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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - The Complete Series

starring: Steven Weber, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Bradley Whitford, Sarah Paulson

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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: PERRY,MATTHEW
EAN: 0085391173229
Format: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 16, 2007
Running Time: 931 minutes
Sales Rank: 1810
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2006



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Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 16-OCT-2007
Media Type: DVD

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Aaron Sorkin, bless him, believes that 'the people who watch television shows aren't dumber than the people who make television shows.' He also believes that 'quality is not anathema to profit.' He puts these idealistic words into the mouth of Jordan McDeere (Amanda Peet), the new, impolitic NBS TV president whose first order of business is to revitalize the network's cash cow, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, a long-running live late-night sketch-comedy series reeling from the Howard Beale-esque on-air meltdown of its creator (Judd Hirsch, alas, limited to the pilot episode). With this Upstairs/Backstage look at Studio 60's tumultuous network politics and stormy personal relationships, Sorkin, the creator of Sports Night and The West Wing, once again tried to raise the bar of prime time fare. That he didn't quite clear it makes this one-season wonder a fascinating object lesson of great hopes and dashed expectations. Studio 60 was perhaps the most hotly debated series of the 2006 season and, love it or hate it, all its strengths and flaws can be savored and savaged anew with this complete-series set.

Pretty much above reproach is the ensemble. Matthew Perry and Bradley Whitford head the cast as comedy writer Matt and executive producer Danny, former Studio 60 hands whom Jordan brings back to 'save' the show. Steven Weber costars as network chairman Jack Rudolph, who clashes with Jordan over reality programming (he wants it, she doesn't), is embroiled in network negotiations with China, and must fend off angry affiliates offended by such sketches as 'Crazy Christians.' Jordan contends with becoming tabloid fodder after her ex-husband leaks scandalous details of their past. Meanwhile, Matt, a sardonic atheist, is in a whole Ross and Rachel thing with Harriet (Emmy nominee Sarah Paulson), who is devoutly religious and the show's galvanizing star performer (she does do a mean Holly Hunter). Studio 60 has much to say about comedy in wartime, the divided states of America, the creative process, and patriotism. Some of it is deftly handled, some of it is ham-handed and some of it patronizing. Most of it is delivered in Sorkin's signature chock-a-block style and with walk-and-talk urgency. But even at its most maddening, there are enough riveting moments (a performance by displaced New Orleans musicians in 'The Christmas Show'), jaw-dropping developments ('I'm coming for you, Jordan,' warns Danny, suddenly-turned romantic stalker), and indelible performances (John Goodman's Emmy-winning turn as a plain-speaking Pahrump, NV judge not impressed with the Hollywood types before him in the two-part 'Nevada Day') to make Studio 60 a series worth revisiting, if only as a guilty pleasure. The pilot episode commentary by Sorkin and director Thomas Schlamme, as well as a behind-the-scenes featurette, were produced before the show was canceled, robbing this series' fervent fans of the opportunity for some closure. --Donald Liebenson



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Studio 60
It is still one of my all time favorite Shows. My favorite episode is and will always be the Christmas ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - 21st century's best network series thus far
I knew ten minutes into the first episode I watched (the third broadcast) I would be adding this set to ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Outstanding TV
Absolutely love this show. We were so sad to see it get canceled. Now having it on disc, it's been a blast ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - One of the Best
Studio 60 is one of the best TV shows to have aired in the last decade. Departing from the usual and constant ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Unwatchable
My God why did it take so long for this show to be permanently canceled? Truly unwatchable. (I gave it 3 stars ... Read More

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