"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) TV series 2006-2007

Creator:

Aaron Sorkin
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Seasons:

1

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A behind-the-scenes look at a fictional sketch-comedy TV show.

Plot Keywords:

Television Flop | Television | Television Studio | Homosexual Subtext | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Matthew Perry	...	Matt Albie (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Amanda Peet	...	Jordan McDeere (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Bradley Whitford	...	Danny Tripp (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Steven Weber	...	Jack Rudolph (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
D.L. Hughley	...	Simon Stiles (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Sarah Paulson	...	Harriet Hayes (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Nathan Corddry	...	Tom Jeter (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Timothy Busfield	...	Cal Shanley (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Nate Torrence	...	Dylan Killington (19 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lucy Davis	...	Lucy Kenwright / ... (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ayda Field	...	Jeannie Whatley / ... (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Camille Chen	...	Samantha Li (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Simon Helberg	...	Alex Dwyer (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Merritt Wever	...	Suzanne (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mark McKinney	...	Andy Mackinaw (10 episodes, 2006-2007)
Columbus Short	...	Darius Hawthorne (10 episodes, 2006-2007)
Joey Thurston III	...	Cue card tech (9 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Directed by
Timothy Busfield		(6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Thomas Schlamme		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
John Fortenberry		(2 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Writing credits
Aaron Sorkin		(22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Cinque Henderson		(15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Melissa Myers		(15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Amy Turner		(15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Christina Booth		(14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jessica Brickman		(12 episodes, 2006-2007)
David Handelman		(12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mark Goffman		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dana Calvo		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mark McKinney		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Eli Attie		(2 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Produced by
Thomas Schlamme	....	executive producer (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Aaron Sorkin	....	executive producer (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Patrick Ward	....	producer (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Julie DeJoie	....	associate producer (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mindy Kanaskie	....	associate producer / co-producer (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lauren Lohman	....	associate producer (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mark Goffman	....	producer (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dylan K. Massin	....	producer (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
Eli Attie	....	co-executive producer (12 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Original Music by
W.G. Snuffy Walden		(22 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Cinematography by
Thomas Del Ruth		(14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dennis Hall		(8 episodes, 2007)

Series Film Editing by
Rob Seidenglanz		(9 episodes, 2006-2007)
Janet Ashikaga		(6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Russell Denove		(6 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Casting by
Camille H. Patton		(22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Elizabeth Barnes		(15 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Production Design by
Ken Hardy		(15 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Art Direction by
Christopher S. Nushawg		(10 episodes, 2006)

Series Set Decoration by
Ellen Totleben		(15 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Costume Design by
Amy Stofsky		(13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lyn Paolo		(8 episodes, 2007)

Series Makeup Department
Kathleen Crawford	....	makeup department head (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Gigi Williams	....	key makeup artist (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Sharon Rivera	....	hair department head / department head hair (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Marianna Elias	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kamaura Eley	....	hair stylist (5 episodes, 2006)
Kent Nelson	....	key hair stylist (5 episodes, 2006)

Series Production Management
Neal Ahern Jr.	....	unit production manager (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Nicole Brown	....	post-production supervisor (4 episodes, 2006)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Susan M. Elmore	....	second second assistant director / second assistant director (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Wayne Witherspoon	....	second second assistant director / second assistant director (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Scott Schaeffer	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Douglas S. Ornstein	....	first assistant director (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Christian P. Della Penna	....	first assistant director (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jessy Melowicz	....	second assistant director: dayplayer (3 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Art Department
Scott De Shields	....	construction coordinator (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Chris Call	....	property master (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Eric Bryant	....	graphic designer (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kendall Bennett	....	art intern (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kenneth J. Creber	....	set designer (8 episodes, 2006)
Sasha Golden	....	art department intern (7 episodes, 2006)
Alan Kobayashi	....	graphic designer (7 episodes, 2007)
Alexandra Malbin	....	art department coordinator (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Sound Department
Catherine Flynn	....	dialogue editor (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Charles Hamilton	....	sound recordist (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Yervant Hagopian	....	sound utility (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Chuck Fitzpatrick	....	sound mixer (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Deron Street	....	first assistant sound editor (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dan Hiland	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Walter Newman	....	supervising sound editor (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Bob Redpath	....	supervising sound editor (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Gary D. Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Patrick Hanson	....	sound mixer (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Rob Cunningham	....	additional boom operator (9 episodes, 2006-2007)
Gerald Beg	....	sound utility (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer (5 episodes, 2006)
Scott Stolz	....	sound mixer (3 episodes, 2006)
Frank D. Menges	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Visual Effects by
Ben Betts	....	video technical director (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Armen V. Kevorkian	....	visual effects supervisor (11 episodes, 2006)
Christian Bloch	....	digital artist (5 episodes, 2006)
Jason Michael Zimmerman	....	digital compositor (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Stunts
Shawn Crowder	....	stunts / stunt coordinator / ... (4 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Rich Floyd	....	assistant camera (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Gavin Ames	....	steadicam operator / Steadicam operator / ... (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
John Monsour	....	video engineer (19 episodes, 2006-2007)
Greg Bubb	....	camera/Steadicam second units (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ben Betts	....	key video engineer (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Art Martin	....	first assistant camera (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jesse Tango	....	best boy electric: second unit (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Edward 'Gooch' Gutierrez	....	dolly grip: "b" camera, second unit (7 episodes, 2006)
John Pedone	....	lighting console operator (6 episodes, 2006)
Penny Sprague	....	first assistant camera: second unit (6 episodes, 2006)
Brian Davis	....	second assistant camera (6 episodes, 2007)
Lance Oyabu	....	electrician (4 episodes, 2006)
Andrew Dumas	....	second assistant camera (4 episodes, 2007)
Michael Witczak	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2006)
Shaun Dallas	....	camera operator: second unit (2 episodes, 2007)
Steve Hertler	....	additional loader / crane assistant: Technocrane (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Casting Department
Francine Maisler	....	original casting director (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ben Harris	....	casting assistant (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Sherie Hernandez	....	casting assistant (10 episodes, 2006)
Joy Tenenberg	....	extras casting (9 episodes, 2007)
Veronica Aragon	....	extras casting (5 episodes, 2006)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Neda Pourang	....	set costumer (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kate Crowley	....	assistant costume designer / costume supervisor (19 episodes, 2006-2007)
Sarah Lee-Taylor	....	costumer (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Nicole Capasso	....	costume supervisor (10 episodes, 2006-2007)
Roz Wold-Harrison	....	costume supervisor (6 episodes, 2006)
Chantal Filson	....	costumer (5 episodes, 2006)
Sharon Sampson	....	costume supervisor (5 episodes, 2006)
Tracey Rogers	....	wardrobe production assistant (4 episodes, 2006)
Philip Hayman	....	costume supervisor (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Editorial Department
Shane Menzies	....	post-production assistant (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Tracy Barroga	....	assistant editor / post-production coordinator (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Matthew Colonna	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 2006)

