Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip
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A Show That Left Before It's Time
Plain and simple -- I miss "Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip". During it's too short time on the air, it quickly became one of my favorites. It was a fantastic ensemble show with great dialogue and cast interaction. Why was it cancelled? Why didn't more viewers get it? I may not be able to answer those questions - but maybe I can give you a little more information about the show itself.
THE CAST
- Danny Tripp (Bradley Whitford) is a producer who takes over show-running duties with Matt Albie, his longtime friend. He is also a recovering drug addict.
- Matt Albie (Matthew Perry) is a former writer for Studio 60 who is asked to return when executive producer Wes Mendell is fired. He is also Harriet's on-again-off-again boyfriend .
- Jordan McDeere (Amanda Peet) is the recently hired president of fictional network NBS (National Broadcasting System) of which Studio 60 is the flagship show.
- Harriet Hayes (Sarah Paulson) is an "effortlessly sexy", "multi-talented" performer, a devout Christian, and one of the "Big Three" main stars of Studio 60. She is also Matt Albie's on-again-off-again girlfriend. She also dated Luke Scott, a former staff writer at Studio 60 and Matt's rival, now a big-time director. The character of Harriet is partially based on Kristin Chenoweth, whom Sorkin previously dated while she worked on The West Wing.
- Tom Jeter (Nate Corddry) is another of the show's "Big Three." He is from the Midwest and his brother is serving as an engineer on a very dangerous assignment in Afghanistan. He is dating Lucy, one of the staff writers.
- Simon Stiles (D. L. Hughley) is the final member of the "Big Three." His original intention was to become a dramatic actor, rather than a comedian.
- Jack Rudolph (Steven Weber) is the chairman of the fictional network NBS and Jordan's boss. He is separated from his wife.
- Cal Shanley (Timothy Busfield) is the director of the fictional Studio 60. Busfield has also directed several episodes of the series, as he did for Sports Night. He has two children.
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A Brief Glance At Studio 60
"Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip" is an American television comedy-drama series created and written by Aaron Sorkin.It takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy show (also called "Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip"), whose format is similar to NBC's "Saturday Night Live". The fictional show-within-a-show is run by head writer Matt Albie (Matthew Perry) and producer/director Danny Tripp (Bradley Whitford).
"Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip" aired on NBC from September 18, 2006 to June 28, 2007.
(...from Wikipedia)
He Writes The Show...
Awards & Nominations For Studio 60 On Sunset Strip
...a partial listing
- Art Directors Guild - 2007 Nominated for Excellence in Production Design Award; Television - Single Camera Television Series; Carlos Barbosa (production designer) & Tim Beach (art director) For the pilot episode.
- Banff Television Festival - 2007 Won the Banff Rockie Award for Best Continuing Series for the pilot episode.
- Directors Guild of America, USA - 2007 Nominated for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night Thomas Schlamme for the pilot episode.
- Emmy Awards - 2007
- Won Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series -- John Goodman
- Nominated for Emmy for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Elizabeth Barnes (casting by) & Francine Maisler (casting by)
- Golden Globes, USA - 2007 Nominated for Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - Sarah Paulson
- Writers Guild of America, USA - 2007 Nominated for WGA Award (TV) for New Series
- Satellite Awards - 2006 Nominated for Satellite Award for:
- Best Actor in a Series, Drama - Matthew Perry
- Best Actor in a Series, Drama - Bradley Whitford
- Best Actress in a Series, Drama - Sarah Paulson
- Best Actress in a Series, Drama - Amanda Peet
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What goes on behind the scenes of a nationwide late-night comedy sketch show? Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing, answers that question with a must-see show within a show filled with engaging characters, ear-grabbing dialogue and a Hollywood hive of insider buzz. Matthew Perry and Bradley Whitford portray the likable hotshots brought in to revive NBS-TV's sagging flagship comedy series and Amanda Peet plays their savvy boss in episodes exploring the lives and loves of and the make-or-break creative pressures on the show's staff. Panic. Chaos. Fear. Sleep deprivation. Just make sure it's funny by Friday. Because that's when a nation tunes in to Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
More Of The Cast
- Jeannie Whatley (Ayda Field) is a member of the show's ensemble. She has close personal friendships with both Matt and Harriet and is a bit of a gossip on the set.
