Studio 60 vs. 30 Rock
June 26th 2007 22:07
One’s a comedy by SNL alum Tina Fey, the other’s a drama that brings together one of our friends from Friends and a former cast member of The West Wing. I say, why do we have to choose, why not both?
When I heard there were going to be two SNL-ish TV shows, I admit I was more excited about 30 Rock only because I knew Tina Fey was its creator. However, when both shows came on the air, due to scheduling constraints, I could only watch Studio 60. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge fan of Mathew Perry, and the bickering between the main characters of Matt and Danny (played by Bradley Whitford) can be a lot of fun, but I soon found I was mostly watching for the set design.
I just recently caught up with all episodes of both shows, and I can now say I like them both for different reasons.
30 Rock is hilarious. Tina Fey is great, as is Alec Baldwin, who I’m normally not that big of fan of but does a very funny job playing Liz Lemon’s (Tina Fey) new boss Jack Donaghy. The cameos with Rachel Dratch (SNL) are a lot of fun to watch, and Tracy Morgan plays a crazy movie-turned-TV-star Tracy Jordan. The show takes you behind the scenes of the variety show The Girly Show (renamed TGS with Tracy Jordan much to the former star, Jenna Maroney’s (Jane Krakowski) dismay). If you just want to watch half an hour of good writing with fun characters, 30 Rock is for you.
On the other end of the spectrum we have Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Although it’s sometimes funny to watch Matt and Danny bicker back and forth while they run through an amazing backstage set of their late-night SNL-type show, this is definitely a drama. Studio executives, on-and-off-again relationships, the war, politics, and religion are just a few of the driving themes on Studio 60. But when you’re running a late night comedy sketch show, how can they not be? While I was starting to feel like every show was a little too much of the same story, I still watch when I get the chance. The ensemble cast, which also includes Amanda Peet and D.L. Hughley, does a great job, and it’s entertaining to watch the behind-the-scenes action.
Unfortunately it seems viewers and the executives have decided we can only have one and 30 Rock is it. Although I hate to see another show I was starting to watch get cancelled, when I really sit down and think about it, I would have to agree. In any case, I say, “Bravo!” to both shows for all their hard work and effort!
Which do you choose?
Click here to watch online episodes of 30 Rock, and here for the most recent episodes of studio 60.
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