Running Studio 60 thread (spoilers)

I love the show... I think it's very intelligent. I'm sure it's not 100 percent true to form about behind the scenes at a TV show, but I'm sure many aspects of it are...

It's also refreshing to watch a show that doesn't have anything to do with crime, courts or doctors, even though some of my favorite shows (Criminal Minds, House, CSI) all do...

I love Sarah Paulson. I think she's the most intriguing character on the show...

 

Intriguing?
Maybe.
Funny?
Not remotely.

 

Keep in mind, it's not supposed to be funny. It's a drama.

Does it have funny moments? Yes, but if you're looking for a laff-a-minute jokefest, you're watching the wrong show.

 

The problem is that the show it's ABOUT is supposed to be funny.
And it's not.

 

I'm trying to think of an hour-long show on any network that I think is funny...

Rescue Me, Monk... Can't think of any from a network... I guess House is kind of funny in it's own little way...

 

Desparate Housewives would probably be the closest, but again the humor ususally is involved in sub-plots and not the main storylines.

 

Much like athletes salaries, I don;t care how expensive it is, it's not coming out of my pocket and any money they save will not help me.

But please Aaron, less Steven Weber. Why do I have more autonomy in my job than the President of a Network's Entertainment Division?

 

I think Steven Weber is really good in the show (though I agree he does seem a bit omnipresent).

 

Sorry, there's only two things I associate with Steven Weber. One is Wings, and the other is a stilletto through your eyesocket.

 

I'm not sure that most of the humor on Desperate Housewives is intentional... I mean, I laugh my ass off when I watch CSI: Miami too, but not because it's a comedy...

 

TimeOnline guy takes a hacking to Studio60, although at the same point, see some good things from the show.

http://time.blogs.com/tuned_in/2006/10/aaron_sorkin_tv.html

The show keeps losing its audience and, I agree, that the sketches they've put on aren't very funny. Still holding out hope, though.

 

the game show "Shlomo the Jew" reference was pretty funny.