Studio 60

I love “Studio 60”! This show and “Brothers and Sisters” have held my interest since they both started this Fall so it falls among the ranks of Lost and Grey's Anatomy to me. I don’t think Studio 60 has gotten the attention it deserves and I am glad that NBC has decided to order more shows and keep it on the air. I think before they try to give the show the ax, it might be wise to move the timeslots around and not just give up because it may not do that well on Monday nights. This show is intellectually stimulating and there aren’t too many of those on the air. It is in a league of its own and actually makes you think about issues and tackles topics that are usually taboo in television like religion. Maybe the fact that the show challenges you to think and talk about issues around the water cooler at work turns some people off but not me. Wikipedia says that this show attracts 18-49 yr olds that have college educations and make $70K-$100K+ … which makes sense because this is the group that tends to discuss/debate more social issues. I am surprised that NBC would air two shows with similar themes based on SNL– Studio 60 and 30 Rock – in the same season. Not sure what they were thinking when they decided that line up. It would be like Scrubs and ER being on the same network – dumb. Amid all the CSIs and reality shows, Studio 60 brings some great acting and writing back to TV. I really like the relationship and dialogue between Matt (Matthew Perry) and Harriett (Sarah Paulson) – they have thought provoking convo while trying to ignore their feelings for each other but also trying figure out their relationship. Danny (Bradley Whitford) is a great character dealing with his own issues (a former cocaine habit) and leads the ensemble cast complete with Amanda Peet, Steven Weber, DL Hughley, Timothy Busfield, and Nathan Corddry. The show lifts the veil on the inner workings of a tv show and lets you see the decisions that have to be made to put a show on the air and to keep it afloat. If you find that you have some time at 10pm on a Monday night, give this show a shot. I guarantee that you will become hooked like me and won’t want to miss it.