Part one and part two of my problems with Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

I really didn’t intend for this to turn into a series, but I am apparently incapable of looking away from a television show that’s turning into a train wreck. Yes, all of the perfectly logical reasons that Jordan had for not responding to and actively avoiding Danny’s “romantic” pursuit of her have fallen by the wayside because darn it, it’s true love.

This week’s episode was the … READ MORE

In my last post about Studio 60, I complained about the way Danny declared his interest in Jordan. I didn’t think I’d need to again, it seemed like a clear cut case of ’some man told her what she wants, and that’s how it’s going to be’. I know of at least a couple of women who did actually find that scene romantic, so apparently it’s not as out there as I personally believe. Whatever. I’d washed … READ MORE

At the beginning of the fall season, one of the new shows I was the most interested in was Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Particularly since the president of the show’s ‘NBS’ network was going to be a woman- it seemed like it had some really good possibilities from the start just by avoiding the mindset of Person in Charge= Man in Charge.

The show has numerous problems, but the most troubling to me is the one involving the … READ MORE