TV mirrors Hollywood's lack of ideas by creating not one but TWO shows about the backstage of a Saturday night live like show. A subject that very few people would truly be interested in.
But there lies the Magic of television ,doesnt it? It makes people like me interested in what goes on during the creation of a show (SNL) that hasnt been funny or even succesful in probably a decade. These two shows im referring to are 30 Rock and Studio 60 in the sunset strip created by the brilliant Tina fey and Aaron Sorkin respectively.
30 Rock premiered last wensday and i can honestly say its funny, laugh out loud funny. Tina fey plays Liz lemon the head writer of the girl show, a sketch comedy show targeted at women , that sees her world shaken by the arrival of a New development Vp ,brilliantly played by Alec Baldwin, who's job is to fix things that arent broken, in this case the Girlie show lack of male viewership. Baldwin brings crazy chapelle like Tracy Jordan into the mix and hilarity ensues.
I can say that arguably 30 rock it's after the office the smartest and funniest comedy on TV.
I almost forgot, enjoy while you can because its not going to last.
On the other hand Sorkin's pet project Studio 60 in the sunset strip (if you are wondering SNL studio is 8C) is a half hour skein in the vein of his other dramedies the underrated Sports night and the superb West Wing.
Like i mentioned before SNL is not funny ,nor risky or succesful anymore it even has its smallest cast ever this season due to budget cuts.
But in Sorkin's world and Words the comedy of studio 60 is sharp and funny. Witers are witty and producers stick it to the man. Its the world some of us wished we lived in same as Bartletts democratic mandate in the west wing.
S60 its pretentious and self involved ,like most viewers noted ,no one talks like that. But its also insightful,funny and very well filmed, probably due to its 2 million dollarper ep budget.
But there lies the Magic of television ,doesnt it? It makes people like me interested in what goes on during the creation of a show (SNL) that hasnt been funny or even succesful in probably a decade. These two shows im referring to are 30 Rock and Studio 60 in the sunset strip created by the brilliant Tina fey and Aaron Sorkin respectively.
30 Rock premiered last wensday and i can honestly say its funny, laugh out loud funny. Tina fey plays Liz lemon the head writer of the girl show, a sketch comedy show targeted at women , that sees her world shaken by the arrival of a New development Vp ,brilliantly played by Alec Baldwin, who's job is to fix things that arent broken, in this case the Girlie show lack of male viewership. Baldwin brings crazy chapelle like Tracy Jordan into the mix and hilarity ensues.
I can say that arguably 30 rock it's after the office the smartest and funniest comedy on TV.
I almost forgot, enjoy while you can because its not going to last.
On the other hand Sorkin's pet project Studio 60 in the sunset strip (if you are wondering SNL studio is 8C) is a half hour skein in the vein of his other dramedies the underrated Sports night and the superb West Wing.
Like i mentioned before SNL is not funny ,nor risky or succesful anymore it even has its smallest cast ever this season due to budget cuts.
But in Sorkin's world and Words the comedy of studio 60 is sharp and funny. Witers are witty and producers stick it to the man. Its the world some of us wished we lived in same as Bartletts democratic mandate in the west wing.
S60 its pretentious and self involved ,like most viewers noted ,no one talks like that. But its also insightful,funny and very well filmed, probably due to its 2 million dollarper ep budget.
