I said "might." And I might be right about some of the haters. On the other hand, opinion is opinion, and I can't read the minds of each and every viewer. I, for one, am entertained even when I blanch at his preachiness and heavy-handedness. See? A balanced appraisal but, by its nature, a subjective one.
On Jun 26, 12:07 pm, Dave Sikula <[email protected]> wrote: > So if we don't like Sorkin's insufferable smugness, inability to write for > character, working out of personal issues on screen, and general knocking > down of weakly-created straw men, we're "shallow?" "The Newsroom" is the > "This American Life" of HBO: "Oh, if only your thoughts and lives were as > rich and interesting as mine ..." > > I don't give a rat's ass about his politics or his personal views. All I > ask for for good and intelligent writing; something that challenges me and > provokes me into questioning and defending my beliefs and values. Sorkin > does none of this. He's in love with the sound of his own voice and has > about three original thoughts that he recycles over and over (that > "Sorkinisms" video is a blessing). > > I'll be back to hate watch, but will be floored if a) it doesn't drop a > couple hundred thousand viewers the second week and b) it gets renewed. > > Bah. > > --Dave Sikula > > > > On Monday, June 25, 2012 6:12:16 PM UTC-7, Michael wrote: > > > The anti-Sorkin backlash might be traced to shallow folk hating his > > smugness or smart people disliking his preachy side - or conservatives > > perceiving liberal bias hidden beneath the ostensibly Republican > > clothing of Daniels' character. But I thought it was bracing and > > consistently involving. When he gets too preachy, I just ignore the > > heavy-handedness and admire the eloquence. And I do love this cast > > already. Still IMHO, it'll have to go quite a ways to be better than > > "Sports Night." > -- 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
