Are you thinking of Due South
a hilarious Canadian series that many Stateside viewers didn't take to (didn't get the joke?) and was brought back for a third series with BBC money?
The West Wing was a huge hit in the States and was buried in late and erratic scheduling over here by C4 which got worse after they launched their digital channels. It was a great series but having the DVDs, I've watched it enough times to realise that quite a lot of the smart dialogue is gibberish and the plot is full of holes. I'm seeing the same things in Studio 60 now and the smug showbiz side of it is starting to grate. I liked Sorkin's first series, Sportsnight, set in a cable sports channel and in a much shorter episode format and much tighter as a result.
All better than Commander in Chief which did die after one series and is full of familiar plot lines and twists, almost scene for scene reproductions of the West Wing episodes.
Posted By: watfordcanary on August 31st 2007 at 10:38:09
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- Anybody watch Studio 60? it's class (n/m) (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Aug 30, 23:32:53
- Yep - has been cancelled though in the US of A. (NCFC) - Yellalee, Aug 30, 23:34:20
- Are you thinking of Due South (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Aug 31, 10:38:09
- Early West Wing episodes were much better than the later ones... (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 31, 11:01:48
- Some high spots in season 7 but I agree it got much worse (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Aug 31, 11:41:14
- Early West Wing episodes were much better than the later ones... (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 31, 11:01:48
- Are you thinking of Due South (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Aug 31, 10:38:09
- Yep - has been cancelled though in the US of A. (NCFC) - Yellalee, Aug 30, 23:34:20
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