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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

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30 Rock Blew the Hatch when Jack and Kenneth played poker

Remember how 30 Rock and Studio 60 premiered at the same time, and everyone knew that there was only room for one “behind the scenes at a late-night sketch comedy show” series, and most people, it seemed, had their money on the Sorkin one? Before they aired, one of my friends even dismissed 30 Rock […]

by Kona Gallagher

The West Wing got it right

With the 2008-2009 network television season in the bag, and a dreary 2009-2010 season to look forward to, I find my mind a wandering back in time. As easy as it is to stumble back on The West Wing anyway, my stroll was aided by a recent conversation being held over the highs and lows […]

by Aryeh S.

Chuck and Reaper: Buy More vs. The Work Bench (part two of three)

Lost? Check out my first installment in this great debate, that compares the main characters and the best friends of Chuck and Reaper! The other go-to guy: Casey vs. Ben: It’s impossible to discuss John Casey, Buy More sales associate, without mentioning Major John Casey of the NSA. Of course, both are played by Adam […]

by Aryeh S.

CliqueClack Mini-Flashback – The West Wing, Season Five

The brief back-and-forth I recently had about shows and their creators (following a great review of the Scrubs premiere) led me to pay a visit to my DVD bookcase. Over the years, my wife and I have assembled quite the collection of TV on DVD, and every few months I cycle back to the beginning […]

by Aryeh S.

Ode to shows past (or, my secret shame) – Guest Clack

Today’s guest clacker is Aryeh S. who, with his wife and infant son, are transplanted New Yorkers, temporarily living in the quaint village of Philadelphia. He and his wife look forward to the day when their son sleeps past 5am … it will also make it easier for them to clean up the 75 hour […]

by Keith McDuffee

D.L. Hughley gets funny for CNN

From our “When television fantasy meets reality” department … Reach back in your minds to the year 2006. I know it’s hard, so I’ll wait. Ladedadedumdumda. Ready? Okay. Back then, NBC offered up a program called Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip – a dramedy (actually, more drama) that focused on the backstage trials and tribulations of […]

by Richard Keller
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