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Studio 60 sails off into the Sunset

June

For a show that started so brilliantly, it certainly went down hill quickly right around halfway through the season. And the last five episodes, with its hostage crises in Afghanistan, medical emergencies, creepy military officers, schlocky political scandals, and post 9/11 flashbacks (where everyone looked exactly the same), got a bit out of hand. Wasn’t this a show about a less-funny version of Saturday Night Live?

Anyway, now it’s gone. Rest in peace Aaron Sorkin’s could-of-been-great baby.

Sorkin, a Scarsdale native, won’t be unemployed long. He’s currently readying a play for Broadway to possibly open November 18, according to Playbill. It will be called The Farnsworth Invention and tells the story of “the battle for the patent for the invention of the television set.”

In other words, it’s kind of a prequel to Studio 60.

Sorkin is also working on “Charlie Wilson’s War,” a film adaptation of the famous book.Â Mike Nichols will direct and the cast will include Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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4 Responses to “Studio 60 sails off into the Sunset”

Sue Carden June 29th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
RE: Studio 60 slide downhill

I couldn't agree more. I had to record and watch last 5 episodes. I saved them (with great anticipation) and watched them last night, what a disappointment! The only way I could get through the last one was liberal use of the fast forward button.
margaretta June 30th, 2007 at 10:09 am
It was my own private sleeping pill. Back to QVC for me
Jack July 1st, 2007 at 7:32 pm
While I'll admit it was the weakest piece of writing Sorkin has done, the show was still the best written piece of material on television.

I thought the last 4 episodes were fantastic. The problem was, the show became great when it didn't focus on sketch comedy and focused on the lives of the characters. By then the audience had tuned out.

I don't think anyone writes better politcal or military drama than Sorkin.

He took a big swing and missed with this show, but hey even Babe Ruth struck out sometimes.

I think he'd be better suited writing a drama about lawyers, or even better a show about the JAG corp.

I can't wait til he takes another swing.
carla July 22nd, 2007 at 11:07 pm
i love the show i think is the best. i love the caracters

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