I'm two or three weeks behind on Studio 60, having just watched "The Wrap Party" over the weekend. I was stunned in this episode to find that a show from alleged genius Aaron Sorkin would have two of the stupidest moments on TV this season, both involving the character Tom Jeter giving his parents a tour of the studio:
1. During his discourse, we learn that Tom's parents have never heard of the Abbott and Costello routine "Who's on First?" It also appears that they've never heard of Abbott and Costello. Way to use the least amount of straw to create your men, Sorkin.
2. At an especially exasperating moment of the tour, when Tom says they're standing in the middle of the "Paris Opera House of American comedy," his dad shoots back "your brother Mark is standing in the middle of Afghanistan!" While I can believe that the dad would disapprove of Tom's job - especially when his brother is getting shot at halfway across the world - having it come out this was is just ridiculous.
There was also a bludgeon of a subplot involving a blacklisted writer, which I can marginally forgive thanks to Eli Wallach's performance. If this episode is indicative of how the show is a metaphor for itself - something that's "smart" and will "save" TV - I will happily sign off on whatever Endemol gameshow NBC has waiting in the wings to replace it.
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