Call it what it is...we're saying goodbye
Without any of the fanfare that preceded it's debut, Studio 60 will return May 24th to burn off the remaining episodes and give fans a chance to say goodbye. Closure isn't guaranteed and satisfaction isn't even a realistic hope. The show is returning to a timeslot that doesn't belong to any show that doesn't have the initials "ER," well after the end of May sweeps, two weeks after the fall schedule will be announced.
No one is expecting a second season, lead actors are popping up in other projects, and both Sorkin and the network have been silent - but not in that "I have a secret!" sort of way. It's all very "I just have nothing to say."
So of course I'll watch it. I'll tune in and hold it's hand and comfort it through it's final throes as it slips into oblivion. I'll enjoy every last moment offered. I'll buy the inevitable DVD. I'll read the blogs and message boards until they fizzle out down the road. And I'll miss it. It was great television and a rare treat. I guess I'll just have to switch my attention to my other favorite show to debut this past season, "Knights of Prosperity."
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