Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - The Complete Series
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Actor: Amanda Peet, Bradley Whitford, Matthew Perry, Sarah Paulson, Steven WeberBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Reviews of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - The Complete Series
DVD Review: Epic
Summary: 5 Stars
Studio 60 is an awesome show and I was REALLY upset when it went off the air.... that aside, The DVD's came in perfect NEW condition as promised, and actually arrived before the scheduled date. I was very pleased with this transaction.DVD Review: Syudio 60
Summary: 5 Stars
The thing that grabbed me during the first episode was how well the show was written. I'll have to admit that as the show progressed and the story lines evolved, I was focusing more on the dialog between the main characters, so natural so genuine. It reminded me of three other series that didn't make it but were also superbly written: Tattinger's, Twin Peaks and Grapevine. In terms of theme and storyline, these shows were the antithesis (can you have antithesis with three?) of each other: one a drama, one a spoof of itself and the third a comedy that broke the fourth wall. Back to Studio 60. I loved it because it was dark and the action moved quickly, driven by the dialog; there was no laugh track and only incidental music. You had to listen; that's what I call entertainment. There were no surprise twists, no dangling for the other shoe to drop or complicated story lines to follow. DVD Review: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Summary: 5 Stars
Why aren't there more episodes!!?? This is what you'll ask yourself when you get to the last one. Wow...The best series in every which way.DVD Review: Another brilliant show that didn't last
Summary: 5 Stars
Seems that more often than not, the intelligent shows just don't last. Sorkin's the genius behind two of my favorite series ever, Sports Night and this one, Studio 60. You could see his hand clearly in every episode, and there's no mistaking a show that he makes. From the camera work to the character building to the dialog, there's a unique stamp on his work that others may try to emulate, but never can duplicate. The fast paced, witty dialog made the shows all feel like they were 10 minutes long, becuase there was a suspension of awareness of your surroundings while watching. It is so easy to be immersed in his storytelling. And sadly, neither one made it but fortunately both hit DVD. Must have DVD's for anyone who likes incredibly well done TV shows.DVD Review: Studio 60
Summary: 5 Stars
If you like "behind the scenes" type shows with excellent writing and solid acting, you'll like "Studio 60." You'll forget that Matthew Perry ever played a doofus like Chandler Bing and you'll remember that you really liked Brad Whitford on "The West Wing." They have great chemistry and wonderful material to work with. LOVED this show when it aired and was sad to see it end so soon. I'm thrilled to have the series on DVD. What a great Christmas gift (and at a great price).
Description of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - The Complete Series
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.DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Documentary
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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