Sorkin wasn't out to create a comedy ... it's a drama about a comedy show (and the show within is in and of itself relatively insignificant). Like Sorkin's other ventures in television (notably 'SportsNight') it's character driven and the show is simply a launching pad for those characters. As far as the general television audience not 'getting it', well, they're going to have to learn ... why can't good television educate as well as entertain? A Gilbert & Sullivan sketch, fantastic, I'd love to see SNL try something like that (that would be truly cutting edge) ... this show, in it's all too limited run, proved that there are people out there willing to fight the dumbing down of America with whatever medium they can, and the people who enjoyed the show, when it was first run, are the supporters of that willingness. I hope Sorkin & Schlamme come back to television soon, but I have a hunch there is a disenchantment with TV (and its general audience) that could keep them away.

30 Rock is funny, but like others have said, it is a completely different show. Studio 60 is not only smart, it is extremely interesting to watch. Perhaps all of the smart funny shows fail because they can't reach the typical audience we know as America. Or maybe it was like Arrested and it wasn't properly marketed. It sucks because I don't watch these amazing shows when they are on the air, and when I come upon them after they've been canceled, well it's like a knife to my rib cage. Whoever dislikes this show is entitled to their opinion, but please don't compare it to shows like 30 Rock. Just because you don't get it, doesn't mean that you have to bash it and put down the people who do like it.