On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Dave Sikula <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Suffice it to say, I disagree. I find the characterizations lacking and >> all over the map, the situations contrived, and Sorkin's two-year-later >> quarterbacking annoying. > > > Yeah, it was like when Emilio Estevez insisted on including the > assassination of Kennedy in his movie "Bobby," or when Spike Lee insisted on > including the Million Man March in "Get On The Bus." Writers have a lot of > nerve using factual events from the past to weave a compelling narrative in > a fictitious story. Come on Dave, this is not a Sorkinism. Your own > reference to "Quantum Leap" serves as proof the concept is a solid one. > Frankly on the "West Wing" it always annoyed me when they made up countries > and world leaders ("Qumar" and "Kundu") when there were so many real world > problems the show could have addressed.
Using historical events for context isn't the same as using historical events as cat's-paws to make your characters look smarter or stupider, depending. But what do I know? I am an early abandoner, having given up on the show after the premiere. -- 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
