![]() I know not everyone on this blog is a Sorkin fan, but if anyone saw the pilot of "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," last night's episode was exactly what Wes's rant was about. They are asked if there is anything they are really uncomfortable with they wouldn't make a host with claustrophobia sit in a box for half a sketch, or make a host with arachnophobia do a sketch where there's a spider on them, but past that sort of thing, anything is fair game. My understanding is that hosts have very little control of the sketches. She read the cue-cards they put in front her. Novemat 10:00 11 Millicent-It's not January's fault she was in bad sketches. I was hoping for Elizabeth Moss to pop up at some point, but she didn't. I'm sure it sounded great in the pitch meeting and looked great on paper, but it kind of fell flat in execution. The date who doesn't get it was kind of stupid. Granted she didn't have much to do in sketch, but it was one of the better ones of the night. ![]() It went on too long, but January was pretty good in it. I just think they could have come up with something better that fart jokes. I understand the desire to have her play a Hitchcock blonde in a sketch, and that "Rear Window" is one of his more famous films. I thought the Rear Window sketch was stupid. ![]() They nailed the look of the era, and it was a great way for her to make fun of Betty without having to do a "Mad Men" sketch. Party planning was my favorite sketch that she was in all night. Could that be an off-season basketcase challenge (come up with lyrics for the theme song)? It was so adorable the way Fred Armisen said, “I like Peggy.†However on average, "Mad Men" fans tend to come from a higher income bracket than other shows, so the line about living in parents' basements fell kind of flat to me.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |