"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" What Kind of Day Has It Been (2007)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Bradley Whitford

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (writer) ...

TV Series:

"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006)

Original Air Date:

28 June 2007 (Season 1, Episode 22)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Dawn finally rises after the night from hell with some good news, new beginnings and new additions for some of the cast and crew of the show. |

Plot Keywords:

Television Flop | Television | Television Studio | Homosexual Subtext | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Cast

Matthew Perry	...	Matt Albie
Amanda Peet	...	Jordan McDeere
Bradley Whitford	...	Danny Tripp
Steven Weber	...	Jack Rudolph
D.L. Hughley	...	Simon Stiles
Sarah Paulson	...	Harriet Hayes
Nathan Corddry	...	Tom Jeter
Timothy Busfield	...	Cal Shanley
Mark McKinney	...	Andy Mackinaw
Lucy Davis	...	Lucy Kentwright
James Lesure	...	Captain Boyle
J.D. Walsh	...	Doctor
Simon Helberg	...	Alex Dwyer
Nate Torrence	...	Dylan Killington
Merritt Wever	...	Suzanne

Trivia:

The episode title "What Kind of Day Has It Been" has been used for episodes in 3 other series written by Aaron Sorkin: "The West Wing" What Kind of Day Has It Been?, _"Sports Night: What Kind of Day Has It Been? (#1.23)" (1999)_ and _"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" What Kind of Day Has It Been (2007)_.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Tom says that the military was sending F-14 Tomcats, a Navy plane which had been retired from service in 2006, from Bagram Air Base, an Air Force installation, to attack the terrorists who abducted his brother.

Quotes:

Matt Albie: Thank you... GOD
Harriet Hayes: I HEARD THAT!... It's me jello-head.
Matt Albie: They rescued the guys.
Harriet Hayes: I just heard... Jordan's ok!
Matt Albie: I know...
Harriet Hayes: Have you been getting high since our fight at the Catholic's dinner?
Matt Albie: Yeah...
Harriet Hayes: AND YOU KEPT THAT FROM ME! slaps Matt hard
Matt Albie: When you're high you keep if from everyone... OWWWW!
Harriet Hayes: Not from me!... I'm the one you never keep things from. Never from me... I'm the one, Matthew.
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Movie Connections:

References "Sports Night: What Kind of Day Has It Been? (#1.23)" (1999)