n Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 5:38 PM, televisiongirl <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Am I the only Sorkin fan (or non-Sorkin fan) who doesn't see his style >> working on HBO? HBO has been aggressively seeking more edgy and less >> stylized programing of late. Don't get me wrong, I'm hoping for a cool >> series, but I'm not expecting it. > > > > As a non-Sorkin fan, color me shocked that he lifted UBS from "Network" > and Paddy Chayefsky. Oh look, the sarcasm is puddling under my computer > monitor. > There is no need to write this in sarcastic mode - Sorkin is a huge Chayefsky fan - most obvious I guess to non-Sorkin fans (but pretty obvious even to those who have never read an interview with him, but have seen any of his teleplays, especially the pilot for Studio 60) in his Oscar acceptance speech for best screen play for "The Social Network": "It's impossible to describe what it feels like to be handed the same award that was given to Paddy Chayefsky 35 years ago for another movie with "network" in the title." -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
