Prestige HOF: The 'Studio 60' Pilot With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

The Prestige TV Podcast

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Bill and Chris join together to honor Matthew Perry by celebrating the success of the ‘Studio 60’ pilot. They discuss the impressive chemistry between Perry and costar Bradley Whitford, highlight the end of a television era with the shift from 22-episode seasons to more unscripted content, and explore the complicated history of Aaron Sorkin’s work. Hosts: Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan Producer: Jack Sanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What would you do if you got scammed?
0:02.0	Would you suffer in silence or would you do something about it?
0:07.0	Well, I got scammed once, and this is the story of what I did.
0:11.0	I'm Justin Sales, the host of the wedding scammer, a true crime podcast from The Ringer,
0:15.0	and for seven episodes, we're hunting a comment, a guy with a lot of aliases,
0:20.0	a guy who's ruined a lot of weddings.
0:22.7	And with the help of some friends, I just might be able to catch him.
0:26.1	Listen to the wedding scammer on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:32.1	The five-pound meal deal from McDonald's.
0:34.6	Get a cheeseburger or mayo chicken, medium fries, four McNuggets and a medium soft drink for guess what?
0:40.3	That's right, five pounds!
0:42.3	It's not called the five pound meal deal for nothing.
0:45.3	From 11 AM, not available on delivery. Carbidated soft drink upgrade fees apply.
0:50.3	Participating restaurant's Subjects Availability. All right, it's a Prestige TV podcast.
1:03.0	My name is Bill Simmons.
1:04.0	I'm here with Chris Ryan.
1:06.0	We are doing this because Matt Perry passed away last weekend.
1:09.0	Everybody knows him from friends. Everybody
1:12.5	kind of remembers that he did a series called Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, written and created
1:18.2	by Aaron Sorkin. I think the series is considered kind of a bust by Sorkin purposes because
1:25.4	of West Wing and, you know, even Sports Night, which was,
1:29.3	which was critically acclaimed. Newsroom made a lot of noise. He's, he wrote social network.
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