Series Music Department
Michael Alexander	....	music editor (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Stacey Lee	....	music production supervisor (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
A. Patrick Rose	....	composer: additional music / orchestrator (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ann Kline	....	music supervisor (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Sarah Sheehe	....	music supervisor (16 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Transportation Department
Jerry Smith	....	transportation coordinator (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
James Nordberg	....	transportation co-captain (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jeremy Morgan	....	driver (11 episodes, 2007)

Series Other crew
Amy D'Alessandro	....	titles and graphics (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jack Gutowitz	....	writing assistant (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Nick Bohr	....	assistant production coordinator (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dana Calvo	....	story editor (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Rodney Foster	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Courtney M. Lovell	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
John Monsour	....	playback video engineer (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michael Svoboda	....	production assistant / assistant to executive producer (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Wendy Wilkins	....	dialogue coach (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Timothy Busfield	....	consultant (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Loren Elkins	....	assistant: Bradley Whitford (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
D.L. Hughley	....	consultant (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kimberly Robbins	....	production assistant (19 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ian Reichbach	....	writing assistant / assistant to writer (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Gabrielle Eisenstadt	....	production assistant (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jamie Tarses	....	consultant (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mark McKinney	....	story editor (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Maggie Wright	....	consultant (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Linda Leifer	....	script supervisor (9 episodes, 2006-2007)
Inna Swann	....	stand-in (6 episodes, 2006)
Chris Gutierrez	....	co-location manager (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jack E. Herman	....	extras set coordinator (4 episodes, 2006)
Susie Schelling	....	medical technical advisor / medical consultant (4 episodes, 2007)
Joyce Lasley	....	stand-in (3 episodes, 2006)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Television
• Shoe Money Productions

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2006-) (USA) (TV)
• Canadian Television (CTV) (2006-) (Canada) (TV)
• More4 (2007-) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• Channel 4 Television Corporation (2007-) (UK) (TV) (repeats)
• HBO Hungary (2007) (Hungary) (TV)
• Plug TV (2007) (Belgium) (TV)

Special Effects

• Eden FX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting (uncredited)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes (uncredited)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies (uncredited)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems (uncredited)
• Filmtools  expendables
• Graphic Nature  graphics (uncredited)
• Inflatable Crowd Company, The  inflatable mannequins (uncredited)
• Level 3 Post  post production facilities (uncredited)
• Movie Movers  trailers
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Studio 60 (USA) (informal alternative title)
Studio 7 on the Sunset Strip (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials) | USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Dijon Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Television

Trivia:

There are a number of set-dressing items from Aaron Sorkin's "The West Wing" (1999) on display in various parts of the Studio 60 set, including the "NO TOURS BEYOND THIS POINT" sign, and the Pirates of Penzance poster on display in Matt Albie's office.

Goofs:

Continuity: In many episodes the countdown clock in Matt's office jumps back and forth. Also, in many cases, after doing some math, it is obvious the clock is not accurate.

Quotes:

Matt Albie: Look, I hate Los Angeles just like everybody else, but I have to work here because in any other part of the country I'm unemployable.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV)

Brilliant and Original. TV's been waiting for something like this!

In a time of Apprentice, Fear Factor, Bachelor and a dozen police/crime scene shows, Studio 60 brings diversity to network television. This is a very witty and thought provoking show, which offers philosophical views on many topics, relative to today's society.

We've seen how police stations, hospitals, and the White House work, now we get to see how network television works. The show incorporates a lot of self-irony and probably borrows a lot of material from real life experiences behind the scenes of network TV.

Like many others, I was afraid that Mathew Perry would not be able to put the Chandler character behind, but I was pleased to find out, that he did it, and he did it in style. I believe Perry has grown a lot as an actor and he is shining. The rest of the cast is also great, and so far it looks like this show has no main character - this has proved to be very successful in the past.

I realize that the audience of this show is naturally limited, but I really hope it stays, because I believe it has the potential to become a classic!