<p>churchmusicmom,
I’m so glad to hear someone else say they enjoyed Studio 60. I also own that DVD set. S has both seasons of Sports Night and also owns the complete series of TWW. We are definitely big fans of Aaron Sorkin.</p>
<p>We are also big Sorkin fans in this house – especially my son. I turned him on to Sports Night after he discovered West Wing – knowing I loved the show, a friend had bought me the “complete series” all 2 seasons – on DVD. He took them, and I’ve never seen them again! We both enjoyed Studio 60, and wished it had been given a chance to find its ground. I knew that no matter what, his freshman year at school, he’d call me on Monday nights at 11:00 so we could disect and critique together – just as we had WW for all those years.</p>
<p>In the “too bad most people missed it category”… we saw The Farnsworth Invention on Broadway this fall… S was coming home for a doctor’s appt., one weekend, so I bought tix for the Saturday matinee before he made a flight back…It was PHENOMONAL. Being a student of television, he loved the historical aspect. Being a Sorkin fan, he loved the writing, the pacing, and the many, many references from Sports Night & West Wing (“I Make Glass Tubes”)? The acting was superb (Hank Azarria – how could you go wrong?) and the staging was by the director of Jersey Boys, and very similiar in both look & style. Unfortunately, there really wasn’t an audience for it. As S said, when he looked around the theater "most of the people here are watching this show and saying ‘remember when’. Clearly we were the youngest people in the audience. OK, maybe not me, but definitely him, and I was a very close 2nd! It had a very successful run in LA at the LaJolla Playhouse – I guess NYC theatergoers are just tough to please.</p>
<p>But if it ever comes around in your neighborhoods… run to see it. We recommended it to many friends … everyone loved it!</p>