Sorkin’s Back
Posted: Fri 21 October, 2005 Filed under: General 1 Comment »According to the Media Guardian, creator of the West Wing Aaron Sorkin is coming back – unfortunately, not to the West Wing.
NBC has committed to 13 episodes of Studio 7, a behind-the-scenes satire set in a Saturday Night Live-style late-night comedy show, which is shaping up to be one of the hottest new properties coming out of the US next year.
“This project is a noisy, compelling combination of bold drama and laugh-out-loud comedy,” the NBC entertainment president, Kevin Reilly, said.
However, Studio 7 may prove a little close to bone for NBC bosses. The pilot opens with an executive producer of the fictitious late night comedy show launching into a tirade about the current state of TV, with people eating worms on screen – which is regarded as a clear reference to NBC reality show Fear Factor.
© Guardian Newspapers 2005
Well hallelujah – it’ll be good to see what Sorkin comes up with.
Sounds like he’s having another crack at “Sports Night” – which, if you haven’t seen it, is easily the funniest and (IMO) best of Sorkin’s series. Unfortunately it got canned after the 2nd season and you can’t even get it on DVD in these parts.