In lieu of actual Studio 60 commentary...

[kellinator]

Questions I'd like to ask Aaron Sorkin: 

• So if Harriet's from Michigan, how come she's a Southern Baptist?
• Have you ever actually met any Christians besides Kristin Chenoweth?
• Speaking of, when is she going to get around to suing your ass?
• How did you ever get her to date your pompous ass in the first place anyway?
• Do you really think cocaine is less dangerous than alcohol?
• Are you back on the blow? Because you won't shut up about it.
• When exactly did you start believing your own hype?
• Did you realize there's a difference between witty and funny?
• Isn't it a little hypocritical of you to attack reality TV when you're mining so much of your work from your own life (and your ex-girlfriend)?
• Do you have any idea how ridiculous your obviously-referring-to-yourself-and-your-brilliance-and-doing-a-drama-set-at-the-UN dialogue sounds?
• Why does my fiance inexplicably love your smug, irritating, pretentious show?
  

Comments

[alladinsane.livejournal.com]

To question #1...

there are Southern Baptist congregations in all states even in the North...dont be surprised if Harriet one day leaves the SB and goes nondenominational(as KC has done in real life)...

cant answer the other ones including the last...

However how about some quick ratings news:

Ratings points for Monday Oct 16:

CSI: Miami Overall: 11.4 Adults 18-49: 5.6
What About Brian? Overall: 5.7 Adults 18-49: 3.6
Studio 60 Overall: 5.3 Adults 18-49: 3.2(down 15% from the week before)

Now Studio 60 is not only way behind CSI:Miami, it's now finishing behind a piddling ABC show that was barely renewed from last year...

Seen on a TV forum:

Sorkin is being intellectual rather than intelligent, and it is not working. He is not explaining the intellectual side as he did in TWW. POTUS and Toby etal explained Norman Borlock, but no one explained commedia dell-arte or Strindberg or any of the other "I'm smarter than you" references in the show. There is nothing wrong with being the smartest guy in the class, but if you keep telling everyone that you are the smartest guy, they will either beat you up or keep away from you, and it looks like the loyal following is doing the first and the viewers are doing the second.

Addendum...

[alladinsane.livejournal.com]

Studio 60 is keeping just barely over 50% of the audience from Heroes, which has become a solid hit for NBC...