50 - Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip (feat. Alec Robbins)

2022-08-31

Alec Robbins (Mr. Boop, @alecrobbins) walks and talks the lads through the esteemed halls of the Paris Opera House of American Television™ that is Aaron Sorkin’s most notorious flop: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Topics include the racism of the mid-2000s, the surreality of the sketches, and the endlessly watchable nature of this truly calamitous foray into the writing process behind the world’s most controversial sketch: “Crazy Christians.” Alec Robbins’ Socials: Twitter: @alecrobbins Instagram: @Alecsrobbins Mr. Boop: https://store.silversprocket.net/products/mr-boop-by-alec-robbins Media Referenced in this Episode:

Alec Robbins (Mr. Boop, @alecrobbins) walks and talks the lads through the esteemed halls of the Paris Opera House of American Television™ that is Aaron Sorkin’s most notorious flop: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Topics include the racism of the mid-2000s, the surreality of the sketches, and the endlessly watchable nature of this truly calamitous foray into the writing process behind the world’s most controversial sketch: “Crazy Christians.”

Alec Robbins’ Socials:

Twitter: @alecrobbins

Instagram: @Alecsrobbins

Mr. Boop: https://store.silversprocket.net/products/mr-boop-by-alec-robbins

Media Referenced in this Episode:

Case File #1: Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip by Nathan Rabin

https://www.avclub.com/case-file-1-studio-60-on-the-sunset-strip-1798228131

Pitting Their Idealism Against Show Business by Alessandra Stanley

https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/18/arts/television/18stan.html

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