We Interrupt This Program
I watch too much TV.
There, I said it. (Well, wrote it.)
I should have other, better ways to detox at the end of a long day or week or month or year. I should read (hello, stack of newspapers and New Yorkers!) or listen to music or exercise or knit or call a friend or clean or bake or something.
Instead, I usually turn on the TV.
But the thing about watching too much TV is that you tend to become a discerning viewer and to appreciate the really good stuff out there.
You also tend to get bugged by little things that detract from the overall enjoyment of an otherwise excellent show.
So here are three things that bug me about Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip:
There, I said it. (Well, wrote it.)
I should have other, better ways to detox at the end of a long day or week or month or year. I should read (hello, stack of newspapers and New Yorkers!) or listen to music or exercise or knit or call a friend or clean or bake or something.
Instead, I usually turn on the TV.
But the thing about watching too much TV is that you tend to become a discerning viewer and to appreciate the really good stuff out there.
You also tend to get bugged by little things that detract from the overall enjoyment of an otherwise excellent show.
So here are three things that bug me about Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip:
- I know that it's another Aaron Sorkin show starring Bradley Whitford. I'm glad it's another Aaron Sorkin show starring Bradley Whitford. I'm not going to forget that it's another Aaron Sorkin show starring Bradley Whitford. I don't need the same West Wing font to remind me that it's another Aaron Sorkin show starring Bradley Whitford.
- Which one is Danny and which one is Matt? I've got at least half a brain, even after all the chemo, and for the life of me I couldn't tell you whether Matthew Perry is Danny and Bradley Whitford is Matt or vice versa. Could I be the only viewer in the universe who's having this problem?
- It's not commedia dell'art. It's commedia dell'arte. The final e is not silent. If you're going to have three different characters use the term, is it that much to ask for at least one of them to pronounce it correctly? Especially if at least two of them are going to make fun of other people for not knowing what it is?
posted by Jody Rosen Knower at 8:06 PM
4 Comments:
More or less agree except on the whole Matt/Danny thing.
It's pretty easy: MATT is played by MATThew Perry. :)
While we're picking nits—commedia dell arte traces its roots to early in the 16th century, not the 17th century, as was stated on the show. In the 17th century, it flourished and perhaps reached its peak; but it continued to be popular well into the 18th century as well.
Hi, Knowers...
We’re enjoying the new show a lot too, although I keep expecting the Bradley Whitford character to blurt out something like: “Tell the writers that the cold opening needs more punch, we’re dropping the tired Bush/Cheney skit ‘cause it flatlined in dress, and tell the Republican Congressional leadership that if they push through that capital gains tax cut bill, President Bartlett will veto it out faster than I’m delivering this dialogue.”
I saw the first show and hated it.
What am I missing?
It all sounded so rehearsed and everyone seemed to be reading their lines as fast as possible.
I realize I'm the odd man out here, but I just don't get it.
I loved The West Wing when I had the chance to watch (first few seasons).
hmmm....
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