THE SHOW Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is a new dramatic television program set to air on NBC for its 2006-2007 television season. The series will also air in Canada on CTV, and in the UK on More4. It was known as Studio 7 on the Sunset Strip during its development stage.
The show takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy show, similar to NBC's Saturday Night Live. It is scheduled to air on Mondays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) beginning on September 18[1], and will reair on Bravo Wednesday nights.
The show was created by Aaron Sorkin (Sports Night, A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing) and is produced by Thomas Schlamme (director and executive producer of many Sports Night and West Wing episodes) with thirteen episodes already ordered. Schlamme, along with emmy winner and West Wing veteran Christopher Misiano will also direct the series. It will cost upwards of $2.5 million to $3 million per episode to produce.[2]
THE CAST Danny Tripp (Bradley Whitford) is a director who takes over show-running duties with Matt Albie, his longtime friend. He has a history of drug problems, and worked on the show four years prior before leaving with Matt Albie over disagreements with network executives. Matt Albie (Matthew Perry) is a former writer for Studio 60 who is asked to return when executive producer Wes Mendell is fired. Matt has recently ended a relationship with Studio 60 star Harriet Hayes. Jordan McDeere (Amanda Peet) is the recently-promoted president of Studio 60's fictional network NBS (National Broadcasting System). She is described in the pilot as an "instantly likable 30-something" and "someone whom every man's wife can find an irrational reason to hate". She is responsible for the hiring of Danny and Matt.
goodbye my dearest studio 60.... i am so broken hearted. Thank you for such an amazing ending, I hope this wonderment gets picked up again by someone who deserves its success.
I'm going to be honest, i love this show, i want it to go on forever, I want it to show the world what TV needs to be, but if this show gets picked up again, please no more flashback episodes (at least only every so often) and no more four part episodes please. This show is so good, it's to good to become cumbersome and daunting. Maybe we can have a running B story line but lets see variety, lets see an episode that takes place over days and not 4 episodes taking place over a few hours. And as much as I worship the West Wing, we don't really need Studio 60 to be it. it's a drastically different workplace, let's see the format be a little less heavy all the time and really reflect what a late night sketch comedy show work environment is like. I am sad that it is wrapping up soon, i wish it could have a chance to find it's groove. I wish I were president so Aaron Sorkin could be my Communications director. But alas it's not a perfect world and it's not totally ready for this. But it will catch up and you can bet i'll be watching when it does. Bravo.
Studio 60, I've been watching you guys since it premiered last fall and I've been with it from its best times to its worst times, but the last three episodes alone that I've seen makes me wish that the show was going to come back. It's a shame the show has been cancelled because they could've made a great second season. Well, at least the finale in a couple of weeks will tie it up. I think NBC is a God for airing the last six episodes even if there is not a lot of us still watching. Here's hoping that the DVD release will be coming and will be extraordinary at the same time. --Nick
Dear NBC,
You really messed up on this one. You lost a high quality show for no reason. You lost many viewers: friends I have who will not be watching your network in the future due to this loss. "Studio 60" will be sorely missed.
I am looking for the christmas episode as I missed it. I have a few others I am saving on tape, if anyone needs copies. NBC are morons for canceling it. I think our next step should be to try to get it on cable satelite TV or one of the other next works. Anyone else want to try and help with that. write me here or Cope my band's page Kevin. Maybe the actors themselves could be convinced to assist. I am sick of watching great shows die. NBC also killed Homicide life on the street. Fox Killed Arrested Development, not much left to watch anymore, and it is time for a stand
Since money talks, would an iTunes campaign to help save "Studio 60" work? This is how I see it...
If fans are willing to purchase all the episodes for their iPods (and other such devices...I just know of the one), then wouldn't NBC take note if there were MANY purchases? Money talks & the suggestion to support the sponsors of "Studio 60" was already made. Many fans that I know are following that directive. I just thought that if people BOUGHT the episodes en masse, there would be a noticeable message to NBC saying "We love it so much that we BUY it"! Just a thought!
