prunesquallormd: (Love breaks us - Emily)
Si ([personal profile] prunesquallormd) wrote2009-08-14 10:16 pm

So I'm obsessed. Whatever, you gotta have a hobby right?

This really isn't part of my ongoing campaign to get [livejournal.com profile] alobear to break down and watch Season 3 of Skins. Honest...
But really, look at the pretty.

This - made by [livejournal.com profile] mercifulpoetry for [livejournal.com profile] jengrrrl - is 1 minute and 22 seconds of solid awesome. And that icon? That's me every time I watch it ...





Meanwhile, I'm rather wondering how Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip didn't get picked up for a second season ...

[identity profile] prunesquallormd.livejournal.com 2009-08-18 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Aahh, I think that'll be 30 Rock. I've not seen it but it seems to be rather popular.

(Irrelevant icon is irrelevant. But rather fabulous :))
Edited 2009-08-18 19:35 (UTC)

[identity profile] smeetie.livejournal.com 2009-09-25 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
30 Rock is magnificent. One of the funniest show on tv and one of the few I'll watch on network tv. Studio 60 didn't make it through even one season here so there is no second season. I'm not even sure they filmed the whole 22 episodes. Only one of the "Saturday Night Live" shows was going to make it and 30 Rock won.

[identity profile] prunesquallormd.livejournal.com 2009-09-27 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll have to check it out, I've heard good things about it from other people as well.
It was a great shame about Studio 60 though. It's every bit as good as I'd have expected from Aaron Sorkin (basically everything I know about US politics, I learned from the West Wing. I love it so much). But they released all 22 episodes of season 1 on DVD, and even though the last few episodes were a bit rushed as they struggled to tie up loose ends when they got cancelled, it winds up quite nicely, so it's not all bad, I suppose.

[identity profile] smeetie.livejournal.com 2009-09-28 02:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Studio 60 had some great people attached and good critical reviews, which is probably why it held on for so long - and no one wants to piss off Aaron Sorkin. The US television biz is brutal and often unfair (I've had several of my favorites canceled before their time). More often than not, whether a show continues is based only on demographics - and thus advertising rates - which is why Buffy and Gossip Girls (low-rated overall) survive. Studio 60 lost viewers continually throughout its run despite its quality. It's the U.S. I guess - nothing we do makes much sense...
Sorry to go on, I have a friend in the business and I'm rather fascinated by it.
Love the icon ;)