From the department of Meta-Affairs
New York, New York.
In an extraordinary display of self-oneupmanship, NBC announced today that it will begin production on "90 Below," a comedy about the making of comedy about comedy. The success of ex-SNL Tina Fey's "30 Rock," along with the buzz surrounding tonight's premiere of "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" has prompted the network to conclude that the more meta the show, the more faithful the audience.
NBC's phenomenally successful sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, which has been on the air with a revolving cast since 1975, seemed no longer to be enough. With falling ratings and waning enthusiasm, NBC decided to dig up some attention by airing a comedy about the making of such a show. Fey's "30 Rock" has been successful, and now, with the comedy about comedy soaring, NBC is launching "Studio 60", a drama on the same topic. Its success is anticipated, so the logical next step, of course, was to make a show about the making of such a show. As for the title, an executive who has been granted anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the project said "I thought we were just adding 30 to everything. Isn't that what happened?"
The new show will begin production this winter, and should air its first episode in the spring.
In an extraordinary display of self-oneupmanship, NBC announced today that it will begin production on "90 Below," a comedy about the making of comedy about comedy. The success of ex-SNL Tina Fey's "30 Rock," along with the buzz surrounding tonight's premiere of "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" has prompted the network to conclude that the more meta the show, the more faithful the audience.
NBC's phenomenally successful sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, which has been on the air with a revolving cast since 1975, seemed no longer to be enough. With falling ratings and waning enthusiasm, NBC decided to dig up some attention by airing a comedy about the making of such a show. Fey's "30 Rock" has been successful, and now, with the comedy about comedy soaring, NBC is launching "Studio 60", a drama on the same topic. Its success is anticipated, so the logical next step, of course, was to make a show about the making of such a show. As for the title, an executive who has been granted anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the project said "I thought we were just adding 30 to everything. Isn't that what happened?"
The new show will begin production this winter, and should air its first episode in the spring.
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