You won't be disappointed!
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... View MoreThis is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
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... View MoreStraight of the bat, I'm writing this whilst only halfway through the second episode. I was a huge Perry fan and really disliked Bradley Whitfield and Steven Weber, and only knew Amanda Peet because of her tits on The Whole Nine Yards. But god damn, this show is absolutely brilliant.Perfect cast. Not one weak note. Peet and Whitfield are now favourite actors of mine, and actually don't hate Steven Weber. Perry and Paulson are terrific separate and perfection together.Finally, the final song of the episode, BEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN ON A TV SHOW.
... View MoreMaybe Aaron Sorkin was out of his depths. He's not a comedy writer. He writes drama. I'm not saying that writing for something like 'Saturday Night Live' isn't dramatic. It's more like he doesn't understand the mental state of a comedy writer, or the process of writing comedies. Even though, he had help. It was his show, and he set the tone. His type of dialog just didn't work.The cast consists of Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Bradley Whitford, Steven Weber, D.L. Hughley, Sarah Paulson, Nathan Corddry, and Timothy Busfield. There are some comedians. Some even write jokes. But there are way too many serious actors. The big main actors aren't joke writers. They just don't have the mentality.This lasted only 1 season. The cast never really worked as a group. They just don't have chemistry together. And the tone is all wrong. There is just too much serious preaching. It's just an ill-fitting show for Aaron and his dramatic actors.
... View MoreI had never seen or heard of this series until I spotted in on Netflix. All I can say is "wow, how did this only run for one season?". The acting is excellent and that the cast are provided with great dialog certainly helps. You have to follow the dialog closely to catch all the zingers and wit.Great look at "behind the scenes" Hollywood and the "business" of TV with a cast and characters that you would not necessarily expect to interact so seamlessly and provide both an excellent dramatic and comedic interplay (based on some of their earlier "dumbed down" TV roles). Check this series out. You won't be disappointed.
... View More...and you'll see that this show was INCREDIBLY underrated. The rating itself (8.7 at the time of this comment) shows how well loved it was by its fans.I have to admit, I've kind of felt a downtrend in TV series lately. I know a lot of people love the law/crime dramas like CSI or similar, but I admit those were never to my taste--not that that's a reflection on the quality of those shows. I will say that I watched plenty of other primetime dramas and comedies alike and was disappointed in every one. I had great hopes when I heard the WEST WING creators were coming out with a new show, and the previews looked promising.I was surprised when I watched the first episode. Not unpleasantly so--just surprised. Maybe I felt that the show would have slightly bolder humor than it delivered. As others have said, though, the dialogue was one of its strongest points; it was a show fully driven by it. The humor, though not overt, was still marked and gave me a good laugh now and again; and it maintained that balance between humor and drama--a little like life, you might say. It had a much more realistic feel in that sense than dramas constantly bogged down by solemnity and string sections, or comedies with canned laughter (that really grates on my nerves--you should never have to be TOLD when to laugh at a show).The issues the show took on were real and challenging, and it was another thing I admired. It's very easy--well, if not easy, then more common--for shows now to slip into neutrality, keep everyone happy so everyone will keep watching. If we offend anyone, we're going to cause a stir and get our show banned! I respected the fact that STUDIO 60 had the guts to take on such strong issues as race and religion, especially in the media.As for the acting, I can't say enough. Bradley Whitford could bring a smile to my face just by appearing on screen. He and Matthew made an excellent head team; Perry proved his versatility with this role after his ten-year run on FRIENDS. Amanda Peet practically shines as Jordan, whose character is in danger of being the stereotypical "hard-nosed businesswoman who must be taken seriously in a man's world," but has a much more human interpretation. You remember that she's a woman--a very smart, extremely capable woman, but not a woman trying to be a man.One negative thing I will say is that some of the will-they-won't-they plot between Matt and Harriett seemed to drag and bogged the show down a little, more because of the cat-and-dog nature of the relationship than the actual uncertainty. It would have been nice to see their relationship take on some sort of stability after an entire season, whether good or bad (always time for more catastrophe later, Mr. Sorkin!). The constant change, nearly every episode, became a little tedious and bordering on soap opera material.I'm at a bit of a loss to find the reason for this show's failure, especially with some of the crap that's airing now. Perhaps, like me, people came in with different expectations for the show. All I can say is that, with all of these things working for them--the script, the actors, the music, on and on--this show deserved to see many more seasons.
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