From our archives (yeah, I wrote it. Shut up.)
NBC’s fall schedule: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. The premise: a creative team is hired to save a live sketch-comedy show that just happens to resemble NBC’s Saturday Night Live.
Tina Fey, co-head writer for SNL, is working on a similar project starring her and Alec Baldwin, but I give Studio 60 better odds of sticking.
I’ll have you know that half of Studio 60’s 22 episodes were watchable. I’m also a big Aaron Sorkin fanboy, and while I still have a Tinacrush, I was betting on the money of Matthew Perry coming off of Friends and a rotating cast of guest stars.
Oops. Below, Tina Fey receives an award while she and New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg laugh at this prediction.
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George Bounacos
You see, that was the deal I made. I passed on the super cool cannister when we were being assembled (oh Lord, did I pass on that one) and asked for other stuff.Predictions are fun. Anyone who thought Sorkin […] Read MoreYou see, that was the deal I made. I passed on the super cool cannister when we were being assembled (oh Lord, did I pass on that one) and asked for other stuff.Predictions are fun. Anyone who thought Sorkin couldn't ride Whitford (um, better word choice there exists, but it's early) and their West Wing credentials, toss in a Perry for deadpan laughs and rotate the guest stars... hell, that's a winning formula.Sometimes I nail them, and I feel great. We're introducing this same feature at SonicClash.com, and there were times we nail stuff (when Green Day released American Idiot, we had it set as Broadway show in the review) and there are times when we suggest Johnny's Bookcase will have a longer career than Rob Thomas.So it is in movies. After all. I've watched "The Last Dragon.Twice. Read Less
suemillinocket
As embarrassing as this admission is (and make no mistake, it's embarrassing), I made the same error. I watched Studio 60 instead of 30 Rock. I liked Studio 60 mostly because I also have Aaron Sorkin love and […] Read MoreAs embarrassing as this admission is (and make no mistake, it's embarrassing), I made the same error. I watched Studio 60 instead of 30 Rock. I liked Studio 60 mostly because I also have Aaron Sorkin love and additional Bradley Whitford love. I now love 30 Rock because it's just a better show. Just because we're super cool, George, doesn't mean we can't be stupid sometimes...;) Read Less