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re: HBO Original Series
Posted on 6/24/11 at 6:34 pm to Muppet
Posted on 6/24/11 at 6:34 pm to Muppet
quote:I love Sorkin but the series was painful. It was clear he wished he still had West Wing to beat up conservatives with. Trying to promote your beliefs on a SNL show simply wasn't entertaining even though I loved the whole cast and West Wing is probably close to my all time fav show.
He should bring Studio 60 back instead. Sorkin has an unhealthy obsession with showing us the plight of the journalist.
Posted on 6/24/11 at 6:39 pm to TigerMyth36
I just don't think it ever recaptured the magic of the first few brilliant episodes.
I also thought it was fair to all points of view, as with anything Sorkin does. He has surrogates for his beliefs, sure, but he always writes strong dissenting characters to keep them in check. One of the problems with the show was that Sorkin is not a sketch writer, and the show-within-show material was pretty banal. He also seemed to run out of ideas around mid-season and started trying to make it into a "Love in the show business" soap opera.
I also thought it was fair to all points of view, as with anything Sorkin does. He has surrogates for his beliefs, sure, but he always writes strong dissenting characters to keep them in check. One of the problems with the show was that Sorkin is not a sketch writer, and the show-within-show material was pretty banal. He also seemed to run out of ideas around mid-season and started trying to make it into a "Love in the show business" soap opera.
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