I’m going to try my best to start blogging here again!! I’ve been a little . . . ummm. . . absent.

But, Studio 60 and the Sunset Strip, a new television show on NBC starring Matthew Perry and Amanda Peet, is bringing me back to the blogosphere. And, no, it’s not because of the ongoing religious discussion about the show. It’s not nearly that important (if you call a television’s portrayal of the Christian world important). It’s only just to say that I’ve come upon an unexpected suprise. Let’s just take a gander at the picture below::

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Okay, so it’s Matthew Perry from Friends fame on the left. On the right? Bradley Whitford, who was in a show I never watched called the West Wing (by Aaron Sorkin, who is also the writer on Studio 60). My first obvious draw to the show was Perry. Chandler was after all my favorite, sarcastic, “Could I be any funnier?” Friend. But, suddenly and unexpectedly, Whitford, the middle-aged guy who plays the show’s “Lorne Micheals” character, has become my favorite! And, dare I say, I think he’s even *gasp* attractive (in that older man sort of way).

The last couple of episodes have been focusing on him and Amanda Peet’s character, Jordan, and their ensuing love story. After an episode of Danny (Whitford) denying his affection for Peet, this is the speech he gives her::

I’ve been married twice before and I’m a recovering cocaine addict, and I know that’s no woman’s dream of a man or a father. Nonetheless I believe I’m falling in love with you. If you want to run I understand, but you better get a good head start. Because I’m coming for you, Jordan.

Umm, swoon?? Every woman in America swooned for Whitford, which is unexpected to say the least. Peet’s character just stood there stunned, with a very lage bite of a sandwhich in her mouth, and watched him walk away.

If you haven’t watched this show, do it. It’s on hiatus for December, so catch up with some reruns. It can be a little hard to swallow at times, but overall, it really is great television. Much better than all that reality crap! :-)