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June 11, 2007
Studio 60 Rocks!
I'm trying to add back in the posts that got missed while this interface was down. Here's one:
I am so glad Studio 60 is back on. I keep watching the episodes over and over again. I finally had to figure out how to get the episodes from TiVo into my iTunes so I can watch them more often. (I still can't wait to get my hands on the full series DVD set. They better release one.)
I have lots of favorite moments, but here’s one from this latest episode:
Harriet finds out that Jordan is in the emergency room with pregnancy complications, this on top of finding out that the brother of one of her castmates has been captured in Afghanistan, and this is Harriet's reaction:
She says "Alright" then immediately drops to her knees and begins praying, "Almighty God, father of all mercy…"
The moment so touched me that I was crying as we went to the opening credits. Even now, just thinking about it gets me emotional.
Other favorite moments that I keep rewatching:
Matt's "introduction to a dark and dangerous path." (This snippet in on the website and is listed in just those terms.) He begins taking pills (illegal ones, of course) to try to feel better so he can write. It's a painful scene to watch because his desperation is palpable and you just KNOW he is going down the wrong road.
I rewatch that scene though because it prepares me for others that follow, like the one where Suzanne (Matt's assistant) confronts Matt about his drug use. The scene gets to me every time. Honesty I can't imagine how anyone could continue taking illegal substances after the look on Suzanne's face.
I wanted that to be what made Matt stop, but it wasn't. In his next scene he is popping more pills. Then suddenly Danny storms in threatening to beat him to bloody pulp if he doesn't quit taking pills, and Matt says he has quit. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad Matt quit. I just felt gypped that we didn't see Matt's turn-around.
Why is that good TV like Studio 60 can't make it but shows that appeal to our basest instincts can?
Posted by Selena at June 11, 2007 10:57 AM