I wouldn't watch the fictional Studio 60 if it was on television. I mean Gilbert & Sullivan? Really? That's funny?
shareTrue, but the funniest moment on the show was the Santa/Catch a Predator sketch. That killed me. That being said, I really miss this show. Loved the characters and dialogue.
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Exactly right. The show-within-a-show is not something in the front of my mind when I watch, and usually I find myself not caring how much it's not funny. I think if it were, it would distract from the show's main focus on character behind-the-scenes.
If what you're saying is true...then I still don't care
Also factor in that the ACTUAL show usually shows US the show-within-show "dress" stage which is where they may comedically lack, and the acting is then revealed to be reasons why the material is not playing super funny. Danny and matt or the cast will comment wether its the writing or the actor etc when certain segments fall flat to an audience.
The writing stage "pitches" are always gold, imo (even the ones matt or danny think are crap/or cut immediately, IMO seem funny). Im amazed at a lot of the originality. The final product shown to us seems to be a commentary by sorkin/schlamme on how tough live sketch comedy is to be a final product and how "dress" is still miles off bringing all the funny and that the broadcast can also really miss being the full potential of funny, show-to-show for every cast and crew.
In some ways "studio city at the sunset strip" is shown to be 20% of a disaster show, but thats also mostly because we see the behind the scenes hilighting of those mistakes, and it serves US with laughs to cut the drama.
I would watch any of those Nicolas Cage sketches and the Nancy Grace parodies made me laugh as well.
"They have a grill, it's this grill. Now you have it...it's called America."
You're right - some of the show sketches were really good. And then some were so lame that I thought I wouldn't watch Studio. But now as I say this, isn't that just like SNL?
The Gilbert & Sullivan opening song was really cringy - it's funny SteelHelmet picks that as a bad example because I did think the same thing. Then Jesus at the Standards & Practices meeting was really sharp & well-written. The explanations for the reality of TV production hold true. This was one of the best series ever.