Lights almost out for Studio 60? - 歐美

NBC應該是準備要把Studio 60收起來了

Here we go: despite receiving an order for three more episodes on Friday, the
Aaron Sorkin NBC drama “Studio 60 on Sunset Strip” is about to be put out
of its misery. Cast members are already confiding in friends that the end is
near. It’s likely NBC will pull the plug shortly I am told by insiders. Last
week, Studio 60 had 7.7 million viewers. Compare that with competing "CSI:
Miami," with 17.5 million. That gap cannot be closed. But ‘Studio 60’ has
trouble internally at NBC, forget its intramural rivals. According to ratings
stats, the “Saturday Night Live” behind the scenes soap opera loses almost
half the viewers delivered to it a few minutes earlier by another new show, “
Heroes,” which has become a surprise cult hit. Sorkin and friends will argue
that NBC has done something wrong, or that the audience isn’t smart enough.
Alas, in this case, neither is true. ‘Studio 60′—as I wrote on August 7th
after viewing the pilot—is just a bad show. There’s nothing wrong with the
acting, directing, or dialogue writing. But the premise is faulty. No one
cares whether a bunch of over caffeinated, well off yuppies, some with
expensive drug habits, put on a weekly comedy sketch show from Los Angeles.
There is one winner to come out of ‘Studio 60,’ however: Matthew Perry. In
this show he’s proven himself to be a star on his own separate from
"Friends." His comedic timing and ability to ad lib, toss off lines, and give
restrained physical reactions is what keeps ‘Studio 60′ even remotely
interesting. We can only be hopeful that someone comes up with a great new
show for him quickly—but a comedy that’s funny, not a drama that isn’t.


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It's the hunger, hunger for alternative
and the refusal to accept a life of unhappiness.

Sarah Pierce, Little Children

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