- Alex Dwyer (Simon Helberg) is a member of the show's ensemble, he is recognized as the complement to Harriet Hayes, being the premiere male impressionist in the cast. He has at least one recurring sketch, The Nicolas Cage Show, in which he plays the title character, and has also portrayed Tom Cruise and Ben Stiller.
- Lucy Kenwright (Lucy Davis) is a junior writer on the show and the only pre-Matt and Danny writer to remain after Ricky and Ron's departure. Lucy and Darius were supposed to get their first sketch on the air in "B-12." The sketch was about a bungling hostage taker, but was canceled when a real-life hostage-taker killed his entire family and then himself just after the show started. Lucy is dating Tom Jeter.
- Darius Hawthorne (Columbus Short) is Matt's assistant writer. Matt and Simon hired Darius after seeing his stand-up act in "The Wrap Party."
- Andy Mackinaw (Mark McKinney) was introduced in "B-12" after Ricky and Ron's departure when Matt needed an extra writer's help. Andy was previously a writer on Studio 60 years before, while Matt and Danny were still there. After Matt and Danny's initial departure from the show, Andy's wife and daughter died in a car accident.
- Martha O'Dell (Christine Lahti) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist working on a story for Vanity Fair about the new leadership of Studio 60, and who ends up easily uncovering almost every detail of the cast and crew's personal lives. Martha's character is based on the columnist Maureen Dowd, who once dated Sorkin.
- Suzanne (Merritt Wever) is a former PA on the show who becomes Matt's assistant in the episode "B-12." She confronts Matt about his drug use in the episode "Breaking News."
- Hallie Galloway (Stephanie Childers) is the Vice President of Alternative Programming (a.k.a. Reality TV) for NBS and has developed an adversarial relationship with Jordan. She first appeared in the episode "Monday." McDeere has expressed her fear that Galloway is being groomed to take her place after the rocky start to McDeere's tenure as President of the network.
- Mary Tate (Kari Matchett) is a lawyer from fictional law firm Gage Whitney Pace who is hired by NBS and has a love interest in Matt.
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Guest Hosts Of "Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip"
- Felicity Huffman played herself in "Pilot."
- Mark Wahlberg, mentioned but never seen, in "The Cold Open".
- Rob Reiner played himself in "The Focus Group".
- Lauren Graham played herself in "The Long Lead Story" and "The Wrap Party".
- Jessica Simpson was mentioned but never seen as hosting the show which ends at the beginning of "The Option Period." Simpson is asked to ad-lib to stretch for time and pleads for "peace in the Midwest" when she obviously meant "Middle East".
- Howie Mandel played himself in "B-12".
- Masi Oka plays himself and as Hiro Nakamura of NBC's Heroes television show in "The Harriet Dinner".
- Peyton Manning was named on the board outside the studio but never appeared in "The Friday Night Slaughter".
- Jennifer Love Hewitt was mentioned as the guest host (but never appeared) during one of the flashback scenes in "The Friday Night Slaughter".
- Renée Zellweger was mentioned as the guest host but never appeared in "4AM Miracle".
- Allison Janney played herself in "The Disaster Show".
- Jenna Fischer played herself in "Breaking News" and was seen briefly as part of the closing.
- Jason Alexander played himself as the guest host in a flashback during "K & R Part III".
Harriett Hayes Can Not Tell A Joke...
At all. Ever. Really. Do not even let her try.
Studio 60: Harriet can't tell a joke
Harriet can't tell a joke. Like a young child, she hears a joke, gets it, and can't reconstruct the moving parts.
Runtime: 2:22
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kab wrote...
I always like the ones cut too short. I really liked this one too.
Posted September 04, 2008
alienflower wrote...
I loved this show. I miss this show. I'm glad to see others loved it too... there can't be only three of us!!!
Posted May 08, 2008
Masi Oka (Hiro from Heroes) Cameo Appearance On Studio 60
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