DVD : Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - The Complete Series

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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: 3538
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

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- A great TV series.. that yet again was cancelled.
I know many people disliked Studio 60, but after seeing it on TV, I knew I had to buy the series. The intellectual and witty dialogue is hard to miss. There are few great tv shows that stay on television nowadays due to network profits. Studio 60 should have been one of them. The cast dynamic makes the show wonderful to watch. You go through an emotional roller coaster and the clever annecdotes that each of the characters add helps the show become more great. I truely enjoyed the entire season ... Read More

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- Why people didn't watch this show I'll never understand.
But at least we got a season and the DVD's to rewatch. Aaron and Tommy had another hit on their hands, viewers just weren't watching it. Anyway if you like fast wit, snappy dialog and great characterization then you're sure to enjoy this. And it's unlike anything that's ever been done before as well.

Rating:

- Head and shoulders above most other TV
Having recently finished watching this series on DVD, I am amazed at how great a show it was and disappointed that it lasted so short a time. It sounds like hyperbole, but this is really what television should be like - only a handful of shows ever reach this level of intelligence and emotional depth.

Fast-paced intelligent adult drama that concerns real issues involving characters with honor and dignity. Even characters that you dislike end up stepping up to the plate and showing their ... Read More

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- Studio 60
I love this series however I had to return this becasue disk 3 did not play the one i recieved as a replacement worked perfectly. Good show sorry to see it go off the air

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- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Being a fan of West Wing I've waited and waited for a broadcaster in Australia to pick up this series. Alas, to no avail it never happened. I loved everything about the series, naturally the writing (thank you Mr Sorkin), the direction - the West Wing revisited with the constant talking, walking, multiple conversations at the one time, the actors - all great a pleasure to watch. It is rare to become totally absorbed in watching television with all the potential external interruptions, the phone ringing ... Read More

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