tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post1429051355602616523..comments2024-02-25T09:46:28.218-05:00Comments on The Park Bench: Let's talk about the good stuffUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-13216006301713003432007-06-28T19:05:00.000-05:002007-06-28T19:05:00.000-05:00Yeah, I'm Tivo-ing tonight's episode just for nost...Yeah, I'm Tivo-ing tonight's episode just for nostalgia's sake, I guess. I've been vaguely following the plot on Television Without Pity, so I think I'll be able to follow along, but I'm not expecting too much. And yes, season 4 West Wing would make a perfect Studio 60 Listerine.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732174528471795168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-78450576767691926362007-06-28T17:26:00.000-05:002007-06-28T17:26:00.000-05:00actually, the final episode of studio 60 is tonigh...actually, the final episode of studio 60 is tonight. And will be titled "what kind of day has it been" :P<BR/><BR/>Looking at the credits, I wonder if the fact that Sorkin is usually listed as writing the teleplay but not the story means anything. Or perhaps being a producer means he's still to blame.<BR/><BR/>I might take back what said about it getting better. The next-to-last episode was "meh", and while I'll watch the last one to see it out, you can be damn sure that I'll be pulling out my first 4 seasons of west wing to wash out my mouth.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324828987699178581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-47168678971205576682007-06-23T20:25:00.000-05:002007-06-23T20:25:00.000-05:00I've heard that Studio 60 has gotten much better l...I've heard that Studio 60 has gotten much better lately, but I just never could get back into the habit of watching it again. I was just too disillusioned by the first batch of episodes I saw. But I'm sure you're right that I'd probably enjoy the latest round of episodes if I could get myself to watch them. I'll probably rent the DVDs when they come out.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732174528471795168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-14803158296687457112007-06-23T18:06:00.000-05:002007-06-23T18:06:00.000-05:00I'm sorry, but I liked S60, too. It had it's mome...I'm sorry, but I liked S60, too. It had it's moments of being totally awful and majorly cheesy, but if you haven't found anything to like in these last few episodes, you can't have been watching Brad act his little socks off over and over.<BR/><BR/>I only came to SN in the last year or so and totally by accident, but having now seen it all, I am completely in love with Dan and Casey and the rest of the gang. <BR/><BR/>But TWW knocks everything else into a cocked hat. I can't even begin to list all the things I love about it. You covered a fair few, but I have to add pretty much the whole of "Take this Sabbath Day" and the meeting between Josh & Joey Lucas at the airport when he told her that the President had MS. <BR/><BR/>I've become massively disillusioned with the British political system over the last 10 years, but watching TWW has got me interested again. Although I probably know more about the US process now than I care about the UK fiasco. Any time Josh wants to explain some arcane political loophole to me, I'm ready to listen. But then, if Brad Whitford read the back of a cornflake packet, I'd be hooked.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810471066885226280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-60031491518351760052007-06-22T18:46:00.000-05:002007-06-22T18:46:00.000-05:00The West Wing is the best thing that ever happened...The West Wing is the best thing that ever happened to television and I miss it soooo much.<BR/>There were several Kleenex moments in it for me. One of my favorites; when Jed gives Leo the framed napkin and tells him, "That was awfully nice of you." John Spencer was awesome in that show. (RIP, John)<BR/>Time to get the DVDs out!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14219903633586116312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-27640517814967831012007-06-22T17:17:00.000-05:002007-06-22T17:17:00.000-05:00for the record, i like studio 60.i have been rewat...for the record, i like studio 60.<BR/><BR/>i have been rewatching TWW and SN, falling in love with it all over again.<BR/><BR/>there are so many things to be grateful for.<BR/>the incredible love and respect of the written word.<BR/>making me get interested in politics, even though my dad's a politician and i like to stay far away.<BR/><BR/>making want to be a white house reporter.<BR/>and when didn't want to be a reporter anymore, making want to work in a tv show like TWW. <BR/><BR/>i do believe many people are inspired to go into public service because of TWW.<BR/><BR/>i know a lot of people who want to work at the BBC cause of Doctor Who. i am one of them. if i could travel with The Doctor,i would, but i can't, so the closest thing is to work at the BBC.<BR/><BR/>i love that Sorkin made it ok,cool, even,to be a dork.<BR/>a geek.<BR/>to know a lot of useless trivia question.<BR/><BR/>i don't like sports, and i have never watched sports center, or ESPN for that matter, but through sports night i learn to appreciate what they do. <BR/><BR/>there's million of different reasons.<BR/><BR/>learning to appreciate the details and things like that.<BR/><BR/>watching shows like this and shows like firefly, you can consider your education complete.<BR/><BR/>the world would be a much better place if Sorkin and Whedon's works were as known as paris hilton's latest public appearance.okelayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02856436417869002396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-86046481515695422732007-06-21T16:01:00.000-05:002007-06-21T16:01:00.000-05:00Yup, you were the one who got me hooked. "Woot can...Yup, you were the one who got me hooked. "Woot canal" totally sold me on it. And yes, I would be completely on board for a WW re-watch.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732174528471795168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-12408463817032921262007-06-21T14:10:00.000-05:002007-06-21T14:10:00.000-05:00Good stuff. Yeah, 60 is the bottom of the barrel. ...Good stuff. <BR/><BR/>Yeah, 60 is the bottom of the barrel. I hate that show. Maybe because I was excited it was coming and it turned out to be one of the worst shows I have watched. He can thank his Harriet character for that one. Oh and the fact that he tells us this fictional SNL type show is the funniest thing on TV in that fictional world and every scene with a skit was horrid and unfunny. There are many reasons why NBC is not getting mailed tons of nuts to save this show.<BR/><BR/>West Wing is good. And I would like to take credit in turning you on to that show. I had watched the 1st season when it came out and then lost track and you were like..."blah, I hate Martin Sheen". But then I bought that first season DVD and showed you the scene where CJ just had a root canal and couldn't talk and from then on it was "your show". Yay for me!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, good post. Maybe after Buffy we should go back to watching WW.Steve Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16722392320903371941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-43080235633568859282007-06-21T13:41:00.000-05:002007-06-21T13:41:00.000-05:00I'll take that kleenex now. I have to agree with b...I'll take that kleenex now. I have to agree with basically everything in this post. I loved The West Wing and last summer I watched Sports Night in it's entirety on DVD to much enjoyment. The problem for me is that the greatness of these shows made Studio 60 look like even worse drivel then it already was and I'm worried that it will prevent Sorkin from ever getting a tv job again.The Audballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621872658200755984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-971373858671929332007-06-21T12:50:00.000-05:002007-06-21T12:50:00.000-05:001) Good taste in music. From Dan pining to go see ...1) Good taste in music. From Dan pining to go see Tom Waits to Josh having an episode listening to Yo Yo Ma, (to Sting performing on Studio 60), Sorkin used (or mentioned) great artists.<BR/><BR/>2) He made being smart <I>cool</I>. Especially trivial things. Yes, I <I>can</I> name the 14 types of punctuation. :)anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324828987699178581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-67225381376779138932007-06-21T12:11:00.000-05:002007-06-21T12:11:00.000-05:00SPORTS NIGHTI'm grateful for the phrase "hip deep ...SPORTS NIGHT<BR/><BR/>I'm grateful for the phrase "hip deep in pie." <BR/><BR/>I'm also grateful for the return of Josh Charles, better known as Knox Overstreet. Sigh!<BR/><BR/>WEST WING<BR/><BR/>I am grateful that I have only seen a few episodes, but my best friend has all the DVDs, so I will have something new to obsess over after Harry Potter ends.Ms. Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16993212676947074793noreply@blogger.com