i finally understand how the fans of "sports night" - "freaks and geeks" - or even "my so-called life" felt after the cancellation of their one-season-old darlings.






i didn't get to watch every episode of "studio 60 on the sunset strip" when they originally aired (due to scheduling conflicts with grey's, of course) but i definitely loved every minute of the episodes i did catch. Studio60 was smart, (too smart, some say, for American audiences) and touched on political issues most dra-medies won't dare to go near. yes, sorkin was clearly using the show to vent about his own struggles in the business of television, but tonight's finale very blatently addressed the ridiculousness of the nation's current administration and the fear that accompanies having an opinion in the public spotlight. as someone who paid close attention to the country in both pre- and post- 9/11, i must admit i agreed with most of the sentiments expressed by the characters tonight. and i love the fact that the show uses flashbacks of the year 2001 to say the things everyone was afraid to say in 2001. the critics called Studio60 "preachy... overbearing... condescending" and yes, the show was all of these things at times. but perhaps that was exactly what this country needed, and still needs.




and it might be june but, one of the best Xmas TV scenes, ever.

~cfc

ps - confidental to NBC: perhaps the reason none of your shows are catching on is because your website is SO INCREDIBLY annoying to use! take a page from ABC and allow your viewers to easily catch up on episodes they miss and perhaps they'll actually want to tune into to the new episodes.... just a thought.