Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

I finally finished this the other night.

Great show that did not end up getting picked up after it's first season. I could complain about it being under appreciated; Argue that NBC didn't know what a great franchise they were tossing aside; Compare it to some of the really terrible shows that air nightly on NBC and other networks; But in the end, much like Firefly, I didn't watch this when it was airing. Even though I knew it was good at the time (based on sentiment of people I trust), I always planned on watching it once it hit DVD. I read an article that talked about how the Nelson Ratings were making adjustments during the year that SSotSS aired to better represent DVR viewership, utilizing terms like "live +24 hours" or "live +7 days". Considering that I personally don't watch a lot of TV shows until after they have made it to DVD (gotta love NetFlix), I feel like I'm lucky for the enjoyable shows that hang around for multiple seasons (since I didn't contribute anything during their initial run). Years ago I did get to be a "Nelson Family" for a week though. They sent me a paper journal to leave by the TV and fill out whenever someone was watching something. The end result was nothing like my typical week of TV watching (even at the time). Knowing that each "Nelson Family" represents so many viewers, I felt it was my responsibility to watch a lot of shows that I enjoy but wouldn't typically make the time for... so if the Star Trek reruns had abnormally high ratings that week, it's totally my fault.

...better than the other 10 shows NBC cancelled after that season (10 out of 11).