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Are you there God? It's me, Harriet
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I had high hopes for Studio 60. Great writing credentials in Aaron Sorkin, great actors, great premise.
So what went wrong?
Though the first episode was pretty good, each successive episode has been increasingly worse.
It began with the focus on the character of Harriett, who is ostensibly the "funniest woman on television," yet is played by an actress who is so out of place on a sketch comedy show that it boggles the mind. It's apparent that she can do a Juliette Lewis and Holly Hunter impression, but so what? Can you see a skit involving either of them on SNL?
The unrequited love between her and Matt Perry's character is nothing but annoying. This is nothing new for Sorkin, who has visited this theme in Sports Night and West Wing, but it's getting old.
But that's not the only thing wrong with the show. Not by a long shot. The characters speak in ways that normal people do not. This is also a trademark of Sorkin's, but on shows like West Wing, it fits. Not so on Studio 60.
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