back at the show, and look forward at what the cast and creative powers are doing now.

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